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• 11 Temple University students robbed in off-campus Philadelphia apartment, police say

  11-11-2022 23:52 via cnn.com
  
  Eleven students from Temple University in Philadelphia were held hostage and robbed by two masked men with handguns early Friday, authorities said.
  
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• 'That's Not the Way I Roll': Cornered Youngkin Responds to Trump's Out-of-the-Blue Viral Rant

  11-11-2022 23:50
  Republican Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on Friday steered clear of a reply to comments from former President Donald Trump about him.
  “Young Kin (now that’s an interesting take. Sounds Chinese, doesn’t it?) in Virginia couldn’t have won without me,” Trump wrote on Truth Social,“I Endorsed him, did a very big Trump Rally for him telephonically, got MAGA to Vote for him – or he couldn’t have come close to winning. But he knows that, and admits it.
  
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• Climate activists fail to glue themselves to 'The Scream' painting in Norway: 'I scream for people dying'

  11-11-2022 23:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Climate activists in Norway attempted to glue themselves to Edvard Munch’s 1893 "The Scream" painting at a museum in Oslo on Friday. Police in Norway said that two people tried to glue themselves to the famed painting while a third person filmed them. "The Scream" was in a glass-protected frame, preventing any damage from being done. While the painting was left unharmed, glue residue could be seen on the glass mount. Video of the individuals attempting to glue themselves to the glass frame
  
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• Republican Secures Second Term in Congress, Fends Off Dem in Deep-Blue California

  11-11-2022 22:56
  With midterm election results still slowly trickling in, one notable Republican has won a second term in the House representing California’s 40th District.
  Rep. Young Kim defeated Democratic challenger Dr. Asif Mahmood, according to The Associated Press, which called the race Thursday evening.
  “BREAKING: Republican Young Kim wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 40th Congressional District. #APracecall at 6:43 p.m. PST,” the AP tweeted.BREAKING: Republican Young K
  
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• Looming Storm Could Deliver Snow From New Mexico To Maine Next Week

  11-11-2022 22:49
  Soon after a colder weather pattern more typical of December develops over much of the United States, at least one storm with snow will gather moisture over the southern Rockies and Plains, travel northeastward through the Heartland and eventually reach the Northeast next week, AccuWeather meteorologists say.
  A storm from the Pacific that will dip across the Southwestern states with rain showers and mountain snow this weekend will reorganize over New Mexico and Texas from Sunday to Monday. As t
  
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• Watch: Biden Speech Derailed When a Strange Noise Stops Him Dead in His Tracks

  11-11-2022 22:39
  Something very strange happened as President Joe Biden was giving a speech at a United Nations climate conference on Friday.
  Biden was near the end of his speech in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, when a loud howling noise was heard in the venue.
  The noise briefly interrupted Biden’s remarks.
  The president did a double-take and was silent for a few seconds in response to the bizarre noise.What just happened?pic.twitter.com/uuNQXxdvfm
  — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) November 11, 2022
  
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• Blood Test To Diagnose Alzheimer's Years Before Symptoms Develop Could Be Coming Soon

  11-11-2022 22:24
  A blood test that diagnoses Alzheimer’s years before symptoms develop could be on the horizon. Scientists have identified chemicals linked to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) – an early sign of the disease.
  It could lead to drugs or lifestyle changes being prescribed when they are most likely to be effective.
  Corresponding author Professor Bin Xu, of North Carolina Central University, said: “Our work provides a new avenue for developing diagnosis and differentiation tools for A
  
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• Biden Snubs America's Heroes on Veterans Day, This Is What He Did Instead

  11-11-2022 21:56
  President Joe Biden’s priority this Veterans Day wasn’t recognizing veterans.
  Biden was instead speaking at the United Nations’ COP27 climate change conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
  You can see the entirety of his comments below:
   
  Biden opted to give that above speech precedence, as he skipped the annual Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery for the international climate conference.
  Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the event instead.Our veterans r
  
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• 'Put a Ring on It': Jesse Watters Gives Advice to Men After Exit Polling Shows Doom for GOP

  11-11-2022 21:52
  The autopsy of the 2022 midterm election is well underway, but it has become obvious that one group that voted heavily for the Democrat Party proves the U.S. has a serious cultural problem.
  But all is not lost, Fox News personality Jesse Watters noted.
  In the aftermath of the 2022 election, one particular demographic cut heavily in favor of the Democrats, but Watters pointed out that one simple thing can solve that problem: marriage.
  Even as we still see chaotic vote counting in some areas, exit
  
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• Does Having Good Friends Mean Having A Healthy Stomach?

  11-11-2022 21:48
  The Oxford University study suggests that good friends are just as important for our physical health as they are for our mental well-being.
  The research team discovered that the more social monkeys are, the more beneficial gut microbes they have in their system. Prior to the study evidence showed gut microbiome has a major role in physical and mental health, linked by the “gut-brain axis.”
  Bacteria can be transmitted socially, such as through touch, and scientists investigated how t
  
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• Defeated Incumbent Democrat Lashes Out at AOC After Embarrassing NY Performance

  11-11-2022 21:45
  While Republicans nationwide are scratching their heads and wondering where their predicted red wave went, some Democrats are also singing the post-midterm-election blues.
  Key among them is Sean Patrick Maloney. He not only lost his New York congressional seat but did so as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, whose job is to get Democrats elected to Congress.
  While providing a sober analysis of Democrats’ relatively poor performance in his state, Maloney had harsh
  
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• Four-Time Motorcycling Champion Dies Suddenly at 35

  11-11-2022 21:16
  A four-time British motorcycling champion has died at age 35.
  Keith Farmer of Northern Ireland passed away “suddenly,” according to BBC. No cause of death has been released.
  Farmer had retired in September of 2021, which was earlier than he originally planned, citing “two relatively big crashes,” the BBC reported.
  “I have had a tough year but that’s just racing. I have realised that it is time to walk away.
  “I’ve had 10 good years of racing &hellip
  
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• Opinion: Finally companies have to be upfront about job pay ranges

  11-11-2022 21:09 via cnn.com
  
  In New York City, pay is now on the record. A new law requires employers of four or more people to provide "good faith" pay range minimums and maximums for all advertised jobs there. And a similar California law will take effect in January for companies with 15 or more employees. This is about more than job postings; it is another step toward ending salary and wage inequities.
  
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• US Customs and Border Protection commissioner is asked to resign, sources say

  11-11-2022 21:06 via cnn.com
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus to resign this week, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
  
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• New Homeowner Finds Starving, Abandoned Dog Shut In Closet; Police Look for Suspect

  11-11-2022 21:05
  If you’ve ever had the pleasure of buying a new-to-you home that used to belong to someone else, you’re no stranger to the mark former inhabitants leave on a place.
  You might find questionable design choices, dishes forgotten in the dishwasher, boxes of who-knows-what in the attic or other small tokens of a life lived by someone else, but you probably won’t find what one homeowner in Caribou, Maine, found after examining their new purchase.
  Upon inspecting the house, which had
  
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• Musk's Twitter may have already violated its latest FTC consent order, legal experts say

  11-11-2022 20:43 via cnn.com
  
  Just two weeks into Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter, the company may have already violated its consent agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, legal experts said.
  
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• Larry David predicted FTX's implosion

  11-11-2022 20:31 via cnn.com
  
  Larry David made a prediction about this week's crypto meltdown that was prettaaay prettaaay good.
  
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• Trump Gets Endorsement from High-Profile Republican Ahead of Expected 2024 Presidential Run

  11-11-2022 20:30
  With former President Donald Trump set to make a “very big announcement” on Tuesday, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik officially endorsed Trump for president in 2024.
  Stefanik is the first member of Congress to endorse Trump’s candidacy, Breitbart reported.
  Stefanik explained in a statement that she sees Trump as the leader of the Republican Party.
  “Under his presidency, America was strong at home and abroad, our economy was red hot, our border was secure,
  
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• US Customs and Border Protection commissioner asked to resign, sources say

  11-11-2022 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus to resign this week, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
  
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• More than 600 flights to and from Dallas delayed

  11-11-2022 20:06 via cnn.com
  
  All flights to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport are being held at their departure airports due to an earlier fire at the airport's fuel farm, the Federal Aviation Administration tells CNN.
  
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• Legendary Batman Actor You've Never Seen Dies at 66

  11-11-2022 19:36
  Actor Kevin Conroy, who voiced Batman on many landmark animation projects, died Thursday.  He was 66.
  Voice actress Diane Pershing shared the news on a Facebook post Friday.
  “Very sad news: our beloved voice of Batman, Kevin Conroy, died yesterday,” she wrote.
  “He’s been ill for a while but he really put in a lot of time at the cons, to the joy of all of his fans. He will be sorely missed not just by the cast of the series but by his legion of fans all over the world
  
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• Two Fed-Up Oregon Counties Vote to Leave State, Become Part of Conservative Idaho

  11-11-2022 19:28
  Fed up with constantly being overshadowed by radically liberal city centers like Bend, Eugene, Portland and the state capital of Salem, two Oregon counties voted to leave the state and join Idaho.
  Morrow and Wheeler counties join nine others already part of the Greater Idaho movement.
  Started in 2020, the Greater Idaho movement seeks to bring underrepresented rural Oregon counties together under a state that more closely aligns with their interests and beliefs. The counties make up close to
  
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• Nursing Poll Finds Half Have Considered Leaving The Profession

  11-11-2022 19:22
  A new survey of 1,000 American nurses found that 50% have considered leaving the nursing profession.  
  Nine in 10 of the nurses polled believe the quality of patient care often suffers due to nursing shortages (90%). 
  The majority added that they feel guilty about taking a break because they think they must always be on call (55%).
  Additionally, almost six in 10 nurses have even noticed their patients have suffered because they have too much on their plate (56%). 
  According
  
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• Livestream Cameras Capturing Vote-Count Area Go Dark, Take 8 Hours to Come Back Online

  11-11-2022 19:15
  Whether or not you consider Tuesday’s midterm elections a red wave, a red puddle or a purple splash, the results for Republicans have largely been good.
  Republicans flipped some key seats, including some that haven’t been red for decades.
  Was it as dominant of a win as the GOP had likely hoped for? Probably not.
  Is a majority in the House and Senate still very much in play for Republicans? You bet it is.
  Given all the above, it’s little surprise that all eyes, both Democra
  
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• Freelancers Reveal The Best And Worst Sides Of Working For Themselves

  11-11-2022 19:13
  A survey of 2,000 freelancers has revealed the top three things people love about freelancing – freedom of choice for the projects they work on (43%), flexible hours (41%) and being their own boss (40%).
  As for their biggest annoyances, respondents cited difficulty building vacation time into their schedule (42%), followed by clients that do not always pay or pay on time (40%) and paying for health benefits (38%).
  The study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Everly, LLC, also sho
  
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• Why a federal judge struck down Biden's student loan forgiveness program

  11-11-2022 18:57 via cnn.com
  
  A federal judge in Texas has struck down President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program, declaring it illegal.
  
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• Infidelity Coach Teaches Women How To Recover From Betrayal

  11-11-2022 18:56
  A professional infidelity coach has shared how women can get past the trauma of being cheated on – even if they decide to remain with their partner.
  Annabelle Taylor, 33, offers tailored advice and online sessions, depending on what support her clients need, and runs a free online community forum where women can share their experiences.
  She started her business after her husband admitted he was having an affair in 2019 following a series of other betrayals.
  Annabelle chose to remain with
  
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• Construction Halts at Obama Presidential Center After 'Noose' Found on Site

  11-11-2022 18:16
  Construction of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has been halted after a rope described as a “noose” was reportedly discovered on the work site.
  According to multiple reports, including from the New York Post and Chicago Tribune, construction company Lakeside Alliance stopped work immediately and notified police after the rope was found Thursday morning at the site of former President Barack Obama’s museum and library in Jackson Park.
  The Tribune reported that a worker
  
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• Tucker Carlson: Election Chaos in Arizona, Nevada Erodes Faith in Democracy

  11-11-2022 17:51
  You may have noticed a distinctly American trend in the past decade or so: Holidays are getting longer.
  Halloween now lasts all of October. The moment the calendar gets turned over to November, Christmas begins. Thanksgiving, also elongated, now takes place alongside its bigger tinsel-bedecked cousin, not before it. By the time Santa Claus closes out the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick will have been around for the better part of a month.
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• What's next for crypto as FTX collapse triggers 'Lehman moment'?

  11-11-2022 17:50 via cnn.com
  
  The stunning downfall of the FTX exchange, one of the biggest and most reputable players in the market for digital assets, is sparking alarm among people who own cryptocurrencies as investors run for cover.
  
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• Dick Morris: Don't Blame Trump for Republican Failure

  11-11-2022 17:45
  “The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings,” says Shakespeare in “Julius Caesar.” So too for the Republican failure (so far) to take the Senate and to win key governorships in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
  Searching for a chance to scapegoat Donald Trump, the “Never Trumpers” have found a champion, they hope, in Ron DeSantis.
  But the blame cannot be laid at Trump’s feet. We lost f
  
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• US Customs and Border Protection commissioner asked to resign, source says

  11-11-2022 17:39 via cnn.com
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus to resign this week, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
  
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• Canadian Lawyer Collapses Mid-Inquiry on Gov't Use of Emergency Act During 'Freedom Convoy'

  11-11-2022 17:37
  An investigation into the use of Canada’s Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy stopped briefly Wednesday after an attorney collapsed during a hearing.
  Gabriel Poliquin of the Public Order Emergency Commission collapsed during the questioning of Ontario’s deputy solicitor general Mario Di Tommaso, according to CBC.
  Video of the episode showed Poliquin crumping behind his podium as spectators gasped.
  CBC had no further details on Poliquin’s condition, calling it “uncl
  
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• Many Are Blaming Trump for GOP's Disappointing Election Night - Here's What May Actually Be the Cause

  11-11-2022 17:27
  For those conducting a postmortem on the “red wave” that died before it had a chance to reach shore, one explanation seems to stick out: Donald Trump.
  Yes, Trump’s chosen candidates underperformed significantly in several Senate and gubernatorial races. The former president didn’t help matters any by declaring victory anyhow and, without missing a beat, attacking the one Republican who overperformed on Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  However, oversimplifying the GOP&r
  
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• Chaotic day brings Twitter closer to the brink

  11-11-2022 17:17 via cnn.com
  
  Two weeks after Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter, the future of the company has never looked less certain.
  
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• Former NFL Player Dead at 45, No Cause of Death and No Statement from Family

  11-11-2022 17:05
  Former NFL defensive lineman Adrian Dingle has died at the age of 45.
  Dingle’s death was announced by Clemson University.
  The college said Dingle died on Nov. 8, but no cause of death was announced.
  Dingle’s obituary said the former Holly Hill, South Carolina, resident lived in Winthrop, Massachusetts, but offered no other information.
  The Daily Mail reported that Dingle’s partner, Amy Bell, posted on Instagram that they have a four-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter
  
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• Jubilation in Kherson as Ukrainian troops enter key city after Russia retreats in humiliating blow for Putin

  11-11-2022 16:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ukraine's armed forces swept into the key city of Kherson Friday as Russia said its military had completed its retreat, a major blow to President Vladimir Putin.
  
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• Crypto giant FTX to file for bankruptcy, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried steps down

  11-11-2022 16:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  The crypto giant FTX and its affiliated companies have started the process of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with founder Sam Bankman-Fried stepping down as
  
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• Calls Grow for GOP to Stop McCarthy from Becoming House Speaker - Who Could Replace Him?

  11-11-2022 16:45
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy made it clear. The California congressman wants to be elevated to speaker of the House if the Republicans get majority control of the U.S House of Representatives once the 2022 midterm elections are finalized.
  It could be goodbye, Nancy Pelosi.
  However, McCarthy should not be measuring the drapes for his new office just yet.
  The final outcomes of many House races were still pending on Friday morning, although Republicans seem on track to get more than the 218
  
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• What a Crack-Up

  11-11-2022 16:28
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
  The post What a Crack-Up appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• Swalwell Raked Over the Coals for Response to Tim Scott Saying Parents Should be in Charge of Kids' Education

  11-11-2022 16:18
  Well, that didn’t take long.
  During the 2022 midterms, the Democrats tried to downplay the issue of parental choice in education, which was successful for the Republicans during the 2021 elections in states like Virginia and New Jersey. Wokeness and indoctrination weren’t really issues, they said, and the GOP’s talk about “parental rights” was really an excuse to burn books and censor information.
  Then, just one day after most people stopped voting in the midterms (
  
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• 'They're Going to Have to Eat Their Words': Lake Fires Back at Those Attacking Trump

  11-11-2022 16:08
  Though the final midterm election results for Arizona still are not in, the gubernatorial battle between Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Katie Hobbs is tight while the U.S. Senate race between Republican Blake Masters and incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly is still fairly close.
  But Lake said Thursday in a radio interview that she is sure the Republicans will win.
  Not only was she confident in the chances of both her and Masters, but she said in the SiriusXM interview that people who doubted that t
  
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• US plans to buy 100,000 rounds of artillery ammo from South Korea for Ukraine

  11-11-2022 15:36 via cnn.com
  
  The US intends to buy 100,000 rounds of artillery ammunition from South Korean arms manufacturers to provide to Ukraine, a US official said, as part of a broader effort to find available weaponry for the high-intensity battles unfolding in Ukraine.
  
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• Insider Reveals How the DeSantis Family Might be America's New 'Kennedys' - A New Era of 'Camelot'

  11-11-2022 15:28
  There are some fun parallels between the late President John Kennedy and first lady Jackie Kennedy and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey DeSantis.
  In the wake of his nearly 20 percentage point trouncing of Democrat Charlie Crist, the question on a lot of people’s minds is whether DeSantis will run for president in 2024.
  The Kennedys were perhaps the most glamorous couple to ever occupy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
  Jackie coined their brief three years in the White House as “C
  
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• Texas man accused of slipping abortion drug in wife’s drinks

  11-11-2022 15:24 via nbcnews.com
  A Texas grand jury has indicted a husband accused of slipping a medicine used for abortions into his wife’s drinks in hopes that it would end her pregnancy.
  
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• Dramatic video shows implosion of cooling towers at shuttered Kentucky coal plant

  11-11-2022 15:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  A dramatic video shows the intentional implosion of three cooling towers at a shuttered Kentucky coal plant.
  
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• Biden faces scrutiny about America's future as he heads abroad

  11-11-2022 15:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Fresh off midterm elections where his party showed surprising strength, President Joe Biden now begins a series of summit meetings in Asia.
  
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• Man who threatened to shoot 2 women killed by officers on Coney Island, police say

  11-11-2022 14:43 via nbcnews.com
  A man was killed by New York City police officers in the famed Coney Island area after he allegedly threatened to shoot two women, police said.
  
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• Police in New Jersey are investigating after a White woman was seen hanging dolls in nooses near a Black candidate's campaign sign

  11-11-2022 14:42 via cnn.com
  
  Police in south New Jersey are searching for a White woman accused of hanging stuffed dolls in nooses near a campaign sign belonging to a Black candidate running for Congress.
  
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• Wall Street picks hope over reality... again

  11-11-2022 13:58 via cnn.com
  
  Stocks surged on Thursday in their best day since 2020 after a key inflation indicator came in softer than expected. Investors broke out their party hats as they interpreted the report to mean that peak inflation may finally be behind us. That means the Federal Reserve could be less aggressive with its rate hikes.
  
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