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• Pastor John MacArthur Calls Out Gavin Newsom's 'Reprehensible Act of Gross Blasphemy' in Fierce Letter

  30-09-2022 23:50
  He’s sometimes affectionately called “Johnny Mac.”
  But there’s nothing frivolous about 83-year-old Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. The man can be a low-key teacher or a tightly-aimed laser beam.
  And his every word embodies gravitas. Ask California Governor Gavin Newsom.
  On Thursday, MacArthur wrote Newsom an open letter accusing him of “gross blasphemy” and of reversing the scriptural duty of a civic l
  
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• The original 'Hocus Pocus' was terrible. The sequel is brilliant.

  30-09-2022 23:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Just in time for October and Halloween, Disney Plus debuts “Hocus Pocus 2,” the sequel, starring Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker. The reviews are in.
  
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• Jim Jordan Goes Scorched Earth on FBI for 'Retaliation' Against Whistleblowers

  30-09-2022 23:00
  Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio ripped the FBI for allegedly retaliating against whistleblowers during a Friday morning appearance on Fox News.
  “In the past several weeks, they’ve raided the home of a former president, taken the phone of a sitting member of Congress,” Jordan told host Harris Faulkner, “and we saw what they did to the pastor and his family and seven children — 20 agents, guns drawn, going through his house when the local officials said there was n
  
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• Supreme Court rearranges its seating chart as Jackson takes the bench

  30-09-2022 22:55 via cnn.com
  • 'We see you, and we are with you': Justice Jackson says she is humbled by reactions since her appointment to Supreme Court
  
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• Election workers to be trained to deal with violence at polls as midterms approach

  30-09-2022 22:23 via cnn.com
  
  Federal officials are offering state and local election officials training to "safely de-escalate" confrontations with voters that could turn violent ahead of November's midterm elections, according to an email to election workers obtained by CNN.
  
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• Viral Video: Camera That's Rolling Literally Goes Underwater as Storm Surge Sweeps Through Streets

  30-09-2022 22:21
  A camera mounted six feet off the ground went viral Wednesday as Hurricane Ian’s storm surge sent water pouring into a Florida neighborhood, eventually submerging the device.
  The News-Press, which covers Southwest Florida, said the camera was one of several set up from Port Charlotte to Punta Gorda and Sanibel Island by Kory Hartman for his YouTube channel, Severe Studios.
  Hartman scored more than 930,000 views with his live stream of the hurricane’s actions as it ripped apart houses
  
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• Ravens' John Harbaugh astonished Tua Tagovailoa played amid possible head injury

  30-09-2022 22:18 via foxnews.com
  
  Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh did not want anyone confused about his thoughts on Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's scary injury Thursday night."Astonishing," Harbaugh told reporters, adding he "could not believe what [he] saw."The coach clearly thinks the decision to play Tagovailoa Thursday night was not made with the quarterback's health in mind.Tagovailoa suffered the injuries in the second quarter of the Dolphins' game against the Cincinnati Bengals after getting sacked
  
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• Floridians escape Ian at casino on edge of Everglades. They found refuge – and slot machines.

  30-09-2022 22:12
  
  Amid Hurricane Ian, some Floridians took refuge at the Miccosukee Casino & Resort as they figured out what to do next.      
  
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• After 3 Racers Are Injured, NASCAR Drivers Express Concern Over Next Gen Cars

  30-09-2022 22:08
  NASCAR drivers are angry and concerned about their safety in the new Next Gen cars as the playoffs roar into one of the most chaotic and dangerous tracks on the circuit.
  Alex Bowman will miss Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama with a concussion diagnosed four days after he crashed. Bowman hit the wall early at Texas Motor Speedway but finished last Sunday’s race despite radioing his Hendrick Motorsports crew: “I can’t drive the rest of the day.”
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• Dow suffers worst month since March 2020

  30-09-2022 22:06 via cnn.com
  
  September was a horrible month for stocks. The Dow fell nearly 9%, its worst monthly drop since March 2020, when pandemic lockdowns started in the United States. The index ended Friday deeply in the red, too.
  
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• Chocolate bunnies sold at Lidl must be destroyed, Swiss court rules in trademark case

  30-09-2022 22:01
  Basing its decision partially on public opinion polls, a Swiss court ruled customers may confuse Lidl candies for Lindt's, so Lidl must destroy them.      
  
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• Hurricane Ian bears down on Carolinas threatening Charleston, Myrtle Beach

  30-09-2022 21:49
  Hurricane Ian headed toward South Carolina's coast and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods.      
  
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• Trump deposition in Carroll defamation lawsuit set for October 19 as fate of case remains in limbo

  30-09-2022 21:48 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be deposed in the defamation lawsuit brought by a former magazine columnist on October 19.
  
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• Hurricane Ian makes landfall in South Carolina; Florida rescues ongoing: Text-only live updates

  30-09-2022 21:45
  
  Florida crews continue search and rescue efforts as Hurricane Ian made landfall in South Carolina. Latest updates.      
  
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• GRAPHIC Strike on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 25

  30-09-2022 21:41
  A Russian missile strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia has killed at least 25 people and wounded 50, according to Ukrainian officials. (Sept. 30)      
  
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• Sailor not guilty in fire that destroyed ship

  30-09-2022 21:30
  A Navy judge ruled Friday that a sailor was not guilty of setting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in 2020. (Sept. 30)      
  
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• Hurricane Ian damages undocumented migrant communities in Florida

  30-09-2022 21:04
  
  Migrant workers are often hesitant to seek shelter during a storm like Hurricane Ian, and many don't qualify for federal disaster assistance.      
  
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• Hurricane Ian makes landfall in South Carolina; 'Herculean' rescue effort ongoing in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis says: Live updates

  30-09-2022 21:03
  
  Hurricane Ian made its second U.S. landfall Friday in South Carolina. It's the first landfalling hurricane in the state since Matthew in 2016      
  
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• Several states are sending out inflation relief checks, but some economists say they could further fuel rising prices

  30-09-2022 20:59 via cnn.com
  Several states are sending taxpayers money to help them cope with inflation, but some economists warn that the payments will do little to alleviate the pain of rising costs and could further fuel inflation.
  
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• At least 25 deaths in Puerto Rico may be linked to Hurricane Fiona, island health department says

  30-09-2022 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  Less than two weeks after Hurricane Fiona barreled through Puerto Rico, the island's health department says at least 25 deaths may be linked to the storm.
  
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• Ukraine submits 'accelerated' application to NATO

  30-09-2022 20:51
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Friday that Ukraine had made an 'accelerated' application to join NATO      
  
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• A Texas prison warden and his brother face charges in a shooting that killed a migrant and injured another

  30-09-2022 20:49 via cnn.com
  
  The former warden of a Texas prison and his brother were arrested and now face manslaughter charges in the fatal roadside shooting of a migrant this week, according to information CNN obtained Friday.
  
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• Flamingos pack into Florida park bathroom, seeking safety from Ian in a 'hurricane party'

  30-09-2022 20:43
  
  A photo of the flamingos shows them bunched together in a bathroom at the Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg as Hurricane Ian approached.      
  
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• Officer Follows His Instincts and Saves Autistic Boy Drowning at Bottom of Pond

  30-09-2022 20:42
  On Thursday morning, an officer in Independence, Missouri, proved his mettle after following his intuition and quickly locating a missing child under difficult circumstances.
  The boy, a 10-year-old who has autism and is non-verbal, escaped from his driver on his way to school and took off into an abandoned area, right toward a pond.
  He tore into the water, and then he disappeared.
  Police got a call around 9:30 a.m. concerning the incident, and officer Dustin Stewart was on the scene within minut
  
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• Judge Sides with Trump Against Special Master in Battle Over 'Put Up or Shut Up' Order

  30-09-2022 20:36
  U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon sided with former President Donald Trump’s legal team on Thursday in his latest skirmish with the Biden administration’s Department of Justice over the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
  In a Sept. 22 court filing, retired U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie, the special master assigned to the case, ordered Trump’s legal team to confirm or deny the accuracy of the DOJ’s inventory list of items seized during the Au
  
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• Kissinger: In a way, Russia's already lost the war

  30-09-2022 20:31
  Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says that "Russia has, in a way, already lost the war" in Ukraine. He says Russia's invasion has shown its "capacity to threaten Europe with conventional attack has now been demonstrably overcome." (Sept. 30)      
  
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• Exxon CEO Warns Biden Admin That Gas Export Strategy Is Likely to Backfire in a Painful Way

  30-09-2022 20:12
  As the United States has struggled with inflation and high gas prices for months, in August the Biden administration urged oil refiners to limit their fuel exports. But Exxon Mobil has warned that limiting exports could make things worse for the global oil supply, eventually driving up prices in the country again.
  According to a letter accessed by The Wall Street Journal from Exxon CEO Darren Woods to the Energy Department, Exxon warned that refiners should not stop exporting in order to put mor
  
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• Even Bill Clinton Knows the Truth: Just Sent Massive Warning to Dems Right Before Midterms

  30-09-2022 20:12
  Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday warned that Democrats may hurt their chances in November’s midterm elections if they adopt progressive policy positions.
  Speaking at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Clinton said that “defund the police and socialism” would not appeal to “people in the middle, especially suburban middle-class voters, upper-middle-class voters.”
  He said Democrats have “something to lose.”
  Clinton, appearing with his wife
  
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• Bay Area sheriff's office audit reveals 45 officers failed psychological evaluation

  30-09-2022 20:06 via cnn.com
  
  In Alameda County, just across the bay from San Francisco, 45 sheriff's deputies have had their guns taken away.
  
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• Americans are still weighed down by high inflation, though sentiment is improving

  30-09-2022 19:54 via cnn.com
  
  Americans are feeling more positive about the economy and believe inflation will settle down — but plenty of uncertainty is still swirling.
  
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• Ukraine Takes Huge Step Toward NATO Membership After Russia Announces Annexation

  30-09-2022 19:47
  As Russia made a show over formalizing the annexation of part of his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced he was seeking fast-tracked admittance into NATO on Friday.
  It’s the latest move in Ukraine’s protracted conflict with Russia, Politico reported.
  In a statement on his website, Zelenskyy characterized the bid for NATO membership as a move that will benefit citizens far beyond his own country’s borders.
  “Russia would not have stopped at our border
  
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• 'We Are in a Time of Great Crisis': PA Gov Candidate Turns to Tactic Straight from the Bible 40 Days Before Election

  30-09-2022 19:40
  As November’s elections draw closer, Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who is running for governor of the state, announced Wednesday that he plans to fast and pray for 40 days ahead of the election.
  The candidate explained why in a post on his campaign’s Facebook page, “Doug Mastriano Fighting for Freedom.”
  “We are in a time of great crisis in our state and nation, and the forces we face are more than political,” the post read.
  It then quoted Ephesians 6
  
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• Hurricane Ian's wind, rain start in Charleston

  30-09-2022 19:36
  A revived Hurricane Ian threatened coastal South Carolina and the historic city of Charleston with severe flooding after the deadly storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and trapped thousands in their homes. (Sept. 30) (AP Video: Allen Breed)      
  
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• Tesla AI Day: Here's what to expect

  30-09-2022 19:34 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla will hold its second annual AI Day in Palo Alto, California, Friday evening. The six-hour event will include updates on Tesla's work in artificial intelligence, "Full Self-Driving," its supercomputer "Dojo" and maybe a humanoid robot, according to invitations posted online by Tesla supporters. The event is expected to be live-streamed.
  
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• Putin signs treaties to annex parts of Ukraine

  30-09-2022 19:31
  Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to annex parts of Ukraine into Russia, defying Western powers and marking a sharp escalation of the seven-month conflict with its neighbor. (Sept. 30)      
  
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• Prayers Needed: Beloved 31-Year-Old News Anchor Passes Away After Battle with Rare Disease

  30-09-2022 19:04
  After nearly a year of fighting cancer, a popular former news anchor passed away on Wednesday.
  Faith Rempe, known on-air as Faith Gantner, 31, had been a WNEM-TV weekend anchor in Saginaw, Michigan, from 2013 to 2016, WNEM-TV reported.
  After 2016, she moved to Las Vegas, where she worked for KVVU-TV, The Sun reported.
  But eleven months ago, in October 2021, Rempe was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, WNEM reported.
  She was diagnosed with the cancer, known as Myelodysplastic syndrome, just
  
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• Newson Just Made CA a 'Sanctuary State' for Minors from Other States Seeking 'Sex Changes'

  30-09-2022 18:42
  Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Thursday making California a “sanctuary state” for families seeking medical services related to child “gender transitions” as other states restrict those procedures.
  The new law aims to protect parents and their children from legal ramifications for pursuing transgender medical treatments that are illegal for minors in their home states, according to the bill’s sponsor, Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener.
  The
  
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• Buildings leveled. Homes underwater. Fort Myers Beach 'is gone' after Hurricane Ian damage.

  30-09-2022 18:17
  
  A chunk of the causeway connecting Sanibel Island to Florida's mainland had fallen into the sea Wednesday, cutting off access to the barrier island.      
  
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• 'It's like a war zone': Residents start to rebuild after Ian's wrath in Englewood, Florida

  30-09-2022 18:05
  In Englewood, Florida, residents have begun the daunting task of cleaning up and rebuilding following the devastating passage of Hurricane Ian.      
  
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• One big change is coming to clinical drug trials, and it's 'no longer lip service'

  30-09-2022 18:01
  
  After the COVID-19 pandemic, a major and crucial change is coming to clinical drug trials: More diversity among research participants.      
  
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• Major Twist in Case of Murdered Georgia Mother: Family Dollar Camera Catches Suspicious Final Purchases

  30-09-2022 17:49
  Surveillance video has revealed that Debbie Collier, who was founded dead in the Georgia woods earlier this month, bought items found with her body on the day she was reported missing.
  Collier, 59, was found dead on Sept. 11. On Sept. 10, she sent her daughter $2,385 through Venmo with the message, “They are not going to let me go love you there is a key to the house in the blue flowerpot by the door.”
  On Friday, the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that th
  
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• A Massachusetts man confronted a woman accused of stealing from him. Now he's dead.

  30-09-2022 17:42
  
  Xiu Fang Ke, 43, of Newton, is charged with murder in the death of Leonard Garber. Authorities say Garber discovered Ke was stealing from him.      
  
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• Prominent Doctor Says Dolphins Medical Staff Should Be Fired After QB Suffers 2nd Disturbing Injury in 4 Days

  30-09-2022 17:40
  Football fans and even a medical specialist expressed outrage Thursday when Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had to be carried off the field and taken to the hospital for his second frightening injury in the space of four days.
  Tagovailoa was sacked in the second quarter by Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Josh Tupou. He appeared to hit the back of his head after being knocked to the turf, according to NFL.com‘s Grant Gordon.
  “In a frightening sight, Tagovailoa was on the
  
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• Historic prayer duel leads to new mosque

  30-09-2022 17:37
  After a century-old prayer duel between two prophets, John Alexander Dowie and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Dowie's envisioned Christian utopia, Zion, Illinois, will gain its first official mosque for the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. (Sept. 30) (AP Video: Jessie Wardarski)      
  
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• Florida governor gives update on Ian's damage

  30-09-2022 17:36
  Florida governor lays out rescue efforts and power outage estimates for state. (Sept. 30)      
  
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• Corn Belt farmer says pressure, stress mounting as prices for inputs skyrocket

  30-09-2022 17:34
  
  Ohio crop farmer, Dave Kress, worries he won't be able to pass his farm onto his sons because of mounting costs and pressures on farmers.      
  
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• Rescue Efforts Underway After Hurricane Ian Completely Severs Florida Island from Mainland and Causes 'Catastrophic Damage'

  30-09-2022 17:32
  Florida’s Sanibel Island, located just of the state’s western coast near Fort Myers, was devastated and isolated in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
  CNN reported two people killed on the island.
  The Sanibel Causeway, a three-mile bridge connecting the island with the mainland, was badly damaged in the storm, according to The New York Times. CNN’s report said the bridge collapsed in five places. That means the island can only be accessed by boat or helicopter.
  Lee County official
  
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• Watch: Horrific Violence Makes Its Way to Biden's Home Turf - Shop Owner Pistol-Whipped and Brutalized

  30-09-2022 17:23
  Violent crime has metastasized nationwide ever since Joe Biden became president, and there’s apparently no end in sight for this chilling escalation.
  On Sept. 15, a Korean-American jewelry store owner was viciously beaten during a robbery in Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
  David Suh, one of the shop owner’s two sons, told WPVI-TV in Philadelphia that he’s angry about the savage beating of his 68-year-old father, an immigrant who was proud of having achieved his
  
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• China Opening Police Station Outposts Around the World - There's Reportedly Already One in America

  30-09-2022 17:16
  There are roughly 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States, but one police station in particular should alarm us above all others.
  The station in question is located in New York City, but it’s not run by the NYPD or the sheriff’s office. Nor does any U.S. federal agency administer it.
  Instead, it’s run by China.
  According to a new report from Asian human rights group Safeguard Defenders, the station in New York City is one of dozens of police outposts China maintain
  
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• Dad Scares Off Cougar After It Reportedly Attacked His 7-Year-Old Son; Officers Now Searching for the Big Cat

  30-09-2022 17:08
  California often is heralded for its inviting climate, beautiful scenery and fertile land — but humans aren’t the only ones who appreciate these attributes.
  Much of the wildlife in Southern California is fairly inoffensive and relatively harmless if you leave the critters be, but others are not above putting humans on the menu.
  Mountain lion attacks are rare in the state. While most hikers know to keep an eye out, the big cats hunt quietly, are nearly invisible, like to attack from b
  
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