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• Hundreds of thousands of Florida homes lie in flood-risk areas not recognized by FEMA's flood maps, research group says

  29-09-2022 23:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of Florida homes lie in flood-risk areas that are not designated as such by the federal government, leaving many homeowners vulnerable to
  
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• Andrew Cuomo Makes Shock Announcement: He's Returning to Politics

  29-09-2022 23:36
  Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a return to politics in a video posted online on Thursday.
  “I am starting a new political action committee to elect the right people to office. We do not need more panderers; we need producers,” Cuomo said in the video, which was posted on Vimeo by Rich Azzopardi, Cuomo’s longtime aide.
  Cuomo also said he was starting the “Gun Safe America Project,” which he said he would address later, adding that “I do not believe
  
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• CNN+ Officially Done for as Employees Receive Crushing Pink Slips on Morning Call

  29-09-2022 23:34
  CNN has reportedly laid off the last remaining staff of its extremely short-lived CNN+ streaming service.
  Verbal “pink slips” went out to about 20 staffers during a Wednesday-morning phone call, multiple unnamed sources told The Daily Beast.
  The eliminated jobs included members of “The Interview Club,” a team designed to allow subscribers to “connect directly with anchors, experts and special guests in live, interactive conversations,” according to the report.
  
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• LGBT Crowd Infuriated After Noticing What Netflix Added to Series About Gay Serial Killer

  29-09-2022 23:30
  Netflix bowed to the woke mob when it removed its “LGBTQ” label from its series about gay serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer after gay viewers complained on social media about being associated with the notorious murderer.
  The radical gay lobby is forever trying to force Hollywood to be “inclusive” of gay characters and topics, but Netflix’s series “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” suddenly sent gay advocates running away from their campaign.
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• Sandy Hook parent recounts years of harassment after Alex Jones called him a crisis actor

  29-09-2022 23:12 via cnn.com
  
  In emotional testimony on Thursday, Robbie Parker, the parent of a Sandy Hook shooting victim, recounted the violent threats and harassment he and his family have suffered in the years since conspiracy theorist Alex Jones called him a crisis actor.
  
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• Op-Ed: Colonialism Reappears in Africa with a Woke New Spin

  29-09-2022 23:01
  Many people have to read history to understand colonialism — how it looked and felt. However, for those in the Third World, colonialism is a living experience, courtesy of restrictive energy policies forced upon them by Western political leaders.
  This modern form of enslavement — to the West’s so-called green agenda — is variously known as climate colonialism, carbon imperialism and other monikers. Whatever the nomenclature, the reality is suppression of access to fossil
  
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• An American citizen was killed in an Iranian attack in Iraq, the State Department says

  29-09-2022 22:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  A U.S. citizen was killed in an Iranian missile and drone attack in northern Iraq on Wednesday, a State Department spokesperson said.
  
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• Senate approves government funding extension to avert shutdown

  29-09-2022 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate is expected to hold a final passage vote Thursday to approve a short-term government funding extension that would prevent a shutdown at the end of the week.
  
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• Report: Have an Old Cellphone Laying Around? It Could Be Turning Into a Capsule of Deadly Chemicals

  29-09-2022 22:22
  Most people appreciate the convenience that cellphones and laptops offer.
  In fact, cellphones are the most popular electronic device among American adults under the age of 65. About 85 percent own cell phones, according to Pew Research Center.
  About 91 percent of cellphone owners say they feel safer when they have their cellphone with them. This is especially true of women, according to Pew Research Center.
  But the very thing that tends to make most people feel safer can also put them in danger.
  
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• How Hurricane Ian compares to Florida's most destructive storms

  29-09-2022 22:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  While the full extent of Hurricane Ian's devastation is not yet known, here is how the storm compares to the most destructive hurricanes in Florida’s history.
  
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• Florida resident secured paralyzed husband to hospital bed and gave him a life jacket

  29-09-2022 22:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Florida woman used duct tape, tarpaulin, blankets, pillows and zip ties to secure her paralyzed husband to his hospital bed as Hurricane Ian battered their Pu
  
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• Do This Now Before It's Too Late: Amid WWIII Concerns, US Embassy in Russia Issues Dire Warning

  29-09-2022 21:48
  As tensions continue to rise between East and West, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued a warning on Tuesday to Americans who hold dual citizenship, imploring them to leave Russia immediately to avoid forced military service.
  The warning comes in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilization order as Russia seeks to regain the upper hand in its invasion of Ukraine.
  According to the U.S. Embassy, the Russian government may “refuse to acknowledge” the dua
  
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• Uvalde parents have filed a federal lawsuit against gun manufacturers, the school district and others

  29-09-2022 21:26 via cnn.com
  
  Parents of survivors of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, have filed a federal lawsuit against multiple entities -- including the gun manufacturer, school district and city -- for a host of allegations, including negligence and recklessness.
  
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• Ian is expected to make landfall as a hurricane again — this time in South Carolina

  29-09-2022 21:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  North Carolina and South Carolina were on alert Thursday as Ian made its way toward them after it cut a path of destruction through Florida and regained
  
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• California bars tech firms from complying with states' abortion-related warrants

  29-09-2022 21:19 via cnn.com
  
  California is attempting to stymie abortion prosecutions in other states by making it illegal for Silicon Valley giants and other businesses based in the Golden State to hand over the personal information of abortion-seekers to out-of-state authorities.
  
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• Punk Points Pistol at Police Dog's Head; Rifle-Armed K-9 Handler Doesn't Give Him a Chance to Pull the Trigger

  29-09-2022 21:14
  Body-worn camera video released by the Tucson Police Department shows SWAT team officers killing an armed suspect after the man pulled a gun on officers and put it to the head of the K-9 that brought him down.
  According to Tucson.com, the SWAT officers had the suspect, Francisco Javier Galarza, 49, under surveillance Aug. 25 at a Circle K convenience store, planning to arrest him on felony warrants for home invasion and bank robbery.
  As Galarza exited the store and walked across the parking area
  
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• The View Makes Worse Fool of Biden as They Try to Defend His Gaffes, 'OK Guys... He Had a Moment'

  29-09-2022 21:03
  Co-hosts on “The View” defended President Joe Biden Thursday in the wake of a gaffe involving the late Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana.
  “I mean, she passed last month, not like a hundred years ago,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said.
  Biden asked for Walorski, who was killed along with two staffers in an August motor vehicle accident, during a Wednesday conference on hunger. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed Biden’s gaffe was due to Walorsk
  
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• Senate passes government funding bill, sending it to the House to avoid a shutdown

  29-09-2022 20:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Senate voted to pass a bill to keep the government funded until Dec. 16, putting Congress on a path to averting a shutdown this weekend.
  
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• Illegals Uncover Clever Loophole in the Weakest Spot in America's Borders, And It's Not Down South

  29-09-2022 20:30
  A growing number of migrants are flying into Canada and crossing the U.S. northern border illegally, avoiding expensive and treacherous journeys to the southern border, according to multiple officials who spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
  Authorities have encountered 96,259 migrants at the northern border between October 2021 and August 2022, which is an increase from the 21,173 migrant encounters during the previous fiscal year.
  But while the numbers have surged, manpower at the nort
  
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• Who is Deanne Criswell, administrator of FEMA?

  29-09-2022 20:29 via cnn.com
  
  The woman in charge of leading the federal disaster response to Hurricane Ian is drawing upon years of experience coordinating emergency efforts on Covid-19, wildfires, flooding and other crises.
  
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• White House Scrubs Kamala Harris' North Korea Gaffe from the Official Transcript - But the Video Lives On

  29-09-2022 20:25
  Americans who might have been spooked by President Joe Biden’s evident search for a deceased congresswoman on Wednesday got another reason to worry on Thursday.
  Standing on the global stage, along the most heavily fortified border in the world, Vice President Kamala Harris committed a slip of the tongue that would have gotten her mauled by the mainstream media if she had an “R” after her name instead of a “D.”
  But with the echoes from Biden’s disturbing mental
  
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• Biden administration imposes new Iran sanctions

  29-09-2022 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration imposed sanctions Thursday on multiple entities involved in evading sanctions on Iranian oil and petrochemicals, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in a statement.
  
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• Harry and Meghan Scramble After Queen's Death, Desperate to Edit Project Before Anyone Sees It

  29-09-2022 20:05
  Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are scrambling to make some final edits to their soon-to-be-released Netflix docuseries.
  The two have been mired in controversy since stepping down from their royal duties in 2020. A year later, the pair aired out their grievances with the royal family during a two-hour interview with Oprah Winfrey.
  Following the couple’s exit from their royal duties, Harry and Meghan signed a massive multi-year deal with Netflix to produce a number of films, ser
  
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• Discovery of 'fingerprint' confirms alarming predictions of Greenland ice sheet melt

  29-09-2022 20:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Scientists now have unambiguous proof that a phenomenon critical to predicting the impact of climate change exists.
  
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• Biden hosts first ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit

  29-09-2022 19:54 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden is hosting the first ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit this week, a multi-day event in Washington focused on cooperation with the United States' countries in the Pacific region.
  
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• Victims of Highland Park shooting sue gun manufacturer, stores, suspect and his dad

  29-09-2022 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  Victims of a mass shooting that claimed the lives of seven people and injured dozens at a July 4 parade in Illinois have filed lawsuits against a gun manufacturer, the accused shooter and the shooter's father, court documents show.
  
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• Monument honors Black service members across US wars, branches

  29-09-2022 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  African Americans have fought in every military conflict in US history, even as they were denied rights and benefits afforded to their White counterparts. A new monument now recognizes their contributions to the nation.
  
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• Biden Is Preparing a Major Executive Order to Shield Over 600,000 Illegal Immigrants from Deportation: Report

  29-09-2022 19:51
  President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order protecting 600,000 illegal immigrants from deportation, NBC News reported Thursday, citing “people close to the White House.”
  The move is being made in advance of a decision from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the future of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  DACA protects illegal immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children — so-called Dreamers — from deportation
  
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• A new monument honors Black service members across US wars and military branches

  29-09-2022 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  African Americans have fought in every military conflict in US history, even as they were denied rights and benefits afforded to their White counterparts. A new monument now recognizes their contributions to the nation.
  
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• How to protect your 401(k) in a bear market

  29-09-2022 19:50 via cnn.com
  
  Stocks and bonds are trading in bear territory. And given current circumstances, it's fair to assume the markets will remain volatile for awhile.
  
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• Ex-eBay Execs Get Prison Time for Bizarre Harassment Scheme, Included Mailing Live Spiders to Victim

  29-09-2022 19:49
  A former eBay Inc. executive was sentenced on Thursday to almost five years in prison for leading a scheme to terrorize the creators of an online newsletter that included sending live spiders, cockroaches, a funeral wreath and other disturbing deliveries to their home.
  David Steiner, who along with his wife was the target of the harassment campaign, told the court that eBay former Senior Director of Safety and Security James Baugh and other eBay employees made their lives “a living hell.&r
  
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• Cameraman Drops His Camera and Sprints to Help Family in Distress During Hurricane Ian Live Shot

  29-09-2022 19:37
  In the midst of covering Hurricane Ian, a cameraman dropped his camera in the middle of a live report to help people get through the flood waters.
  Australia’s 7News cameraman Glen Ellis was filming the conditions in Florida when he saw a family struggling to carry their belongings through the wind and water.
  7News posted a video on Facebook that showed Ellis running to help the family and then wading back out into the muddy water to assist others.As it was a live broadcast, 7News host Davi
  
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• 'Biden Does Not Have the Authority': Republican States Not Taking Biden Plan Sitting Down, File Lawsuit

  29-09-2022 19:15
  Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration for allegedly overstepping executive powers related to President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.
  The Biden administration unveiled its plan to partially forgive student loans for certain borrowers in August, using the HEROES Act of 2003 as precedent for the decision and arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic created an emergency situation allowing the federal government to forgive student debt.
  The Republican states argued
  
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• Researchers Conduct Vaccine Trials with Box of Mosquitoes - 'Like 1,000 Small Flying Syringes'

  29-09-2022 19:04
  Researchers working on a new malaria vaccine have an unusual way of going about it. By sticking test subjects’ arms over a box full of mosquitoes, the researchers allow genetically modified mosquitoes to bite and deliver the vaccine.
  A team at the University of Washington gave mosquitoes a genetically engineered malaria parasite and then used those mosquitoes to inject humans through bites, it reported in a paper published Aug. 24 in the medical journal Science Translational Medicine.
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• NATO vows response to what it says was a deliberate attack on the pipeline between Russia and Europe

  29-09-2022 19:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  NATO left the door open to possible military action in response to what it said was deliberate sabotage natural gas pipelines between Russia and Europe.
  
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• Florida Rescue Efforts Underway; Lee County Sheriff Says Fatalities Could Be in the Hundreds

  29-09-2022 18:56
  Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Wednesday afternoon as a Category 4 hurricane. On Thursday morning, it was downgraded to a tropical storm and search and rescue operations began. Some are estimating that there could be hundreds of deaths from the hurricane.
  Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno told “Good Morning America” on Thursday that fatalities from the hurricane could be in the hundreds, WEAR-TV reported.
  Lee County is on the Gulf Side of Florida and is where Fort Myers i
  
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• Oil Giant Sells 92 Acres of California Offices, Ditches Blue State for Red Texas

  29-09-2022 18:45
  Chevron is selling its global headquarters in California as it continues to move its operations and employees to Texas, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
  The oil giant sold 92 acres of offices in San Ramon as its workers continue to relocate to its Houston campus, where it has three times the number of employees that California has, according to the WSJ.
  Chevron will follow in the footsteps of other large companies like Tesla and American Airlines that have left California in rece
  
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• MacKenzie Scott files for divorce from second husband, teacher Dan Jewett

  29-09-2022 18:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott filed for divorce from her second husband, former schoolteacher Daniel Jewett, ending their 1½-year union, court
  
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• Details released on who is eligible for student loan debt forgiveness and what to expect

  29-09-2022 18:19 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration on Thursday is kicking off its efforts toward forgiving student loan debt, sending updates on the process via email before the window to apply opens next month.
  
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• 'The Border Has Never Been More Unsecured': AZ Sheriff Warns Cartels Pushing More Illegal Immigrants Into America Fearing GOP Takeover in November

  29-09-2022 18:12
  Millions of sensible Americans are full of hope now that the November midterms — and likely a Republican congressional sweep — are less than a few months away.
  Open-border advocates, which include Democrats, Mexican drug cartels and human-traffickers, are not so enthused, however.
  Fearing a massive “red wave” this November, these cartels and human-traffickers have begun a renewed “surge” through the United States’ border, according to various sources &md
  
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• Election Worker Charged with Two Felonies Over Alleged 'Extremely Egregious' Voting Equipment Tampering

  29-09-2022 17:35
  A volunteer election worker in Michigan is facing two felony charges after allegedly inserting a personal USB drive into a precinct computer during the Aug. 2 primary.
  Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker announced Wednesday that he has charged James Donald Holkeboer with falsifying election records and using a computer to commit a crime in the incident, Reuters reported. If convicted of the charges, he could face up to nine years in prison.
  The incident took place in Gaines Township, a suburb of
  
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• Out-of-Control Border Taking Massive Toll on Agent Morale; Experts Brought in to Handle Suicide Pandemic

  29-09-2022 17:24
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection tapped a “suicidologist” to address the rising suicides among its ranks amid a surge in illegal migration at the southern border, the Washington Examiner reported Wednesday.
  Dr. Kent Corso, who began the role in early 2021 during high migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border, was the first to do so for any government entity, according to the Examiner.
  CBP authorities encountered over 2,000,000 migrants at the southern border between October 2021
  
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• Hurricane Ian videos capture heroic rescues and widespread devastation in Florida

  29-09-2022 16:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  After the eye of Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc over Florida on Wednesday, striking videos have surfaced showing heroic rescues of people stranded in submerged
  
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• WH Press Sec Tries to Explain Biden Calling for Dead Congresswoman - Digs Herself and Him Into Deep Hole

  29-09-2022 16:49
  President Joe Biden managed to do the impossible on Wednesday — he committed perhaps the worst verbal blunder of his presidency despite having had so many prolific slip-ups thus far in his administration.
  White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did her best to put a Band-Aid on the situation. But, as one might expect of this administration, her answers didn’t exactly inspire much confidence.
  How could they? Again, this was his worst blunder yet.
  During a speech prior to the Wh
  
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• WH Press Corps Revolts Against Press Sec, Demands Answers on Why Biden Looked for Dead Congresswoman

  29-09-2022 16:42
  Chaos erupted among the White House press corps on Wednesday after press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly evaded questions about President Joe Biden’s latest alarming gaffe.
  Reporters from at least seven media outlets — CNN, The Washington Post, Real Clear Politics, CBS News Radio, EWTN, Newsmax and ABC News — expressed frustration in response to Jean-Pierre’s dismissive replies to their questions.
  The inquiries related to Biden’s actions earlier Wednesday, w
  
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• Dirty Deeds

  29-09-2022 16:32
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
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• Weather Channel Reporter Gets Slammed by Flying Tree Branch During Intense Hurricane Ian Live Shot

  29-09-2022 16:31
  A Weather Channel reporter was hit by a tree branch Wednesday while filming a live shot of Hurricane Ian as it slammed ashore in Florida.
  On Thursday, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno told  “Good Morning America” the storm’s death toll could be severe, according to the Fort Myers News-Press.
  “So while I don’t have confirmed numbers, I definitely know fatalities are in the hundreds,” Marceno said. “There are thousands of people that are w
  
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• 'Ginni' Thomas Arrives for Voluntary Interview with Jan. 6 Panel, Is 'Eager ... to Clear up Misconceptions'

  29-09-2022 16:29
  Conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, appeared on Thursday for a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol incursion.
  The committee has for months sought an interview with Thomas in an effort to know more about her role in trying to help former President Donald Trump overturn his election defeat. She texted with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wis
  
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• Report: Biden Admin Admits the Worst Has Happened with Iran Nuclear Deal - Just in Time for WW3

  29-09-2022 16:24
  When a member of Congress says that a terror-sponsoring nation is “on the eve of getting a nuclear weapon,” it’s probably best to pay attention.
  When that congressman is also a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and was recently briefed by senior members of the Biden administration, not paying attention starts to look like sticking one’s head in the sand.
  It’s time to listen up.
  Two weeks ago, “senior U.S. officials” held a classified briefing
  
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• Ahead of the midterm elections many Latinos don't see a difference in what Democrats and Republicans stand for

  29-09-2022 16:09 via cnn.com
  
  While more Latinos say Democrats work hard to earn their votes than Republicans, about half of them don't see a "great deal of difference" in what the two political parties stand for, a new poll shows.
  
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