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• Amazon Layoffs Just Got Way Worse - Fresh Batch of Workers Getting Bezos' Nasty Christmas Present: Report

  04-12-2022 23:22
  It’s the holiday season under President Joe Biden’s U.S. economy, and these days, that means hard times are ahead for tens of thousands of employed Americans.
  Continuing a trend that seems to be hitting several Big Tech and related industries, online mega-retailer Amazon is expected to begin laying off a large contingent of its workers, to the tune of possibly 20,000 employees, in the coming months, according to ComputerWorld.
  The outlet cited an anonymous source with reported knowle
  
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• GOP-Majority House Called to Open Biden Investigation - Prominent Accuser Willing to Testify

  04-12-2022 23:07
  A former aide to President Joe Biden, back when he was a U.S. Senator from Delaware, wants the House of Representatives to open up a formal inquiry into her allegations of being sexually assaulted by Biden in 1993.
  Tara Reade made headlines in 2020 with her allegations, which were denied by Biden and by multiple members of Biden’s staff. Amid a welter of claims against her credibility, that she fought back against, she ultimately dialed back her public efforts against Biden.
  Now, with the
  
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• House Minority Leader Vows to Upend US Military Service Requirement Over 1 Year After It's Implementation

  04-12-2022 23:01
  House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that the Biden administration will agree to his call for an end to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in America’s military.
  Vaccination against COVID-19 was made mandatory in an August 2021 memo from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. The mandate has drawn extensive opposition from Republican lawmakers.
  McCarthy, who is seeking to become Speaker of the House when the new Congress convenes, said he has been in discussions with the Biden administrat
  
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• Man Behind Sick Balenciaga Ad Issues 'Apology' - This One Will Infuriate You

  04-12-2022 22:54
  Sure, a man named “Demna” may be the creative director for a fashion ad campaign that was as close to child pornography without being child pornography as we’ve ever seen, but at least he’s learned his lesson.
  The creative director at fashion house Balenciaga issued a mea culpa on Instagram on Friday, that appeared to indicate he would be remaining in his position at the company, but assuring everyone he would do better and listen to victims’ groups and yadda yadda
  
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• Twitter's Largest Advertiser Returns to Platform, Has Now 'Fully Resumed' Spending

  04-12-2022 22:38
  Twitter owner Elon Musk said Saturday that Apple is resuming its ad spending on his social media platform.
  In a Twitter Spaces conversation, Musk said Apple had “fully resumed” its advertising, according to Bloomberg.
  Musk also noted that Apple is Twitter’s largest advertiser.
  Bloomberg said those were the only references Musk made to Apple during the two-hour event, in which Musk chatted with about 90,000 people.More information on this per a source familiar: Amazon continued
  
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• FBI special agent found not guilty of attempted murder in Metro shooting incident

  04-12-2022 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  An FBI special agent who shot and wounded a fellow passenger aboard a Washington, DC-area Metro train in December 2020 was found not guilty of attempted murder and other related charges by a Maryland jury on Friday, according to the state's attorney for Montgomery County.
  
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• Watch: Man Taunts Seagull While Holding it, Makes Biggest Mistake of His Life

  04-12-2022 22:32
  Score it seagull 1, man 0.
  In video footage out of Turkey from CEN, as reported by the New York Post, a man can be seen finding out the hard way it’s not a good idea grab hold of a seagull, hold it close to your face, and then tease the bird by sticking your tongue out at it.
  In lightning-quick fashion, the perturbed creature seized the opportunity to lash out and grab the man’s tongue with its beak, at which point the man recoiled to prevent the angry bird from doing any major damag
  
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• Scientist Who Worked at EcoHealth Alliance Drops Bombshell Claim About Wuhan Lab: 'Biggest U.S. Intelligence Failure Since 9/11'

  04-12-2022 22:05
  Nearly three years have passed since Chinese officials advised the World Health Organization they had identified several cases of a mysterious new virus spreading among residents of Wuhan, the largest city in Hubei Province.
  Laying the groundwork for what would ultimately become the Chinese government’s defense for unleashing this terrible plague upon the planet, officials closed the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, a wet market in Wuhan, where they claimed the virus may have originated.
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• GOP Snags House Seat Held By Democrats for Decades, And It Was a Shocking Upset

  04-12-2022 21:43
  A California congressional district currently represented by a Democrat is sending a Republican to Congress.
  Republican John Duarte has been named the official 13th Congressional District winner over Democrat Adam Gray, according to the Associated Press.
  The district is currently represented by Democrat Barbara Lee, but its boundaries were shifted in redistricting. Lee was elected in the 12th District.
  Gray conceded the Central Valley contest on Friday.
  “After weeks of incredibly hard work
  
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• Biden's Big Plan on Twitter Collapses as Musk Issues a Brutally Simple Reply

  04-12-2022 21:38
  As the Biden administration lumbers forward with its plan to build a network of publicly funded charging stations for electric vehicles, Elon Musk reminded the world that the private sector has been there and done that.
  On Saturday, President Joe Biden boasted on Twitter of what the administration was planning.
  “We’re building 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the country. The great American road trip will be fully electrified,” he wrote.
  Musk, whose Tesla charg
  
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• Watch: Man's Proposal Gets Off to Wet Start, Dives Headlong Into Bay After Ring Bounces Off Boat Straight Into the Water

  04-12-2022 21:26
  Scott Clyne’s marriage proposal checklist went something like this:
  Romantic sunset on the water in Florida’s Sarasota Bay — check
  Hire pals to fly a “Will you marry me?” banner at zero hour — check
  Strike a “Titanic” movie pose before popping the question — check
  What was not on the list, as noted by Today, was making sure that the ring in his pocket did not fall into the water.And so, on Nov. 12, to the delight of social media watchers who
  
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• Oregon Store Openly Selling Psychedelic Mushrooms, Line Forms as Authorities Are Nowhere to Be Seen

  04-12-2022 21:25
  If you suffer from mycophobia, you may not want to live in Oregon.
  Back in 2020, Oregon became the first U.S. state to legalize psilocybin, the active ingredient in what are colloquially known as “magic mushrooms,” for personal use. As CNN reported in November, more than 1.2 million Oregonians, or 55.7 percent of voters, voted in favor of legalizing it.
  While the vote happened two years ago, the application process to become a service center or facilitator isn’t slated to begin
  
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• World Cup Player Wears Gold Chains During Match Until Ref Puts a Stop to It

  04-12-2022 20:04
  France defender Jules Kounde was told by a match official to remove two gold chains he was wearing during the defending World Cup champions’ game against Poland on Sunday.
  Kounde had the chains on until the 41st minute — on clear display up to that point the match.
  That’s when when referee Jesus Valenzuela instructed Kounde to take them off. Koundé is playing with a necklace on pic.twitter.com/qvimFhqlJ8
  —A D I L (@Barzaboy) December 4, 2022
  A France assistant call
  
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• Midwestern Democrat voices concern over Iowa possibly losing front-runner status on 2024 calendar

  04-12-2022 20:04 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois voiced concerns Sunday with Iowa potentially losing its status as the first state to vote in the presidential nominating process following a proposal by President Joe Biden to reshape the 2024 calendar.
  
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• Follow the Money: Watch Where $1 Million Went After Biden-Linked Law Firm Received 10x That in Forgiven COVID Loans

  04-12-2022 20:03
  Hunter Biden is the gift that keeps on giving — both to the Republicans and Democrats, it seems.
  I scarcely need to tell you why the GOP loves it whenever the younger Biden is in the picture. Whether it’s the fact he secured business deals with global partners who were interested in little else but access to the power his father wielded; or the fact he secured those deals while in the throes of crippling addictions to drugs, alcohol, and sex; or the fact he saw fit to document the ex
  
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• Iconic Disney Ride Set to Close in Less Than 2 Months Due to Being 'Not Appropriate in Today's World'

  04-12-2022 19:45
  Even Disney theme parks aren’t immune from the onslaught of wokism.
  In January, Disney is finally closing its iconic Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida (“The Magic Kingdom”), with the company’s bosses citing historical concerns in canning one of the parks’ most popular attractions.
  The reason? Splash Mountain’s current theme draws inspiration from the 1946 Disney film “Song of the South,” which depict
  
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• Katie Hobbs Played a Personal Part in Censoring Election Information, and We Have the Receipt - Report

  04-12-2022 19:21
  Now that the proof is in the pudding regarding how often Twitter, the most influential social media platform, was essentially used as an arm of a political party to silence opposing voices, the proverbial beans are being spilled by the hour.
  In a separate but related case involving a lawsuit filed against President Joe Biden and his administration by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, in which he alleges the Biden administration colluded with Twitter and other Big Tech firms to censor and s
  
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• 'Reckless Driver' Nails 2 Cars in Walmart Parking Lot, Police Shocked to Find Out Who the Culprit Is

  04-12-2022 19:16
  An accident last week in a Walmart parking lot left Kilgore, Texas, police facing a driver who would not offer a word of apology.
  The Kilgore Police Department posted about the unusual occurrence on Facebook.
  “KPD apprehended a reckless driver today after he ran into two cars in the parking lot [at] Walmart,” the post said.“Thankfully no one was injured in this crash. One of the victims saw the suspect barelling down on him but couldn’t get out of the way. He was shocked
  
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• Actor Dead at 34, Hailed as Faithful 'Disciple of Christ'

  04-12-2022 18:45
  Broadway actor Quentin Oliver Lee has died after a battle with stage 4 colon cancer.
  He was 34.
  The tragic news was confirmed by his wife, Angie Lee Graham, on Quentin’s Instagram account.
  “Quentin passed in the wee hours of the morning,” Graham began. “It was the most beautiful moment of my life. I saw his last breaths, held his hand tight, and felt his heartbeat slowly drift away. He had a smile on his face, and was surrounded by those he loves. It was peaceful, and per
  
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• Reporter Confronts Apple CEO Over Sick Move Made Against China Protesters, His Response Is Telling

  04-12-2022 18:12
  China has made headlines again this month in regard to renewed anti-COVID lockdown protests.
  The tech giant Apple has also made headlines in their role in suppressing these protests in favor of the Communist controlled Chinese government — something their CEO Tim Cook appears to silently support.
  While population dense China has had far fewer reported cases of COVID related deaths than the United States, the CCP controlled government has continued enacting increasingly draconian COVID
  
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• What Are They Planning? Kamala Harris Attends Meeting of Shadowy Soros-Connected Group

  04-12-2022 17:45
  Vice President Kamala Harris has been photographed at a convention for a shadowy leftist group with ties to billionaire financier and well-known progressive donor George Soros.
  On Thursday, Fox News reported that the Twitter account for the union Call Center Workers United posted two photographs of the vice president speaking at a meeting hosted by Democracy Alliance in Washington D.C. called “Powering Up for Democracy.”Our very own Katrina Berry just spoke about our Nov. 1 strike an
  
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• US Navy Caught Red-Handed Engaging in Technical Piracy - Now They Have to Pay Up for It

  04-12-2022 17:32
  A federal court has found the U.S. Navy guilty of piracy and ordered them to pay $154,400 for software copyright infringement.
  Bitmanagement Software GmbH, a company based in Germany, brought the accusations forward in 2016, TechSpot reported.
  The company accused the Navy of using their 3D virtual reality software BS Contact Geo on 558,466 machines, despite only purchasing 38 copies of the program.
  According to the company’s website, BS Contact Geo uses “digital data captured from va
  
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• Watch: Lawmaker Slaps Female Politician in Parliament, All Hell Breaks Loose, Chair Thrown

  04-12-2022 17:17
  Senegal’s Parliament briefly resembled a junior high school cafeteria last week as tensions turned into scuffling.
  The BBC provided a bit of context, noting that the African nation’s legislative chamber has been a hotbed of tension since the July election. At that time, the party in power saw its legislative majority trimmed, which has led to less-than-amiable sessions.
  On Thursday, Senegal’s parliament was wrangling over budget numbers when a lawmaker named Massata Samb, who i
  
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• Sen. Sherrod Brown says Ohio is still a swing state ahead of 2024 election

  04-12-2022 16:56 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio said Sunday that "of course" the Buckeye State was still a swing state, brushing off concerns about a 2024 reelection bid after Republican J.D. Vance won the state's other Senate seat last month.
  
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• Is the worst over for bitcoin and the rest of crypto?

  04-12-2022 16:53 via cnn.com
  
  The meltdown of FTX has sent the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies tumbling more than 60% this year...and the carnage has spread to publicly traded companies with exposure to digital assets.
  
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• Top Church of England clerics silent on 'trans' Jesus sermon that stoked international backlash: 'No comment'

  04-12-2022 16:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Leading clerics in the Church of England declined to comment on the recent sermon at Trinity College, Cambridge, that stoked international backlash for speaking of the "trans body" of Jesus Christ. Rev. Dr. Michael Banner, who serves as the dean of Trinity College, recently came to the defense of Joshua Heath, a junior research fellow at the University of Cambridge who proclaimed from the pulpit of Trinity College chapel during an Evensong service that non-erotic portrayals of Jesus' penis in hi
  
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• Nicholas Sandmann asks Musk to release 'hidden' Twitter files on death threats permitted against him

  04-12-2022 16:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Covington High School student Nicholas Sandmann asked new Twitter owner Elon Musk to release any files related to the platform allowing death threats against him while he was a teenager. "As I’m watching this all play out, I’m wondering if @elonmusk has any hidden twitter files relating to what went on here," Sandmann said on Twitter Sunday. "Let’s be clear: under the watch of @vijaya they allowed these illegal threats when I was 16 years old." Sandmann shared screenshot
  
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• Hearing aids are now cheaper and easier to buy for hard-of-hearing Americans

  04-12-2022 16:28 via foxnews.com
  
  There's some good news for Americans who are hard of hearing. Hearing aids — formerly requiring a prescription and often coming with a high price tag and a lot of complications — are now sold without requiring a prescription from a specialist.  Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids began hitting the market in October. HEARING AIDS TO BE AVAILABLE WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION AFTER FDA RULE Notably, the prices for these OTC devices can be thousands of dollars less than that of prescription
  
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• Musk reveals he wanted to 'personally punch' Kanye after posting swastika photo to Twitter

  04-12-2022 16:22 via foxnews.com
  
  Elon Musk revealed he "personally wanted to punch" Kanye West after the rapper posted a photo of a swastika to Twitter.  "How are you going to balance the level to which we speak about the freedom of expression on Twitter?" Musk was asked during a Live Q&A regarding "Twitter files," which revealed how the tech giant censored the Hunter Biden laptop story ahead of the 2020 election. "I personally wanted to punch Kanye, so that was definitely inciting me to violence. That's not cool," Mus
  
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• Deion Sanders' son could be on the move after coach takes Colorado job: report

  04-12-2022 16:22 via foxnews.com
  
  Deion Sanders’ decision to join Colorado could have more repercussions for Jackson State than just losing their head coach. The Tigers’ quarterback could be going with him. Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son, is reportedly expected to follow his father to the Pac-12 school. According to 24/7 Sports, Sanders is "recruiting some prominent players in the transfer portal" to join him at Colorado and the eldest Sanders "heavily implied" his son was among them. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS C
  
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• Who are the eager beaver holiday shoppers unhindered by inflation? Gen Z

  04-12-2022 16:16 via cnn.com
  
  There's at least one group of shoppers excitedly hitting malls this holiday season — and they don't seem to be too bothered about pesky inflation eating into their discretionary dollars.
  
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• The surprising group that flooded stores over the holiday shopping weekend

  04-12-2022 16:16 via cnn.com
  
  There's at least one group of shoppers excitedly hitting malls this holiday season — and they don't seem to be too bothered about pesky inflation eating into their discretionary dollars.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi told Emmanuel Macron that she crushes a hotdog every day on Capitol Hill

  04-12-2022 16:05 via foxnews.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed her habit of eating a hot dog in the House Democratic cloakroom every day to French President Emmanuel Macron last week. Pelosi made the comment during a Friday state dinner at the White House in a conversation with Macron and his wife, as well as President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. Pelosi's daughter, Alexandra Pelosi, was also reportedly in attendance and turned the conversation toward American cuisine, according to The New York Times. The younger Pelo
  
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• A volunteer collective is setting up free pay phones in Philadelphia

  04-12-2022 16:04 via cnn.com
  
  An "amateur phone collective" in Philadelphia is working to bring back pay phones to the city -- just without the actual payment.
  
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• White House responds to Trump demanding to terminate parts of the Constitution after ‘Twitter files’ release

  04-12-2022 16:01 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden's White House says former President Donald Trump deserves to be "universally condemned" for arguing that parts of the U.S. Constitution should be terminated last week. Trump made the statement in response to the release of the "Twitter Files" on Friday, a trove of documents detailing Twitter's communications on censorship. Trump argued the files showed evidence of "fraud and deception" in the 2020 election and went on to argue parts of the Constitution should be terminated to add
  
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• The homeless and the holidays. Here's how to make a difference

  04-12-2022 16:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The holidays are a time to gather together with friends and loved ones to share a meal, watch sports, and remember the good things in life we too often take for granted. This year in particular, economic uncertainty, mental health challenges, political unrest, the residual effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and more are competing to crush our spirits and peace of mind. I have found that the best way to shift from agonizing over what is wrong with the world to celebrating what is right is to choos
  
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• Non-religious voters becoming larger share of electorate, skew overwhelmingly one way

  04-12-2022 16:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The share of the American electorate that is non-religious has continued to grow over the last decade, with a large majority of those voters preferring Democratic candidates. "When you consider how involved they are in political activity, you realize how important they are at the ballot box," Ryan Burge, a professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, told the Seattle Times of non-religious voters in a report Saturday. Burge's comments come as the share of the electorate that is
  
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• GM, Audi Take Twitter Boycott to Next Level - Backfires After User Points Out All Customers Aren't Libs

  04-12-2022 16:00
  Two major car manufacturers have taken their boycott of Twitter to the next level, but they do not seem to have taken into consideration the feelings of their potential customers.
  On Monday, CarBuzz reported that General Motors and Audi, seemingly upset with the recent changes that Elon Musk has made to the website, have decided not only to stop advertising on Twitter, but they have also decided to stop tweeting altogether.
  They have not deleted their Twitter accounts, however, and are still rep
  
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• Bitcoin investor Max Keiser breaks down the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried's 'empire of fraud'

  04-12-2022 16:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Bitcoin investor and co-host of the "Orange Pill Podcast" Max Keiser unfolded the steps that alleged big crypto frauds like Sam Bankman-Fried take in cryptocurrency scams and how these scandals negatively impact the economy on Fox Nation’s "Tucker Carlson Today."The key to Sam Bankman-Fried’s "empire of fraud is that he created his own play money token called FTT, and he was able to create that without any oversight or any tie to anything underlying giving it value whatsoever," Keise
  
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• Disaster: Nine Churchgoers Dead, Eight More Missing After Flash Flood Sweeps Through Congregation

  04-12-2022 15:40
  At least nine people died and eight others were missing in South Africa after a flash flood swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg, rescue officials said Sunday.
  The dead and missing were all part of the congregation, which was conducting religious rituals along the river on Saturday, officials said. Rescue workers reported finding the bodies of two victims that day and another seven bodies when the search and recovery mission resumed Sunday morning.
  
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• Photos: See the 5 Photos of America's Newest Stealth Bomber Plane: 'Visible and Flexible Deterrent'

  04-12-2022 15:27
  The newest bomber that will be defending America and attacking its enemies was unveiled Friday as the B-21 Raider made its official debut.
  The plane was shown off on the ground in Palmdale, California, but will not make its first flight until 2023, according to Fox News. Plans call for the first six of what are expected to be 100 planes, which will be capable of flying unmanned as well as with a crew.
  “The B-21 Raider is a testament to America’s enduring advantages in ingenuity and i
  
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• Supreme Court Set to Hear 'Single Most Important Case' on American Elections

  04-12-2022 14:25
  The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case, a Republican-led challenge asking the justices for a novel ruling that could significantly increase the power of state lawmakers over elections for Congress and the presidency.
  The court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a case from North Carolina, where Republican efforts to draw congressional districts heavily in their favor were blocked by a Democratic majority on the state Supreme Court because the GOP map violated the state co
  
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• Apparent Coordinated Attacks on Substations Cut Power to 40,000 Americans

  04-12-2022 14:12
  More than 40,000 homes and businesses lost electrical power Saturday night in a central North Carolina county in what authorities suspect to be a coordinated attack.
  The outage occurred the same night as a controversial drag show was scheduled in one of the county’s towns.
  According to the Moore County Sheriff’s Office, the outages began a little after 7 p.m. Eastern Time. It wasn’t clear when power would be restored.
  Officials said that there was evidence that the outage was c
  
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• A year after tragedy, the Dancing Grannies 'celebrate life' in return to the Waukesha Christmas Parade

  04-12-2022 14:02 via cnn.com
  
  Betty Streng does not remember much of last year's Waukesha Christmas parade — or, as she calls it, a "half-a-parade."
  
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• Biden's 2024 primary calendar gives Kamala Harris an edge in a future White House bid

  04-12-2022 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden's push to make South Carolina the first major battleground in Democratic presidential primaries has a second big beneficiary: Kamala Harris.
  
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• OPEC sticks with supply cuts as West tightens sanctions on Russian oil

  04-12-2022 13:43 via cnn.com
  
  OPEC and its allies decided Sunday to stick with their existing policy of curtailing oil output, just hours before new Western sanctions on Russian crude exports come into force.
  
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• As the old order steps aside, Hakeem Jeffries plots return to majority for House Democrats in 2024

  04-12-2022 13:07 via cnn.com
  
  Some things have changed in the two weeks since Hakeem Jeffries learned -- from listening to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's speech, sitting motionless with an intentional blank expression on his face for those who were watching -- that she really was going to step aside. His phone is ringing more. He's being stopped more in the hallways of the Capitol.
  
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• The quiet transformation of China’s greatest global weapon

  04-12-2022 13:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  China’s top spy agency the Ministry of State Security has grown according to my book, “Spies and Lies: How China’s Greatest Covert Operations Fooled the World.”
  
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• The moment my kids shattered my Christmas illusion

  04-12-2022 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  For many immigrant kids like me, the holiday often feels like a far-off magical thing that can make our otherness go away if we immerse ourselves in it.
  
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• I thought the better I made Christmas, the more American I would feel

  04-12-2022 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  For many immigrant kids like me, the holiday often feels like a far-off magical thing that can make our otherness go away if we immerse ourselves in it.
  
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