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• Trump Org. trial begins as prosecutors outline alleged fraud and defense blames CFO Weisselberg

  31-10-2022 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  New York prosecutors set the table for the criminal tax fraud trial against the Trump Organization Monday, telling jurors the case is about "greed and cheating."
  
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• Trump Org. trial begins as prosecutors outline alleged fraud and defense blames CFO Allen Weisselberg

  31-10-2022 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  New York prosecutors set the table for the criminal tax fraud trial against the Trump Organization Monday, telling jurors the case is about "greed and cheating."
  
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• Why Brazil's election is a major victory in the fight against climate change

  31-10-2022 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  The outcome of Brazil's presidential election Sunday is being hailed as a crucial victory for global climate, with experts saying the country now has an
  
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• U.S. military inspectors in Ukraine to keep further track of weapons and equipment

  31-10-2022 23:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  American military personnel are now in Ukraine to help keep track of the billions of dollars’ worth of weapons and equipment the United States has sent since
  
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• 'Hiding In Plain Sight': 2017 Double Murder Cold Case Gets Horrific Twist

  31-10-2022 23:14
  A resident of a small Indiana town has been charged with a 2017 double murder that rocked the community.
  Abigail “Abby” Williams, 13, and Liberty “Libby” German, 14, were killed in February 2017 after going out on a hike. The day after they were last seen, their bodies were discovered.
  On Monday, Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter announced the arrest of Richard Allen, 50 of Delphi, according to NBC.
  Carter previously said in 2019 that the suspect was pr
  
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• NASCAR Driver Stuns Opponents by Intentionally Destroying His Own Car in Last Lap 'Video Game' Move

  31-10-2022 22:59
  Necessity truly is the mother of all invention.
  If you’ve ever needed proof of that, look no further than the wild stunt that NASCAR driver Ross Chastain pulled on Sunday to secure a place in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 field:UNBELIEVABLE!@RossChastain floors it along the wall to go from 10th to 5th and advance to the CHAMPIONSHIP! #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/9qX3eq7T6h
  — NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 30, 2022Chastain, 29, who drives for the Trackhouse Racing Team
  
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• Authorities Uncover Paul Pelosi Attack Suspect's List of Targets - Reveal Plans He Had for Them

  31-10-2022 22:44
  Details surrounding the suspect who allegedly broke into the private residence of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and assaulted her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer, continued to emerge on Monday.
  According to CBS News, suspect David DePape reportedly had a “list” of various people “he wanted to target.” The list was reportedly confirmed to the outlet by law enforcement sources close to the ongoing case.
  Those sources, according to CBS, added that DePape might have i
  
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• Bombshell Report: Berkeley Nudist Who Allegedly Attacked Pelosi Is in US Illegally

  31-10-2022 22:22
  A man arrested in the home invasion beating of Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, is an illegal immigrant, according to a report Monday.
  Fox News journalist Bill Melugin, citing a source with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tweeted that David DePape is in the country illegally.
  The source described DePape as a “longtime” visa overstay, Melugin said.NEW: Per ICE source, David DePape, the suspect accused of beating Paul Pelosi in his home with a ha
  
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• Patriots Owner Sponsors Ad During NFL Games Begging People to Fight Against America's Imminent Threat

  31-10-2022 22:21
  In the continued backlash to Ye’s, formerly known as Kanye West, antisemitic comments on Twitter and elsewhere, Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, became one more prominent voice to speak out against antisemitic rhetoric and signal support for the Jewish community over the weekend.
  The Robert K. Kraft Family Foundation partnered with the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism to run an ad during NFL broadcasts on Sunday condemning antisemitic speech and calling for people to stand
  
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• Biden to call for so-called 'windfall' tax on oil and gas companies amid record profits

  31-10-2022 22:06 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden is planning to escalate weeks of sharp warnings to energy producers on Monday by floating a so-called "windfall" tax on their corporate profits, calling out major gas companies for racking up gains as Americans face continued high prices at the gas pump in the final stretch of the midterm campaign season.
  
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• Supreme Court leans toward ending affirmative action in college admissions

  31-10-2022 21:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court wades into the legal fight over affirmative action in cases challenging policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University.
  
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• Firefighters Get Call About Person Possibly Stuck in Old Water Tower, Find Spooky Surprise Inside

  31-10-2022 21:11
  It’s the time of year when haunted houses, spooky noises and all matter of frights are commonplace. Some people add to the effect by decorating their homes and offices, but there are plenty of naturally occurring scares as well.
  The Sacramento Fire Department in California reportedly encountered one such surprise on Thursday evening when a call came in about a person possibly being trapped in a local historical point of interest: an old water tower.
  The tower, located at the Railyards prop
  
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• Oath Keeper who stormed the Capitol says he thought Jan. 6 was a 'Bastille-type' attack

  31-10-2022 20:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  A member of the Oath Keepers said he wanted to be a part of the attack on the Capitol because he thought it was similar to the 1789 storming of the Bastille.
  
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• A man has been charged with murder in the 2017 killings of 2 teen girls in Indiana

  31-10-2022 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  A five-and-a-half-year nationwide search for a suspect in the killings of two Indiana teens ended with the arrest of a local man, authorities said Monday.
  
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• Man Charged in Massive NY Health Care Fraud Scheme Mysteriously Disappears After Setting Sail on Atlantic

  31-10-2022 20:44
  More than two weeks after a New York City doctor facing charges in a fraud scheme took his boat out in the middle of the night, questions surround his disappearance, according to the New York Post.
  Dr. Marvin Moy had been facing federal charges as part of what authorities described in a January Department of Justice news release as a $100 million health care fraud, money laundering and bribery scheme.
  Late on Oct. 12, he went out in his boat, the Sure Shot, only to collide with a larger commerci
  
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• Ye suspended from Instagram again after targeting Jewish people in post

  31-10-2022 20:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, said late Sunday that he was suspended from Instagram for 30 days.
  
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• 'Greed and cheating': Prosecutor outlines tax fraud allegations against Trump Organization

  31-10-2022 20:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Opening arguments began Monday in the high-profile criminal tax fraud case against the Trump Organization, the former president's family-run company that
  
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• Tennessee mom flips the script on anti-LGBTQ Christian rhetoric in viral video

  31-10-2022 20:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Tennessee woman's speech defending the LGBTQ community went viral over the weekend, marking the latest flashpoint in America's simmering culture war.
  
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• Watch: Russell Wilson Goes Viral With 'God First' Post-Game Actions with Jags Players

  31-10-2022 20:12
  Just to get this out of the way early: It is incredibly easy to make fun of Denver Broncos quarterback Russel Wilson.
  If the term “cringe” were to sprout legs and decided to be a quarterback, you would get Wilson. Seriously, watch the videos below and try not to shake your head:pic.twitter.com/VErXIxXFkG
  — clips (@justvideoz) June 15, 2022
  Live dangerously. Eat banana peppers on a sub. https://t.co/0XdVM3nXgi #SubwayVault pic.twitter.com/4J96r3rWuP
  — Russell Wilson (@Dang
  
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• Biden to call for so-called 'windfall' tax on oil and gas companies as he escalates rhetoric amid record profits

  31-10-2022 20:00 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden is planning to escalate weeks of sharp warnings to energy producers on Monday by floating a so-called "windfall" tax on their corporate profits, calling out major gas companies for racking up gains as Americans face continued high prices at the gas pump in the final stretch of the midterm campaign season.
  
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• US Iran envoy says he is not going to 'waste our time' on nuclear deal right now

  31-10-2022 19:41 via cnn.com
  
  The US Special Envoy for Iran on Monday said the United States is focused on matters on Iran "where we can be useful," and is not currently going to "waste our time" on the nuclear deal "if nothing's going to happen."
  
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• US Iran envoy says he is focused on 'where we can be useful' and not going to 'waste our time' on nuclear deal right now

  31-10-2022 19:41 via cnn.com
  
  The US Special Envoy for Iran on Monday said the United States is focused on matters on Iran "where we can be useful," and is not currently going to "waste our time" on the nuclear deal "if nothing's going to happen."
  
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• Elon Musk Prepping for Next Social Media Takeover? Drops Major Hint About TikTok: 'What Could We Do ...?'

  31-10-2022 19:39
  As a quick reminder, Elon Musk once casually mentioned the idea of buying Twitter. A few months later, he bought Twitter, so nothing is out of the realm of possibility at this point, as far as Musk’s business decisions are concerned.
  That said, a pair of Musk’s most recent tweets have sparked new rounds of speculation regarding his next possible venture in the social media world. Because he’s a man who obviously puts his big piles of money where his mouth is, it’s a newsw
  
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• Senate Democrat wants national security investigation of Saudi Arabia's role in Elon Musk-Twitter deal

  31-10-2022 19:26 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy is calling on the federal government to investigate national security concerns raised by Saudi Arabia's role in Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter.
  
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• Neighborhood Cancels Trick-or-Treating After Garbageman Makes Horrifying Discovery While Collecting Trash

  31-10-2022 18:57
  Fact is often said to be stranger than fiction. Turns out, fact can also be a whole lot scarier, too.
  A neighborhood street in Wyandotte, Michigan, just outside Detroit, has decided to cancel trick-or-treating after a literal house of horrors was discovered by a garbageman.
  What was in the house? Apologies to anyone suffering from katsaridaphobia, but the house was infested beyond belief by cockroaches.
  As WXYZ-TV in Detroit reported, a portion of the street would be closed for all trick-or-trea
  
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• 4 airport workers fall ill at LAX from apparent gas leak

  31-10-2022 18:55 via cnn.com
  
  The four people hurt in an apparent gas leak on Monday at Los Angeles International Airport were all airport employees, according to an update provided by the Los Angeles Fire Department
  
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• Sheriff's office says antisemitic messages in Jacksonville were not crimes

  31-10-2022 18:51 via cnn.com
  
  Officials in the Jacksonville, Florida, area condemned multiple antisemitic messages that appeared in public spaces this weekend including a football stadium, highway overpass and downtown building.
  
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• Oldest Known Map of the Stars Found Hidden Under Christian Text - God's Creation Always Fascinated Humans

  31-10-2022 18:03
  Long before the birth of Jesus Christ, ancient astronomers looked to the heavens, fascinated by the mystery and majesty of the stars.
  One of them was a Greek astronomer named Hipparchus, who looked upon God’s handiwork night after night until he tried to measure and describe all of what he saw. His work, although legendary, was lost to the future.
  Until now.
  Glimpses of the work of Hipparchus’ star catalog have been found in a document more than 1,600 years old.
  The Museum of the Bib
  
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• Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of tax records to House Democrats

  31-10-2022 18:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Trump asked the Supreme Court to block a House committee from accessing his tax records as a long-running legal battle reaches its final stage.
  
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• Former officer will stand trial in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, judge rules 

  31-10-2022 17:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  The former Michigan police officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in Grand Rapids will stand trial for the killing, a judge ruled.
  
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• Elon Musk's Plan to Charge Twitter Users a Pricey Verification Fee Revealed, Causing a Stir

  31-10-2022 17:49
  With billionaire Elon Musk at the helm of Twitter after his official acquisition of the social media giant on Thursday, he is already making changes and plans for the future of the platform.
  One of Musk’s plans might be to increase Twitter Blue’s subscription price and verify only accounts of users who have subscribed, according to a report Sunday by the technology site The Verge, which cited information from unnamed sources and “internal correspondence.”
  Twitter Blue, in
  
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• MSNBC So Obsessed with 'Fascism' and 'Fascist' That It Used Terms 3x More Than CNN

  31-10-2022 17:41
  While CNN is overhauling itself as less hyper-partisan amid a ratings drought, MSNBC has ramped up its fearmongering, left-wing propaganda to attack Republicans.
  According to a Fox News analysis, “MSNBC has evoked fascism, or used the term ‘fascist,’ 1,614 times this year alone as critics believe the network is ‘attempting to divide’ with polarizing rhetoric.”
  In the nine months between Jan. 1 and Oct. 23, the word “fascism” was uttered a stunning
  
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• A Woman Was Found Dead on a Beach with Severed Hands, 48 Years Later FBI Finally Identify Her

  31-10-2022 17:36
  Officials used investigative genealogy to identify a woman whose mutilated body was found on the Cape Cod National Seashore nearly 50 years ago, solving the mystery of the “Lady of the Dunes” that had stumped authorities for decades.
  The woman has been identified as Ruth Marie Terry of Tennessee, who was 37 when she was killed, officials said Monday. The news was delivered to her family Monday morning, according to Joseph Bonavolonta, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston
  
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• Here's what the Day of the Dead means, and why it endures

  31-10-2022 17:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  What is Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos? Millions in Mexico were getting ready for the celebration as experts explain its origins.
  
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• Graphic: High-Risk Death Row Inmate Commits Unthinkable Act After He Gets Hands on Hidden Razor Blade

  31-10-2022 17:22
  A murderer who’s awaited execution in Tennessee for more than 30 years did the unthinkable to his own body after prison staff denied his request to be placed on suicide watch in the facility’s infirmary.
  Henry Eugene Hodges, 56, on death row at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, used a hidden razor to sever his penis from his body, said Kelley Henry, his attorney, according to The Associated Press. He had opened his wrists with a blade shortly before severing hi
  
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• Southern Border Breaks Tragic Record While Biden Admin Continue Denying Crisis

  31-10-2022 17:17
  At least 853 migrants died trying to illegally cross into the U.S. in the past year, marking it as the deadliest year for illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S., according to CBS News.
  The deaths occurred amid record migrant encounters at the southern border, with around 2.4 million in fiscal year 2022. In fiscal year 2021 there were 546 migrant deaths, CBS reported, citing internal Border Patrol data.
  In April, a government watchdog reported that Border Patrol didn’t gather and record
  
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• Biden Lost His Temper with Zelenskyy and Raised His Voice, Turning Routine Talk Heated: Report

  31-10-2022 17:13
  A June phone call between President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in which Biden informed Zelenskyy of $1 billion in aid heading his way turned heated when Zelenskyy used the call to press for even more aid, according to a new report.
  According to the report from NBC, citing “ four people familiar with the call” as its source, unlike other calls between the leaders, Biden grew angry with Zelenskyy during the June 15 call because Zelenskyy kept asking for more
  
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• Why horror films kill at the box office all year round

  31-10-2022 16:58 via cnn.com
  
  One of Paramount's biggest blockbusters this year is a surprise hit that hasn't slowed down at the box office since opening at No. 1 a few weeks ago. No, I'm not talking about "Top Gun: Maverick." I'm talking about "Smile," the studio's creepy horror hit.
  
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• One of Paramount's biggest blockbusters is a movie no one expected

  31-10-2022 16:58 via cnn.com
  
  One of Paramount's biggest blockbusters this year is a surprise hit that hasn't slowed down at the box office since opening at No. 1 a few weeks ago. No, I'm not talking about "Top Gun: Maverick." I'm talking about "Smile," the studio's creepy horror hit.
  
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• Twitter may soon charge verified accounts $19.99 a month

  31-10-2022 16:37 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter is considering offering verified accounts to users who are willing to pay $19.99 a month for a subscription service, and it may take away the coveted blue check marks of existing users if they don't start paying for the product within 90 days, according to internal Twitter documents viewed by CNN.
  
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• Twitter may soon charge new and existing verified accounts $19.99 a month

  31-10-2022 16:37 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter is considering offering verified accounts to users who are willing to pay $19.99 a month for a subscription service, and it may take away the coveted blue check marks of existing users if they don't start paying for the product within 90 days, according to internal Twitter documents viewed by CNN.
  
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• NFL Player in Tears After Being Ejected from Game Over Altercation on Opposing Team's Sideline

  31-10-2022 16:35
  Emotions were running high during the Sunday night football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Buffalo Bills — especially after Packers rookie linebacker Quay Walker got ejected from the game for shoving Zach Davidson, the Bills practice squad tight end, on the sidelines.
  About 4 minutes before the end of the first half of the Sunday night game, Walker tackled Bills rookie running back James Cook, Sports Illustrated reported.
  Both players rolled out of bounds, and as Walker and Coo
  
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• 'Stay the F*** Home': Even Bill Maher Has Had It with Leftists Whining and Crying Over Halloween Costumes

  31-10-2022 16:15
  If all you can do on Halloween is whine and carp about other people’s costumes, Bill Maher has a “new rule” for you — stay home.
  There may, admittedly, have been a few more words to that.
  In a nine-minute rant on his Friday show, the “Real Time with Bill Maher” host leveled the “emotional hemophiliacs on social media telling us what we can’t do on Halloween.”
  Maher referenced a BuzzFeed — or rather, “BuzzKill” — articl
  
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• Donald Trump Jr.'s reaction to Paul Pelosi's attack shows exactly how low we have sunk

  31-10-2022 16:11 via cnn.com
  
  The attack on Paul Pelosi was terrifying. A man broke into the house of the 82-year-old husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the middle of the night and hit him with a hammer. Paul Pelosi suffered a fractured skull among other injuries. The intruder shouted, "where's Nancy?"
  
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• GOP Senate Candidate Catches Up to 30-Year Leftist Incumbent as Red Wave Looms on the Horizon

  31-10-2022 15:51
  The “red wave” is moving fast enough that it’s being noticed even in deep-blue Washington state.
  According to a poll released last week, Republican Senate nominee Tiffany Smiley has caught up with Democrat Sen. Patty Murray — and is now tied with the 30-year veteran of the upper chamber at 46 percent.
  The same poll, by Moore Information Group, had Murray enjoying a 4-point advantage in September.
  The survey, which was conducted Thursday-Saturday, polled 500 likely voters
  
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• Musk Immediately Fired Twitter Execs After Takeover, Now the Timing Makes Sense

  31-10-2022 15:50
  Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk fired former high-level Twitter executives “for cause,” in a bid to avoid paying their severance packages, according to tech-sector focused news outlet The Information.
  While the exact cause for firing these executives is unknown, Musk has publicly stated in the past that he believes the company was managed poorly, The Information reported. Affected executives include former CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal and legal, policy and trust head Vijaya Gadde
  
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• Instead of Closing the Border, Biden Considering Sending Migrants to Former Terrorist Prison: Report

  31-10-2022 15:32
  The Biden administration is weighing a plan to house migrants at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, according to NBC News.
  The White House National Security Council asked the Department of Homeland Security for the number of Haitian migrants apprehended at sea which would require them to designate a third country for them to stay in while they await processing to enter the U.S., NBC reported, citing two U.S. officials and an internal document. If there is an overwhelming number of Haitian migrants for a
  
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• Warning: A Popular Social Media Platform Is 'Drawing Young People Into the Occult'

  31-10-2022 15:16
  What are your kids or grandkids watching on TikTok?
  You might want to find out.
  According to a report yesterday from Newsweek — attempting to capitalize on the Halloween weekend, no doubt — the popular short-form video hosting service TikTok “is drawing young people into the occult.”
  Despite the somewhat ominous headline cited above, Newsweek’s story essentially offered occult practices as a legitimate answer in an “age of uncertainty, loss and economic turmoi
  
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• 2 Months After SCOTUS Overturned Roe v. Wade, Abortion Numbers Show the Results

  31-10-2022 15:14
  Nearly 10,000 fewer abortions were performed in the two months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, according to the Society of Family Planning.
  Nationwide, legal abortions declined 6 percent as new abortion restrictions went into effect in 13 states, according to the SFP study. States without new abortion restrictions saw a surge in abortions, but not a large enough increase to make up for the declines occurring in other states, suggesting that state-level restrictions are
  
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• Wheat and corn prices jump after Russia quits Black Sea grain deal

  31-10-2022 14:40 via cnn.com
  
  Prices of wheat and corn on global commodities markets rose on Monday after Russia pulled out of a deal that had allowed some vital grain exports from Ukraine to pass through the Black Sea despite the war.
  
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