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• McDonald's Issues Unprecedented Order in Wake of the Queen's Death

  15-09-2022 23:38
  McDonald’s UK has announced its restaurants will be closed throughout the United Kingdom on Monday because of the queen’s funeral.
  “All of our UK restaurants will be closed on Monday until 5pm, to allow everyone at McDonald’s to pay their respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” the fast-food giant announced Wednesday on Twitter. “Operating hours and services may vary after 5pm, so please check our app before travelling.”All of our UK restaurants wil
  
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• In Wisconsin, Republicans attack Mandela Barnes on crime, offering glimpse at shifting midterm message

  15-09-2022 23:29 via cnn.com
  
  Republicans in Wisconsin have in recent weeks hammered Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes on crime, casting the Democratic nominee to take on GOP Sen. Ron Johnson as "dangerous" as they seek to reach the small swath of suburban voters who could decide one of the nation's most competitive Senate races.
  
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• Did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Break the Rules with PDA? Royal Expert Weighs In

  15-09-2022 23:21
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, created social media trends and headlines with a public display of affection on Wednesday during a short service to honor Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week.
  Reactions were mixed after the pair were observed holding hands as they walked in procession with the royal family to Westminster Hall in London.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to hold hands while leaving Westminster Hall yesterday has divided royal fans. Th
  
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• Harvey Weinstein Makes Urgent Request to Judge After Learning What Prison Dentist Has Planned for Him

  15-09-2022 22:46
  Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench heard a plea Wednesday from disgraced Hollywood producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers on an unusual request: A trip to the dentist.
  According to the New York Post, Weinstein himself pleaded with the judge after being wheeled into the courtroom clad in prison garb.
  “This situation is an emergency,”  Weinstein pleaded, according to the Post. “I will pay for the dentist … It will be one tri
  
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• Harsanyi: Even if GOP Loses Elections After Overturning of Roe, It Was Still Worth It

  15-09-2022 22:24
  Conventional D.C. wisdom says Republicans are about to pay a heavy political price for supporting the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
  The prospects of a red wave election are deteriorating. An “invisible army of women” is flocking to register to vote. Dobbs has fired up Democrats. President Joe Biden’s fortunes, miserable only a few months ago, have suddenly turned around. The Economist says that cheering on Dobbs was &ld
  
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• Dallas anesthesiologist tampered with IV bags, killing another doctor, prosecutors say

  15-09-2022 22:12 via cnn.com
  
  A Dallas anesthesiologist was arrested Wednesday on federal criminal charges for allegedly injecting nerve blocking agents and other drugs into patient IV bags at a surgery center, resulting in the death of his coworker and multiple cardiac emergencies, according to a release from the US Attorney's Office.
  
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• Butcher Sells 'King Charles III' Sausages, Making Fun of King's Swollen Fingers - Doctor Speculates the Cause

  15-09-2022 22:08
  A New Zealand butchery announced Wednesday that it is selling a new line of sausages. But if you want them and don’t mind the long flight, “King Charles sausage fingers” will be available for a limited time only.
  The butchery made the new product announcement over multiple social media posts, according to the U.K. Daily Mail.
  Avon’s Butchery in Auckland, New Zealand, released a new line of links after his majesty’s recent ascension to the thrown.
  The shop originally
  
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• Boil water notice lifted for Jackson, Mississippi, after more than 40 days

  15-09-2022 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  The boil water advisory in Jackson, Mississippi, has been lifted for all those who rely on the water system, Gov. Tate Reeves said at a Thursday news conference.
  
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• 'Tantalizing' Mars rock samples collected by Perserverance rover

  15-09-2022 21:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  NASA's Perseverance rover has collected several "tantalizing" rock samples from an ancient river delta on Mars.
  
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• Watch: Manchin Epically Calls Out Biden Administration - 1 Looming Issue Has Him at His Boiling Point

  15-09-2022 20:58
  No one can blame West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin for feeling more than a little betrayed by his Democratic colleagues these days. In order to secure Manchin’s support for the Inflation Reduction Act in July, President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders promised to facilitate the approval of a gas pipeline in his home state of West Virginia.
  At the moment, that promise appears to be facing serious headwinds — from members of his own party.
  That may be why he didn’t bother to sugarc
  
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• CNN's New Boss Announces Significant Demotion for Don Lemon

  15-09-2022 20:49
  As CNN continues to shake things up, the network has announced that Don Lemon will be losing his prime-time show on weeknights and will instead co-anchor a new morning show with Poppy Harlow and White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins.
  This marks one of the biggest programming changes so far under Chris Licht’s leadership, which began in May when he took over as CNN’s new chairman, The New York Times reported.
  The move means a big refiguring of CNN’s morning programming and a
  
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• Watch: Biden Needs to Be Pulled Out of Car, Then Something Fishy Happens - Was It a Disguise?

  15-09-2022 20:41
  President Joe Biden visited the Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday, and his appearance was full of his ever-present gaffes.
  Most of the embarrassing moments centered around Biden’s brief time checking out a brand new orange Corvette. Specifically, the car was Chevrolet’s brand new 2023 Corvette Z06, WXYZ-TV reported.
  As he climbed into the front seat, Biden looked as out of touch as he has ever been. He tried to save face by making a joke.
  “I’m telling the head of my Secret S
  
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• Biden's Newest Green Energy Scheme Involves Floating Ocean Platforms

  15-09-2022 20:41
  The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to develop floating platforms in the deep ocean for wind towers that purportedly could power millions of homes.
  The plan would target sites in the Pacific Ocean off the California and Oregon coasts, as well as in the Atlantic in the Gulf of Maine.
  President Joe Biden hopes to deploy up to 15 gigawatts of electricity through floating sites by 2035, enough to power 5 million homes. The administration previously set a goal of 30 gigawatts of offs
  
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• Cable News Ratings Show Jesse Watters Dominating While His Competition Struggles to Stay Afloat

  15-09-2022 20:31
  Americans are tuning in to watch Fox News’ Jesse Watters.
  When it comes to his left-leaning counterparts, however, television audiences are less enthused, according to a report on cable news ratings Tuesday by Mediaite.
  On Friday, “Jesse Watters Primetime” far surpassed the viewership of its MSNBC competition “The ReidOut,” hosted by Joy Reid, and CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.”
  The report said 2.815 million viewers tuned in to watch Watters at 7 p.
  
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• Biden administration announces plan to develop floating offshore wind turbines for West Coast

  15-09-2022 20:26 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration on Thursday announced several new initiatives to develop technology for massive, floating offshore wind turbines as part of the effort to launch offshore wind in California and elsewhere on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
  
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• Scott Walker: Queen Accepted Offer from Ronald Reagan... Pretty Soon She Was Tearing Down a Muddy Road in a Chevy

  15-09-2022 20:23
  Only one United States president had the honor of hosting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in his private home.
  In June 1982, President Ronald Reagan joined Elizabeth for a horseback ride at Windsor Castle. On that ride, he invited her to do the same at his ranch in sunny California.
  On March 1, 1983, amidst one of the worst rainstorms in Santa Barbara history, our 40th president welcomed the British royal couple to his mountaintop retreat.
  As the torrential downpour made it impossible for t
  
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• Senate to punt on same-sex marriage vote until after midterms as GOP asks for more time

  15-09-2022 20:22 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate will punt on a vote over same-sex marriage legislation until after the November midterm elections as negotiators ask for more time to lock down support -- a move that could make it more likely the bill will ultimately pass the chamber.
  
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• Ehrlich: What We See as Failure the New Left Thinks Is Success

  15-09-2022 20:15
  I stopped by a local coffee shop the other day. It was late afternoon and certainly within working hours.
  A small sign on the locked front door read, “Only drive-through available due to labor shortage.”
  My wife had a similar experience at a local fast food venue the next day. Just two further examples of the widely recognized fact that America is suffering from a severe labor shortage despite millions of available jobs.
  This particular issue comes on the heels of persistent supply c
  
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• Harry and Meghan Get Bad News About Their Family's Status from the King: Report

  15-09-2022 20:09
  After agreeing to abandon their “His Royal Highness” and “Her Royal Highness”  titles when they moved to California, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly are angry that their children will not get those titles, either.
  The U.K.’s Sun reported Thursday that King Charles III has agreed to anoint 3-year-old Archie and 1-year-old Lilibet as prince and princess, respectively, “in the near future.”
  However, they will not be allowed to use HRH titles.
  
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• Why the threat of a rail strike hasn't gone away

  15-09-2022 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  There will be no freight railroad strike early Friday. But the threat of a strike has not gone away entirely.
  
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• Trump says he declassified Mar-a-Lago docs, but his lawyers avoid making that assertion

  15-09-2022 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump claimed on Hugh Hewitt's radio show Thursday that he declassified the government records that were taken to Mar-a-Lago -- an assertion that his attorneys have avoided making in the litigation around the FBI's seizure of the materials.
  
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• How the 'most pro-union' President averted a rail crisis

  15-09-2022 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  As the marathon meeting between rail industry and union representatives neared its 12th hour, the moment Biden administration officials viewed as equal parts inevitable and essential was set into motion.
  
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• Watch: Chick-fil-A Worker Comes in with Smackdown After Woman with Baby Almost Gets Carjacked

  15-09-2022 19:00
  When a man tried to hijack a car outside a Chick-fil-A in Florida on Wednesday, a restaurant employee tackled and stopped the suspect before police arrived and arrested him.
  William Branch, 43, was attempting to steal a car from a woman with a baby in Fort Walton Beach, WFTS-TV reported.
  According to investigators, the woman was taking her baby out of the car when Branch came up to her with a stick and demanded she give him her keys. Branch eventually took the keys from the woman and got in
  
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• Chuck Schumer Speaks a Little Too Loudly at Restaurant, Is Overheard Saying Nancy Pelosi Is 'In Trouble': Report

  15-09-2022 18:49
  With the upcoming November midterm elections, many have speculated that the Democrats will lose their majority in the House. This opinion has recently been supported by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer when he was overheard privately telling a group of Democratic Senators that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is “in trouble.”
  Schumer was overhead making these comments at a Monday night dinner at Trattoria Alberto, a popular Italian restaurant in Washington, D.C., where lawma
  
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• Watch: Senator Hawley Drops 14-Word Biblical Truth to Trigger Leftists

  15-09-2022 18:25
  One of the left’s biggest goals is to drive Christianity out of the public square. They’ve been so successful it is almost surprising to hear a public figure openly discuss God and America’s Christian heritage.
  However, in these difficult times, those acknowledgments are more important than ever.
  On Monday, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley gave a keynote address at the National Conservatism Conference in Miami.
  During his speech, Hawley spoke 14 plain and direct words
  
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• Driver dies after crashing into barrier at Naval Air Station in Florida

  15-09-2022 18:14 via cnn.com
  
  A driver died Thursday after crashing into a barrier at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida, the base said via Twitter.
  
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• Hunter Biden Gets Raked Over the Coals After He Demands Support Payments for Love Child Be Lowered

  15-09-2022 18:08
  Over the course of the roughly three decades of his working life, Robert Hunter Biden — the only living son of the current president of the United States — has landed one overpaid sinecure after another where his only discernible qualification involved the five letters in his surname.
  Even though he’s only 52, this kind of patronage should entitle him to spend the rest of his days as a man of leisure. Unfortunately, Hunter’s idea of leisure tends to involve hoovering up w
  
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• 'An Unbelievable Situation': Filming of NBC TV Show Comes to a Screeching Halt When a Fire Breaks Out and Shots Are Fired

  15-09-2022 17:56
  Reality struck early Wednesday afternoon during the making of the NBC series “Chicago Fire,” leading to a halt in production.
  What devolved into chaos began at the A.A. Rayner & Sons Funeral Homes in Chicago where the show was filming an episode, according to Fox News.
  Charles Childs Jr., director of the funeral home, told Fox the actors were practicing putting out a real fire in preparation to shoot a scene when an actual blaze was reported just nearby.
  “First, a fire brok
  
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• Zuckerberg's Rude Awakening - Big Tech Just Got Slapped with Largest Punishment of Its Kind

  15-09-2022 17:35
  South Korea’s privacy watchdog slapped historic fines on Big Tech oligopolies Google and Meta (formerly Facebook) for violating user privacy.
  In a statement Wednesday, South Korea’s Personal Information and Protection Commission said it fined Google $50 million and Facebook $22 million for illegally tracking their users’ online behavior without their consent.
  The combined $72 million fine was the largest penalty ever levied in South Korea for privacy violations, according to th
  
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• Kanye West says he's terminating his partnership with the Gap

  15-09-2022 17:33 via cnn.com
  
  Kanye West said he's terminating his rocky two-year-old partnership with the Gap because of "substantial noncompliance."
  
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• Disney's Latest Woke Remake Under Water as Public Weighs In, Over a Million Dislikes and Counting

  15-09-2022 17:27
  There is one major sign the woke are losing the culture war.
  Despite progressive domination of entertainment, big tech and the media, the truth about the failure of woke projects can no longer be kept hidden. The backlash of fans overwhelms all efforts at censorship and hype.
  The latest classic besmirched by a woke reimagining is “The Little Mermaid,” a live-action Disney rehash of a beloved animated film. The movie isn’t even out yet, but the trailer made news by earning over
  
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• What is straining Russia's economy right now

  15-09-2022 17:10 via cnn.com
  
  There are new signs of strain in the Russian economy as energy prices fall and nearly seven months of war in Ukraine prove increasingly costly.
  
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• Woke Prosecutor Gloriously Removed from Case - Disgraced Father Given 2nd Chance

  15-09-2022 17:05
  A prosecutor has been removed from a case involving a father convicted of disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice at a Virginia school board meeting.
  Scott Smith had raised his voice in anger at a 2021 school board meeting over the sexual assault of his daughter by a boy, who was reportedly wearing a skirt, in a school gender-fluid bathroom.
  Virginia Circuit Court Judge James Plowman earlier this month removed Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj from the case and has
  
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• Spending rose in August as gas prices fell

  15-09-2022 17:00 via cnn.com
  
  Another month of falling gas prices gave Americans' wallets a bit of a reprieve in August. That sent consumers back to stores last month.
  
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• Watch: Did Democrat Just Call for Violence in Response to the Proposed Abortion Ban?

  15-09-2022 16:57
  Sen. Maize Hirono, a Democrat from Hawaii, closed a speech from Wednesday the floor of the United States Senate with something virtually unheard of, a literal, “call to arms,” against fellow Americans.
  In the five-minute address, Hirono lambasted the “extreme far-right Supreme Court” for their “horrendous decision,” and accused Republicans of “pandering to their extreme MAGA base” with the introduction of a 15-week abortion ban.
  She declared that &
  
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• Seemingly Healthy Decorated 101st Airborne Officer Dies of 'Natural Causes' on Deployment

  15-09-2022 16:45
  While deployed in Romania, Lt. Col. Nicholas D. Goshen of the 101st Airborne Division died on Sept. 6 from “natural causes,” the Army said in a news release Monday, according to Army Times.
  Goshen, 40, was serving with the division’s intelligence directorate while deployed at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near the Black Sea port of Constanta.
  The Army news release provided no other details about his death, American Military News reported.
  “Nick was a valued member of the t
  
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• Buyer Beware

  15-09-2022 16:36
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
  The post Buyer Beware appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• Royal Guard Member Collapses Next to Queen's Coffin - Live Video Feed Cut

  15-09-2022 16:31
  A member of the ceremonial royal guard standing guard by the casket of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II collapsed early Thursday.
  The late queen, whose 70-year-reign made her the only monarch most of Britain ever knew, has been lying in state in Westminster Hall since Wednesday. The hall will be open 24 hours a day until the queen’s funeral Monday.
  The guard was positioned at the foot of the queen’s casket, holding a ceremonial staff, when he fell to the floor, causing gasps from t
  
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• Ford's new Mustang sticks to pure gas

  15-09-2022 16:22 via cnn.com
  
  Ford unveiled an all-new version of the two-door Mustang coupe at an event in Detroit Wednesday night. It has a new body design and new engine options, but the one thing it won't have is electric motors. The new Mustang will be offered only with pure gasoline power, at least for now. Buyers will just have to choose how much gasoline they want to burn to make how much power.
  
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• Guaranteed Income Programs Quietly Popping Up Around the Country; Here's Why They Won't Work

  15-09-2022 16:21
  Communities throughout the U.S. are experimenting with social programs that give a “guaranteed income” to some residents with few or no strings attached.
  An economics professor says universal income could be a more efficient use of taxpayer dollars as long as it replaces many of the more than 100 welfare programs already out there.
  Most of the programs are funded by taxpayer dollars and are generally described as “universal basic income” and “guaranteed income,&rdqu
  
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• Mortgage rates top 6% for the first time since 2008

  15-09-2022 16:12 via cnn.com
  
  Mortgage rates jumped again, surpassing the 6% mark and reaching the highest level since the fall of 2008.
  
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• Ohio Zoo Welcomes 'Miracle Baby' Giraffe After Devastating Loss

  15-09-2022 16:07
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio, is celebrating the much-anticipated arrival of a Masai giraffe calf born on Aug. 31.
  The zoo is invested in the care and breeding of this endangered species but suffered a devastating loss last year when one of its bull giraffes, Enzi, had to be humanely euthanized, according to WLWT.
  Born in December 2009, Enzi made his way to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in November 2013.
  According to WLWT, officials at the zoo revealed that the male giraffe had
  
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• When Putin and Xi meet, it is Beijing coming out on top

  15-09-2022 16:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Uzbekistan, underscoring their close relationship amid growing isolation from the West.
  
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• Jan. 6 committee seeks another 3,200 pages of emails from Trump attorney

  15-09-2022 15:52 via cnn.com
  
  The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack is seeking another 3,200 pages of emails from John Eastman, the Trump attorney who spearheaded the far-fetched legal theory that then-Vice President Mike Pence could block Congress' certification of Joe Biden's win.
  
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• Analysis: The Durham probe isn't turning out how Donald Trump said it would

  15-09-2022 15:42 via cnn.com
  
  • Exclusive: Meadows complies with DOJ subpoena
  • Jan. 6 committee seeks another 3,200 pages of emails from Trump attorney
  
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• Judge orders an teen who killed her alleged rapist to pay his family $150,000 in restitution

  15-09-2022 15:36 via cnn.com
  
  A girl who was 15 when she killed a man she said raped her multiple times must pay his family $150,000 in restitution, an Iowa judge ruled Tuesday.
  
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• Roger Federer, winner of 20 major singles titles, announces retirement from tennis

  15-09-2022 15:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Roger Federer, the winner of 20 major singles titles and the face of men's tennis for two decades, announced his retirement from the sport on Thursday.
  
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• Museums work to lure back visitors despite pricey tickets and high inflation

  15-09-2022 15:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  As inflation leads households to tighten their entertainment and travel budgets, many are forgoing trips to museums and cultural institutions, where tickets
  
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• DeSantis Sends 2 Planeloads of Illegal Immigrants to Obama's Doorstep - Democrats Furious

  15-09-2022 15:31
  Democrats vented outrage Wednesday after illegal immigrants showed up on Martha’s Vineyard, the elite island off the Massachusetts coast where former President Barack Obama has a swanky summer estate.
  The two planefuls of illegal immigrants — about 50 people in all — arrived by plane Wednesday courtesy of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who, much like fellow Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, believes sanctuary communities and blue-state liberals supporting illegal immigration sh
  
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• World's second biggest crypto is now greener

  15-09-2022 15:17 via cnn.com
  
  Ethereum, the world's second most valuable cryptocurency, has completed a massive software upgrade that its backers claim will slash its carbon footprint.
  
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