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• Did Elon Musk Just Hint That the FBI Is on His Trail? Tweets 5 Words 1 Day After 'Twitter Files' Bombshell

  18-12-2022 23:48
  The most recent “Twitter Files” release, handled by independent journalist Matt Taibbi, revealed the extent to which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) routinely asked Twitter to take censorship actions against certain Twitter accounts, mostly citing concerns of election-related misinformation.
  In the latest revelations, Taibbi suggested that the contact between Twitter and the FBI was so regular that it seemed as if Twitter had become a “subsidiary” of the governm
  
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• 6-Time NBA All-Star Arrested and Charged Over Alleged Incident with His Teenage Daughter

  18-12-2022 23:37
  Former Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire is facing a misdemeanor battery charge after he allegedly hit one of his teenage daughters in the face.
  Miami-Dade County court records show that Stoudemire, 40, was arrested early Sunday and later released on $1,500 bond with a no-contact order issued.
  Miami Police officials did not immediately respond to a phone message from The Associated Press.
  But The Miami Herald, citing a police report, said Stoudemire struck one of his
  
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• Watch: Leftist-Pandering Ad Will Make Your Blood Boil - You Can't Even Tell What It's Trying to Sell

  18-12-2022 23:35
  I am sadly old enough to remember when drag was typically treated as a joke in wholesome sitcoms like “Full House.”
  That joke is not very funny anymore because, well, it no longer appears to be a joke. Instead, the left treats it with the same gravity as significant societal issues like rampant inflation or illegal immigration.
  Case in point, take a gander at this new ad that is ostensibly meant to get you to buy J&B Scotch Whiskey:
  In the ad, you witness a grandfather who, unbek
  
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• Huge Rule Change at Twitter: 'We Recognize That Many of Our Users Are Active on Other Social Media Platforms. However ... '

  18-12-2022 22:58
  Elon Musk’s detractors are at it again, claiming that he is no supporter of free speech after he instituted a new rule to limit accounts whose sole use for Twitter is to drive users to other social media platforms.
  Musk, of course, bought Twitter for $44 billion claiming that it was an important tool for America and the world to practice a right to free speech.
  In fact, he was so dedicated to the ideals of free speech that his first Tweet as the social media giant’s owner was four si
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried to appear in court Monday to drop extradition fight

  18-12-2022 22:42 via cnn.com
  
  Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to appear in a Bahamas court on Monday to reverse his decision to contest extradition to the US, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.
  
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• Biden to name former Rep. Joe Kennedy III as Northern Ireland envoy Monday morning

  18-12-2022 22:40 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden will announce Monday morning that former Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III will serve as the US envoy to Northern Ireland, according to a knowledgeable source.
  
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• Internal Email Shows Major Problem Was Identified in Maricopa County: 'There's a 15,000 Difference Somewhere'

  18-12-2022 22:30
  Election Day in Maricopa County, Arizona, was a disaster. Given the high-stakes ramifications of the election’s outcome, it’s reasonable and understandable that voters and candidates would be upset at what happened that day.
  Republican Kari Lake is locked and loaded, legally speaking, and she is attempting to bring transparency to the situation through the courts, especially regarding what happened with multiple ballot machines and other unfortunate situations that she claims left vo
  
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• 'Avatar' Director Claims Showing Pregnant Women as Warriors and Hunters Is 'Female Empowerment'

  18-12-2022 22:27
  Shameless pandering, thy name is James Cameron.
  The lauded filmmaker and director, who is the visionary behind some genuine blockbuster hits like “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” “Aliens,” “Titanic,” and, of course, “Avatar,” has been making the rounds lately, promoting his much-ballyhooed sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
  That, in and of itself, is hardly noteworthy. If anything, it’s almost expected.
  What’s not quite as expe
  
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• Renowned Forensic Pathologist Says Idaho Coroner Is Overlooking Critical Detail in All Four Victims

  18-12-2022 22:23
  A veteran medical examiner and forensic pathologist is taking issue with a coroner’s comments marginalizing the toxicology reports about the victims of the Moscow, Idaho murder victims.
  On November 13, University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho, Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls, Idaho; and Ethan Chapin, 20, of Mount Vernon, Washington, were found dead in the house they rented in Moscow, Idaho. No suspects have bee
  
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• Gov. Abbott Warns Country to Brace for 'Total Chaos' in the Coming Days

  18-12-2022 22:16
  Dark days are coming for Texas towns along America’s Southern Border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday.
  Abbott made his prediction Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” during an interview with Martha Raddatz.
  Title 42 refers to a COVID-era rule imposed by the Trump administration which has been used to send back most illegal immigrants who cross the porous Southern Border. The Biden administration is seeking to end the rule, but Republican governors are suing to block that.
  The
  
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• Atlanta shootings have left 4 children dead in a 3-week span. Mayor says this is an unacceptable trend

  18-12-2022 22:13 via cnn.com
  
  In the span of three weeks, shootings in Atlanta have killed four children between the ages of 11 and 16, and Mayor Andre Dickens said Sunday the recent trend is unacceptable.
  
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• Watch: Elon Musk Met with Cheers and Applause at World Cup - 'A Man of the People'

  18-12-2022 22:06
  If there was ever evidence that Twitter is not a microcosm of real life, look no further than the reception that Twitter head honcho Elon Musk got while he was at the World Cup Finals between France and Argentina on Sunday.
  If you were to judge Musk solely based on his Twitter interactions, you would think he is the most reviled person in the world.
  Just look at the unhinged nature of this verbal assault on Musk from suspended Twitter user Keith Olbermann (who has circumvented his suspension by
  
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• Watch: Elon Musk Invited to Speak Before Government Council About Big Tech Collusion

  18-12-2022 21:51
  A Dutch member of the European Parliament wants Twitter owner Elon Musk to appear at a hearing to discuss the role of Big Tech in muzzling opinions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Rob Roos made the offer in a video he posted to Twitter on Saturday.
  “I would hereby like to invite @ElonMusk to provide testimony before the European Parliament. The subject: Big Tech censorship during #COVID. Did Big Tech collude with EU govts? Mr. Musk, your courage is needed to reveal the truth,” he tweet
  
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• Man Who Attacked Dave Chappelle Gets Nasty Christmas Surprise After Getting 'Triggered' by Joke

  18-12-2022 21:18
  The man who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle on stage in May has been sentenced to prison.
  Isaiah Lee, 24, slammed into Chappelle during a Hollywood Bowl show on May 3, according to the New York Post.
  Lee pleaded no contest to the charges against him — a plea allowed in California that does not require an admission of guilt — and will spend 270 days behind bars.
  Although Lee was carrying a knife and a fake gun Lee, he was not charged with a felony because neither were produced during
  
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• Twitter bans links to other social media sites, including Facebook and emerging rivals

  18-12-2022 21:16 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter will ban links to other social media services and suspend accounts that try to direct Twitter users to alternative platforms, the company announced Sunday, in an apparent attempt to stem user defections to competitors.
  
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• Meghan Markle Raked Across Coals: Major Celeb Catching Heat for What He Said About Her

  18-12-2022 20:40
  British journalist Jeremy Clarkson savaged Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in a new column, with social media voices complaining that this was a bit too much.
  A column in The Sun by Clarkson likened Prince Harry, who he calls a “warrior of woke,” to a “glove puppet with no more control over what he says or does than Basil Brush.” (Basil Brush was a children’s TV show character usually portrayed by a hand puppet.)
  However, Meghan was his prime target, as he explained the
  
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• Biden and Trump are heading in opposite directions ahead of the 2024 primaries

  18-12-2022 20:06 via cnn.com
  
  Much of the conversation in the leadup to the midterms revolved around how Republicans were clamoring for former President Donald Trump's endorsement, while Democrats wanted President Joe Biden to stay away. A little over a month after the election, however, the picture looks quite different.
  
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• Analysis: Biden and Trump are heading in opposite directions ahead of the 2024 primaries

  18-12-2022 20:06 via cnn.com
  
  Much of the conversation in the leadup to the midterms revolved around how Republicans were clamoring for former President Donald Trump's endorsement, while Democrats wanted President Joe Biden to stay away. A little over a month after the election, however, the picture looks quite different.
  
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• Manchin says Biden should ask for extension of Trump-era border policy

  18-12-2022 19:59 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday that President Joe Biden should ask for an extension of Title 42, a public health authority that was invoked under former President Donald Trump and allows officials to expel migrants encountered at the US-Mexico border.
  
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• Military Should 'Produce Warfighters, Not Professional Athletes': New Bill Could Change Sports for Servicemen

  18-12-2022 19:44
  The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed through Congress and now sits on President Joe Biden’s desk for approval.
  While much has been made about the various aspects of the NDAA by various outlets (such as CNN), from its $858 billion price tag to another $800 million for Ukraine to ending the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for servicemen, there is one aspect that has gone rather under-reported and it could have a major impact on any prospective pro athletes within the military.
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• History Made During World Cup Win: We Witnessed a Once-in-a-Generation Sports Legend

  18-12-2022 18:56
  Lionel Messi’s once-in-a-generation career is complete. The Argentina superstar is finally a World Cup champion.
  Messi scored two goals and then another in a shootout as Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties Sunday to claim a third World Cup title despite Kylian Mbappé scoring the first hat trick in a final in 56 years.
  Now there’s no debate. Messi is definitively in the pantheon of soccer’s greatest-ever players, alongside Pelé — a record three-time World
  
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• Parents of missing 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari arrested for failure to report child's disappearance

  18-12-2022 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  The parents of missing 11-year-old North Carolina girl Madalina Cojocari were arrested Saturday for failure to report her missing, the Cornelius Police Department said in a news release.
  
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• Harvard's Racist Admissions Process Isn't the Only Discrimination Problem There: Report

  18-12-2022 18:20
  While Harvard University is currently before the Supreme Court defending its admissions policies that discriminate against Asian and white students, a recently released report found that the Ivy League university is suffering from discrimination of another kind: anti-Semitism.
  An annual report for the year 2021 released by the AMCHA Initiative, a non-profit dedicated to combating anti-Semitism, ranked Harvard as the top school for “assaults on Jewish identity.” With 25 incidents repo
  
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• In Biden's Economy, Christmas Dinner is Gonna Cost Extra - Here's How Holiday Food Prices Are Faring

  18-12-2022 17:48
  As many Americans are trying to get their holiday shopping done ahead of time, a recent report found that the cost of a Christmas meal has risen significantly this year.
  The data, collected from major retailers and analyzed by Datasembly, found that this year’s Christmas meal will cost Americans an average of $60.29.
  This is approximately 16.4% higher than it was at last year, according to Fox Business, who first reported Datasembly’s findings.
  Datasembly used pricing data from four
  
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• Vatican Strips Famous US Pro-Lifer of Priesthood, But Defrocked American Makes It Clear He Isn't Going Away

  18-12-2022 17:34
  Father Frank Pavone, one of the most prominent pro-life leaders in the United States, has been removed from the priesthood by the Vatican.
  Pavone, 63, is the national director of Priests for Life and is well-known for his stance against abortion — often butting heads with other leaders of the Catholic Church and Democratic politicians.
  The Catholic News Agency recently obtained a Dec. 13 letter from Archbishop Christophe Pierre notifying U.S. bishops that the Prefect of the Dicastery for t
  
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• 'Survivor' Winner Stuns Host by Announcing He's Using the Entire $1 Million Prize to Help Veterans

  18-12-2022 17:15
  The winner of this season’s “Survivor” is giving his $1 million prize to America’s heroes who battle wounds the world often ignores.
  After being declared the winner, Mike Gabler, a heart valve specialist from Houston, Texas, shared his news with the other competitors and host Jeff Probst.
  “There are people who need that money more, and I’m going to donate the entire prize — the entire million dollars prize, in my father’s name, Robert Gabler, who w
  
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• Crew of International Space Station Forced to Get Creative After Apparent Micrometeorite Strike

  18-12-2022 17:00
  The crew of the International Space Station on Sunday was inspecting an attached Russian space capsule that may have been damaged by a micrometeorite, while ground controllers considered whether to send up a replacement spaceship to ferry some of them home.
  Russia’s space corporation, Roscosmos, said the crew was using a camera on a Canadian-built robotic arm to capture images of the Soyuz MS-22 where a coolant leak was detected last Wednesday night, U.S. time. After the images are transmi
  
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• Beach Closed After Freak Accident Kills Three

  18-12-2022 17:00
  South Africa’s coastal city of Durban has closed its North Beach after three people died when they were hit by a large wave, emergency officials said on Sunday.
  The Emergency Medical Services “responded to reports of a freak wave that swept a group of beachgoers against the pier causing multiple injuries,” an EMS spokesperson said. “Unfortunately three people, including a teenager, were declared deceased at the scene.”
  At least 17 people were also taken to various m
  
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• Journalist Who Doxed 'Libs of Tik Tok' Owner Handed Big Punishment from Elon Musk

  18-12-2022 16:55
  Reflecting the change in the ebb and flow of power across social media now that Twitter is under the ownership of Elon Musk, the reporter who doxed the owner of the popular Twitter account “Libs of TikTok” has had her account suspended.
  The suspension of Taylor Lorenz, who reports on technology issues for The Washington Post, took place Saturday.
  The suspension of Lorenz follows the brief suspension of several journalists from The Washington Post, The New York Times and other outlets
  
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• Biden Tries to Impress Veterans with Story About Uncle at Battle of the Bulge ... Then Someone Did the Math

  18-12-2022 15:51
  Joe Biden seems to dole out a new falsehood every other month about his personal biography, and he’s done it again with the claim that he awarded his uncle with a Purple Heart for his service in WWII.
  Speaking to veterans in Delaware on Friday, Biden, who was elected as Barack Obama’s vice president in 2008, went off script again with yet another fake story about his life, according to the New York Post.
  “My dad, when I got elected vice president, he said, ‘Joey, Uncle Fr
  
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• Biden Busted Using 'Old School' Slur On-Stage

  18-12-2022 15:44
  This is insulting to the Irish people.
  President Joe Biden spoke of his Irish heritage in an offensive manner in a Friday veterans’ town hall event in Delaware, according to Fox News.
  “I may be Irish, but I’m not stupid,” Biden said.Biden: “I may be Irish, but I’m not stupid!” pic.twitter.com/IInpy0cY83
  — Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) December 16, 2022“I married Dominic Giacoppa’s daughter, so, you know, I got a little Italian in
  
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• Arkansas police arrested a man and woman after the body of her 6-year-old son was found buried under a home

  18-12-2022 15:41 via cnn.com
  
  A man and woman in Arkansas have been arrested and face capital murder charges after the body of the woman's 6-year-old son was discovered beneath the floor of a home Friday night, according to the Arkansas State Police.
  
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• Woman Let Down When White Elephant Gift Is 'Stolen,' Doesn't Realize Life-Changing Item She Got Instead

  18-12-2022 15:36
  A Kentucky woman was likely disappointed after losing her chosen $25 TJ Maxx gift card at an office white elephant party Wednesday.
  What office manager Lori Janes got in exchange, however, changed her life.
  A white elephant exchange, sometimes called a “Yankee swap” or “Dirty Santa,” is a party game in which each player adds a gift into one communal pool.
  Usually these gifts are have a price cap and a price minimum to level the playing field. Participants then take turns
  
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• Shock as Doctors Blame 6-Year-Old Hockey Player's Myocarditis on Flu Before She Suffers 'Massive Stroke' and Dies

  18-12-2022 15:26
  A 6-year-old Canadian girl who died last month entered the hospital diagnosed with myocarditis linked to the flu but later passed away after a stroke.
  Danielle Mei Cabana was admitted to BC Children’s Hospital after she appeared to have flu symptoms long after other siblings had recovered, according to Richmond News.
  The girl’s flu symptoms began to appear around Nov. 11, the site said, citing comments on the Instagram account of her father, Denis Cabana. The account is private.On No
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried Changes Mind About Challenging US Extradition After Short Stay in Hellish Bahamian Prison

  18-12-2022 15:16
  Disgraced cryptocurrency exchange executive Sam Bankman-Fried has changed his mind about fighting the United States’ attempt to extradite him from the Bahamas.
  Bankman-Fried stands accused of defrauding the investors in his now-defunct exchange, FTX, out of billions of dollars.
  The 30-year old former billionaire is expected to waive his extradition contest in a Monday court hearing, according to Reuters.
  The change in Bankman-Fried’s legal strategy comes after a brief stay of just fo
  
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• Victims of Devastating Accident Identified as Sheriff's Son and Infant Grandson, Suspect Detained

  18-12-2022 15:05
  The son and infant grandson of an Arizona sheriff were killed on Friday.
  Cooper Lamb, 22, the son of Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, and his infant child were inside a passenger car that was turning left when a pickup truck hit them, according to KNXV-TV.
  According to the Pinal County sheriff’s Office, the driver of the car was Cooper Lamb’s fiancée and the mother of the baby. She was described as being in critical condition.Last night, Sheriff Lamb lost his son, Cooper Lamb,
  
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• Victims of Devastating Accident Identified as Sheriff's Son and Infant Granddaughter, Suspect Detained

  18-12-2022 15:05
  The son and infant granddaughter of an Arizona sheriff were killed on Friday.
  Cooper Lamb, 22, the son of Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, and his infant child were inside a passenger car that was turning left when a pickup truck hit them, according to KNXV-TV.
  According to the Pinal County sheriff’s Office, the driver of the car was Cooper Lamb’s fiancée and the mother of the baby. She was described as being in critical condition.Last night, Sheriff Lamb lost his son, Cooper L
  
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• Move over Airpods: These headphones are having a moment

  18-12-2022 14:55 via cnn.com
  
  When Huawei recently teased a new smartwatch in a promotional video, it featured an unusual design: the watch face flipped open to reveal a secret compartment where a pair of magnetic earbuds sat inside charging.
  
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• Housing slump likely to continue but some see hopeful signs ahead

  18-12-2022 13:29 via cnn.com
  
  Mortgage rates have ticked down recently, but are still up dramatically from a year ago thanks to the surge in long-term bond yields as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates.
  
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• Pope's Second-in-Command Has Secret Letter in Case of Emergency

  18-12-2022 11:29
  Pope Francis revealed in an interview published Sunday that shortly after being elected pontiff in 2013, he wrote a resignation letter in case medical problems impede him from carrying out his duties.
  Speaking to the Spanish newspaper ABC, Francis said he gave the note to Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who was the Vatican secretary of state at that time. The pontiff added that he presumes that the prelate currently in that Vatican No. 2 role, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, now has the written instruction.
  
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• Four Escaped Zoo Chimpanzees Gunned Down: 'Critical Situation ... Shoot to Kill'

  18-12-2022 09:53
  Officials at a Swedish zoo managed to get three chimpanzees who had broken out of their enclosure back into a secure space, but four others were shot dead. The zoo’s chief said the animals were killed as a last resort.
  The Furuvik Zoo said in a statement Saturday that the surviving animals are now being looked after, and one who is injured is receiving veterinary care. The three chimpanzees have received food and drink, but they need to be treated with antibiotics, Sandra Wilke, CEO of Fur
  
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• In this Montana city, defendants can pay off their court fines with food bank donations

  18-12-2022 08:03 via cnn.com
  
  For the third year in a row, a Montana city is embracing the holiday spirit by allowing defendants to pay off some of their court fines with donations to the local food bank.
  
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• Texas Border City Mayor Declares State of Emergency as Migrants Overwhelm Him

  18-12-2022 06:30
  The mayor of a Texas border city declared a state of emergency Saturday over concerns about the community’s ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border.
  El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser issued the state of emergency declaration to allow the city on the U.S. border with Mexico to tap into additional resources that are expected to become necessary after Title 42 expulsions end on Dec. 21, the El Paso Times reported.
  Leeser had previously resisted issuing an emerg
  
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• New York City's ban on foie gras violates law, New York state says

  18-12-2022 03:50 via cnn.com
  
  The State of New York has determined that New York City's ban on foie gras, stuffed goose or duck liver, violates state law, according to documents filed in New York City Superior Court.
  
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• Apparent Shootout Between Groups of Kids Leaves Two Minors Dead and More Wounded

  18-12-2022 03:48
  Two teenage boys were shot dead and three more minors were wounded in a shootout at an Atlanta apartment complex Saturday that police said originated as a dispute online.
  Officers responded to the complex in the city’s southwest shortly after 5 p.m. Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and the others were hospitalized for treatment.
  Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. told reporters that the dead were two boys, ages 14 and 16, and the wounded were two boys, 11 and 15, and a 15-year-
  
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• Extreme cold expected across parts of the U.S. over the holiday week

  18-12-2022 03:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  From ice accumulation in the Washington, D.C. area to more than a foot of snow recorded in parts of Massachusetts, fall is beginning to look a lot like winter.
  
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• El Paso mayor declares state of emergency in response to migrant surge

  18-12-2022 03:26 via cnn.com
  
  El Paso, Texas, Mayor Oscar Leeser declared a state of emergency on Saturday following a surge of migrants arriving in the community recently.
  
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• Adult, 2 children killed in Pittsburgh three-alarm fire

  18-12-2022 01:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Three people were killed in a three-alarm fire in Pittsburgh overnight, according to officials.
  
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• Op-Ed: What Joe Biden Has in Common with Ebenezer Scrooge

  18-12-2022 01:14
  Ebenezer Scrooge is the central character of Charles Dickens’ 1843 Christian allegory “A Christmas Carol.”
  In this story, the rich, wicked, miserly Scrooge is visited by the chain-rattling spirit of his deceased partner, Marley. Marley comes to give Scrooge the opportunity to save himself. Scrooge is visited by three more spirits in the process of this reclamation.
  The first spirit confronts Scrooge with his past, showing him how he ended up in his current miserable state. The
  
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• Eric Alvarado still missing four years later in East Texas

  18-12-2022 01:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  The tattoo artist left his home at around 1:30 a.m. on November 20, 2018 and hasn’t been seen since.
  
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