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• Less Than Two Weeks Away from Election, Democrats Realize It's Too Late

  29-10-2022 23:41
  Democrats appear to be losing momentum in the 2022 midterms at the worst possible time.
  The progressive extremist party’s prospects are growing increasingly grim with the Nov. 8 election less than two weeks away.
  The polling outlook for Republicans has discernibly improved in the last week alone.
  The GOP has opened a hefty 7-point lead on the generic congressional ballot, according to a Rasmussen poll of likely voters conducted from Sunday to Thursday.
  Rasmussen’s polling suggesting
  
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• Trump Responds to Elon Musk Officially Acquiring Twitter: 'It Will Be Much Smaller, But Better'

  29-10-2022 23:30
  With Twitter now officially under the stewardship of billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, commentators big and small have made their voices heard on the matter.
  One of those commentators is former President Donald Trump, who took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to praise the Musk takeover.
  Trump, who was banned from Twitter back in January of last year, first took time to praise Truth.“TRUTH SOCIAL has become somewhat of a phenomena. Last week it had bigger numbers than all other
  
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• Horrifying: Alleged Dirty Cop Accused of Illegally Selling Guns Used in Shooting of Teenager to FBI Informant

  29-10-2022 22:20
  A Philadelphia sheriff’s deputy has been accused of selling two guns to an FBI informant — guns that had been used in a shooting that left a 14-year-old dead.
  Samir Ahmad, 29, of Philadelphia, faces charges of firearms trafficking and selling firearms to a person illegally in the country, according to a news release posted on the Justice Department’s website.
  Ahmad is accused of selling two semi-automatic pistols and ammunition earlier this month to an informant posing as an il
  
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• 'Ashamed of the Game': Astros Manager Sounds Off on Race as World Series Begins

  29-10-2022 22:07
  Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker said he is “ashamed of the game” after hearing that there are no American-born black players competing in the World Series.
  Although MLB reported in April that 38 percent of players “came from a diverse background,” there are no U.S.-born black players in the World Series for the first time since 1950, according to USA Today.
  Baker was disheartened to hear this.
  “Nah, don’t tell me that. That’s terrible for the state of
  
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• After Death of Over 150 People in Single Instance, It's Important to Remember What Triggers These Events

  29-10-2022 22:03
  It happened at a music festival in Houston, a soccer stadium in England, during a hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, in a Chicago nightclub and countless other gatherings: Large crowds surge toward exits, onto playing fields or press up against a stage with such force that people are literally squeezed to death.
  And it has happened again, during Halloween festivities in the South Korean capital Seoul. When a crowd pushed forward, the narrow street they were on acted as a vice, leaving more than 15
  
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• 'Its Not Normal': Woman Walks With Tourniquet Due to Out of Control Crime in Dem Run City

  29-10-2022 21:29
  Lost in the aftermath of the John Fetterman-Dr. Mehmet Oz debate in Pennsylvania on Tuesday — where the key takeaway was that Fetterman was clearly incapable of carrying out the duties of the office after a stroke he suffered in May — was that Fetterman should never have been considered capable in the first place.
  Fetterman said “that I run on my record on crime.” His record, as Oz pointed out, is that Fetterman, currently the lieutenant governor, “has been trying t
  
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• At least 146 crushed to death in Seoul stampede following Halloween festivities

  29-10-2022 21:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least 146 people were killed and 150 more were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities
  
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• At least 120 crushed to death in Seoul stampede following Halloween festivities

  29-10-2022 21:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least 120 people were killed and 100 more were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities
  
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• 67-Year-Old Leslie Jordan Made Eerie Call Out to Heaven Just Hours Before Untimely Death

  29-10-2022 20:59
  On the last full day of his life, actor Leslie Jordan had heaven on his mind and on his lips.
  Jordan died Monday at the age of 67 after having a medical emergency while driving in Logs Angeles, according to Fox News. The vehicle Jordan was driving went out of control and hit a wall shortly before 9 a.m.
  A Sunday post on Jordan’s Instagram account showed him and producer Danny Myrick singing the hymn “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder.” The hymn dates back to 1893, according to
  
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• Deadly Situation in South Korea: US Military Running Crowd Control, At Least 120 Confirmed Dead

  29-10-2022 20:41
  A harrowing incident in South Korea has rocked the peninsula nation.
  CNN reported that at least 120 people were killed and another 100 were injured in Seoul’s Itaewon district. According to The Korea Times, huge crowds of people were stampeding at Halloween parties, contributing to the incident.
  The Yongsan Fire Department chief said many people “fell” during the festivities, CNN reported.
  Korea-based Washington Post reporter Bryan Pietsch said the U.S. military was aiding with
  
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• Fans Furious After Famous Singer Flubs National Anthem: 'Pathetic'

  29-10-2022 20:02
  In perhaps a telling omen before a crushing Houston Astros choke job in Game 1 of the World Series, a six-time Grammy-nominated singer absolutely butchered “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to the game.
  Eric Burton is the lead singer of a group called the Black Pumas and was tapped for the singing of the national anthem before the game in Houston, the New York Post reported. The Astros were hosting the Philadelphia Phillies.
  You can watch the debacle below:MONUMENTAL interpretaci&oacu
  
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• Bubba Wallace Suspension Ends - He Immediately Points to Other Drivers: 'I Definitely Learned My Lesson, But ...'

  29-10-2022 19:55
  Bubba Wallace returned to NASCAR competition Saturday and said last week’s one-race suspension was difficult, but he recognizes that the penalty was warranted.
  Going forward, though, Wallace wants NASCAR to be consistent in officiating.
  Wallace was suspended one week under NASCAR’s behavioral policy for intentionally wrecking Kyle Larson, walking on a live track and then attempting to fight the reigning Cup champion.
  He missed last week’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway &mdash
  
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• Second Man Arrested After Brutal Beating of GOP Canvasser; Police Release Shocking Details

  29-10-2022 19:40
  A second man has been arrested in the brutal beating of a Republican canvasser who was connected with Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign.
  On October 23, Christopher Monzon, who was wearing a Marco Rubio T-shirt and a Ron DeSantis hat, was brutally attacked by several men and their vicious dogs as he walked a Hialeah, Florida, neighborhood to encourage people to vote next month.
  Rubio was horrified over the attack and warned his supporters at a rally.
  “Sadly, we get the ne
  
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• Elon Musk says he was not involved in Twitter lifting restriction on Ye's account following antisemitic post

  29-10-2022 19:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twitter's new owner Elon Musk said he was not involved in the social media giant lifting a restriction on Ye's account, telling a user that it was done before
  
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• Black Sea Flagship Hit and Burning After Apparent Drone Attack: Reports

  29-10-2022 19:11
  Unconfirmed reports indicate that Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea fleet and its Sevastopol naval base on Saturday.
  Sevastopol is part of Crimea, a region of Ukraine annexed by Russia in 2014.
  Some Twitter users suggested that the Admiral Makarov frigate was damaged.
  The frigate became the flagship of the Russian Black Sea fleet after Ukraine destroyed the Moskva in April, according to Naval News. Forbes reported that Admiral Makarov has been a top target because
  
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• Jesse Watters: Dems So Desperate in AZ They're 'Pushing Fake News' About Katie Hobbs Burglary to Smear Kari Lake

  29-10-2022 19:00
  It didn’t take long after someone burgled the headquarters of Arizona Democratic gubernatorial nominee Katie Hobbs for the spin to start.
  Sure, as The Daily Caller noted, police said the Tuesday break-in was a “commercial burglary.” That didn’t stop Hobbs or the Arizona Democratic Party from implying something Watergate-like was afoot and blaming GOP nominee Kari Lake.
  “Let’s be clear: for nearly two years Kari Lake and her allies have been spreading dangerous
  
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• CNBC Host Chokes Up After Meta Stock Takes Dive off Cliff: 'I Did a Bad Job'

  29-10-2022 18:45
  A CNBC stock market analyst made a tearful admission of fault in a Thursday “Squawk on the Street” segment, taking responsibility for his own poor advice to purchase Meta stock.
  Jim Cramer grew emotional as he admitted that he was previously “wrong” about the stock’s prospects.
  The company formerly known as Facebook saw its stock price nosedive by nearly 25 percent on Thursday, according to CBS News.
  “I made a mistake here. I was wrong,” Cramer frankly a
  
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• Doug Emhoff is clear on his role as second gentleman

  29-10-2022 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  Second gentleman Doug Emhoff wants to change what it means to be the "Second Spouse" -- or, for that matter, the supportive partner of any woman in America.
  
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• Kari Lake Sends 'Thank You' Letter to Liz Cheney - Read Every Word

  29-10-2022 18:21
  Katie Hobbs is in deep trouble.
  The Arizona secretary of state was supposed to be a shoo-in when she won the Democratic nomination for governor. After all, her Republican opponent is Kari Lake, a TV personality the mainstream media is overjoyed to smear as an “extremist” and “election denier” at every possible opportunity.
  Unfortunately, Lake has managed to run a vigorous campaign in which issues that don’t involve Donald Trump have been foregrounded; she’s co
  
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• Listen: What 911 Dispatch Said About Paul Pelosi's Attacker Doesn't Add Up

  29-10-2022 18:03
  When police were sent to the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul around 2:30 a.m. Friday, they were told there was a man there waiting for Nancy, but he was described on the call as a “friend.”
  David DePape, 42, is accused of entering the Pelosi home and hitting Paul Pelosi, the speaker’s husband, with a hammer, according to CNN.
  An audio recording of what a dispatcher told police was posted to Twitter by journalist Greg Price.Police dispatch to Paul Pelosi
  
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• Watch: Thief Thinks He's Escaping With $18k of Goods, Stopped Dead in His Tracks When Window Knocks Him Out Cold

  29-10-2022 17:47
  Surveillance video has offered a new candidate for the worst thief of the year.
  Bellevue police recently released a video of a 17-year-old who tried to rob a Lous Vuitton store in Washington state, according to KOMO-TV.
  The thief ripped handbags off of a display until about $18,000 worth of goods was amassed.
  But the exit? Not so good. Instead of zipping out the door, the thief ran into a plate glass window, knocking himself out.
  You can see the entire comedy of errors below:“Brazen i
  
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• 13 people were rescued from a fishing boat that collided with a container ship off the Virginia coast

  29-10-2022 17:42 via cnn.com
  
  The US Coast Guard, with an assist from good Samaritans, rescued 13 people from a sinking fishing boat after it collided with a container ship about 60 miles off the coast of Virginia on Friday.
  
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• Video Captures Shocking Moment When Missing Grandma's Body Was Found in Python That Had Swallowed Her

  29-10-2022 17:28
  A 54-year-old Indonesian woman was the victim of a massive python that swallowed her whole, according to authorities.
  The woman, whose name was given as Jahrah, had gone to work Sunday at a rubber plantation near the village of Betara in the Jambi province, according to a translation of a report by CNN Indonesia.
  The woman, a grandmother, never returned.
  Her husband went looking for her, according to Betara Jambi Police Chief AKP S Harefa. All he found, however, were sandals, a knife, a hea
  
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• AZ Gov Defies Biden and Presses Forward, Filling in More Border Wall Gaps

  29-10-2022 17:28
  Arizona GOP Gov. Doug Ducey did not heed the Biden administration’s demand to remove the shipping containers the state is using to fill in U.S.-Mexico border wall gaps. In fact, the state began filling in more gaps this week.
  On his first day in office, President Joe Biden issued an executive order ending construction on the wall the Trump administration was building on the nation’s southern border, leaving many gaps.
  Last week, Ducey’s office said the governor did not plan to
  
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• LeBron James Done Rooting for Cowboys After Team Required Players to Stand for National Anthem

  29-10-2022 17:08
  Noted fair-weather sports fan LeBron James has a new favorite football team.
  And his reasoning for flip-flopping allegiances does not pass the smell test.
  James, who was talking to his business partner and childhood friend Maverick Carter on Instagram Live, casually mentioned his new allegiance.
  WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensiveLeBron James said on Instagram Live that he is no longer a #Cowboys fan because he can no longer morally support
  
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• Elon Musk Begins 'Digging In' on Popular Twitter Account's Shadow Ban and Something Quickly Becomes Apparent

  29-10-2022 16:57
  Now that Elon Musk is the self-described “chief twit” at Twitter, the bird has been freed — along with the Catturd, it seems.
  If you’re unfamiliar, that’s not some neologistic swear word the kids are using. Catturd is a popular conservative Twitter account that’s been shadow banned because the guy behind it is politically incorrect and pro-Donald Trump, and apologizes for neither position.
  Musk has only been in charge at the social media giant since Thursday,
  
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• Climate protesters campaign by throwing food at art, but does that work?

  29-10-2022 16:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  From cake smeared over the “Mona Lisa" to soup splashed over “Sunflowers,” recent climate protests at art galleries have grabbed international headlines but
  
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• Sen. Rick Scott Greets Hannity with Red Box in Hand During Live Show: 'Oh My...'

  29-10-2022 16:33
  A conservative senator had a surprise gift for a Fox News heavyweight on Thursday.
  Senator Rick Scott of Florida presented a National Republican Senatorial Committee award to Fox’s Sean Hannity at a Florida town hall broadcast of Hannity’s show.Great to be in Florida and present @seanhannity with the NRSC Champion for Freedom award! pic.twitter.com/AxlNsQERLe
  — Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) October 28, 2022Scott praised Hannity’s work, offering him the NRSC’s Champi
  
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• Florida medical board votes to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors

  29-10-2022 16:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  After five hours of tense testimony and protests, the Florida Board of Medicine voted Friday to start drafting a rule that would bar all minors in the state
  
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• In 5 key battlegrounds, most GOP state legislative nominees are election deniers, report finds

  29-10-2022 16:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Nearly 6 in 10 Republican state legislature nominees in five key battleground states deny the results of the 2020 election, according to an analysis by a group
  
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• Judge orders Meta to pay $10.5M in legal fees to Washington

  29-10-2022 15:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered to pay $10.5 million in legal fees to Washington state atop a nearly $25 million fine for repeated and
  
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• Dozens of earthquakes detected as Hawaii's Mauna Loa, world's largest active volcano, remains in 'state of heightened unrest'

  29-10-2022 15:41 via cnn.com
  
  The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency on Friday issued a volcano advisory alert after 36 small earthquakes were detected between Thursday and Friday near Mauna Loa, earth's largest active volcano, which "continues to be in a state of heightened unrest," according to an update from the United States Geological Survey.
  
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• Healthy 18-Year-Old Cheerleader Dies Suddenly from 'Pulmonary Embolism,' Often Caused by Blood Clots: Report

  29-10-2022 14:46
  An 18-year-old North Little Rock High School senior who a family member said was in “perfect health” died suddenly Sunday evening.
  “She apparently had a pulmonary embolism that was just too far advanced to stop it,” Victoria Moody’s older sister, Brooke McCarty, told KARK-TV.
  McCarty said her father, Brian Moody, took daughter Victoria to the hospital after the high school cheerleader complained of not feeling well.
  “I just wish more than anything that she cou
  
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• Breaking: Somalia's Capital Rocked by Car Bombs, Leaving Multiple Dead

  29-10-2022 14:34
  Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital near key government offices, leaving “scores of civilian casualties” including children, national police said. The attack came five years after a massive blast at the same location.
  The attack in Mogadishu occurred on a day when the president, prime minister and other senior officials were meeting to discuss combating violent extremism, especially by the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab group that often target
  
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• Trump's subpoena gambit highlights the hubris of America's judges. And it's getting worse.

  29-10-2022 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump hopes a judge will save him from House Democrats and their January 6 subpoenas. But this legal question should involve Congress, not the court system.
  
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• Elected official from Connecticut admits he entered Capitol during Jan. 6 attack

  29-10-2022 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  An elected official from Derby, Connecticut, has admitted for the first time publicly that he entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.
  
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• Dog Recorded Casually Trotting Down Mexican Street with Most Gruesome Trophy

  29-10-2022 14:00
  A video circulating on Twitter showed a dog running down the sidewalk in a small town in Mexico carrying a human head in its jaws.
  An unnamed law enforcement official confirmed to The Associated Press that the head — along with other, unnamed, body parts had been left in an automatic teller machine booth in the small town of Monte Escobedo on Wednesday night.
  The Jalisco New Generation and Sinaloa drug cartels have been fighting for control of the Mexican state of Zacatecas, where Monte Es
  
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• Biden admin has discussed slow-rolling military aid to Saudis, including Patriot missiles, as payback for oil production cut

  29-10-2022 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Biden administration has discussed slow-rolling military aid to Saudi Arabia, including Patriot missile shipments, to punish OPEC’s cut in oil production.
  
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• Why Taylor Swift just disappointed fans like me

  29-10-2022 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Taylor Swift missed an opportunity to engage in a dialogue about fatphobia and why it persists with fans and critics that may have misconstrued her artistic direction
  
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• 'Result by violence, not by voting': House majority leader's concerns over voting system legitimacy

  29-10-2022 12:01 via cnn.com
  
  The first piece of modern federal legislation to address the infrastructure of voting systems across the country, known as Help America Vote Act, celebrates its 20th anniversary on Saturday.
  
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• House majority leader's concerns over voting system legitimacy

  29-10-2022 12:01 via cnn.com
  
  The first piece of modern federal legislation to address the infrastructure of voting systems across the country, known as Help America Vote Act, celebrates its 20th anniversary on Saturday.
  
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• As sheriffs, we have a message to those harassing voters

  29-10-2022 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Senior FBI officials recently warned of “unusual levels of threats” against election workers in seven states, including Colorado, Michigan and Wisconsin.
  
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• 8-year-old boy becomes youngest person to climb California's El Capitan

  29-10-2022 11:29 via cnn.com
  
  An 8-year-old boy became the youngest person to finish climbing El Capitan in California's Yosemite National Park on Friday, according to his father, who has been by his side and cheering him on since the pair began their journey earlier this week.
  
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• Philadelphia Phillies come back from 5 runs down, stun Houston Astros in 10th inning to win World Series Game 1

  29-10-2022 08:11 via cnn.com
  
  The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros in dramatic fashion Friday night to take Game 1 of the World Series 6-5 in extras.
  
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• What we know about the suspect in the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband

  29-10-2022 07:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  The suspect accused of violently attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband early Friday appeared to have far-reaching and at times contradictory political positions, according to an early dive into his background.
  
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• At least 6 people injured in shooting outside Pittsburgh funeral, officials say

  29-10-2022 06:25 via cnn.com
  
  • Former Philadelphia sheriff's deputy charged with selling guns illegally, including 2 previously used in fatal shooting of teen
  
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• Vince Dooley, longtime Georgia football coach, dies at 90

  29-10-2022 03:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Vince Dooley, the football coach who carried himself like a professor and guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national
  
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• Pentagon Rejects Major Limit on Use of Nukes, Every Single Threat to America Now on Notice

  29-10-2022 01:28
  The Pentagon has announced a major change in America’s nuclear strategy: We will no longer limit the use of nuclear weapons to defense against other nuclear powers and may even consider using them for non-nuclear threats.
  The new national defense strategy rejects past limits on the use of nukes, citing dual threats from China and Russia, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
  The document states that “by the 2030s the United States will, for the first time in its history face two major nucl
  
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• Netflix's 'All Quiet on the Western Front' manages a rare Hollywood feat

  29-10-2022 01:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  One of the best new Netflix movies right now is 'All Quiet on the Western Front' — which is a frustrating but searing look at World War I via France and Germany
  
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• Arrest Made in 2017 Killing of Indiana Girls, One Hailed as Hero for What She Remembered to Do

  29-10-2022 01:01
  New reports indicate that Indiana police may be ready to wrap up a double murder from 2017 in which two teen-aged girls were killed.
  A man has been arrested in connection with the crime, according to WXIN-TV. The station citing sources it did not identify, said the man’s name was Richard Allen
  The station said the 50-year-old man was first held in the Carroll County Jail and later transferred to a state facility.
  WTHR-TV also reported that it was told by sources it did not name that Allen
  
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