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• Male Who Got Trounced on Boys' Cross Country Team Switches to Girls' Team, Smokes the Competition

  19-11-2022 23:57
  The story has become all too familiar: A mediocre male athlete claims he is female, joins the women’s team and all of a sudden dominates his opponents.
  That story is playing out once again, this time in Seattle, where runner Aspen Hoffman is breaking records on a high school cross country team.
  Hoffman, a sophomore, ran on the school’s boys’ team in 2021, never cracking the top 50 in the 5,000 meters.
  But this year, Hoffman announced that he is transgender and joined the girls&
  
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• Biden admin notifies approved student loan relief applicants as program remains tied up in courts

  19-11-2022 23:32 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration started notifying individuals who are approved for federal student loan relief on Saturday even as the future of that relief remains in limbo after lower courts blocked the program nationwide.
  
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• University of Virginia running back wounded in bus shooting was trying to warn others when he was shot, his mother says

  19-11-2022 22:30 via cnn.com
  
  The mother of University of Virginia running back Mike Hollins, who was hospitalized in a shooting that killed three football players Sunday, says her son was trying to warn others before being struck by gunfire.
  
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• Watch: NBA Megastar Lashes Out at Innocent Arena Employees After Loss, Refuses to Apologize

  19-11-2022 22:25
  Ask any sports fan older than 25 about their favorite basketball player, and you’ll likely get some sort of historical comparison.
  Devin Booker? Probably the closest player to Kobe Bryant there has ever been. Luka Doncic? His transcendent passing and non-stop trash-talking make him Larry Bird 2.0. Ja Morant? Comparisons to the early years of Michael Jordan are actually apt for him.
  But there is one player who defies all historical comparisons, and that’s NBA champion, Finals MVP, Def
  
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• Anti-abortion activists say Trump will still need to win them over in 2024

  19-11-2022 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Anti-abortion proponents who believe Donald Trump's crowning achievement was the overturning of Roe v. Wade say the newly declared 2024 contender will still have to earn their support in the upcoming Republican presidential primary -- and he may be off to a rocky start.
  
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• New York Times: Former evangelical activist claims he knew of 2014 Supreme Court decision before it was released

  19-11-2022 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  A former evangelical activist claimed in a letter to the Chief Justice of the United States that he knew about the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court decision involving contraception and the Affordable Care Act by the court prior to the formal announcement, according to The New York Times.
  
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• Idaho murders: What we don't know about the stabbing deaths of 4 university students near campus

  19-11-2022 21:50 via foxnews.com
  
  A small Idaho college community — and now, the entire nation — continues to question how and why four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in their off-campus house Nov. 13. Moscow Police have confirmed the four students were likely murdered in their home on King Road, which is adjacent to the school's row of fraternity and sorority houses, between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., after spending the night out. Police have not identified any suspects.  "The coroner stated that th
  
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• FIFA shrugs off notion that World Cup alcohol ban is an inconvenience: 'You will live'

  19-11-2022 21:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Early Friday morning, FIFA and Qatari officials made a joint decision to ban selling alcohol at the World Cup that begins Sunday. It was a controversial decision, but FIFA president Gianni Infantino is downplaying it all. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "If for three hours a day you cannot drink a beer, you will live," he said. Infantino acknowledged that spectators likely are not happy, considering that there previously had been an agreement to serve beer at stadium compounds
  
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• '1619 Project' creator claims Gov. Youngkin blocking CRT in schools to 'protect feelings of White children'

  19-11-2022 21:48 via foxnews.com
  
  "1619 Project" creator Nikole Hannah-Jones defended her revisionist history of the United States of America, Saturday, claiming the fact that millions of Americans are wary about Critical Race Theory means conservative, pro-white propaganda has spread. Hannah-Jones also went after Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., for his efforts to remove CRT-based curriculum from the state’s schools, accusing him of providing a "sanitized" version of history for "white kids." Hannah-Jones made her
  
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• Idaho university murders: Community sets up memorials for 4 slain students as search for suspect continues

  19-11-2022 21:41 via foxnews.com
  
  As Idaho police and federal law enforcement continue their search to identify a suspect in the killing of four University of Idaho students, community members and local business owners are contributing to memorials in remembrance. Four University of Idaho students, Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were stabbed to death on early Sunday morning between the hours of 3 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. in a Moscow, Idaho, residence near the college campus.  As
  
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• John Stamos speaks out about Lori Loughlin after Varsity Blues scandal: 'She went to f---ing jail, man'

  19-11-2022 21:21 via foxnews.com
  
  John Stamos is standing by his "Full House" co-star and longtime friend Lori Loughlin since news of her involvement in the college admission scandal has subsided.  During his guest appearance on Dax Shepard’s podcast "Armchair Expert," the "Big Shot" star argued that he "didn’t know what was going on" at the time. Stamos revealed he recently chatted with Loughlin about Shepard regarding her scandal. BOB SAGET'S WIFE AND FRIENDS JOHN MAYER, JIMMY KIMMEL PAY EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE TO L
  
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• Florida man charged with murder after allegedly beating another man to death with baseball bat

  19-11-2022 21:01 via foxnews.com
  
  Florida police have arrested a man and charged him with first degree murder after he allegedly beat another man to death with a baseball bat Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call in Oldsmar, Florida, on Friday afternoon after receiving reports that a man had been beaten with a baseball bat, WTVT-reported. After arriving on the scene, authorities say they found 52-year-old Bryan Merriam lying face down after appearing to have suffered head trauma. Merriam was pronoun
  
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• These Are Some of the Biggest Names Still Banned from Twitter ... Trump Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

  19-11-2022 20:59
  It seems that Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk is starting to make good on his promise to restore free speech to Twitter.
  In a tweet Friday, Musk announced that three high-profile members whose accounts had been suspended have now been reinstated: Kathie Griffin, Jordan Peterson and the satirical site the Babylon Bee.
  In the same tweet, however, Musk indicated that a decision on whether to restore the suspended account of former President Donald Trump “has not yet been made.”Kathie
  
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• One person was injured when they were hit by a truck during a Christmas parade in Raleigh

  19-11-2022 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  At least one person was injured when a truck hit a pedestrian during a parade in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday morning, according to a Raleigh Police dispatcher.
  
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• UN climate negotiators poised for deal creating disaster fund, reports say

  19-11-2022 20:26 via foxnews.com
  
  Negotiators at the United Nations climate talks said Saturday that they had struck a potential breakthrough deal on creating a disaster fund compensating poor nations that are the victims of climate change damage worsened by rich countries' carbon pollution.  Citing several international cabinet ministers, The Associated Press reported Saturday that an agreement had been reached on a fund for "loss and damage." Poorer nations are often the victims of climate disasters despite having contrib
  
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• Naomi Biden, granddaughter of Joe Biden, weds Peter Neal in White House ceremony

  19-11-2022 20:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Naomi Biden, 28, married her fiancé Peter Neal on Saturday, Nov. 19, at a private 11 a.m. ceremony outside the White House, on the South Lawn.  Naomi Biden is President Joe Biden's eldest grandchild. She is the daughter of Hunter Biden and his ex-wife Kathleen Buhle.  This is believed to be the first White House wedding to take place on the South Lawn.  AS JOE BIDEN'S GRANDDAUGHTER IS MARRIED TODAY, HERE'S A LOOK BACK AT OTHER WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS Naomi Biden and Peter Neal
  
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• Waukesha Parade Killer Appears in Court While Strapped to Wheelchair

  19-11-2022 20:20
  Merely receiving six life sentences without the possibility of parole isn’t the end of the legal road for the murderer convicted in the Waukesha Christmas parade massacre.
  Darrell Brooks was strapped into a wheelchair and rolled into a Milwaukee County courtroom on Thursday, the day after he was sentenced in connection to the November 2021 vehicular massacre that took the lives of six people and injured 61.
  He’s facing charges in three cases dating back to 2020 in Milwaukee, with pro
  
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• Raleigh Christmas parade accident: Video shows moments before out-of-control truck collides with girl

  19-11-2022 20:17 via foxnews.com
  
  Joy turned to terror at a Christmas parade in Raleigh, North Carolina, when a pickup truck struck at least one of the parade performers on Saturday morning.  Video shows the horrifying moments before a young girl with the CC & Co. Dance Complex was struck by a white truck that was towing a parade float. Parade participants scattered as the driver lost control of their vehicle, honking wildly and shouting that the brakes were not working.  Paraders scattered as the truck began picki
  
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• CNN Hosts Exasperated After Jeopardy Contestants Have No Clue Who Biden's SCOTUS Pick Is

  19-11-2022 20:04
  It’s telling when contestants on the game show “Jeopardy!” don’t know who someone is — particularly a “history-making” Supreme Court appointment from President Joe Biden.
  And no, we’re not talking “Celebrity Jeopardy!” contestants, either; Sean Connery wasn’t involved in this one. Instead, it was competitors in the show’s “Tournament of Champions” — the best of the best, in other words.
  In a show aired last
  
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• CEO Who Oversaw Enron Bankruptcy Floored at 'Unprecedented' Scale of FTX Failure

  19-11-2022 19:54
  If John Ray III says the finances of recently collapsed cryptocurrency company FTX are a mess, that’s saying something.
  Ray, a lawyer specializing in insolvency cases, and who has taken over as the new CEO of bankrupt FTX, held a similar role when energy giant Enron went belly-up in 2001.
  Of FTX, Ray said: “Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred here,” according to
  
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• Fans Try to Buy Taylor Swift Tickets Online, But What They See Instead Has Sparked Multiple State Investigations

  19-11-2022 19:45
  The breakdown in Ticketmaster’s sales of Taylor Swift concert tickets is a mess some attorneys general aren’t shaking off.
  With fans sharing outrage and heartache over the fruitless hours they spent trying for seats for Swift’s upcoming concert tour, top legal chiefs in Nevada, Tennessee and Pennsylvania have launched investigations into the fiasco.
  “Trouble, trouble, trouble,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro tweeted in reference to Swift’s 2012 hit
  
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• 'I'm Not Ready to Go Yet': Marvel Star Chris Hemsworth Receives Major Medical News

  19-11-2022 19:42
  When people watch movies, it’s easy to forget that underneath the facade of Batman, James Bond and John McClane are real people and actors who are not nearly as bulletproof as their movie characters would suggest.
  Case in point: Actor Chris Hemsworth, best known for portraying Marvel’s iteration of the Norse god of thunder, Thor, recently opened up about a harrowing medical discovery that could dramatically alter his life.
  Speaking to Vanity Fair, Hemsworth revealed that while workin
  
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• Any Religious and Political Views Shared on Your Facebook Profile Will Be Removed

  19-11-2022 19:30
  The profile police are coming and Facebook will never be the same.
  Facebook is changing the information users are allowed to post as part of their profile beginning Dec. 1, according to TechCrunch.
  The change was first noticed by tech-watcher Matt Navarra.Facebook is removing religious views and ‘interested in’ info from profiles from 1 December 2022 pic.twitter.com/SKjSrtwUwm
  — Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) November 16, 2022A representative of Facebook then confirmed the news vi
  
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• 'Digital Health Certificates' Proposed by Global Elite at G20 Summit: 'Then You Can Move Around'

  19-11-2022 19:02
  George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four” depicts a dystopian society in which an authoritarian state forcibly interjects itself into every aspect of private life.
  Orwell’s novel was lauded for years as an entertaining bit of fiction, but today seems more and more to serve as a prophetic depiction of reality.
  The globalist intergovernmental forum known as the Group of 20 recently held a summit in Bali, where another draconian policy was proposed, this time in the form of mas
  
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• Santa Fe Sheriff Releases 500-Page Investigation Into 'Rust' Shooting

  19-11-2022 18:49
  The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office on Friday released more than 500 pages of documents that were part of its investigation into the 2021 shooting on the set of the movie “Rust.”
  The partially-redacted documents were released in response to public records requests. The full document was given to First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies to determine who, if anyone, should face charges in the incident, according to KRQE-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  On Thursda
  
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• DeSantis team has a warning about 'Ron to the Rescue' PAC as 2024 speculation intensifies

  19-11-2022 18:38 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis' team has a clarification about a super PAC boosting him as a candidate in the 2024 presidential race and the future of the Republican Party. In a letter sent Friday to DeSantis' donors, Benjamin Gibson, legal counsel for DeSantis, said he had "recently learned through media reports that a super PAC apparently named ‘Ron to the Rescue’ ('PAC') is being formed reportedly ‘in order to boost a potential 2024 presidential run from Governor R
  
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• CBS Halts All Activity on Twitter but Followers Are Not Buying the Lame Excuse

  19-11-2022 18:36
  Elon Musk navigating Twitter into uncharted waters is a bit too much for one major news network to handle.
  CBS has said it dares not use the social media platform any more, leaving many Twitter users chirping.
  “In light of the uncertainty around Twitter and out of an abundance of caution, CBS News is pausing its activity on the social media site as it continues to monitor the platform,” Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News national correspondent, said during a Friday night report.
  This
  
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• Nearly 200 convictions linked to discredited NYPD cops dismissed at Manhattan DA's request

  19-11-2022 18:08 via cnn.com
  
  Nearly 200 misdemeanor convictions tied to eight former New York Police Department officers who were themselves previously convicted of crimes have been vacated at the request of the Manhattan district attorney's office.
  
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• Democratic Senator's Wife Under Federal Investigation

  19-11-2022 17:57
  A cloud of suspicion has descended once again upon Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, who several years ago beat federal corruption charges.
  This time, the focus of investigators is not just the senator, but also his wife, Nadine Arslanian, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
  Citing what it said were “people familiar with the matter,” the Journal said investigators are probing “whether his wife received gifts or services from individuals who sought favors
  
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• Tim Allen Has Off-Beat Joke About Friend Jay Leno's Injury

  19-11-2022 17:47
  Actor and comedian Tim Allen this week visited his longtime friend and fellow comedian Jay Leno, who suffered severe burns last Saturday while working on one of his cars.
  Leno told TMZ that the accident occurred while he was fixing a clogged fuel line on his 1907 White Steam Car in his garage in Burbank, California.
  Leno was set on fire after gas sprayed on his face and hands. Leno, who is recovering, said damage was limited by a nearby friend, who was able to put out the fire.
  Leno, 72-year-old
  
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• Watch: 'Black Supremacist' Gives Appalling Hate-Filled Speech at her Father's Funeral - 'Trump-Loving Cis Straight White Man'

  19-11-2022 17:38
  Samantha Foss, the youngest daughter of billionaire Donald Foss and a self-described “black supremacist,” has gone viral after giving a eulogy in which she bashed her father as a “racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, Trump-loving, cis straight white man.”
  The video was originally shared by Samantha herself on Nov. 6, on her TikTok account @saginthesunforever.This woman went viral on TikTok for disparaging and belittling her white father at his funeral.
  She says she won&rsquo
  
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• German Election Ruled Invalid and Must Happen Again Due to Problems Similar to Arizona's Election

  19-11-2022 17:26
  We tend to think of Germany as an orderly and efficient country, and we imagine that the Germans have everything in line and are more than capable of carrying out an election without a hitch.
  Well, it turns out that the Germans have had their own problems with elections, and those problems sound eerily similar to those in the United States.
  According to Breitbart, Berlin’s constitutional court ruled that the city’s 2021 Senate elections were invalid due to a host of electoral irregul
  
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• AOC Throws Pity Party for Twitter Employees, Then Musk Fires Back with Epic 2-Word Response

  19-11-2022 17:00
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a woman who bristles at the thought of having to pay money to Twitter for her blue checkmark, is now giving a shout-out to the tech employees who refuse to take money from Twitter, provided that money comes with hard work attached.
  As CNN notes, Twitter headquarters was shuttered on Friday until Monday amid a “mass exodus” of employees who didn’t want to sign a pledge from new CEO Elon Musk to commit to an “extremely hardcore” work sch
  
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• Audit Confirms Big Republican Win in Georgia

  19-11-2022 16:58
  A hand count of random batches of votes in Georgia’s election this month for secretary of state has confirmed Republican Brad Raffensperger’s victory, state election officials said.
  The audit — required by state law — turned up a small difference in votes from the machine count used during the election, but the difference was within the expected margin of error, the Secretary of State’s office announced Friday.
  “This audit shows that our system works and that
  
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• GOP Congressman Tries to Lure Fox News to a 'Free' Red State: 'Escape New York'

  19-11-2022 16:02
  With Buffalo buried under snow, New York City awash in crime, and Albany filled to the brim with Democrats, a Florida lawmaker said Fox News would be more at home in someplace other than a bastion of blue-state liberalism.
  Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez of Florida made the pitch this week during the Patriot Awards, held in Hollywood, Florida. The awards are a Fox News tradition to honor everyday Americans and first responders for their heroism.Just made the pitch to @FoxNews to escape New York &
  
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• Elon Musk Opens Poll to Reinstate Trump: 10 Million Votes and Counting Have Been Cast

  19-11-2022 15:35
  Will former President Donald Trump return to Twitter?
  Elon Musk tweeted a live poll on the prospect of Trump’s reinstatement to the platform on Friday night.
  Musk bluntly asked his audience whether Trump, one of the most prolific Twitter users of all time, should be restored to the service.Reinstate former President Trump
  — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 19, 2022Musk went on to suggest the will of the Twitter public would play a role in a decision on the matter.
  A follow-up tweet fro
  
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• We Now Know How Many AZ Machines Actually Were Down on Election Day - It'll Make Your Blood Boil

  19-11-2022 15:32
  With the elections in Arizona effectively over, officials have begun to dive into the reasons why there were so many failures in Maricopa County’s voting machines.
  Seventy polling places around Arizona’s biggest county have been found to have issues printing ballots.
  According to KNXV-TV, the locations were mostly spread throughout the Valley region, with their main issue being Ballot on Demand printers, not tabulation machines.
  An election department spokesperson revealed in an emai
  
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• Trump Made Major Move in Court One Day Before Announcing 2024 Bid: 'This Is Not the American Way'

  19-11-2022 15:01
  Former President Donald Trump filed an appeal in federal court Monday in a lawsuit against former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and the federal government over Twitter’s 2021 decision to permanently suspend his account.
  The move came one day before the 45th president launched his campaign to return to the White House.
  On Jan. 8, 2021 — two days after the U.S. Capitol incursion —  Twitter announced its decision to permanently ban Trump’s account, with his over 80 million fo
  
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• Carpenter wounded in Oakland, California, school shooting dies

  19-11-2022 14:44 via cnn.com
  
  A carpenter who was among six people shot during a September shooting on an East Oakland, California, school campus has died from his injuries, district officials said Friday.
  
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• Watch: Press Secretary Turns Into Stuttering Mess When Asked About Biden's Involvement with Hunter's Business Deals

  19-11-2022 14:01
  If you don’t have time to read this entire commentary, let me paraphrase the key point for you in a couple of summary sentences.
  Reporter: How involved was President Joe Biden in the shady business dealings of his close relatives?
  White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: Oh, goodness, look at my wrist! I have to go.
  The actual exchange, on display for the world to see in the video below, took more than a minute to get through, but that’s essentially what happened.
  According to
  
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• Jell-O was once the American national dessert. Here's how it fell from grace

  19-11-2022 13:59 via cnn.com
  
  Way in the back of the grocery store, at the end of the sleepy baking aisle, sits a brand decades past its prime: Jell-O gelatin.
  
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• Musk Announces Reinstatement of 3 Twitter Accounts, Reveals Status of Trump Decision

  19-11-2022 13:04
  Elon Musk annoyed folks of all political persuasions yesterday when he announced that three of the biggest names previously dropped by Twitter for policy violations got their accounts back.
  Comedian and former headliner of “My Life on the D-List” Kathy Griffin, clinical psychologist Jorden Peterson and conservative Christian satire website The Babylon Bee all saw their accounts reinstated by the Musk-owned social media platform.Kathie Griffin, Jorden Peterson & Babylon Bee have b
  
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• 'Window-shopping' GOP elites weigh Trump -- and the alternatives -- at high-profile Vegas gathering

  19-11-2022 12:00 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump is set to address the influential Republican Jewish Coalition on Saturday, days after becoming the first declared GOP candidate of the 2024 presidential campaign.
  
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• Several Trump critics will speak at an influential GOP event this weekend. So will Trump

  19-11-2022 12:00 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump is set to address the influential Republican Jewish Coalition on Saturday, days after becoming the first declared GOP candidate of the 2024 presidential campaign.
  
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• This $5.99 T-shirt will get you free Denny's breakfast for a year

  19-11-2022 11:02 via cnn.com
  
  This might just be the best Black Friday deal we've heard yet.
  
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• The 'callous and inhumane' school shooting hoaxes are still happening around the US. Here's what we know

  19-11-2022 10:04 via cnn.com
  
  A disturbing trend is causing disruptions of school life across the country, forcing lockdowns and straining police resources, sowing fear and confusion among students, parents and educators, and tormenting already anxious communities.
  
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• $450,000 worth of cocaine seized from wheelchair wheels at JFK airport, customs officials say

  19-11-2022 08:06 via cnn.com
  
  A traveler at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport was arrested after $450,000 worth of cocaine was discovered hidden in the wheels of her wheelchair.
  
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• The FBI has opened an investigation after a 25-year-old North Carolina woman was found dead while on vacation in Mexico

  19-11-2022 05:20 via cnn.com
  
  The family of a North Carolina woman found dead last month in a vacation rental property in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico is still looking for answers more than two weeks after her death.
  
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• State's Election Certification May Be in Jeopardy After County Board's Surprise Vote

  19-11-2022 04:25
  The board overseeing a southeastern Arizona county whose Republican leaders had hoped to recount all Election Day ballots on Friday delayed certifying the results of last week’s vote after hearing from a trio who alleged that counting machines were not certified.
  The three men, or some combination of them, have filed at least four cases raising similar claims before the Arizona Supreme Court since 2021, seeking to have the state’s 2020 election results thrown out. The court has dismi
  
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• Maricopa Voting Machine Failures Much More Widespread Than County Originally Indicated

  19-11-2022 03:20
  The tabulator and ballot printing issues that plagued Maricopa County on Election Day last week were more widespread than county officials originally indicated.
  In a video posted to social media the morning of the election, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates stated that “about 20 percent” of polling locations were experiencing tabulator problems.
  The “fog of war” may have been the reason why Gates, with Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer standin
  
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