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• Ye celebrates Hitler. Neither of them are a match for my grandmother.

  02-12-2022 23:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kanye tweet of a swastika after Trump dinner and Alex Jones appearance praising Hitler and Nazis is scary. But Jews have survived worse.
  
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• Father of Idaho Murder Victim Gives Eerie Reason for Delaying Funeral

  02-12-2022 23:42
  The father of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves said he has a fear he cannot shake, and for that reason, there will be no funeral yet for his daughter.
  Steve Goncalves told Fox News Thursday that his family fears whoever killed his daughter and three other students might show up at the funeral.
  “It’s pretty much a fact. Who does something like this and doesn’t tune into the media? Who wouldn’t? It’s in his 100 percent selfish interest,”  he said
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• Democrats advance plan to reorder primary calendar

  02-12-2022 23:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  The DNC advanced a plan to reorder the early voting states in their primary calendar, putting South Carolina first, jettisoning Iowa and demoting New Hampshire.
  
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• What Really Happened When Trump Met Fuentes - The Story the Media Won't Tell

  02-12-2022 23:33
  Surely, by now, you’ve heard about Trump’s controversial Mar-a-Lago dinner.
  Last week, Trump reportedly had dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and the rap mogul Ye (formerly Kanye West). Apparently, the dinner was regarding the latter’s 2024 presidential campaign.
  Although the dinner has been covered ad nauseam, one aspect of it remains grossly underreported — It was all a set-up.
  Fuentes and fellow fringe-right provocateur, Milo Yiannopoulos planned the event in
  
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• An AI chatbot went viral. Some say it's better than Google, others worry it's problematic.

  02-12-2022 22:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  ChatGPT has become social media's latest favorite tool for getting answers online. But some have warned bad actors could take advantage of the bot.
  
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• Obama Lets It Slip? Talks About 'Crazy' 'Uncle Joe, You Know What Happened to Him'

  02-12-2022 22:55
  Appearing at a rally in Atlanta for Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock on Thursday, former President Barack Obama seemed to let loose a Freudian slip in which he admitted that President Joe Biden is not someone we should trust with “serious responsibilities.”
  Warnock is in an extremely tight race against GOP candidate Herschel Walker that has gone into a run-off in the Peach State. The race is a very important one that will affect the balance of power in the upper chamber. It is a
  
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• Jamal Simmons, vice president's communications director, to exit

  02-12-2022 22:46 via cnn.com
  
  Jamal Simmons, Vice President Kamala Harris' communications director, is leaving her office around a year after his role was announced.
  
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• Watch Biden's 14 Straight Seconds of Brain Malfunction - Is This the Worst He's Ever Been?

  02-12-2022 22:43
  Thanksgiving is now over so you might have already dealt with that one relative who’s beginning to lose the battle with senility.
  At least that sad ordeal was over by “Black Friday.”
  Imagine, however, if that same relative occupied the most powerful position in the world.
  That is where we are with President Joe Biden these days.
  There’s no shortage of tangible, political issues for which you could lambaste Biden — from his laissez-faire attitude about the border to
  
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• In closing arguments, prosecutors say Trump knew of tax fraud at his company

  02-12-2022 22:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Prosecutors in the Trump Organization fraud trial said in closing arguments that Trump sanctioned a scheme to compensate top company executives off the books.
  
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• Documents Expose Democrat Senator Attempting to Weaponize IRS Against Conservative Students

  02-12-2022 22:04
  Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse wants the tax-exempt status of Turning Point USA revoked because attendees at a convention of the youth-oriented conservative group didn’t follow federal COVID-19 protocols when they met in Florida two years ago, according to a report Wednesday by The Daily Signal.
  Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, has engaged in ongoing pressure on the IRS to go after Turning Point, according to the outlet, which pointed to 176 pages of correspondence from and to the senator.
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• Covid broke the economy. No one knows what's next

  02-12-2022 21:53 via cnn.com
  
  Each week brings head-scratching contradictory news about the economy. Tthis past week was no different, with a batch of economic reports showing that — despite the recession talk — the US economy shows remarkable resilience.
  
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• Waffle House Waitress with Six Kids Gets $1,125 Tip from Group of Generous Customers with a Plan

  02-12-2022 21:38
  Thanksgiving is a great time to reflect on the year and share what you’re especially grateful for — and for a lot of people, that’s enough and that’s where it stops.
  But Tanya Ragsdale of Cullman, Alabama, wanted to do more. She’s started a bit of a tradition with her friend group, and it’s one that would be lovely to see take off elsewhere.
  “Today, my girlfriends & I went to the Waffle House on 157 in Cullman at 6am to celebrate ‘Friendsgiving
  
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• Biden Demands Democrats Drastically Alter Presidential Primary Process for 2024, Drawing Objections from Lawmakers

  02-12-2022 21:24
  With this year’s midterm elections over, plans for the 2024 presidential election are now getting more focused attention, and the Democratic incumbent, Joe Biden, has proposed some big changes to the nominating process.
  Among other things, the president has asked leaders of the Democratic National Committee to make South Carolina the first primary state in 2024, replacing Iowa and New Hampshire at the front of the electoral calendar, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
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• The F-35 and B-2 stealth bombers are being outclassed by this new plane

  02-12-2022 21:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Air Force unveils B-21 stealth bomber to counter China. The F-35 fighter jet and B-2 bomber can't compete, as the Pentagon does a good procurement job.
  
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• NFL Player Tries to Promote Planned Parenthood on Cleats, Instead Watches from Sideline as His Team Gets Blown Out

  02-12-2022 21:07
  Imagine being a pro-life New England Patriots fan right now. (Full disclosure: I am one.)
  The Patriots were drubbed by the Buffalo Bills to the tune of 24-10 on “Thursday Night Football,” and while that is “only” a two-score differential, anyone who watched the game clearly saw that the Bills were the superior team. The most telling stat from the matchup was Buffalo’s dominant 38:08 to 21:52 time of possession advantage.
  The Patriots were never truly in the game, no
  
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• Elon Musk Posted Three Words Before His Biggest Twitter Suspension Yet

  02-12-2022 20:43
  Even though Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter has seemed to usher in a new phase for the social media platform, after an offensive post on Thursday evening, artist and rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West) was suspended from Twitter, even though he had just recently been reinstated.
  On Thursday, West tweeted an image of a swastika combined with the Star of David, Bloomberg reported.
  You can see a screenshot of the offending tweet captured below:JUST IN: Elon Musk removes Kanye West’s tweet
  
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• US No Longer Patrolling Against Islamic State in Syria

  02-12-2022 20:33
  U.S. forces have stopped joint military patrols in northern Syria to counter Islamic State extremists, as Turkish threats of a ground invasion stymie those missions with Kurdish forces.
  Other more limited security patrols by U.S. and Kurdish troops, particularly around prisons, will begin again on Saturday, officials said.
  U.S. Central Command on Friday said American troops have paused all of the joint operations with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces against IS in Syria. The Pentagon had
  
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• Climate Alarmists Blockade European Avenue but Are Left Humiliated and Powerless as a Furious Frenchman Clears the Road

  02-12-2022 19:33
  In what has become a recurring event in France, a group of climate activists recently blocked traffic on a busy road outside of Paris for about an hour.
  The group, which calls itself Dernière Rénovation (which translates to Last Renovation), formed to demand that the French government renovate “all homes by 2040″ to install better energy-saving systems.
  “We have tried political discourse, we have tried scientific discourse, we have tried petitions, we have tried m
  
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• Dog the Bounty Hunter's 'Very Healthy' Right-Hand Man Dies: 'Shocked and Saddened by the Sudden Passing'

  02-12-2022 19:26
  David Robinson, who spent nearly a decade working alongside Duane Chapman, known to TV fans as “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” has died.
  The death of Robinson, 50, on Wednesday was confirmed to Fox News by Chapman and also in a Facebook post by Robinson’s wife, Brooke.
  “I’m shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of my right-hand man for many years, David Robinson,” Chapman told Fox. “Until we meet again, Brother.”David Robinson, ‘Dog’s Mos
  
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• US Navy sends a message to adversaries with a rare submarine port visit in Indian Ocean

  02-12-2022 19:20 via cnn.com
  
  The US military wants its adversaries, as well as allies, to know that, for the first time, a US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine docked at the remote island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean as part of an extended months-long deployment.
  
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• Planned Parenthood Has a 'Center for Sex Education,' And the Executive Director Wants Sick New Lesson Taught to Kindergarteners

  02-12-2022 19:20
  Bill Taverner, executive director of Planned Parenthood’s Center for Sex Education, said in 2015 that all people are sexual, beginning at birth, according to Fox News.
  Taverner has called for expanded sex education beginning in kindergarten and advocated for “porn literacy,” according to Fox News. His claims that children are sexual beings is echoed by his employer, Planned Parenthood, which has said humans are sexual at all ages, Fox News reported, citing an organization docu
  
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• Elon Musk 'Confident' That Brain Implants Are 'Ready for Humans' - Is This a Good Idea?

  02-12-2022 19:18
  It’s been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
  Elon Musk would be wise to take those words to heart as he continues to meddle with the dangers of artificial intelligence and transhumanism.
  Transhumanists believe that mankind’s merging with technology is the next and final step in human evolution.
  Just as Satan did, transhumanists reject God, but desire His eternal life and divine intelligence, so they will not hesitate to fund Frankenstein-like research they beli
  
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• Suspect in 2017 killing of two Indiana teen girls 'has nothing to hide,' attorneys say

  02-12-2022 18:37 via cnn.com
  
  Attorneys for the suspect in the 2017 killing of two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, said in a statement Friday that their client "has nothing to hide. "
  
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• 10-Year-Old Boy Said Shooting of Mom Was Accident but Is Now Charged as an Adult After What His Sister Disclosed

  02-12-2022 18:30
  A 10-year-old boy has been charged as an adult in the death of his mother, with police saying he shot her because he was angry she would not buy him a virtual reality headset.
  The boy has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide.
  “This is an absolute family tragedy,” Angela Cunningham, an attorney for the child, said, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “I don’t think anybody would deny or disagree with that.”
  “The adult system is absolutely i
  
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• Former NFL Player and Longtime Actor Dies Suddenly at Age 56

  02-12-2022 18:16
  Brad William Henke, known for his brief time in the NFL and later acting career, passed away suddenly on Tuesday. He was 56 years old.
  Henke’s family said that he died in his sleep, but the cause of his death has not been revealed, Deadline reported.
  The actor’s manager, Matt DelPiano, also confirmed Henke’s death, according to the New York Post.
  “Brad was an incredibly kind man of joyous energy. A very talented actor, he loved being a part of this community … and
  
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• Video: Sick Marketing Ploy? Everyone Was Convinced NFL Legend Was Struck by Lightning

  02-12-2022 17:59
  In one of the more harrowing incidents you can ever catch on camera, NFL legend and former New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers quarterback Drew Brees appeared to have been struck by a bolt of lightning.
  In one of the more disgusting marketing ploys you can deploy, there’s mounting evidence that this was just a stunt to garner attention — and it clearly worked.
  The incident occurred while Brees was filming a commercial for the sports gambling site PointsBet.
  PointsBet released a
  
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• Biden administration considering migrant proposal mirroring Trump-era policy

  02-12-2022 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration is seriously considering an asylum proposal that would bar migrants from seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border if they could have received refuge in another country they passed through, mirroring Trump-era asylum limits, according to two sources familiar with discussions.
  
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• 'Just Enjoying All the Confusion': Elementary School Teacher Admits What the Real Agenda is and It's Terrifying

  02-12-2022 17:53
  Transgender music teacher Blaine Banghart works with elementary school students in the Caddo Parish district of Shreveport, Louisiana.
  He has come under fire from concerned parents after proudly admitting in two early November Facebook posts that he’s “just enjoying all the confusion” he’s causing his students over his gender identity.
  The nonbinary educator, whom students address as Mx. Banghart (not a typo), wrote, “I’m not allowed to tell kids I’
  
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• NFL Owner Under Criminal Investigation, Sheriff's Office Says

  02-12-2022 17:36
  Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and his real estate company are the focus of a criminal investigation to see whether they misused any public money in their failed effort to build a practice facility for the NFL team.
  The York County Sheriff’s Office said state agents and local prosecutors are aiding its investigation, and that the probe does not mean that any crime happened.
  “An investigation is simply an inquiry and should not create any inference that wrongdoing has been commi
  
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• Biden signs legislation to avert rail shutdown

  02-12-2022 17:34 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation to avert a rail shutdown after congressional lawmakers raced to pass the measure amid concerns over the economic danger posed by a possible strike.
  
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• Americans Having 2nd Thoughts on Leftist EV Utopia: 'They Get Hot When They're Stored, Not Just When They're Charging'

  02-12-2022 17:22
  The Biden administration’s pipedream of an electric vehicle-dominated future for the United States continues to crumble with each passing day.
  Among the mountain of problems associated with EVs are spontaneous battery fires, charging headaches, exorbitant car prices and an outsized environmental impact in their manufacturing process.
  H. Sterling Burnett of the Heartland Institute, who is the managing editor of Environment & Climate News and director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center on
  
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• Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Addresses Jerry Jones Photo with Two Powerful Words

  02-12-2022 17:14
  Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has addressed a social media controversy regarding the owner of his team, Jerry Jones.
  Prescott spoke with the news media Thursday regarding a photo of Jones standing with a group of white students blocking their black classmates from attending class at North Little Rock High School in 1957.
  The public school system in Little Rock, Arkansas, was desegregated that year.
  “Obviously we can be more empathetic and give grace to one another, regardless of
  
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• Federal Judges Give DOJ a Huge Win Over Trump in Mar-a-Lago Documents Case

  02-12-2022 17:05
  The Biden administration’s Department of Justice won a major victory over former President Donald Trump on Thursday when a federal appeals court panel threw out a lower court’s ruling that allowed a special master to review documents taken from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
  In August, federal officials staged a raid on Trump’s home and confiscated thousands of documents, saying many included sensitive and classified information. The former president su
  
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• 'Jesus Taught Love, Kindness and Forgiveness': Elon Musk Drops Biblical Lesson on Twitter

  02-12-2022 16:56
  When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he enraged leftists by breaking their monopoly over the discourse on social media platforms.
  On Thursday, the billionaire provided another reason for enraged leftists to hate him — and he did so by sharing an uplifting insight.
  In a response to a tweet from the increasingly unhinged Kanye West, Musk dared to make a positive personal comment about Jesus and his teachings.
  This is the kind of speech leftists used to suppress on Twitter, as The Christian Post re
  
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• Rotten Apple

  02-12-2022 16:35
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
  The post Rotten Apple appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• California Considers Plan to Give Many Black Residents Reparation Payments of $223,200 Each

  02-12-2022 16:11
  Black residents of California could receive $223,200 each in reparations for slavery and racism, according to an estimate by the state’s reparations task force, according to a report by The New York Times.
  The nine-member task force, authorized in 2020 by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, recommended $569 billion total in reparations for black residents due to the effects of housing discrimination, though the number could increase before the final recommendations are due June 2023, according
  
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• Top EU official quits US meeting as tension over electric car subsidies persists

  02-12-2022 16:00 via cnn.com
  
  Efforts to resolve a simmering dispute between Europe and the United States over electric vehicle subsidies stemming from President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act suffered a blow Friday when a top EU official pulled out of talks scheduled for Monday.
  
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• Barber Gunned Down While Cutting 8-Year-Old Boy's Hair in Washington State

  02-12-2022 15:31
  A barber was gunned down Wednesday night while he was cutting the hair of an 8-year-old boy.
  The shooting took place inside JQ’s Barber Shop in Puyallup, Washington, which is about 30 miles from Seattle.
  The 43-year-old victim, identified as Jose Velez, was shot multiple times in the incident, which took place shortly after 5 p.m., according to KING-TV. The child was reportedly uninjured.
  “The suspect walked in and walked to a specific room where this particular barber was worki
  
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• US economy added a robust 263,000 jobs in November

  02-12-2022 15:24 via cnn.com
  
  The US economy added 263,000 jobs in November, defying aggressive action from the Federal Reserve to cool the economy and bring down decades-high inflation.
  
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• The investigation into the stabbing deaths of four Idaho students continues -- but not without confusion over a key case detail

  02-12-2022 15:20 via cnn.com
  
  As many University of Idaho students returned to campus this week, the police investigation into the stabbing deaths of four of their peers continued -- but not without confusion over a key case detail.
  
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• Woke Disney Employees Get a Rude Awakening When New CEO Tells Them Where He's Steering the Ship

  02-12-2022 14:53
  The Walt Disney Co. is poised to back away from politically slanted left-wing content, with the entertainment giant’s returning CEO seemingly admitting as such in an internal company town hall.
  On Tuesday, writer and filmmaker Christopher Rufo shared a video of Disney CEO Bob Iger expressing his intent to pull back from political programming.
  “Do I like the company being embroiled in controversy? Of course not. It can be distracting and it can have a negative impact on the company. A
  
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• 7 students at LA middle school sent to hospital after suspected overdose of unknown substance

  02-12-2022 14:30 via cnn.com
  
  Seven students at a Los Angeles-area middle school were sent to the hospital on Thursday after experiencing "mild-to-moderate distress" following a suspected overdose of an unknown substance, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a release.
  
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• Binance pauses withdrawals after warning two crypto tokens may have been hacked

  02-12-2022 13:42 via cnn.com
  
  The crypto industry just can't catch a break this year.
  
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• Some Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with their colleagues' threats to cause chaos on the House floor

  02-12-2022 13:17 via cnn.com
  
  House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and his critics are gearing up for a potential floor fight over the speakership in January, raising the possibility of a messy intraparty showdown that could bring uncertainty and chaos just as Republicans prepare to enter their new majority.
  
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• Why the stock market is channeling Goldilocks

  02-12-2022 13:15 via cnn.com
  
  The global economy is weakening and consumers are feeling financially stressed. Gas and heat prices are up significantly from last year and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated on Wednesday that painfully elevated interest rates will hang around for some time.
  
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• Fed spirits should be lifted by the housing market

  02-12-2022 13:15 via cnn.com
  
  The global economy is weakening and consumers are feeling financially stressed. Gas and heat prices are up significantly from last year and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated on Wednesday that painfully elevated interest rates will hang around for some time.
  
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• Lawsuit claims legislation used to fund DeSantis' migrant flights is unconstitutional

  02-12-2022 12:33 via cnn.com
  
  Three non-profit immigrant rights organizations have filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue, claiming that the state is "infringing upon the federal government's immigration system by creating a separate, parallel immigration system."
  
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• Manor Once Owned By 'Sherlock Holmes' Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle On Sale

  02-12-2022 11:36
  A stunning country ‘Sherlock Homes’ manor once owned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sits on a forested estate. Doyle bought the massive house in 1924 as a birthday present for his second wife Jean after falling in love with the area while researching for his novel “The White Company.”SPENCERS NEFOREST VIA SWNSW 
   
  A stunning country “Sherlock Homes” manor once owned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is up for sale for £3 million ($3.5 million). Bignell Woo
  
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• Kanye West's Twitter account has been suspended after Elon Musk says it violated rule against incitement to violence

  02-12-2022 09:24 via cnn.com
  
  Kanye West's Twitter account was suspended early Friday morning after Elon Musk said it violated the platform's rules on inciting violence.
  
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• Revealed: Islamic Extremists Targeted Christians with Brutal Crimes Against Humanity

  02-12-2022 05:35
  Evidence collected in Iraq strengthens preliminary findings that Islamic State extremists committed crimes against humanity and war crimes against the Christian community after it seized about a third of the country in 2014, a U.N. investigative team said in a report circulated Thursday.
  The report to the U.N. Security Council said crimes included forcibly transferring and persecuting Christians, seizing their property, engaging in sexual violence, enslavement and other “inhumane acts,&rdq
  
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