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• Royal Family Member Makes Surprise Visit to America, Rides the Staten Island Ferry

  05-10-2022 23:53
  Princess Anne arrived at John F Kennedy International Airport on Monday, October 3rd.
  The 72-year-old Royal was greeted by Majesty’s Consul-General for New York, Emma Wade-Smith, according to The Daily Mail.
  Though her visit was viewed as a surprise to most of the general public, it was actually scheduled prior to the passing of her mother, Queen Elizabeth, according to People.com.
  Princess Anne’s brother, King Charles, granted her permission to move forward with her planned trip.
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• NARA Caught Up in Massive Clinton Data Scandal and Trump Is Making Sure They Don't Forget It

  05-10-2022 23:52
  Even as the federal government is continuing its attack on Donald Trump over presidential records, the former president is not letting the feds forget how careless they are with the records they already have in their possession.
  By now, everyone is aware of the unwarranted and unprecedented FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, an outrageous act that Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis called “the weaponization of federal agencies.”
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• House Republicans Call on DOI to Follow the Law - Carry Out Federal Oil and Gas Leasing

  05-10-2022 23:45
  Republican Rep. Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma and 14 other House Republicans are calling on the Department of The Interior (DOI) to follow the law and alleviate the nation’s energy crisis by conducting federal oil and gas lease sales.
  Bice and the Republicans said that the Interior is disregarding the Mineral Leasing Act as the DOI’s Bureau of Land Management fails to hold auctions for oil and gas leases during every quarter of President Joe Biden’s term, according to a letter the
  
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• Dozens of CIA officers accuse intel agency of soft-pedaling its 'Havana Syndrome' investigation

  05-10-2022 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  As many as three dozen current and former CIA officers have gone to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees over the past year to raise concerns that a CIA task force has been soft-pedaling its investigation into a mysterious illness impacting agency officers and diplomats known colloquially as "Havana Syndrome," sources tell CNN.
  
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• Secret Service Won't Turn Over Visitor Records for Location Biden Has Spent 1/4 of His Presidency

  05-10-2022 23:40
  Republicans looking forward to taking control of the House in November’s midterms have no shortage of secrets to investigate in the Joe Biden White House.
  There’s his Justice Department’s use of the FBI against domestic political opponents, the betrayal of his oath of office by fostering an ongoing invasion of illegal aliens at the southern border and, of course, the always-present specter of foreign corruption surrounding his son Hunter Biden’s “business activities
  
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• 'I Wanted to Cry': Firefighter Uses Ingenious Tool to Help Rescue Elderly Dog Trapped in Underground Pipe

  05-10-2022 23:16
  Dogs are important parts of many families. That was no different for the Shipman family from West Fargo, North Dakota, whose senior Shetland sheepdog, Bentley, played a very important role in their lives.
  Not only is Bentley a beloved pet, he’s an indispensable helper to one family member in particular.
  “There’s so many reasons Bentley is important to the family,” mom Gloria Shipman told The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. “One, first and foremost, he is a medical support
  
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• Illegal Alien Is Shot and Killed When He Allegedly Goes for Border Agent's Gun: Report

  05-10-2022 22:52
  The FBI is investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of an illegal alien in South Texas.
  Fox News border correspondent Bill Melugin indicated that the migrant allegedly tried to grab a Border Patrol agent’s gun in a Tuesday tweet, citing an agency union.BREAKING: A migrant in custody in Border Patrol’s El Paso, TX sector has been shot and killed after he allegedly went for a Border Patrol agent’s gun near the Ysleta station, the BP union tells me. FBI on scene investi
  
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• Special Guest Tells TWJ How What Happens in Michigan Will Affect the Rest of the Country

  05-10-2022 22:37
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• Chicago Teachers Are Acing Performance Evaluations, But Students' Scores Have Parents Wondering How

  05-10-2022 22:24
  While students post low literacy rates in math and reading, Chicago teachers are acing their performance evaluations, according to the Illinois Report Card.
  In 2021, 100 percent of Chicago public school teachers were evaluated as “proficient or excellent” by an administrator, according to the Illinois Report Card, — the “state’s official source” for information. The same year, students posted a 23.1 percent proficiency rate in English language arts, a 20.6 per
  
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• Alec Baldwin Announces Settlement with Family of Slain Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins - 'Rust' to Resume Filming

  05-10-2022 22:11
  The family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed by actor Alec Baldwin in an accident on the set of the Western movie “Rust” in October, have reached a settlement in their wrongful-death lawsuit against the movie’s producers, one of them being Baldwin.
  “We are pleased to announce today the settlement of the civil case filed on behalf of the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Throughout this difficult process, everyone has maintained the speci
  
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• Mayra Flores Just Got Good News from Cook Political Report

  05-10-2022 21:54
  Cook Political Report, a campaign analysis firm, changed the race between Texas Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez and Republican Rep. Mayra Flores from “lean Democrat” to a “toss-up” on Wednesday.
  Gonzalez, who is now running in Texas’ 34th Congressional District, could be in danger of losing to Flores, as the Cook Political Report considers the race to be a “toss-up,” despite the fact that the district leans Democrat by a wide margin. Under the new distr
  
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• Chris Cuomo's New Primetime Show Debuts to Abysmal Ratings, Only 147,000 People Tuned in

  05-10-2022 21:54
  After being fired from CNN in December of 2021, Chris Cuomo returned to primetime TV on Monday evening with NewsNation, but his show only had 147,000 viewers.
  Cuomo was fired from CNN after continuing his efforts to help his brother, Andrew Cuomo, the former governor of New York, who was in the midst of facing sexual harassment accusations, the New York Times reported in December.
  But after several months off the air, NewsNation gave Cuomo a new show called “Cuomo” and it premiered o
  
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• Man Gets Handed $21k in Gift Cards After Handing Over 'Plastic Junk' to Authorities

  05-10-2022 21:18
  New York’s gun buyback program ended up being a rather lucrative event for one creative resident.
  A man who would only identify himself as “Kem” borrowed an idea he said he picked up from Twitter.
  He read that some people were using 3D printers to make guns just so they could sell them at gun buyback events for large sums of money, according to WKTV-TV in Utica.
  Kem said he used a $200 3D printer he got as a Christmas present and set to work manufacturing over 100 gun parts.
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• First Poll Released Since Hurricane Ian Shows DeSantis with Double-Digit Lead as Ballots Start Going Out

  05-10-2022 20:54
  There’s still more than a month to go before Election Day, but in Florida it looks like the governor’s race is Gov. Ron DeSantis’ to lose, according to the most recent polling in the state.
  NBC News reported that voters were beginning to receive vote-by-mail ballots throughout the state, even as many Floridians continue recovery efforts following Hurricane Ian’s landfall last week.
  The Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy survey, released yesterday, showed the incumbent DeS
  
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• Single Mother Overjoyed to Get Law School Acceptance Email, Then It All Falls Apart with 2nd Email

  05-10-2022 20:39
  A Massachusetts law school says it’s guilty of accidentally sending acceptance emails to thousands of former and current applicants.
  The Northeastern University School of Law in a statement Wednesday blamed a “technical error” for the glitch, saying the erroneous emails went to more than 200 people who applied for admission starting next fall, as well as to nearly 4,000 former applicants, some of whom are already enrolled.
  “The School of Law quickly sent a clarifying emai
  
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• White House Fails in Bid to Stop 'Total Disaster' as OPEC Announces Huge Production Cut

  05-10-2022 19:49
  The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries announced Wednesday that it will be cutting oil production, directly thwarting the Biden administration’s measures to pressure Middle Eastern oil companies to continue normal production to help combat high gas prices.
  In anticipation of OPEC+’s important Wednesday meeting, Biden administration officials tried to persuade officials in member countries such as Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to vote against any dec
  
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• New Jeffrey Dahmer Series Becomes One of Netflix's Most Watched Shows Ever; 56 Million Households Have Watched All 10 Episodes

  05-10-2022 19:41
  A new Netflix series about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, called “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” has been attracting millions of viewers and become one of the streaming service’s most-watched shows.
  The 10-episode series dropped on Netflix Sept. 21. By Oct. 4, it had already been viewed for 496.1 million hours, Variety reported.
  Netflix’s numbers recorded that about 56 million households have watched all of the episodes, Variety added.
  That makes “Monster”
  
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• David Jeremiah: The Lord Delights in Your Small Sacrifices

  05-10-2022 19:40
  Did you hear about the boy who took off his favorite bow tie during the church service and put it in the offering plate?
  When his dad asked him why he had done such a thing, the youngster replied, “Don’t you know? The pastor tells us to put our ties and offerings into the plate.”
  Oh, to have the heart of a child! If the Lord needs it, we’ll give it at once. We should be glad to offer the Lord whatever he needs, whenever he needs it, for the expansion of his kingdom. He de
  
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• Chris Cuomo Turns on Woke College After They Fire Professor: We Have to Stop 'Dumbing Down' America

  05-10-2022 19:26
  I’ve found myself looking out my windows regularly today, checking the sky for winged pigs.
  I mean, something must be up. Chris Cuomo said something I agree with. (You probably will too.) Flying pigs seems as reasonable an explanation as any, although I suppose it’s also possible that the devil is doing some winter coat shopping.
  The former CNN anchor was fired last year after it was learned that he had counseled his brother, then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, about how to deal with th
  
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• Republican Ohio Elections Chief Announces New Public Integrity Unit to Combat 'Crisis of Confidence'

  05-10-2022 18:53
  On Wednesday, Ohio’s Republican elections chief announced a new public integrity unit in response to what he called Americans’ “crisis of confidence” in the electoral process, though he acknowledged the state’s reputation for secure voting.
  The unit, taking effect next week, will consolidate and highlight the Ohio secretary of state’s investigative work and eventually have one or more dedicated investigator, Secretary of State Frank LaRose said in a statement.
  
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• Oregon School Board Fires 3 Healthy and Willing Teachers While State Suffers Mass Teacher Shortage

  05-10-2022 18:48
  An Oregon school board terminated the employment of three unvaccinated teachers on Tuesday amid a statewide teacher shortage.
  Bend-La Pine School Board in Bend, Oregon, fired three teachers who were unvaccinated because they are in violation of Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) vaccine requirement, which mandates all educators be fully vaccinated.
  The board unanimously chose to follow guidance from Superintendent Steve Cook to terminate the teachers.
  The firings come as Oregon is facing a st
  
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• Elon Musk Reveals Twitter Acquisition Is Just the Start of His Mysterious 'X' Plan

  05-10-2022 18:37
  After first grabbing headlines on Tuesday by saying he would buy the social media giant Twitter after all, Elon Musk offered two tweets about his grander vision that the Twitter purchase could lead to.
  Musk on Tuesday filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealing that he would go through with the deal to buy Twitter if a lawsuit against him in the Delaware Chancery Court is dropped.
  Twitter had sued Musk after he said that he no longer wanted to go through with his $44 b
  
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• This Could Change Everything: GOP Looking Strong to Take Senate Seats in 2 Key Battleground States

  05-10-2022 18:30
  With the exception of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s wishful thinking, it is widely expected that Republicans will win back control of the House in next month’s midterms.
  Victory for GOP in the Senate, however, is far less certain. But, if recent shifts toward the GOP in two battleground states continue, it just might happen.
  In Wisconsin, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was trailing his opponent, Mandela Barnes, by 1.7 points in mid-September. By the end of the month, Johnson had pulled a
  
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• Despite Record-Breaking Fundraising, WI Dem Still Trailing Behind Republican for Senate Seat

  05-10-2022 18:27
  Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes of Wisconsin, who is running for the Senate against incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, has raised a record-breaking amount for his campaign in the third quarter of 2022, his campaign announced Wednesday.
  Barnes raised $20 million from July to September alone, according to representatives from the campaign speaking to CNN.
  The amount is more than what Barnes has raised throughout the entire Senate campaign thus far, and exceeds Ron Johnson’s own total
  
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• Couple Faces Massive Fine for Gender Reveal That Polluted Part of City's Water Supply

  05-10-2022 18:26
  The gender reveal of a new child — what could possibly go wrong?
  Well, apparently a lot.
  In Mato Grosso, Brazil, authorities said a couple dyed a waterfall to match the gender of their child, according to The Washington Post.
  The waterfall, Cachoeira Queima-Pé, turned a bright blue, signaling they were having a boy — and sparking a government investigation.
  Mato Grosso’s Public Ministry said putting a substance in the water “constitutes an infraction” against
  
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• Pittsburgh restaurant owner closes up shop due to post-COVID labor shortages, moves to Montana

  05-10-2022 18:01 via foxnews.com
  
  A Pittsburgh restaurant owner blamed COVID Wednesday after he was forced to close his doors due to a persistent labor shortage and other economic woes rooted in the pandemic.  Cafe Raymond owner Ray Mikesell joined "America's Newsroom" to discuss the issues he has faced and why he has decided to close his business as a result.  "They just beat you down, so much that… I don't have the fight to fight them anymore and try to stay open and hire people," Mikesell told co-host Dana Pe
  
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• Ben Roethlisberger surprised Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin made halftime QB change

  05-10-2022 18:01 via foxnews.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Steelers have officially made a change at the quarterback position, naming rookie Kenny Pickett as the starter under center after replacing Mitch Trubisky at halftime of the Steelers Week 4 loss to the New York Jets.  Trubisky, who started the first four games of the regular season, struggled in the first half against New York, completing seven of 13 passes for 84 yards and an interception. Pittsburgh managed just six points in the first half, prompting head coach Mike Tomlin
  
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• 8-Year-Old Boy Is Declared a 'Real-Life Hero' After He Saved Classmate's Life by Remembering Something His Dad Told Him

  05-10-2022 18:01
  Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Some wear capes, and others wear just normal clothes.
  Heroes can also be different ages, and in this case, the hero was just 8 years old.
  Garrett Brown, a Norman, Oklahoma, native, came to the rescue of fellow classmate Cashton York, according to KOCO-TV.
  The young hero performed the Heimlich maneuver while his classmate was choking.
  He was taught the life-saving technique by his father.
  Brown stated, “I was choking, and he saved me and taught me to sav
  
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• San Francisco voters weigh Nancy Pelosi's style and substance, share priorities as midterms draw near

  05-10-2022 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi's experience as chief House Democrat has benefited San Franciscans, but some criticized her long tenure in Washington while sharing what priorities were driving their voting decisions ahead of November's midterm elections. "Nancy Pelosi definitely works for the people," Susan, a San Francisco resident told Fox News. "She's an incredible public servant and has devoted her life to public service."  Joe, another San Franciscan, had other thoughts: "She strikes me as being
  
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• Oregon wants to dumb down graduation standards so it can hide how badly it is failing our kids

  05-10-2022 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  As Oregon parents send our kids off into the new school year, the first time with little to no COVID-19 restrictions since 2020, bureaucrats in our state capitol, Salem, are recommending that we dumb down requirements to cover for the fact that public schools are failing our kids. If we don’t take a stand here, this could easily become a trend pushed by government teachers’ unions in other states. During the pandemic, most legislators sat idly by while the government teachers’
  
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• James Bond Day: Bond girls Ursula Andress and Lana Wood reminisce about working with Sean Connery

  05-10-2022 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  James Bond is turning 60 in Hollywood – and two actresses who helped bring the British spy to life are reminiscing about the franchise's original star. October 5 is James Bond Day, also known as the date of the world premiere of the first 007 film, "Dr. No," in 1962. American producer Albert R. Broccoli, inspired by Ian Fleming’s novels, scored financing from United Artists and raised $1 million. It would go on to become one of the most celebrated franchises in movie history. While t
  
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• Hurricane Ian: CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC tout climate change more than 600 times in coverage

  05-10-2022 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Climate change was a central topic of conversation throughout on-air coverage of Hurricane Ian, with the phrase mentioned across CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, and NBC more than 600 times in a one-week period.  A review of transcripts by Fox News Digital found that CNN accounted for the largest chunk of climate change mentions, with the phrase uttered 311 times between Sept. 26 and Oct. 2.  MSNBC was not far behind, with climate change getting mentioned in coverage of the hurricane 212 times, m
  
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• Head Start educator says she went 'through hell' fighting to keep job due to state, federal vax mandates

  05-10-2022 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The administrator of a Head Start program in Washington state said she went "though hell" fighting to keep her job in the face of state and federal vaccine mandates for program staffers – which still remain even as the rest of the country rolls back pandemic restrictions. Sarah Werling, a Head Start center manager in Friday Harbor, Washington, told Fox News Digital that due to state regulations, she was barred from the classroom until this fall when Gov. Jay Inslee lifted the state's coron
  
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• Slavery on the ballot this fall as voters decide whether to amend language to constitution in four states

  05-10-2022 17:59 via foxnews.com
  
  Residents in four states will have the opportunity to vote on amendments this November that could remove language from their state constitution that permits slavery as a form of punishment for convicted criminals, though not everyone supports the referendum. Ratified in 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in America, but it provided leeway for the practice as punishment for individuals convicted of a crime. Several state constitutions sti
  
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• Hurricane Ian hero: Maryland firefighter uses his ham radio to send rescuers to Florida's Sanibel Island

  05-10-2022 17:59 via foxnews.com
  
  Dale Klonin, a firefighter at Baltimore/Washington International Airport in Baltimore, was off duty and busy running errands last Wednesday when he stumbled upon a chance to save lives. Klonin, 46, lives in Hampstead, Maryland. As an amateur ham radio operator with an interest in "any news or weather event," he was keeping an eye and ear on Hurricane Ian. "Of course, the hurricane was pretty big news," Klonin told Fox News Digital in a phone interview.  HURRICANE IAN IN FLORIDA SPURS FRANTI
  
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• St. Louis man convicted in David Dorn's murder sentenced to life in prison without parole

  05-10-2022 17:55 via foxnews.com
  
  Stephan Cannon, 26, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of former St. Louis Police Capt. David Dorn after a Missouri jury convicted him in July, according to reports. Cannon was convicted of shooting and killing Dorn during a night of looting and rioting in June 2020 in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. DAVID DORN DEATH: ST. LOUIS MURDER TRIAL GOES TO JURY IN CASE OF RETIRED POLICE BOSS SLAIN DURING 2020 RIOTS Dorn, 77, was responding to a burglar
  
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• Global Trade Group Makes Dismal Slash to 2023 Expectations, Director Warns of 'Crisis'

  05-10-2022 17:42
  As the world continues to struggle with the consequences of high inflation, energy crises, war in Europe and historically tight monetary policy from developed economies, the World Trade Organization slashed its expectations for trade growth in 2023 by more than two-thirds on Wednesday.
  While Europe, the United States and China were getting hit by these factors in different ways, the end result is that all are expected to have reduced demand for imports, the international trade regulator reported
  
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• Red Wave Rising: GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Surges Into Lead in State That Hasn't Had a Republican Governor in 35 Years

  05-10-2022 17:33
  A new poll shows that Oregon voters could make political history next month in the race for governor.
  The Emerson College poll released Tuesday found Republican Christine Drazan leading Democrat Tina Kotek 36 percent to 34 percent, with independent candidate Betsy Johnson at 19 percent.
  The website FiveThirtyEight noted that the poll is part of a pattern.
  Drazan, a former minority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives, has come out on top in seven polls since August. Her margins over Kot
  
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• Red Herring

  05-10-2022 16:46
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• Pro-Ukraine Crowd Furious at Elon Musk for Suggesting Peaceful Way to End War

  05-10-2022 16:35
  An army of pro-Ukraine Twitter accounts attacked billionaire Elon Musk for having the audacity to propose a peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
  In a tweet Monday, the Tesla founder offered a poll with possible conditions for negotiating peace, including the following:
  • Ukraine remains neutral by not joining NATO, the military alliance between the United States and Europe to deter Russian expansion.
  • New elections are held in the regions recently annexed by Russian President Vla
  
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• Candidate Allegedly Leaked Nude Photos, Threatened School Shooting - Now Dems Rush to Distance Themselves

  05-10-2022 16:32
  A Michigan Democrat’s campaign for the state legislature is spiraling after a purported former partner accused him of threatening a school shooting and circulating revenge pornography of her.
  A woman who identifies herself as a former middle school girlfriend of 20-year-old Maurice Imhoff published a litany of allegations against Imhoff on her personal Facebook page on Saturday.
  Mya Connell says that Imhoff — who would be the youngest legislator ever to serve in the Michigan House if
  
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• Supreme Court case on Alabama's voting maps is a 'pivotal moment in history'

  05-10-2022 16:16 via cnn.com
  
  To Letetia Jackson, voting is as important as drinking water or breathing. She has her mother to thank for nourishing that conviction.
  
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• Six killings in California happened in dark areas with little surveillance. What we know

  05-10-2022 15:48 via cnn.com
  
  Authorities in California's Central Valley are investigating what they believe is a series of killings that has claimed the lives of six people since last year.
  
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• CEO of Embattled Election Software Company Arrested After Investigators Uncover China Secret: DA

  05-10-2022 15:33
  Monday, The New York Times ran an article defending a Michigan election software company against claims that it had ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
  Tuesday, the CEO of that company was arrested “as part of an investigation into the possible theft of personal identifying information” of Los Angeles County poll workers.
  Investigators from the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation took Konnech Corp. CEO Eugene Yu into custody with assistance from the
  
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• Clarence Thomas Issues Order to Biden DOJ as Trump Takes Mar-a-Lago Fight to Supreme Court

  05-10-2022 15:19
  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has given the Biden administration until early next week to respond to a legal filing from former President Donald Trump asking that a special master assigned to the case be allowed to review dozens of documents seized in the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach, Florida.
  Trump filed an emergency request with the court on Tuesday, prompting Thomas to seek a response from the Biden administration’s Department of Justice.
  As noted by Axios,
  
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• Watch: Man Buys $115,000 Hummer Electric Truck - It Immediately Left Him Stranded in Middle of Road

  05-10-2022 14:58
  It must be one of the more dramatic failures of an electric vehicle chronicled thus far. And it could have ended up much worse.
  In a video posted on YouTube on Tuesday, Roman Mica, publisher of the website The Fast Lane Truck, recounted how his website had purchased a brand new General Motors Hummer EV. Price: $115,000.
  After only a few days, and with fewer than 250 miles on the vehicle, the Hummer had problems in spectacular fashion. Alone on a busy highway, Mica found himself stranded. In
  
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• 'It's kind of surreal': Key voting rights case could reshape the political power of communities of color

  05-10-2022 14:35 via cnn.com
  
  To Letetia Jackson, voting is as important as drinking water or breathing. She has her mother to thank for nourishing that conviction.
  
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• First on CNN: Barnes raises more than $20 million in third quarter of closely watched Wisconsin Senate race

  05-10-2022 14:00 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes raised more than $20 million in the third quarter of 2022, according to details from the Wisconsin lieutenant governor's campaign, dwarfing what he raised throughout his entire bid for Senate.
  
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• Parents of Veteran EMT Slain in Broad Daylight Confront Mayor Eric Adams: 'You Know What to Do'

  05-10-2022 13:42
  The mother of a slain New York City Fire Department lieutenant had one request for Mayor Eric Adams at her daughter’s wake: “Please, give me back my city.”
  Lt. Alison Russo-Elling was stabbed to death during her lunch break Thursday, only a block from her EMS station. She was a 25-year veteran of the FDNY and only months from retirement. Her wake was Monday.
  Witnesses said Frank and Catherine Fuoco were “courteous” to the mayor, but direct. Catherine Fuoco reportedl
  
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• 90% of US adults say the country is experiencing a mental health crisis, CNN/KFF poll finds

  05-10-2022 12:16 via cnn.com
  
  An overwhelming majority of people in the United States think the country is experiencing a mental health crisis, according to a new survey from CNN in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation.
  
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