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• Op-Ed: NAACP Denies Elections in Ridiculous Case Against 'Racist' Voter ID Law

  03-11-2022 23:59
  I have often wondered how voter ID could be racist.
  I mean, you have to have an ID to drive a car, purchase cigarettes or liquor, rent or attend some movies, obtain food stamps, sign up for Medicare, and do just a whole lot of things. One of my daughters, who does not have a driver’s license and does not drive, has an ID provided by the license bureau. So how in the world could requiring an ID to vote be some type of racial discrimination?
  The battle for voter ID has been raging in North C
  
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• Paul Pelosi released from hospital a week after brutal attack

  03-11-2022 23:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was released from the hospital Thursday a week after suffering a brutal attack from an assailant.
  
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• First Elon Musk Humiliated Her, Now AOC Is Getting Even Worse News from Her Own Party

  03-11-2022 23:46
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York felt the wrath of Elon Musk’s humor this week after the progressive firebrand lawmaker dramatically complained about the future rollout of an $8 per month premium Twitter subscription plan that aims to offer users verification as one of the perks.
  “Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that ‘free speech’ is actually a $8/mo subscription plan,” she wrote on Wednesday. Musk’s response set the
  
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• January 6 committee interviews more Secret Service witnesses, including head of Pence's detail

  03-11-2022 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  The House January 6 committee's focus on US Secret Service witnesses is intensifying, as the panel has conducted two additional interviews over the last two days, including one with the onetime head of former Vice President Mike Pence's security detail, multiple sources told CNN.
  
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• Exclusive: January 6 committee interviews more Secret Service witnesses, including head of Pence's detail

  03-11-2022 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  The House January 6 committee's focus on US Secret Service witnesses is intensifying, as the panel has conducted two additional interviews over the last two days, including one with the onetime head of former Vice President Mike Pence's security detail, multiple sources told CNN.
  
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• Exclusive: Jan. 6 committee interviews more Secret Service witnesses, including head of Pence's detail

  03-11-2022 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  The House January 6 committee's focus on US Secret Service witnesses is intensifying, as the panel has conducted two additional interviews over the last two days, including one with the onetime head of former Vice President Mike Pence's security detail, multiple sources told CNN.
  
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• Prosecution reveals new timeline in Murdaugh killings

  03-11-2022 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  In court documents filed earlier this week, South Carolina prosecutors provided insight into what could be a key issue for the defense in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial: the time of death of the victims.
  
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• Analysis: Joe Biden's head-scratching democracy speech

  03-11-2022 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  CNN released a new national poll on Wednesday that made a single, stark point: This election is all about the economy.
  
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• Charges Coming for Police in Uvalde? Texas Doctor to Help Determine if Any Victims Could Have Been Saved

  03-11-2022 23:12
  A Texas doctor said Thursday he is working with state police to determine whether any of the 21 people killed in the Uvalde school shooting could have been saved had medical help arrived sooner.
  The review of autopsies and other records is part of a criminal investigation by Texas Rangers into the hesitant police response at Robb Elementary School in May, said Dr. Mark Escott, who serves as the city of Austin’s chief medical officer.
  Police waited more than 70 minutes before confronting th
  
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• Six days, 25 stops: Josh Shapiro sprints across Pennsylvania with Democrats’ hopes along for the ride

  03-11-2022 23:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Josh Shapiro is in as good of a position as any Democrat running in a critical swing-state race. But he is not leaving anything up to chance.
  
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• House panel plans to hold hearing on push to seat Cherokee Nation delegate

  03-11-2022 23:08 via cnn.com
  
  The House Rules Committee intends to hold a hearing in mid-November on the push for Congress to seat a Cherokee Nation delegate, a Democratic staffer familiar with the planning process confirmed to CNN.
  
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• Where Biden's student loan forgiveness program stands

  03-11-2022 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program remains on hold while a federal appeals court considers a legal challenge brought by six GOP-led states.
  
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• AP relies on 50-state network to count the vote

  03-11-2022 23:01
  Counting the vote on election night takes an army. The Associated Press relies on thousands of local reporters across all 50 states to gather the results. (Nov.3)      
  
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• Jay-Z and Jeff Bezos are interested in buying the Washington Commanders together

  03-11-2022 22:58 via cnn.com
  
  Billionaire businessmen Jay-Z and Jeff Bezos are in talks on a possible joint venture.
  
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• Legendary NFL Hall of Fame Punter Dead at 72

  03-11-2022 22:44
  NFL legend Ray Guy died Thursday morning after a long illness. He was 72.
  He was the first and remains the only punter to have ever made it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  Guy’s death was announced by his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, on Thursday.𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱pic.twitter.com/C6k1hN4LCH
  — Southern Miss Football (@SouthernMissFB)
  
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• Things Look So Bleak for Dems, Ex-ESPN and FS1 Host Colin Cowherd Goes Viral with Message to Them

  03-11-2022 22:41
  Sports fans have a love/hate relationship with former ESPN talk radio host and current Fox Sports 1 hot take artist Colin Cowherd.
  If he’s praising your team, he typically does so in an interesting way that you may not have thought of. If he’s criticizing your team, he typically does so with uncomfortable honesty.
  This is all to say: Democrats may want to turn away from Cowherd’s latest analysis.
  Cowherd, who largely ignores anything that isn’t sports on his Twitter accou
  
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• Gabby Petito's parents file wrongful death lawsuit against Utah police

  03-11-2022 22:40
  
  The lawsuit seeks $50 million in damages and alleges Moab, Utah, police should have issued a domestic violence citation against Brian Laundrie.      
  
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• Doctor who performed abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim sues Indiana AG over records

  03-11-2022 22:32
  
  A doctor is suing to stop Indiana's attorney general from allegedly relying on "frivolous" complaints to issue subpoenas over medical records.      
  
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• Meat-Cleaver Wielding Man Who Attacked Mother-in-Law and Killed Wife Convicted

  03-11-2022 22:05
  A Vermont man charged with killing his wife with a meat cleaver and injuring his mother-in-law five years ago was found guilty of murder on Thursday.
  The jury convicted Aita Gurung of first-degree murder in the killing of his wife Yogeswari Khadka, 32, in Burlington, and attempted second-degree murder in the attack on his mother-in-law in October of 2017, according to the attorney general’s office.
  Gurung was originally charged with murder in his wife’s death, but the charges were dr
  
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• Ever Hear of a Cheating Scandal in Professional Cornhole? It's Now Being Dubbed 'BagGate'

  03-11-2022 22:01
  It finally, tragically happened.
  Professional cornhole has officially joined the sad fraternity of sports leagues that have been rocked to their core by allegations of cheating.
  Whether it’s Tim Donaghy, the New England Patriots or the Houston Astros, the “Big Three” North American sports leagues have all had their fair share of scandal and disgrace.
  And while cornhole’s stature compared to basketball, football and baseball is negligible, that doesn’t make this scan
  
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• The chicken sandwich isn't enough for Popeyes anymore

  03-11-2022 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  When Popeye launched its crispy chicken sandwich in 2019, the menu item sold out in just two weeks. When it came back, it was a massive hit — the sandwich was so popular it helped lift sales for the chicken chain. Popeyes has sold nuggets and fish sandwiches modeled on the item to try to build off its success.
  
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• New York judge assigns monitor to oversee Trump Organization's financial statements

  03-11-2022 21:54 via cnn.com
  
  A New York state judge on Thursday imposed a monitor to oversee the Trump Organization's financial statements after the New York attorney general's office asked for added oversight to stop what they allege is a decade-long fraud conducted by former President Donald Trump and three of his adult children.
  
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• The Indiana doctor who provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim is suing the state's attorney general over his investigation

  03-11-2022 21:53 via cnn.com
  
  An Indiana doctor being investigated by the state attorney general after she provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio girl has sued the official, alleging his office used illegitimate consumer complaints to seek patient records and pursue the probe.
  
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• A Michigan judge tried to block an abortion rights measure. His ex-wife says he helped her get an abortion in college.

  03-11-2022 21:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Michigan Supreme Court Judge Brian Zahra voted to block a ballot initiative — known as Proposal 3 — that would enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution.
  
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• Dual citizens abroad say it's worth ballot obstacles to make sure their votes count

  03-11-2022 21:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jennifer Lee has voted by absentee ballot several times in her life, but she’s never had an experience like she did this year.
  
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• Devastating 27-Second Clip of Fetterman Goes Viral Days Before Election - Every PA Voter Should Watch This

  03-11-2022 21:46
  With only five days before Americans vote in midterm elections that will decide the course of President Joe Biden’s term in office, one battleground state candidate has sparked a brand new kind of pre-election debate.
  That new debate is whether Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman is fit to hold office, given his string of embarrassing appearances and speeches resulting from medical problems he’s experiencing from a stroke he had in
  
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• Shepard Smith and His Team Are First to Be Fired as CNBC Cleans House

  03-11-2022 21:29
  Shep Smith left Fox News with drama.
  He’s leaving CNBC in defeat.
  The host of “The News with Shepard Smith” will be moving on later this month, CNBC announced Thursday in an email to its workers.
  The network tried to put the best spin on it possible. But it sounds like there’s some serious housecleaning ahead, and Smith and his team are just the first to go.
  “After spending time with many of you and closely reviewing the various aspects of our business, I believe we
  
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• Watch: Kari Lake Gives Perfect Response to Capitol Officer's Mother Claim That She Is Responsible for His Death

  03-11-2022 21:15
  The Republican Accountability Project (RAP) has been busy over the past few weeks, seemingly working hand-in-hand with Arizona Democrats who want nothing more than for Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake to go down in flames before Election Day.
  However, those groups seem to keep running into the same obstacle in that Lake is too smart, too fast and too gracious for their attacks to take hold. Once again, that was proven in an interaction she had with a reporter regarding a recent attac
  
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• Pope Francis arrives in Bahrain for 4-day visit

  03-11-2022 21:06
  Pope Francis urged Bahrain authorities on Thursday to renounce the death penalty and ensure basic human rights are guaranteed for all citizens as he arrived in the Sunni-led kingdom that has been accused by rights groups of systematic discrimination against its Shiite majority. (Nov. 3)      
  
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• Not a Joke!: Joe Biden Says Electric Cars Can Light Your Home - Video Viewed 500K Times

  03-11-2022 21:04
  Speaking at an event to recognize training for future infrastructure jobs, President Joe Biden made the odd claim that if the power goes out in your house, you can run your home by plugging it into your electric car.
  In his remarks in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, Biden talked about the administration’s “Infrastructure Talent Pipeline Challenge” and the commitments from labor unions and other organizations across the country to begin training new applicants for
  
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• 'The View' Host Attacks Suburban Women Voting GOP: It's 'Like Roaches Voting for Raid'

  03-11-2022 20:56
  ABC’s “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin chastised white suburban women for shifting their support to the Republican Party ahead of the midterm elections.
  The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the GOP now has a 15 percentage point advantage with this demographic, which makes up 20 percent of the electorate.
  That represents a 27 point swing from the Journal’s August polling.
  “I read a poll just yesterday that white, Republican, suburban women are now going to
  
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• Pro-Vax Author Dies of Cardiac Arrest After Tweeting COVID-19 Kills Some of the 'Right People'

  03-11-2022 20:45
  Julie Powell, a writer best known for her book “Julie & Julia,” which was adapted into a movie starring Meryl Streep, passed away at the age of 49 from cardiac arrest.
  Powell’s rise to prominence began when she started a blog about her mission to cook her way through Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” cookbook, The New York Times reported.
  In 2005, Powell turned the stories into the book “Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 T
  
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• Shoppers are abandoning Wayfair

  03-11-2022 20:42 via cnn.com
  
  Wayfair lost more than a million customers during its latest quarter as shoppers turn away from new furniture and home decorations.
  
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• Louisiana's GOP legislature is trying to redefine Blackness

  03-11-2022 20:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Louisiana voters in the midterm elections Tuesday are missing majority-Black House district because Republican legislators are trying to dilute who is Black.
  
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• Gabby Petito’s family alleges Utah officers ignored signs of violence they should have been trained to notice

  03-11-2022 20:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Family members of Gabby Petito, the woman whose boyfriend admitted to killing her last year, have filed a wrongful death suit against the Moab City Police Department.
  
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• 2 dozen more unmarked graves discovered in search for victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

  03-11-2022 20:32
  
  Officials uncovered 24 more unmarked graves in Oaklawn Cemetery as the search for unidentified victims of the 1921 Tusla Race Massacre continues.      
  
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• Aldi Slashes Prices to What They Were When Trump Was in Office for Special Thanksgiving Sale

  03-11-2022 20:30
  Shoppers are excited to catch a deal on Thanksgiving favorites at Aldi as the chain slashes prices by up to 30 percent on everything from brie to prosciutto to cornbread stuffing.
  The price cut is due to the chain’s “Thanksgiving Price Rewind”, which readjusted prices to their 2019 numbers.
  “Providing amazing products at the absolute lowest prices is what we’ve always done, and we know right now that’s more important than ever,” President of ALDI U.S. Da
  
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• A confusing string of foreign government remarks shakes up one of Florida's tightest races

  03-11-2022 20:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Democrat Annette Taddeo and Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, both Latinas running for Florida congressional district 27, tout similar foreign policy stances.
  
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• Retreat or a trap? Russia signals a surprise withdrawal from a key city, but Ukrainians are wary

  03-11-2022 20:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine — Russian control of the key southern Ukrainian city of Kherson appeared increasingly in doubt Thursday after officials suggested that the Kremlin
  
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• Holiday sales will climb this year, but shoppers will lean on savings and credit to afford gifts

  03-11-2022 20:12 via cnn.com
  
  Families may not skimp on holiday gifts for their loved ones this year, but they'll likely slim down their list of recipients, turn to credit cards and dip into savings to afford them, according to an industry forecast Thursday.
  
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• We're Not Sure Biden Knows What Year It Is After Watching These Devastating Clips of Him

  03-11-2022 20:10
  There are those who argue that time is not a continuum but rather a random repetition of moments.
  Unfortunately for all Americans, there is now growing evidence that President Joe Biden subscribes to this theory. Or worse yet, his mental faculties have deteriorated to the point where time really does seem like a random smattering of moments to him.
  As much fun as would be to try and paint Biden as some sort of avant-garde philosopher when it comes to understanding the passage of time, it’s
  
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• Immigration officials say Pelosi attacker was in US illegally

  03-11-2022 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  David DePape, the man accused of violently attacking Paul Pelosi last week, was in the United States illegally and may face deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said late Wednesday.
  
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• 'Lady of the Dunes' investigators seek information about Cape Cod murder victim's 'husband'

  03-11-2022 20:09
  
  Guy Rockwell Muldavin, now dead, was suspected in the deaths of his second wife and daughter. He's now a suspect in the murder of Ruth Marie Terry.      
  
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• November dazzles with Leonids meteor shower and a total lunar eclipse 🌠

  03-11-2022 19:57
  
  Our next meteor shower is due to peak in mid-November. Don't miss the moon this month, the next total lunar eclipse won't happen until March 13, 2025.      
  
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• Grandfather of missing Georgia toddler Quinton Simon killed in hit-and-run

  03-11-2022 19:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  The grandfather of missing Georgia toddler Quinton Simon was killed after he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, deputies said.
  
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• Amazon will pause corporate hiring for months

  03-11-2022 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  Amazon is pressing pause on corporate hiring and expects to keep the policy in place for months, in the latest sign that even the biggest tech companies are rethinking staffing in an uncertain economic climate.
  
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• Valuable collectibles bring armed guards, vaults

  03-11-2022 19:06
  A nondescript Delaware building surrounded by razor wire and armed guards holds a stash of collectibles undoubtedly worthy of protection. (Nov. 3)      
  
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• Housekeeper's claims that Jeff Bezos made staff go 'without rest or meal breaks' are without merit, his lawyer says

  03-11-2022 19:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos subjected housekeepers to "unsafe and unsanitary" conditions, barring them from rest breaks and easy access to bathrooms, according
  
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• AP Top Stories November 3 A

  03-11-2022 19:04
  Here's the latest for Thursday, November 3rd: Man stabs officer in Jerusalem's Old City; Doctors Without Borders says it has rescued 572 people at sea since late October; Pope Francis visits Bahrain; Massive pirarucu fish makes comeback in the Amazon.      
  
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• Michigan, 4 other states have abortion on ballot

  03-11-2022 19:02
  
  Voters in five states will weigh in on abortion next week in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and left abortion rights to the states (Nov. 3) (AP video: Mike Householder)      
  
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