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• Yeshiva University puts all student club activities on hold after SCOTUS upholds order requiring it to recognize LGBTQ club

  17-09-2022 23:38 via cnn.com
  
  New York's Yeshiva University announced Friday that it would put all undergraduate club activities on hold, days after losing a bid to have the US Supreme Court block a court order that requires the university to recognize an LGBTQ student club, an attorney for the club said.
  
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• Louisiana State University student fatally shot in her vehicle, authorities say

  17-09-2022 22:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Allison Rice, 21, a student at Louisiana State University, was fatally shot in her vehicle on Friday, according to Baton Rouge police.
  
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• Pelosi leads congressional delegation to Armenia

  17-09-2022 22:23 via cnn.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Saturday that she is leading a congressional delegation to Armenia this weekend, which her office said made her the highest-ranking US official to visit the country since its independence in 1991.
  
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• After Catching 'Peeping Tom' Outside Daughter's Window, Father Epically Executes His 2nd Amendment Right

  17-09-2022 22:20
  A Texas man who confronted a peeping Tom outside his daughter’s bedroom window this week told police he fired his gun after the voyeur lunged at him with a knife.
  The incident took place around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment complex in northwestern San Antonio.
  According to KENS-TV, the daughter spotted the unknown man through her window and ran to tell her father.San Antonio Police say a father who told them he was forced to shoot at a man that was standing outside of his daughter&r
  
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• Report: King Charles III Learned About Dying Queen in Frantic Phone Call, Then 'Everything Was Silent'

  17-09-2022 21:52
  A new report shines a light on King Charles’ reaction to learning of Queen Elizabeth’s imminent death.
  Then-Prince Charles was at the Dumfries House estate in Scotland when he learned that his mother was ailing on Sept. 8, according to the Mirror, which cited Newsweek’s chief royal correspondent Jack Royston.
  At the time, Charles’ wife Camilla was preparing for an interview with journalist Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of former U.S. President George W. Bush.
  An aide not
  
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• National Park Service Takes Desperate Measure to Save Ancient Native Fish Hiding at the Bottom of the Grand Canyon

  17-09-2022 21:37
  To guide fishing trips for a year or two, that’s what brought Terry Gunn to the red canyons of northern Arizona. The chance to hike, raft and fly fish drew Wendy Hanvold, a retired ski bum, who took a job there waiting tables at an anglers lodge. She heard rumors of the intrepid fishing guide who had just returned from an Alaska trip, and one day when he came in approached his table to take his order.
  “You fly fish, right?” she said. “I’ve always wanted to learn.&rd
  
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• John Kerry Flies to Africa, Warns Continent: 'Be Very Careful' About Investing in Natural Gas

  17-09-2022 21:33
  John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s climate envoy who happened to own a private jet and five mansions as recently as 2019, warned developing African nations against investing in long-term natural gas projects which could expand their citizens’ access to electricity.
  Kerry said that African nations should be wary of natural gas developments that could bring electricity to hundreds of millions of impoverished people as the gas projects will lead to more carbon emissions, according to Reu
  
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• Youngkin Rolling Back Leftist Transgender Policies in Virginia's Public Schools

  17-09-2022 21:20
  Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has rewritten Virginia’s model policies for the treatment of transgender students, issuing guidance for school divisions that would roll back some accommodations and tighten parental notification requirements.
  The new model policies from the Virginia Department of Education, which were posted online Friday, say students’ participation in certain school programming and use of school facilities like bathrooms or locker rooms should
  
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• 'I simply feel misled': Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard speak out; DeSantis vows to keep relocating migrants

  17-09-2022 21:10
  
  About 50 Venezuelan migrants have been moved to a Cape Cod military base after arriving without warning Thursday on Martha's Vineyard.      
  
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• Scaros: DeSantis Is Doing the Right Thing - The United States Is Private Property

  17-09-2022 20:53
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently made headlines and riled Democrats and their media lackeys by sending two airplanes full of Persons Here Illegally from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard.
  DeSantis was harshly criticized for using the migrants as “political pawns.” Apparently, he figured he should send them to where wealthy progressives frolic, basking in their own decadence while paying lip service to the huddled masses yearning to be free, but not actually rolling up their sleeve
  
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• Washington Crime Soars Under New Law 'Empowering People to Break the Law'

  17-09-2022 20:39
  Spokane Valley deputies were forced to watch the suspect in a commercial burglary crash a vehicle through the fence of a lumberyard to flee the scene. A relatively new state law prohibited them from pursuit even though they could see materials in the SUV that appeared to have been stolen.
  “This law is exceptionally frustrating to deputies and to the victim,” said Spokane County Undersheriff John Nowels. “The rule of law is the bedrock of a civil society, and this policy is empo
  
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• Roads, homes flooded in Alaska towns as state battered by 'strongest storm in over a decade'

  17-09-2022 20:32
  
  On Saturday, photos showed Alaska roads covered with floodwater and the tide reaching homes.      
  
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• Trans Teacher Turns Himself Into Grotesque Caricature of a Woman, Leads Shop Class in Gross Costume: Reports

  17-09-2022 20:24
  Students in Canada appear to have secretly recorded a transgender teacher leading class while wearing grotesquely oversized fake breasts.
  In several pictures and videos reportedly taken recently at Ontario’s Oakville Trafalgar High School, the teacher can be seen in front of kids in a classroom setting and operating shop class machinery in a dangerous and unprofessional manner.
  The teacher, who just last schoolyear appeared as a man, is now calling himself Kayla Lemieux, according to Redux
  
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• The queen's eight grandchildren hold vigil around her coffin

  17-09-2022 20:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  The queen's eight grandchildren hold vigil around her coffin
  
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• Ohio mother charged in the second death of one of her infants. What is co-sleeping?

  17-09-2022 20:10
  Brooke Hunter of Cincinnati has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangering after her infant died June 22 from co-sleeping.      
  
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• Midair plane crash leaves 3 dead in Colorado, authorities say

  17-09-2022 20:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  Three people are dead after two planes collided midair in Colorado Saturday, authorities said.
  
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• Lindsey Graham resurfaces an issue many Republicans would rather avoid

  17-09-2022 19:46 via cnn.com
  
  Republican Senate candidates eager to make the 2022 midterms about inflation, crime and President Joe Biden's first term have a new dilemma in Sen. Lindsey Graham's bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
  
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• 2 Chicago Police officers face felony charges related to July shooting of unarmed man

  17-09-2022 19:37 via cnn.com
  
  Two Chicago police officers have been charged with three felony offenses each in connection with an on-duty shooting of an unarmed man in July, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said Friday.
  
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• Migrants were promised jobs, free housing before being taken to Martha's Vineyard

  17-09-2022 19:29
  
  The 50 Venezuelan migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard from Texas say they were promised jobs and free housing.      
  
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• Op-Ed: 130 Years Ago a President Brought Economic Disaster to US, Now Look What Biden's Doing

  17-09-2022 19:23
  “There has never been a time in our history when work was so abundant, or when wages were as high.”
  No, that wasn’t President Joe Biden in this week’s White House address celebrating his economic “success” while the stock market plunged dramatically.
  It was the outgoing President Benjamin Harrison in his final boast to Congress back in January 1893.
  It is said that history repeats itself. Sadly, presidents and political parties more than a century apart can ma
  
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• King Charles and siblings hold vigil for their mother

  17-09-2022 19:21
  Well-wishers cheered for the UK's King Charles III on Friday as he arrived at Westminster Hall to hold a vigil at his mother's coffin together with Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. (Sept. 17)      
  
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• Biden departs US for UK to attend Queen's funeral

  17-09-2022 19:21
  President Joe Biden heads to the United Kingdom on Saturday to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II at a time of transition in US-UK relations, as both a new king and a new prime minister are settling in. (Sept. 17)      
  
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• 'Black Box' Pulled from Republican Representative's Wrecked Car, Cause of Fatal Crash Discovered: Sheriff

  17-09-2022 19:19
  Actions by the driver of the car in which Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski was riding have been cited as the cause of the crash that killed the Indiana lawmaker and three other people last month.
  The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department released its report on the accident Friday. The report said Zach Potts, 27, was driving about 80 miles per hour at the time of the head-on collision, which took place around 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 3.
  Walorski, 58, Potts and Walorski staff member Emma Thomson, 28,
  
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• Federal Court Upholds Texas Social Media Bill, Hands Big Tech Censors Some Very Bad News

  17-09-2022 19:06
  The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals preserved Texas state law Friday that would stop large social media platforms from restricting particular opinions.
  Texas’ HB 20 was signed last year and generally prohibits platforms with over 50 million monthly U.S. users from censoring them based on their viewpoints.
  The Computer Communications Industry Association and the NetChoice organization, representing social media companies, argued that aspects of the law were unconstitutional but failed t
  
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• Actor Henry Silva dies at 95

  17-09-2022 18:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Henry Silva, an actor who often played villains and had credits in hundreds of films including “Ocean’s Eleven” and “The Manchurian Candidate," died at 95.
  
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• Lawmakers: During COVID Distance Learning 'Disaster', Leftists Blew Emergency Money on School Wokeness

  17-09-2022 18:42
  Top Republicans in the U.S. House are pursuing an investigation into reports that federal tax dollars designated for COVID-related learning loss were spent to promote “equity warriors,” critical race theory programming and more at local schools.
  The lawmakers point to billions of dollars spent across multiple pieces of legislation to help local schools deal with the pandemic, including $122 billion in the American Rescue Plan, $54.3 billion in the Coronavirus Response and R
  
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• Teen Suffers Heart Attack After Cross Country Race, Baffled Doctors Find 2 Blood Clots and Blocked Artery

  17-09-2022 18:35
  A 17-year-old Tennessee athlete suffered a heart attack last week during a meet held in Florida.
  Runner Gabe Higginbottom was competing in Pensacola on Sept. 10 when after a race he said something was wrong, his coach Kris Harman said, according to WREG-TV. Higginbottom is currently recovering in a Florida hospital.
  “He started complaining about his chest hurting and kept complaining and we went to the trainer’s tent,” Harman said. “Everybody initially thinks it’s h
  
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• Oops: NBC Deletes Tweet Where Martha's Vineyard Migrants Were Likened to 'Trash'

  17-09-2022 18:16
  Whether you agree with it or not, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision to send two planes carrying nearly 50 migrants on Wednesday to Martha’s Vineyard, the tony island playground of the rich off the south shore of Massachusetts, has thrust the issue of illegal immigration into the national spotlight – in a big way.
  Needless to say, debate over the move dominated the airwaves, where opinions fell mostly along party lines.
  Liberal elites, who support the politicians r
  
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• DeSantis has doubled down on a scheme rooted in white supremacy

  17-09-2022 18:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Unlike New York City or D.C., the island is isolated. It's not easy to jump on public trasportation and leave, making it more difficult for a marginalized community.
  
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• The Man Who Would Be King: Biden Says Republican Governors 'Should Not Interfere' With His Immigration Policies

  17-09-2022 17:57
  President Joe Biden doesn’t want Republican officials interfering with his immigration policies, saying their initiative to send people north from the border is “playing politics” and “un-American.”
  Speaking at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute gala in Washington, D.C., Thursday night, he said: “Instead of working with us on solutions, Republicans are playing politics with human beings using them as props. What they are doing is simply wrong. It&rsqu
  
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• Martha's Vineyard Residents Were Having Total Meltdown, Turning on Each Other and Calling Out Friends

  17-09-2022 17:49
  The national media has jumped to the support of the super-rich, left-wing residents of Martha’s Vineyard in the wake of its 50 illegal alien visitors, but it seems that all is not in harmony behind the scenes.
  Members of the media have fallen all over themselves to claim that the residents of Martha’s Vineyard stand together like a rock in their angel-like hope that they can find a place amongst them for the illegals dumped by the dastardly “xenophobic” GOP Gov. of Florid
  
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• Hurricane warning issued for Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Fiona approaches

  17-09-2022 17:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tropical Storm Fiona was expected to become a hurricane as it neared Puerto Rico on Saturday, threatening to dump up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain as
  
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• Fake Meat Company Dropped by Restaurants Is Now Getting Even Worse News

  17-09-2022 17:02
  Last week, vegans got fantastic news: If they wanted to eat fake meat at a fake Chinese restaurant, Panda Express had them covered.
  Fox Business reported that the chain was “bringing back a plant-based option with Beyond Meat’s trademarked Beyond The Original Orange Chicken.
  “The sauce-covered entrée is now available nationwide for a limited time while supplies last, according to a press release the chain restaurant issued on Wednesday, Sept. 7.”
  That was good news
  
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• Yeshiva University Suspends All Club Activity After US Court Order to Recognize LGBT Student Group

  17-09-2022 16:47
  Yeshiva University has suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this week that ordered the school to recognize — for now — an LGBTQ student group.
  In an email to students, university officials on Friday said that it will “hold off on all undergraduate club activities while it immediately takes steps to follow the roadmap provided by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect YU’s religious freedom.”
  On Wednesday, the high court cle
  
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• 'It needs to stop': Active shooter hoaxes at schools are having serious consequences

  17-09-2022 16:35 via cnn.com
  
  It was a peaceful Friday morning for Murrisha Leon, who was asleep when she received a call from a fellow parent warning her of an active shooter at their children's high school in Arkansas.
  
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• San Francisco's Crime Crisis Out of Control, New Poll Shows Over a Third of Residents Plan to Leave the City

  17-09-2022 16:05
  A survey of San Francisco residents conducted over the summer showed that nearly two-thirds of its residents believe the city is going downhill.
  The SF Next survey conducted by the San Francisco Chronicle found that 65 percent of respondents said the city is worse now than when they arrived.
  According to the Chronicle, 37 percent of those participating said they would leave the city within three years.
  The survey found that 78 percent of those between 50 and 65 who participated said the city had
  
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• Watch: Press Sec Responds to Question on Everyone's Mind - What About Biden's Migrant Flights?

  17-09-2022 15:25
  White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to a question regarding Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ decision to fly illegal immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard and his direct comparison to the Biden administration’s secret late-night flights of illegal immigrants to cities across the country.
  “We’re offering solutions,” she said.
  Jean-Pierre followed her non-answer with a harsh indictment of Republicans.
  She made no mention of the Department of Homelan
  
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• Electric Vehicles to Hit the Skies: Air Canada Orders 30 Plug-In Planes, But Only a Few Passengers Can Ride

  17-09-2022 15:14
  fYou still can’t pack a lithium battery in your checked luggage, but by decade’s end you may be held aloft by aircraft engines powered by lithium batteries.
  Thursday, Air Canada announced a purchase agreement with Heart Aerospace for 30 of its 30-passenger ES-30 electric-hybrid aircraft it plans to put into service in 2028.
  Last year, United Airlines announced the purchase of 100 Heart Aerospace 19-seat all-electric ES-19 planes, and its regional partner, Mesa Airlines (probably bett
  
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• CNN's Don Lemon Scrambles to Insist He Got a 'Promotion' After Losing Prime-Time Spot

  17-09-2022 14:48
  Don Lemon, joining “CNN Tonight” host Laura Coates during a handoff, filled in audiences about his impending transition from a prime-time solo show to co-hosting the network’s “reimagined morning show” with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins.
  Lemon presented the move in a positive light, referring to it as a “promotion,” and stressing that the move was his choice during the conversation Thursday.CNN’s @DonLemon on being demoted from primetime to the
  
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• Bomb squad removes WWII grenade found during home renovation

  17-09-2022 13:58 via cnn.com
  
  A bomb squad was called to remove an "old war relic" that turned out to be a grenade in an Illinois home, police say.
  
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• As one of the country's first school shooters seeks parole, victim says forgive but don't forget

  17-09-2022 13:00
  
  The Heath High School shooting in Kentucky was one of the first school massacres. The gunman will be considered for parole Sept. 19.      
  
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• Why no one pays in $2 bills anymore

  17-09-2022 12:57 via cnn.com
  
  Inflation has made it hard to buy much with a buck these days.
  
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• Why it's time to start paying with $2 bills

  17-09-2022 12:57 via cnn.com
  
  Inflation has made it hard to buy much with a buck these days.
  
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• US Postal Service appoints Manhattan's first Latina postmaster

  17-09-2022 11:49 via cnn.com
  
  The first Latina to become postmaster for the US Postal Service in Manhattan was sworn in on Friday -- 25 years after starting her career as a letter carrier, officials said.
  
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• Man Detained After Breaking Queue and Targeting Queen's Coffin

  17-09-2022 11:09
  Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face a 16-hour wait.
  Police arrested a man after what the force described as a “disturbance” Friday night in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.
  Parliamentary authorities said someone got o
  
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• Covid test providers are scaling back as health officials worry U.S. could face a winter surge

  17-09-2022 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Covid testing labs and at-home test manufacturers have been downsizing after government funding cuts and waning demand, despite concerns from health officials
  
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• After abortion restrictions, Texas recasts sex education away from abstinence-only focus

  17-09-2022 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Texas abortion bans prompt changes in sex education away from abstinence-only to include teaching middle schoolers about contraceptives.
  
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• The West is finally recognizing the agency of Arab women

  17-09-2022 10:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  'America's Got Talent,' U.S. Open and Emmys fete Arab women. FInally.
  
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• In tight Nevada governor's race, Republican challenger Lombardo leans in to education

  17-09-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  In a tight race for Nevada governor, Republican nominee Joe Lombardo is throwing the book at Democratic opponent, Gov. Steve Sisolak, on the issue of education.
  
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• AOC doubles down after Republicans transport migrants to Washington, DC: ‘Crimes against humanity’

  17-09-2022 08:59 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday doubled down on her criticism of the transportation of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to various areas across the country. In a tweet, the New York Democrat called recent actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott "appalling" and likened them to "trafficking." Without naming the two governors, Ocasio-Cortez also said Republicans were guilty of "crimes against humanity." "It’s appalling that far-right politicians seem to hav
  
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