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• Death of US Capitol Police officer by suicide qualifies for line of duty benefits DOJ rules

  21-11-2022 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department has determined that the death of a US Capitol Police officer by suicide in the days following the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol occurred in the line of duty and qualifies for line-of-duty death benefits, the officer's family said in a statement Monday.
  
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• Police Respond to Terrified Homeowner Reporting a Break-In, Find Adorable Culprit Waiting for Them

  21-11-2022 23:53
  Break-ins often happen during the darkest hours of the night, when people feel most vulnerable — especially those in nicer homes with lots to lose.
  On Nov. 10, the Oak Bay Police in Oak Bay, British Columbia, got a call from a distressed homeowner in a wealthy neighborhood at 4 a.m.
  The caller was described as “hysterical” and told police someone had broken into her home. When police arrived and entered, they certainly found “someone” still on the premises, but it w
  
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• Strangest Murder Mystery of 2022: 4 Dead, 2 Untouched, Insane 911 Call, No Suspects

  21-11-2022 23:42
  A bizarre murder mystery continues to play out in Idaho, but after a week of investigating, police seem no closer to finding any answers to a growing number of questions surrounding the case.
  Police were called to the Moscow, Idaho, home of a group of University of Idaho students. When officers arrived on Nov. 13, they discovered four students in their beds, apparently murdered in their sleep by someone wielding a knife or edged weapon of some kind.
  Found dead were Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Moge
  
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• At least 1 dead, 16 injured after car drives through Massachusetts Apple store

  21-11-2022 23:41 via cnn.com
  
  At least 16 people are injured and one person was killed after a car drove through an Apple store in Hingham, Massachusetts, District Attorney for Plymouth County Tim Cruz said in a news conference Monday.
  
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• New York Willing to Put Schools in Danger if They Don't Get Rid of Native American Mascots: 'Removal of School Officers'

  21-11-2022 23:37
  Those entrenched in State-sanctioned education continue to display how they value political correctness over safety and are happy to use state aid as a means of extorting compliance.
  The New York State Education Department’s Senior Deputy Commissioner, James Baldwin announced in a letter on Thursday a mandate that would affect all New York school districts.
  According to the letter, the mandate would require New York schools to remove all mascots, team names and/or logos associated with Nat
  
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• Jay Leno's Burns Seen for First Time as He's Released from Hospital

  21-11-2022 23:07
  Longtime talk-show host, car enthusiast and comedian Jay Leno is officially on the mend.
  Friends, family and fans alike were shaken when news broke that Leno, 72, had suffered severe burns to his hands, chest and face in a fire on Nov. 12.
  The accident occurred at the garage in Burbank, California, where he stores his many cars, and was described as a “gasoline fire.”
  On Monday, the former host of NBC’s “Tonight Show” checked out of the Grossman Burn Center in Los A
  
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• Alabama governor asks to pause executions and review system after recent lethal injections halted

  21-11-2022 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has asked the state's attorney general to pause executions and requested a "top-to-bottom" review of the state's capital punishment system following multiple failed lethal injections.
  
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• John Mellencamp Pulls a Colin Kaepernick, Sick Action Caught on Camera Before NFL Game

  21-11-2022 22:31
  What a “Shama Lama Ding Dong.”
  Rock legend John Mellencamp, best known for some genuine hits like “Jack & Diane” and “Pink Houses,” has once again proven Harvey Dent correct: You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.
  And boy, what a villainous turn from Mellencamp.
  The singer who used to sing about “ain’t that America” and really touted heartland America in his songs has become a veritable loon when it comes to vari
  
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• Watch: Even the Sign Language Interpreter Looks Shocked at Biden's Confusing Turkey Comment

  21-11-2022 22:26
  On Monday, President Joe Biden continued the White House tradition of issuing presidential turkey pardons ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
  It’s usually a lighthearted moment that Americans watch on the nightly news.
  However, this year’s ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House got weird.
  In fact, one comment from our gaffe-prone president’s turkey pardoning was so strange that the sign language interpreter who appeared next to Biden on the White House video feed seemed m
  
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• Biden administration will give PG&E $1.1 billion to help keep California nuclear plant online

  21-11-2022 22:18 via cnn.com
  
  Nuclear energy in California got a jolt of financial support from the Biden administration on Monday as the US Department of Energy awarded a $1.1 billion grant to Pacific Gas & Electric to help extend the life of its Diablo Canyon Power Plant on the central California coast.
  
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• US Capitol Police assistant chief who oversaw intelligence operations for the department will retire

  21-11-2022 22:09 via cnn.com
  
  US Capitol Police Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman, who oversaw the department's operations in the days leading up to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, is retiring from the agency, according to an internal announcement shared with CNN.
  
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• Twitter won't restore Alex Jones' account, Elon Musk says

  21-11-2022 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones won't be returning to Twitter and will remain banned from the platform, according to its new owner, Elon Musk.
  
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• Kevin McCarthy Vows to Send 3 Major Democrats Packing When GOP Takes Over House

  21-11-2022 21:23
  U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told Fox News this weekend that if he is elected the next speaker of the House, he will force some prominent Democrats from their current committee posts.
  McCarthy, who is expected to be the next speaker despite some Republican opposition, said that the conduct of Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell was such that all three had lost the privilege of serving on their current committees.
  “One thing I said from the very beginning
  
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• 'It's Like Living in an Igloo:' People Make Heartbreaking Decisions as Winter Arrives in Biden's America

  21-11-2022 20:34
  Winter hasn’t officially started yet, but winter-like conditions are already causing extreme situations to develop across the country.
  Parts of the Northeast have been hammered by cold and snowy weather in recent days. Given the current shortage of diesel and critical home heating fuels, like home heating oil, which also happens to be at record-high prices, more Americans are being forced to sacrifice basic comforts.
  According to CNN, home heating prices have soared to new highs again, jum
  
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• Amazon's early Black Friday deals are live

  21-11-2022 20:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amazon is offering plenty of early Black Friday deals — here are the best ones to shop now.
  
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• Maricopa County elections official moved to undisclosed location on Election Day due to threats

  21-11-2022 20:13 via cnn.com
  
  Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates was moved to an undisclosed location on Election Day due to threats to his safety, his spokesperson on Monday confirmed to CNN.
  
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• Kari Lake Declares 'I WILL Become Governor' as Arizona's AG Officially Steps Into Election Mess

  21-11-2022 20:03
  Regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum or what you even think of her personally, it’s inarguable that Arizona gubernatorial candidate and GOP rising star Kari Lake is a fighter.
  She fought to escape the tendrils of the legacy media, she fought against the establishment Republicans who’ve lost sight of what the American people want, she fought to turn herself from a political longshot to a bona fide contender, and she is fighting for the integrity of a gubernatorial e
  
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• NBA's Kyrie Irving Claims He Is Not An Antisemite

  21-11-2022 19:48
  Basketball star Kyrie Irving was suspended from the Brooklyn Nets for the last eight games after he “refused to unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.” 
  On Saturday, Nov. 19, he changed his mind. 
  Then, on Sunday, he rejoined his team in a game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
  Irving told local sports network SNY that he was not antisemitic and wanted to “set a greater example.” He apologized “deeply” for sharing antisemitic content on socia
  
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• Is Hunter Biden's Daughter Living Rent Free with Her Husband at the White House?

  21-11-2022 19:40
  The establishment media has been so busy tripping over itself to cover the White House wedding of Naomi Biden and Peter Neal that it has unwittingly revealed a far more interesting story behind its fawning, fluffy coverage of the otherwise mildly interesting event.
  According to The New York Times’ glowing coverage of the then-upcoming wedding, Naomi Biden and her fiancé, both high-class attorneys, have been actually living in the People’s House with the bride’s grandpare
  
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• Retailers warn of 'self-inflicted economic disaster' after rail union rejects labor deal

  21-11-2022 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  The nation's leading retailers warned Monday that Congress may need to step in to avert a devastating freight rail strike they fear could spoil food, interrupt the delivery of goods bought online and worsen inflation.
  
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• Retailers warn of 'self-inflicted economic disaster' after largest rail union rejects labor deal

  21-11-2022 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  The nation's leading retailers warned Monday that Congress may need to step in to avert a devastating freight rail strike they fear could spoil food, interrupt the delivery of goods bought online and worsen inflation.
  
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• No decision yet on federal charges for 2 men arrested in connection with NYC synagogue threat, FBI says

  21-11-2022 19:00 via cnn.com
  
  Authorities are still trying to determine whether to file federal charges against two men arrested in connection with a threat against a New York synagogue, an FBI official said Monday.
  
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• As Meta and Twitter slash staff, TikTok plans to keep hiring

  21-11-2022 18:57 via cnn.com
  
  While much of Silicon Valley is grappling with hiring freezes and job cuts, at least one social media company is still planning to keep hiring: TikTok.
  
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• As Meta and Twitter slash staff, this platform is hiring 1,000 engineers

  21-11-2022 18:57 via cnn.com
  
  While much of Silicon Valley is grappling with hiring freezes and job cuts, at least one social media company is still planning to keep hiring: TikTok.
  
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• Schiff Emerges from the Woodwork Hours After Trump Returns to Make Big Criminal Referral Statement

  21-11-2022 18:55
  Democrats are racing to consider bringing a criminal referral against former President Donald Trump before Republicans take over the House of Representatives in January.
  Prior to this month’s midterm elections, Republicans made it clear that if they were to get control of the House, they would bring an end to the select committee investigating Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion.
  In June, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who is likely to become the next speake
  
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• Elon Musk Has New 'Priority #1' After Discovering Sickening Secret at Twitter

  21-11-2022 18:32
  What should Elon Musk’s top priority at Twitter be now that he owns the company?
  Restoring the accounts of well-known Twitter users — like former President Donald Trump — who were suspended from the platform for violations of its terms of service? Publicizing the algorithms responsible for promoting or de-promoting any given tweet or account? Ensuring that users can post unpopular opinions to their threads without fear that they’ll be banned simply because they’re u
  
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• Charity for Whom? Numbers Reveal Ugly Truth About Al Sharpton's 'National Action Network'

  21-11-2022 17:53
  Don’t call it a comeback.
  Sure, it may feel like a long time ago where most of America, regardless of color, regarded Al Sharpton as the least plausible cleric since Elmer Gantry. Long gone are the days of Tawana Brawley, the Crown Heights riots and the Freddie’s Fashion Mart attack.
  Gone, too, are the days when Sharpton’s National Action Network would make regular headlines over the fact that, like a kind of pro-Black Lives Matter Global Network, it allegedly served as a
  
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• CBS News Drops 'Breaking' Story on Hunter Biden, Only Problem Is They're 2+ Years Late

  21-11-2022 17:44
  To set the scene, it was October 2020, roughly 15 days out from the 2020 general election. The New York Post dropped what should have been the most consequential political scandal story for a presidential candidate in modern U.S. history.
  Of course, I’m referencing the infamous laptop belonging to Hunter Biden that contained mountains of illicit videos, photos and texts that essentially prove the Biden family has enjoyed massive profits from Hunter Biden’s shady business pursuits. In
  
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• VP Harris Meets With China's President Xi To Underscore Importance Of Stable US-China Relations

  21-11-2022 17:36
  President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit last week to keep U.S.-China relations on track. Days after their extensive talks, Vice President Kamala Harris met with Xi to follow-up on assurances that the two nations would sustain dialogue.
  The two met at the Bangkok Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. 
  “I greeted President Xi before the APEC Leaders Retreat,” Harris wrote in a Twitter post Nov. 19:Today in Bangkok, I greeted President
  
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• DC Feast

  21-11-2022 17:12
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
  The post DC Feast appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• 'Entire Election Should Be Nullified' - Ariz. GOP Candidate Says 1 Thing Is Enough to Upend It All

  21-11-2022 17:09
  As we enter Week 2 since the botched midterms, there are growing calls for the Arizona general election results to be nullified amid new allegations that the malfunctioning voting machines used on Election Day were never approved for use to begin with.
  Republican Josh Barnett tweeted Saturday: “The machines were NEVER approved for use. They weren’t certified according to state law! The entire election should be nullified just based off of this!”
  Barnett lost the Republican
  
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• Biden Admin Ignores Court's Latest Ruling, Tells Student Borrowers They're Getting 'Relief'

  21-11-2022 16:44
  The Biden administration is beginning to approve applications for student loan relief amid a legal battle over the forgiveness plan, according to an email obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
  The Department of Education is notifying applicants that they are eligible for student loan forgiveness and will be relieved of their student debt after “[prevailing] in court,” according to an email obtained by the DCNF. The emails come after the Department of Justice urged the U.S. Su
  
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• Empty churches, deserted mansions: An exploration of New Mexico's abandoned places

  21-11-2022 16:40 via cnn.com
  
  John Mulhouse has two passions: wetland biology and photography of abandoned places.
  
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• Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Texas state legislative maps

  21-11-2022 16:17 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a challenge to Texas state legislative maps that critics say intentionally dilute minority voting power and result in an illegal racial gerrymander.
  
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• Kari Lake Campaign Responds to Bill Gates After He Dismisses Election Day Problems: 'Preserve Your Documents'

  21-11-2022 16:11
  In the wake of voting machine problems that caused frustration and delays for in-person voters on Election Day in Maricopa County, Arizona, the Republican chairman of the county Board of Supervisors has been engaged in what can most charitably described as damage control.
  Sunday morning, Chairman Bill Gates released a video on the county’s Twitter thread that claimed to “answer your election-related questions this weekend.”
  Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake is apparent
  
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• 'Squad' Members like AOC May Have a New Nightmare on the Horizon, And He Could Be Leading Them

  21-11-2022 16:04
  For Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s intention to retire from Democratic leadership might be a case of going from the frying pan into the fire.
  Sure, the New York Democrat’s relationship with Pelosi was never a particularly good one, but at least there was a respectful distance between the two. Now that the Democrats are going to be out of the majority in the House, however, her replacement could be one of her bêtes noire in the Democratic Party: fell
  
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• Alert: GA Dems Move to Secure Warnock Win by Defying State Election Rules Again

  21-11-2022 15:53
  Georgia is appealing a judge’s ruling that allows counties to offer early voting this coming Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.
  Warnock’s campaign, along with the Democratic Party of Georgia and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, sued the state last week, arguing that early voting should be allowed that day. They were challenging guidance from Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger t
  
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• London's rental market has become a 'nightmare.' Here's why

  21-11-2022 15:33 via cnn.com
  
  For Rebeca Blázquez, the past few weeks have been a "nightmare."
  
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• London's rental market has become a 'nightmare'

  21-11-2022 15:33 via cnn.com
  
  For Rebeca Blázquez, the past few weeks have been a "nightmare."
  
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• Election Integrity Unit Enters the Scene in Arizona, Demands Full Report Before Results Certified

  21-11-2022 15:30
  The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is demanding an explanation before the state’s biggest county certifies its midterm election results.
  State Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Wright has asked Maricopa County to respond to numerous allegations of Election Day mismanagement.
  In a letter dated Saturday, Wright summarized allegations of malfunctions pertaining to the reading of ballots printed with faulty ink on county printers as well as possible improprieties related to the tran
  
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• Alina De Cuba Producer John Martinez O'Felan Talks Latino Representation In Hollywood

  21-11-2022 15:17
  The Hollywood Sign is seen following its repainting ahead of its 100th Anniversary on October 26, 2022, in Hollywood, California. John Martinez O’Felan spoke about the Latino representation in Hollywood. DAVID LIVINGSTON/LATINHEAT
  In 2020, over 270 Latino writers and show runners wrote an open letter entitled “Dear Hollywood”, which demanded action on inclusivity.  Producer and head of Mankind Entertainment, John Martinez O’Felan has been a key figure in the larger
  
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• Days After Abbott Invokes 'Invasion Clause,' Armor Will Soon Be Rumbling at the Border: Report

  21-11-2022 14:55
  Just three days after newly re-elected Texas Gov. Greg Abbott invoked the “invasion clause” to deal with the border crisis, it was reported the Republican was set to up the ante with the cartels by bringing in some serious military hardware.
  On Friday, a Texas Tribune/Military Times report said Abbott’s “border mission is set to include armored personnel carriers designed to carry troops into battle alongside tanks, according to a planning document.”
  “The orde
  
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• Brutal: Iran Goalie Carried Off Field After Bloody Clash With Own Teammate

  21-11-2022 14:50
  On Monday, Iran’s goalkeeper Ali Beiranvand was injured and carried off the field early in his team’s opening World Cup match against England after clashing heads with a teammate.
  Beiranvand initially tried to continue playing despite the game being paused for several minutes as he received treatment following the collision with Majid Hosseini at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
  Iranian team medics and captain Ehsan Hajisafi tended to Beiranvand, who appeared to be i
  
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• Recession fears receded this earnings season

  21-11-2022 13:49 via cnn.com
  
  Investors appear to have traded in their fleece vests for crystal balls — everyone on Wall Street seems to have a recession prediction. But lately, shouts of recession have become a bit quieter, and a growing group of economists say that any downturn will likely be mild.
  
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• Watching Violence On TV Can Affect Kids For Years

  21-11-2022 12:30
  Kids as young as three who watch violent TV do worse at school when they’re 12 than their peers, according to a new study. The findings were published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
   
  Scientists say little ones who are exposed to violence on screen are less engaged and motivated in the classroom and get worse grades by the time they are 12 years old. They also end up being more emotionally distressed.
  “Preschool children tend to identify with charact
  
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• Qatar signs deal to supply gas to China for 27 years

  21-11-2022 12:19 via cnn.com
  
  QatarEnergy chief Saad al-Kaabi told Reuters on Monday the firm signed a 27-year sales and purchase agreement with China's Sinopec, the longest in the history of liquefied natural gas (LNG) deals.
  
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• Senate Democrats restart talks to try to help DACA recipients during lame-duck session

  21-11-2022 12:15 via cnn.com
  
  Senate Democrats are racing against the clock to try to strike an agreement with Republicans to provide a pathway to citizenship for recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  
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• As Biden ramps up for a Trump rematch, Democrats worry he'd lose to another Republican

  21-11-2022 11:00 via cnn.com
  
  Top Democrats see Republicans' unenthusiastic greeting of Donald Trump's third White House bid with a combination of schadenfreude and perhaps some other German word for terrifying, unintended consequences: They love seeing the former president struggle, but privately some tell CNN they worry this could lead to a more difficult 2024 campaign against a younger, fresher Republican.
  
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• China locks down key transportation hub and markets fear economic fallout

  21-11-2022 10:24 via cnn.com
  
  China has locked down a major transportation hub in the south, as the country's grapples with its largest nationwide Covid outbreak since April.
  
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• Taiwan's TSMC to bring its most advanced chip manufacturing to Arizona

  21-11-2022 10:10 via cnn.com
  
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plans to bring its most advanced technology to Arizona, the founder of the chip giant said Monday.
  
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