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• Putin is assembling his own axis of evil

  16-09-2022 23:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  China-Russia meeting as Ukraine war rages should remind the U.S. that Putin hasn't lost and sanctions aren't cowing him. Turkey, India, Hungry and maybe Sweden and Italy are lending him support.
  
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• DeSantis: Migrants went to Mass. 'voluntarily'

  16-09-2022 23:56
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took the playbook of a fellow Republican, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, to a new level by catching officials flat-footed in Martha's Vineyard with two planeloads of Venezuelan migrants. (Sept. 16)      
  
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• Did life ever exist on Mars? NASA's Perseverance rover finds organic matter in rock samples

  16-09-2022 23:37
  
  NASA's Perseverance rover is investigating signs of ancient life on Mars. Several rock samples containing organic matter were found in Jezero Crater.      
  
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• Woke CEO Puts Hundreds Out of a Job with 'Anti-Racist' Layoffs

  16-09-2022 23:36
  Layoffs happen, and in the United States under President Joe Biden, we can expect them to happen — a lot.
  As unpleasant as job cuts can be, there are certain expectations that people have. A few examples are that they will be minimal, amicable and, above all, based upon business needs.
  But what happens when they aren’t?
  The reduction of Twilio’s worldwide workforce by 11 percent would have made only a few paragraphs in business publications if the woke tech company had kept to
  
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• Martha's Vineyard migrants moving to military base

  16-09-2022 23:36
  Dozens of migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts on the orders of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are moving to housing on a military base on Cape Cod (Sept. 16) (AP Video: Rodrique Ngowi)      
  
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• WH slams DeSantis, Abbott on migrant 'stunts'

  16-09-2022 23:11
  For a second day, the White House hammered the Republican governors of Texas and Florida for arranging for the transport of migrants to Democratic strongholds in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. (Sept. 16)      
  
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• Tesla Owner Experienced EV Nightmare When He Found Out He'd Have to Pay $26,000 to Unlock Car

  16-09-2022 23:08
  Mario Zelaya, a Canadian ax-thrower, entrepreneur and Tesla owner, told TikTok viewers in a series of now-viral videos starting Aug. 29 that his “piece of trash” 2013 Tesla Model S — which cost him $142,000 Canadian when new — now required a new battery that would cost him approximately $26,000 to replace.
  Worse still, without a battery, he was having trouble selling the car because he couldn’t even open a door to get inside the vehicle.
  Zelaya, in a video posted to
  
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• Martha's Vineyard Declares 'Humanitarian Crisis,' Ted Cruz Has Perfect Response

  16-09-2022 22:42
  When just 50 illegal aliens showed up on the doorstep of the ultra-rich left-wingers at tony Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts this week, it was deemed a “humanitarian crisis.”
  But Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz had the perfect response to the shrill declaration of a “crisis” at the playground of the rich and powerful.
  On Wednesday, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis sent two planeloads of illegal aliens from Venezuela to the affluent island of Martha’s Vin
  
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• Texas doctor arrested after tampering with IV bags led to coworker's death, officials say

  16-09-2022 22:31
  A physician in Dallas took an IV bag home to rehydrate. Once she inserted the IV into her vein, she had a serious cardiac event and died.      
  
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• Bodies exhumed near retaken Izium

  16-09-2022 22:26
  Ukrainian authorities unearthed bodies, some they said bore hallmarks of torture, from a mass burial site Friday in an area recently recaptured from Russian forces (Sept. 16)      
  
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• Bed Bath & Beyond is closing more than 50 stores. Here's where they are

  16-09-2022 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  Bed Bath & Beyond revealed the locations of more than 50 of the 150 stores it's planning to close, ranging from Arizona to Washington state.
  
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• A diner used servers' tip money to pay its bussers' wages. Now it has to pay $1.35 million.

  16-09-2022 22:21
  
  A diner must pay its staff $1.35 million in damages and back wages after it ran an illegal tip pool, the Labor Department announced.      
  
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• ‘The Woman King’ may not be 100% factual. But that doesn’t stop it from being a must-see.

  16-09-2022 21:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some have criticized it for not telling the full extent to which the Dahomey kingdom participated in the slave trade, but that doesn't change the fact that it's a powerful film.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to threatening to 'bomb' Merriam-Webster offices over gender definitions

  16-09-2022 21:17
  
  The California man made violent threats against Merriam-Webster and Disney, among other institutions, and now faces up to five years in prison.      
  
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• Former Reality TV Star Found Guilty in Nephew's Death

  16-09-2022 21:07
  A federal jury on Friday convicted a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” of arranging the shooting death of his nephew.
  The jury deliberated about 17 hours over three days before reaching its verdict in the murder-for-hire case against James “Tim” Norman, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
  Norman and his
  
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• Calif. gov. blasts Fla. gov. on migrants

  16-09-2022 21:01
  California's Democratic governor is criticizing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republicans for efforts to send migrants to blue states. (Sept. 16)      
  
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• Meghan Markle Left Shaken by Car Ride with Queen's 'Second Daughter': Royal Expert

  16-09-2022 21:00
  With the British royal family gathering to mourn Queen Elizabeth II, all eyes were on Meghan Markle as she shared a car ride with Sophie, Countess of Wessex during a procession of the queen’s coffin on Wednesday.
  Since Prince Harry and Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, resigned from their royal duties in 2020 and Markle then criticized the royal family for allegedly mistreating her in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, rumors of a family feud have run rampant.
  Markle and Sophie riding
  
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• Transportation Giant Totally Compromised as Hacker Gains Control

  16-09-2022 20:30
  Transportation giant Uber was hacked Thursday, forcing the company to take many of its systems offline.
  The hacker, who claims to be an 18-year-old showing off his cybersecurity abilities, sent images of Uber’s emails, codes and cloud storage to The New York Times and cybersecurity researchers, the Times reported.
  The hacker reportedly managed to access nearly all of Uber’s internal systems and security.
  “They pretty much have full access to Uber. This is a total compromise, fr
  
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• TikToker uses platform to explain news, current events using AAVE to underserved audience

  16-09-2022 20:06
  
  Content creator A. B. Burns-Tucker is using her platform, @iamlegallyhype, to explain the news and current events to an often overlooked audience.      
  
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• Philadelphia drag queen dies after collapsing onstage during performance, police and bar say

  16-09-2022 20:04
  
  Valencia Prime, a transgender woman who dubbed herself "Philadelphia's Plus Size Dancing Diva" on Instagram, died Monday.      
  
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• Biden outlines plans for crypto regulation, citing risk of fraud

  16-09-2022 20:00 via cnn.com
  
  US government agencies must double down on digital asset sector enforcement and identify gaps in cryptocurrency regulation, the Biden administration said on Friday, citing their potential for misuse and harm even as it noted their growing role in global finance.
  
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• Biden's Home State Just Ruled Dem Ballot Law Unconstitutional

  16-09-2022 19:55
  The Court of Chancery in Delaware, the home state of President Joe Biden, on Wednesday struck down the state’s new no-excuse mail-in voting system.
  In July, Democratic Gov. John Carney signed legislation passed by Delaware’s Democratic lawmakers to allow voters without an excuse to request mail-in ballots ahead of an election. SB 320 had faced strong opposition from GOP legislators, Delaware Public Media reported.
  The bill came after the provision that allowed mail-in voting in
  
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• West Virginia governor signs bill banning nearly all abortions

  16-09-2022 19:41 via cnn.com
  
  • Chrissy Teigen says she realized her miscarriage was actually an abortion after Roe v. Wade was overturned
  
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• Beckham pays tribute to "caring' queen

  16-09-2022 19:41
  Soccer great David Beckham joined the miles-long queue of people waiting to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state. (Sept. 16) (AP video:: Renata Brito/Alex Turnbull/Jeffrey Schaeffer)      
  
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• Food delivery robot rolls through LA crime scene in viral video as confused cops look on

  16-09-2022 19:35
  
  In the viral video shot in California, the robot pauses before LAPD yellow crime scene tape apparently calculating its next move.      
  
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• Look What Was Happening in Eagle Pass, Texas, While Martha's Vineyard Was Scrambling to Bus 50 Migrants Away

  16-09-2022 19:32
  This week, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis sent two planes full of illegal immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts to send a clear message to his political opponents that tucking away the border crisis under the cozy, hollow rhetoric of the left’s faux compassion does not actually help the people progressives profess to care about.
  Pearls. Were. Clutched.
  On Wednesday, about 50 migrants landed in the elite seaside community, sending Democratic politicians and commentato
  
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• Air traffic controller shortage among top concerns for travel

  16-09-2022 19:12 via cnn.com
  
  United Airlines considers government air traffic controller staffing shortages its top concern and says there is still time to minimize the impact on holiday travel this winter.
  
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• Top Clinton, Obama Economist: U.S. Under Biden Has a 'Serious Inflation Problem'

  16-09-2022 18:34
  Two top economists from Democratic presidential administrations are raising the alarm about inflation even as the President Joe Biden touts its progress on the issue.
  Lawrence Summers, who served as Secretary of the Treasury for President Bill Clinton and Director of National Economic Council for President Barack Obama, pointed to the latest consumer price inflation data, saying the U.S. “has a serious inflation problem.”
  “Core inflation is higher this month than for the quarte
  
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• Parole Board Rejects Effort to Clear George Floyd's Name

  16-09-2022 18:25
  The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has rejected a posthumous pardon for George Floyd in connection with a 2004 drug conviction.
  “The members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (Board) have reconsidered their initial decision concerning your client’s application for a Full Pardon and/or Pardon for Innocence,” the board wrote in a letter posted to Twitter by the Marshall Project.
  The letter said the decision was reached on Wednesday. It said that another application on
  
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• Prince Harry Wins Royal Battle After Uncle Andrew Is Told He Can Wear Military Uniform for Queen's Vigil

  16-09-2022 17:44
  After being seen this week in civilian clothes, Prince Harry will appear in a military uniform on Saturday during an evening vigil for his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week at 96.
  The issue of who wore what drew attention Wednesday when Prince Andrew, the younger son of the queen, and Prince Harry, the younger son of King Charles III and the late Princess Diana, wore black suits while other members of the royal family wore uniforms.
  The explanation from palace officials was tha
  
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• Americans are feeling better about the economy, but inflation worries still loom

  16-09-2022 17:40 via cnn.com
  
  Americans continue to feel slightly better about the economy as gas prices retreat from their early summer highs.
  
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• As Illegals Arrive in Martha's Vineyard, Here's How Many Could Fit in Obama's Mansion

  16-09-2022 17:22
  It seems every day the Biden administration slogs on, more proof arises of screenwriter Burt Prelutsky’s maxim: “If liberals didn’t have double standards, they wouldn’t have any standards at all.”
  The latest humiliating examples of progressive hypocrisy came from the elitist enclave of Martha’s Vineyard, an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
  Last June, travel and lifestyle site Galavante covered some of the famous and powerful people who frequent the Vin
  
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• We Noticed Astonishingly Creepy Details in Biden's Latest Executive Order - What Are They Planning?

  16-09-2022 17:14
  Democrats are aggressively re-engineering society in alarming ways, as evidenced by President Joe Biden’s efforts to fundamentally transform the United States by pushing “equity,” lab-grown Franken “meat” and climate alarmism.
  On Monday, the 79-year-old career politician signed an executive order whose objective is “advancing biotechnology and biomanufacturing” by implementing policies focused on fighting climate change, promoting race-based hiring and e
  
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• Climate Crisis Chronicles, Vol 7: Desperate rescues on the high seas

  16-09-2022 17:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  The volunteers and crew aboard the Ocean Viking see a rising tide of migrants attempting dangerous Mediterranean crossing.
  
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• Behind the scenes, Biden aides are quietly preparing for a 2024 run

  16-09-2022 16:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden’s top aides have been quietly building a 2024 campaign, with increasing discussions about staff, potential themes and structure, sources say.
  
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• Pillow Talk

  16-09-2022 16:08
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
  The post Pillow Talk appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets Ambushed by Anti-Gun Mob, Single-Handedly Takes Them All Down

  16-09-2022 15:47
  Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia was ambushed outside of the Capitol in Washington on Thursday by a group of anti-Second Amendment activists.
  As members of the anti-gun group Voters of Tomorrow approached her after a news conference, rather than deflecting or refusing to acknowledge the activists, Greene chose to engage with them on the fly, answering their verbal challenges and defending the right to bear arms.
  One of the activists — later identified by Greene as Santiago
  
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• Fact check: How three new Republican attack ads deceive on policing and crime

  16-09-2022 15:11 via cnn.com
  
  Republican midterm candidates around the country are running attack ads criticizing their Democratic opponents over crime and policing. But some of their September ads have been deceptive.
  
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• British pound hits a 37-year low

  16-09-2022 14:57 via cnn.com
  
  The British pound slumped to a 37-year low on Friday after new data showed that shoppers are pulling back spending as inflation squeezes household budgets, underscoring fears that the economy may already be shrinking.
  
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• Judge Strips DOJ Access to Mar-a-Lago Documents, Hands Everything to Reagan Appointee

  16-09-2022 14:51
  A federal judge on Thursday appointed a special master to review documents seized in the federal raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
  In naming retired Judge Raymond Dearie, who had been proposed by the Trump team for the task, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon also said the Justice Department must not access what it says are classified records confiscated in last month’s raid.
  Dearie, appointed to the federal bench by then-President Ronal
  
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• The new iPhone has a feature that will 'increase time spent' on device

  16-09-2022 14:14 via cnn.com
  
  When iPhone 14 users aren't using their new Apple device, the screen is hardly asleep. It'll remain lit with prominently displayed widgets such as alarms, calendar appointments and sports scores flittering with real-time updates, and be at the ready if you glance down or inevitably pick it back up.
  
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• The new iPhone has a feature that will 'clearly increase time spent on the phone'

  16-09-2022 14:14 via cnn.com
  
  When iPhone 14 users aren't using their new Apple device, the screen is hardly asleep. It'll remain lit with prominently displayed widgets such as alarms, calendar appointments and sports scores flittering with real-time updates, and be at the ready if you glance down or inevitably pick it back up.
  
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• The biggest change to the new iPhone isn't the hardware

  16-09-2022 14:14 via cnn.com
  
  When iPhone 14 users aren't using their new Apple device, the screen is hardly asleep. It'll remain lit with prominently displayed widgets such as alarms, calendar appointments and sports scores flittering with real-time updates, and be at the ready if you glance down or inevitably pick it back up.
  
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• Trail of Slime Leads Customs Officials to Bags of Giant Snails

  16-09-2022 14:12
  German customs officials say a trail of slime led them to a stash of almost 100 giant African land snails and other items hidden inside bags at Duesseldorf Airport this month.
  In a statement Friday, authorities said officials stumbled over one of the snails on a baggage truck and initially thought it was a toy until it started moving.#Osterferien in #NRW: Der #dusairport erwartet rund 800.000 Fluggäste. Gemeinsam mit seinen Partnern hat sich der Airport intensiv auf seine Gäste vorbere
  
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• Man Who Allegedly Fired First as Rioters Chased Rittenhouse Arrested on New Charges: Report

  16-09-2022 14:08
  The man who allegedly fired a shot in the air prior to the 2020 shootings involving Kyle Rittenhouse during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been charged along with his wife with crimes allegedly committed in late August.
  According to WiscNews, Joshua Ziminski, 37, and Kelly Ziminski, 32, are both charged with armed robbery, armed burglary, false imprisonment, intimidation and identity theft — all are felonies.
  Joshua Ziminski also faces another felony charge of bail-jumping; Kelly Zimins
  
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• George Floyd denied posthumous pardon

  16-09-2022 14:03 via cnn.com
  
  The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has reversed its decision to grant George Floyd a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug conviction, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
  
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• Phony Document Found in Trump Raid Case, Man Behind It Won't Be Punished

  16-09-2022 14:01
  When a government document mysteriously appeared this week in one of the highest-profile cases in the federal court system, it had the hallmarks of another explosive storyline in the Biden administration’s investigation of former President Donald Trump following the FBI raid on his Florida estate and seizure of what the Department of Justice described as classified records.
  The document purported to be from the U.S. Treasury Department, claimed that the agency had seized sensitive document
  
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• Wall Street dodged a rail strike crisis, but there's trouble ahead

  16-09-2022 13:28 via cnn.com
  
  The announcement from the White House that a tentative deal has been reached to avert the first national rail strike in three decades comes as a huge relief for businesses and investors worried about fresh supply chain disruptions.
  
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• At Twitter whistleblower hearing, a key tech regulator comes under fire

  16-09-2022 13:27 via cnn.com
  
  When a Twitter whistleblower testified at an explosive Senate hearing this week, the social media company wasn't the only one to come under fire. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle repeatedly criticized federal regulators who for years had supposedly been keeping a close eye on the company.
  
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• Water from upstream reservoirs can't save Lake Powell indefinitely, officials say

  16-09-2022 13:19 via cnn.com
  
  Upstream reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin might not have enough water to keep Lake Powell above a critical threshold indefinitely, federal officials have warned in recent weeks, as the West's ongoing megadrought saps water from across the West.
  
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