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• Democratic challenger concedes to Rep. David Valadao in California House race

  22-11-2022 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  California Assemblyman Rudy Salas on Tuesday conceded the race for California's 22nd District to Rep. David Valadao.
  
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• Floyd Brown: Can Kari Lake Be Saved?

  22-11-2022 23:57
  At this moment, the elections in Maricopa County have not been certified, and I have received dozens of calls asking me, “Does Kari Lake still have a path to victory?” I also have been asked, “What can I do to help?”
  I intend to answer both questions. It is a long story that winds from Phoenix to Washington, D.C.
  The 2022 elections in Maricopa County were irredeemably flawed. Thousands who showed up to vote were turned away. Others were given instructions by Maricopa offi
  
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• Firebombing Leftist Lawyer Will Be Back on the Streets in No Time After Biden's DOJ Swoops In

  22-11-2022 23:48
  As we’ve been increasingly conditioned to identify the term “domestic terrorist” with anyone involved in the Jan. 6 “insurrection,” it may be helpful to take a look at individuals who have committed actual domestic terrorism for comparison.
  In the 2020 riots following the death of George Floyd, Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman distributed Molotov cocktails to rioters in Brooklyn, according to The Washington Free Beacon.
  Rahman didn’t stop at just handing out
  
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• After the Colorado Springs attack, LGBTQ people are furious at the rhetoric targeting them

  22-11-2022 23:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Colorado Springs locals and national activists said rising anti-LGBTQ rhetoric made the shooting at Club Q feel horribly predictable.
  
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• Now That the Election Is Over, Democrat Finally Admits Biden Isn't 'Doing Enough' to Tackle Border Crisis

  22-11-2022 23:41
  Politicians who passionately run their campaigns on issues like border security often change their tune once elected, and the realities of said issues begin to dispel partisan illusions.
  Democratic Arizona Governor-elect Katie Hobbs appears to be experiencing this very phenomenon as her rhetoric regarding border security seems to have changed dramatically since her controversial win over Republican candidate Kari Lake.
  According to CNN, Hobbs told “CNN This Morning” on Tuesday that s
  
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• HP says it will lay off up to 6,000 workers over the next couple years

  22-11-2022 23:37 via cnn.com
  
  HP Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will lay off thousands of workers over the next three years, becoming the latest tech company to significantly downsize staffing amid a souring economic climate.
  
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• Prosecutors unseal charges against Michigan man for threatening FBI director and California congressman

  22-11-2022 23:08 via cnn.com
  
  Prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint against a Michigan man on Tuesday accused of threatening to kill a California congressman and FBI Director Christopher Wray, adding to the spate of recent alleged criminal threats against lawmakers.
  
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• Camera Catches Face of Last Statewide-Elected Fla. Dem as DeSantis Gets Applause - Her Time Is Ticking

  22-11-2022 23:05
  Thanks to the outcome of the 2022 midterm elections, Florida is now a fire-engine-red state. As a matter of fact, it soon will be completely red.
  That’s because as of Jan. 3, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried’s term will end, according to Ballotpedia.
  Fried is the last statewide-elected Democrat in Florida.
  The realization of her party’s standing in the Sunshine State was on display Tuesday during the Florida Senate’s organization sessi
  
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• The wife of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall dies at 94

  22-11-2022 23:03 via cnn.com
  
  Cecilia "Cissy" Marshall, the wife of the late Supreme Court Justice and civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall, died on Tuesday at age 94, the court's public information office announced.
  
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• Starbucks closes location that was the first to unionize in Seattle

  22-11-2022 22:58 via cnn.com
  
  Starbucks is closing the store in Seattle where employees were the first to vote to form a union in the chain's home city.
  
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• Police Officer and Wife Adopt Baby, Thanks to Birth Mother's 'Courageous Decision'

  22-11-2022 22:58
  Bruce and Shelby Faltynski of Mishawaka, Indiana, went from a family of two to a family of four this year, thanks to the work being done in the state to protect unwanted newborns.
  The couple knows all about serving their community. Bruce Faltynski is an officer with the Mishawaka Police Department, and Shelby Faltynski, who describes herself as a “Jesus Follower” on her Facebook page, is also a nurse. This year, they officially added the titles “dad” and “mom.&rdquo
  
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• Biden extends pause on federal student loan payments again

  22-11-2022 22:55 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration is yet again extending the pause on federal student loan payments, a benefit that began in March 2020 to help people who were struggling financially due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a source familiar with the plan said.
  
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• Two Arizona Counties Delay Election Certification After AG Sends Brutal Letter to Maricopa County

  22-11-2022 22:37
  Two counties in Arizona are withholding certification of the 2022 election.
  The move by one of them — Mohave County — is admittedly just to make a statement regarding apparent irregularities in voting in Maricopa County, according to the Associated Press.
  The other withholding certification is Cochise County, where a pair of Republican county supervisors said there was not proper certification of machines that count votes, according to The Daily Wire.
  Both counties, Mohave in the nor
  
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• Joe Biden Teaches Kids Terrible Lesson: Since You're Bored, You Can Steal Something

  22-11-2022 22:30
  If you are looking for a parenting role model, you probably should not consider the current president.
  On Monday, Joe Biden encouraged children to steal if they’re bored.
  He and first lady Jill Biden were in Havelock, North Carolina, for a “Friendsgiving” event with service members and military families at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.
  The president approached a family on stage and said it had to be “boring, boring, boring for these kids to stand up here.”
  
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• Tim Allen Reveals the 1 Thing That Jay Leno Refused After Suffering Serious Burns: 'He's an Amazing Human Being'

  22-11-2022 22:28
  Comedian Tim Allen revealed something that surprised him when his friend Jay Leno was injured recently.
  While talking with “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon on Monday, Allen described a phone call to Leno at the Los Angeles hospital where he was treated after his face and hands were severely burned in a fire that ignited while Leno was working on one of his cars last week.
  “Remember the ‘Deadpool’ villain that couldn’t feel pain? He’s that guy,” All
  
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• Here's the Latest List of Celebrities Elon Musk Has Scared Off of Twitter

  22-11-2022 22:21
  The exodus of left-wing celebrities continues on Twitter, as the nation’s high-profile performers appear woefully trapped in the delusion that where they chose to vent their personal opinions about politics is of the remotest consequence to us plebs and laypeople.
  Shonda Rhimes, Gigi Hadid and Amber Heard top the list of names of those caught up in the mass exit — by virtue of the fact that I’m vaguely aware of who they are and what they’re known for — with Whoopi G
  
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• Maricopa County Elections Chair Disappeared on Election Day - We Now Know Where He Was

  22-11-2022 22:14
  Maricopa County, Arizona, found itself at the center of controversy on Election Day.
  Residents were being turned away from voting locations, while others had to wait in incredibly long lines, with wait times reportedly reaching several hours in some cases. The Western Journal received over 20 exclusive videos featuring Arizona voters explaining the many difficulties they encountered while trying to vote.
  This was because, according to election officials, 20 percent of voting locations across the
  
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• 'Absolutely Horrendous': World Cup Star Knocked Out Cold by His Own Teammate in Final Minutes of Huge Upset

  22-11-2022 21:55
  Saudi Arabia’s 2-1 victory over Argentina on Tuesday will go down as one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history — but it came at a cost.
  After going down a goal 10 minutes into the match, Saudi Arabia roared back to score twice early in the second half and held off relentless Argentinian attacks until the final whistle at Lusail Stadium in Qatar.
  It was in the middle of one such attack that Saudi defender Yasser Al-Shahrani suffered a gruesome injury after a collision with goalke
  
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• Former Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown dies at 88

  22-11-2022 21:19 via cnn.com
  
  John Y. Brown Jr., the former Democratic governor of Kentucky, has died at age 88.
  
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• FTX lawyer says 'substantial amount' of assets are either stolen or missing

  22-11-2022 20:36 via cnn.com
  
  The full extent of FTX's financial disarray is becoming clearer as the failed crypto exchange's new management combs for cash as part of the bankruptcy process.
  
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• Jeff Bezos announces 40 grants totaling $123 million to combat homelessness

  22-11-2022 20:30 via cnn.com
  
  Jeff Bezos is continuing to make good on his pledge to give away the majority his wealth, to the tune of $123 million today.
  
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• Elon Musk has upended Twitter's business. Here's how he could fix it

  22-11-2022 20:23 via cnn.com
  
  Much of Twitter's ad sales team has been fired or pushed out. Large companies from General Mills to Macy's have paused advertising on the platform, with more potentially following suit after new owner Elon Musk's decision to restore the account of former President Donald Trump and other controversial figures. And any cursory scroll of the platform will likely show you fewer big brand ads.
  
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• Elon Musk Posts Historic News About Twitter - Boycotting Libs and Media Will Be Melting Down

  22-11-2022 20:16
  Despite the woke, anti-free speech left’s hope that Twitter will die, Elon Musk just announced that the social media platform has added 1.6 million daily active users.
  Musk noted on Monday that that was “another all-time high.”Twitter added 1.6M daily active users this past week, another all-time high pic.twitter.com/Si3cRYnvyD
  — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 22, 2022The announcement came only weeks after Musk took control of the social media giant and fired more than ha
  
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• Solomon: Why Elon Musk Doesn't Need to Worry About People Leaving Twitter

  22-11-2022 20:14
  There’s nowhere to go.
  That’s the little secret Elon Musk is banking on. To save Twitter, Musk needs to monetize it in new ways and generally far better than Jack Dorsey ever did. The foundation of that monetization is real users, not bots.
  One of the main themes of the Musk era so far is people threatening to leave. Yes, if it reminds you of people threatening to leave the United States in 2016 when Donald J. Trump became president, you have a good memory.
  Of course, practically no
  
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• 25+ best deals from Best Buy's Black Friday sale

  22-11-2022 20:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Get started on winter holiday shopping with discounts on tech and home appliances.
  
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• Voting Age of 18 Ruled Age Discrimination by Top Court

  22-11-2022 19:11
  A group claiming to be a nonpartisan, youth-led campaign is pushing for 16- and 17-year-olds to have the right to vote in New Zealand.
  The group was formed during a youth parliament in 2019 and gave itself the campaign name Make It 16, according to its website.
  The movement made headway as the teen activists won support from the liberal Green and Labour parties.
  On Monday, it got another big boost.
  The New Zealand Supreme Court ruled that preventing 16- and 17-year-olds from voting was a form of
  
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• Reality Stars Find Out Their Punishment After Being Found Guilty of Numerous Federal Crimes

  22-11-2022 18:31
  A husband and wife reality television duo is headed to federal prison.
  Todd and Julie Chrisley, the stars of shows such as USA Network’s “Chrisley Knows Best” and E!’s “Growing Up Chrisley,” were charged with various crimes including bank fraud and tax evasion on Monday, according to CNN.
  The couple finally learned their sentencing on Monday at a federal court.
  According to CNN, the Chrisley patriarch, Todd, was sentenced to 12 years in prison with three years
  
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• Fearless Briton Arrives at First Middle Eastern World Cup in Outfit That's Guaranteed to Infuriate

  22-11-2022 18:07
  After four years of anticipation, the FIFA World Cup started on Sunday, and millions of fans have flocked to Qatar, the host country this year. This is the first time ever that a Middle Eastern, Muslim country has hosted the World Cup, and it has come with a lot of drama, which fans are not terribly happy about.
  It’s never a good idea to anger sports fans, particularly in such a high-profile event as the World Cup — one of the most watched sporting events on the planet.
  As one Britis
  
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• Judge sets October 2023 trial for New York attorney general's $250 million lawsuit against Trump

  22-11-2022 17:57 via cnn.com
  
  A New York state judge set an October 2023 trial date for the New York attorney general's $250 million lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his eldest children and the Trump Organization, just as the presidential election gets underway.
  
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• Off-Duty Vermont Officer Shot 10 Times by Police in Upstate New York

  22-11-2022 17:51
  An off-duty Vermont sheriff’s deputy was shot multiple times by local police responding to an early-morning altercation Sunday in Saratoga Springs, New York.
  Deputy Vito Caselnova IV, the off-duty deputy, was apparently involved in some kind of argument with a group of people in the small town about 35 miles north of Albany, WTEN-TV reported.
  James Montagnino, the Saratoga Springs commissioner of public safety, said in a Sunday afternoon news conference that Caselnova and a group of people
  
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• Host of 'The View' Sunny Hostin Makes Disgusting Claim About Jesus - This Will Make Your Blood Boil

  22-11-2022 17:29
  Sunny Hostin of “The View” says she is a practicing Catholic. Whether she’s a reading Catholic is a matter of opinion.
  Yes, Hostin — like most Americans still functioning within the range of normal human response — deplored this weekend’s shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado on Monday’s episode of the ABC daytime talk show.
  From there, predictably, takes diverged wildly. Hostin and the rest of the ladies on “The View” think the shooter was
  
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• Democratic Arizona governor-elect says White House isn't 'doing enough' about the border

  22-11-2022 17:15 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Arizona governor-elect Katie Hobbs said on Tuesday she doesn't think the Biden administration is "doing enough" to address the situation at the southern border.
  
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• Bill Clinton Hit With Worst News Yet as Elon Musk Unbans the One Account That Should Truly Scare Him

  22-11-2022 16:57
  Sure, Donald Trump having his Twitter account reinstated is the big social media news of the week, but another former president likely has a bigger fear about another one of Elon Musk’s account restorations.
  On Tuesday, the platform unlocked the account of Juanita Broaddrick, the nursing home administrator who accused the former president of rape while he was attorney general of Arkansas.
  According to Fox News, Broaddrick had her account locked in April after the company sent her an email
  
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• Is Trump's Special Master About to Get the Boot? Federal Judge to Decide Fate of Mar-a-Lago Docs

  22-11-2022 16:33
  A federal appeals court is hearing arguments Tuesday on whether to shut down an independent arbiter’s review of documents seized in an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.
  The Justice Department has asked the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to end the review process, saying the appointment of a so-called special master has unnecessarily delayed its investigation into the presence of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Lawyers for Trump
  
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• Republican Declared Winner of Congressional Race in Heavily Democratic California District

  22-11-2022 16:27
  It has been two weeks since Election Day and the race for California’s 22nd Congressional District was finally called by The Associated Press on Monday evening. Republican Rep. David Valadao managed to win the district, despite there being a strong Democratic presence.
  Valadao beat Democrat Rudy Salas, and the AP called the race in favor of the Republican once 98 percent of the votes had been counted.
  Though many considered the contest between Salas and Valadao to be tight, Valadao still m
  
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• 'Our Decision Wasn't About Your Performance': White San Francisco Elections Director Loses Job to Diversity

  22-11-2022 16:23
  The San Francisco elections commission decided last week to not renew director John Arntz’s contract, not because he failed to fulfill his duties, but because they wanted to hire a minority replacement.
  The city commission voted to not renew Arntz’s five-year deal and instead will hire an independent recruiter to assess applicants for the position along with Arntz, should he choose to reapply, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
  Arntz, who was hired in 2002, did not receive a n
  
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• Elon Musk Springs Republican Congresswoman's Account from Twitter Jail

  22-11-2022 16:18
  As Twitter continues to change under the new ownership of Elon Musk, some controversial public figures who had previously had their accounts suspended have been reactivated on the social media platform. Now, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account, which had been permanently suspended in January 2022, has also been reactivated.
  Greene, a Republican representative for Georgia, had her personal Twitter account suspended for violating the platform’s COVID misinformation policy, the Ne
  
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• Here's Why a 97-Year-Old Woman Is Being Tried in a Juvenile Court

  22-11-2022 15:56
  German prosecutors called Tuesday for a 97-year-old woman who was the secretary to the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp to be convicted as an accessory to murder and given a two-year suspended sentence.
  Furchner is being tried in juvenile court because she was under 21 at the time of the alleged crimes. Closing arguments are to continue on Nov. 29.
  Irmgard Furchner has been on trial for over a year at the Itzehoe state court in northern Germany. Prosecutor Maxi Wantzen said in clo
  
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• With a strike looming, railroad unions and management head back to negotiating table

  22-11-2022 15:48 via cnn.com
  
  With a crippling freight rail strike looming in two weeks, leaders of four railroad unions and management of the major US freight railroads are due back at the negotiating table Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Dem Senator Admits Trump Was Right All Along - Reveals Horrible Truth About Your Children's Safety

  22-11-2022 15:41
  A Democratic senator has admitted that former President Donald Trump was right about the dangers posed by a popular social media app.
  In an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia said that Trump was correct when he drew attention to the security concerns posed by the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok, specifically claiming that the app threatens Americans’ privacy.
  “Well, I think Donald Trump was right. I mean, TikTok is an enormous
  
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• CNN Thinks They've Hit Jackpot with Pence Town Hall, Then Stats for Total Viewership Come In

  22-11-2022 15:32
  Even a town hall with former Vice President Mike Pence wasn’t enough to reverse CNN’s ailing ratings fortunes.
  Jake Tapper’s broadcast with Pence had a smaller audience than both Fox News and MSNBC on Wednesday, according to Mediaite.
  The prime-time event with the former Vice President drew 1.186 million viewers, which was larger than Tapper’s usual draw, according to Mediaite.
  Tapper’s competitors were able to attract more attention, even without the assistance of
  
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• Lyin' Dog-Face Turkey

  22-11-2022 15:19
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
  The post Lyin' Dog-Face Turkey appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• Woke CEO Ousted from Disney, Huge Name Returns with a Powerful Mandate from the Board

  22-11-2022 15:14
  Disney fired its CEO. Everyone is shocked.
  Maybe that should read: Disney fired its CEO. Everyone is shocked?
  That’s because a lot of conservatives probably aren’t surprised about the Walt Disney Co. jettisoning CEO Bob Chapek on Sunday night.
  But the media is stunned: “Disney Shocker: Bob Iger Returning as CEO, Bob Chapek Exits,” The Hollywood Reporter titled its article. The Los Angeles Times’ headline read, “In Hollywood stunner, Robert Iger returns to head
  
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• Watch: Trump Drops Epic Ad After Announcing Presidential Bid - Needs Only 38 Seconds

  22-11-2022 15:00
  Former President Donald Trump unveiled a poignant, 38-second campaign ad on Sunday, just five days after announcing his plans to run for the White House again in 2024.
  “Make an entrance. Make a run. And then, make history,” the narrator says in an understated video for the outspoken 45th president.
  “Make a difference. Make good on your word,” the ad continues.
  “Make it bigly. But most of all, make it great again. Trump.”The simple but moving narration was juxt
  
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• GOP states seek to defend Covid migrant expulsion policy in case where court struck policy down

  22-11-2022 14:22 via cnn.com
  
  Several Republican-led states asked a court to let them intervene in a case striking down Title 42 rule, so that the states could defend the Trump-era policy, which has allowed for the expulsion of more than 1 million migrants at the US-Mexico border.
  
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• GOP states seek to defend Covid-19 migrant expulsion policy in case where court struck policy down

  22-11-2022 14:22 via cnn.com
  
  Several Republican-led states asked a court to let them intervene in a case striking down Title 42 rule, so that the states could defend the Trump-era policy, which has allowed for the expulsion of more than 1 million migrants at the US-Mexico border.
  
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• If the world avoids a recession, it'll have India and China to thank

  22-11-2022 13:57 via cnn.com
  
  Global growth will slow further in the coming year but the world will likely avoid a recession thanks to Asia's biggest economies.
  
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• Why fewer states than ever could pick the next president

  22-11-2022 13:18 via cnn.com
  
  The results of this month's election point toward a 2024 presidential contest that will likely be decided by a tiny sliver of voters in a rapidly shrinking list of swing states realistically within reach for either party.
  
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• Analysis: Why fewer states than ever could pick the next president

  22-11-2022 13:18 via cnn.com
  
  The results of this month's election point toward a 2024 presidential contest that will likely be decided by a tiny sliver of voters in a rapidly shrinking list of swing states realistically within reach for either party.
  
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• 'Ignorance and Disconnect': Border Patrol Chief Blasts Biden Lasted Move - Border Will Be 'Even Worse'

  22-11-2022 12:59
  Illegal migrants will flood the southern border when a signature Trump-era policy ends in late December, adding to the chaos federal authorities already experienced in fiscal year 2022, according to former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott and an agent on the southern border who spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
  A federal judge paused a ruling ending Title 42, a public health order used to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 that’s expelled more than one million illegal migrants, on
  
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