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• Idaho Murder Victim's Father Tears Into Suspect: 'The Little Coward...'

  01-01-2023 23:33
  Authorities believe they finally have the man responsible for the brutal murder of four Idaho college students, Byran Kohberger, 28, in custody.
  For the first time since Kohberger’s apprehension, the father of one of the victims, Steve Goncalves, has chosen to speak out.
  Goncalves’s daughter, Kaylee, was one of the four victims. The others were her roommates, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle and Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin.
  In November, the four were reportedly murdered i
  
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• New Years Eve Shooting Leaves Multiple Injured as Thousands Gathered on the Streets

  01-01-2023 23:12
  One person was killed and nine others injured after shots rang out just before midnight Saturday in Mobile, Alabama.
  Police said the shooting took place at about 11:14 p.m. as thousands gathered for the MoonPie Over Mobile New Year’s Eve event, according to WALA-TV.
  “It was terrifying. It sounded like super-close fireworks. The timing of it was wild. We walked right past the area, and then it happened,” witness Carly Bragg said.
  She and her friends hid “maybe 15 to 20 fee
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot reaches $785 million, sixth highest in lottery history

  01-01-2023 22:47
  
  The next drawing of Mega Millions comes with a $785 million jackpot and will be held Tuesday night.      
  
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• Grammy Award-Winning Artist Dies at 74 - Had First Hit Single in 1973

  01-01-2023 22:41
  Singer Anita Pointer, whose voice thrilled millions as part of the Pointer Sisters, died Saturday surrounded by her family members.
  The cause of death was cancer, her publicist Roger Neal said, according to Reuters. She was 74.
  The Pointer Sisters — Anita, June and Bonnie — debuted in 1973 with “The Pointer Sisters” album that yielded the single “Yes We Can Can.” That was the group’s first hit.
  Other major hits included “I’m So Excited,&
  
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• Amusement Park's Critical Failure Gives 62 People New Year's Eve They'll Never Forget - Rescue Team Called

  01-01-2023 22:27
  It is often said that how you spend your New Year’s Eve represents how your new year will be.
  So what in the world does that mean for the more than 60 amusement park riders who had to be rescued from The Wheel at Orlando’s ICON Park on New Year’s Eve?
  Multiple outlets, including Fox News and the New York Post, have reported that a power failure stranded 62 riders on the popular Ferris wheel ride at ICON Park, forcing Orange Country Fire Rescue to send ladders up the structure,
  
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• After Being Freed from Prison on an Overturned Conviction, Bill Cosby Announces 2023 Comeback

  01-01-2023 22:19
  Bill Cosby indicated last week on a radio talk show that he might begin touring in the year to come.
  Cosby made his comments Wednesday during an interview with “WGH Talk” host Scott Spears.
  Cosby, who is 85, was convicted of sexual assault in 2018 and spent three years in prison before his conviction was overturned in 2021 on a technicality.  Prior to his conviction Cosby faced repeated accusations of sexual assault.
  “The reality of my situation gets clearer and clearer,&r
  
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• Idaho Murder Victim's Father Noticed Eerie Link to Alleged Killer - Only Took Hours After Learning Name

  01-01-2023 21:52
  In the aftermath of an arrest in the November murders of four college students in Idaho, at least one parent of a victim thinks he can see some connections between his daughter and the man arrested.
  On Friday, Bryan Kohberger, 28, was arrested at his family’s home in Pennsylvania and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary in the Nov. 13, deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho, Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of P
  
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• 5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California and 'felt more violent' than the previous quake, official says

  01-01-2023 21:48 via cnn.com
  
  An earthquake struck Northern California Sunday morning for the second time in less than a two-week span, according to the US Geological Survey.
  
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• 13 bison dead after semi-truck crashes into the animals outside of Yellowstone National Park

  01-01-2023 20:52
  
  Police said the bison were struck on a highway in Montana, and some had to be later euthanized due to severe injuries.      
  
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• Biden to team up with top Republicans as he seeks bipartisanship in new Congress

  01-01-2023 20:49 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden will join top Republican officials to herald the bipartisan infrastructure law this week as the GOP assumes control of the US House of Representatives.
  
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• Look at What Officials Have the Idaho Murder Suspect Wearing in Jail - Dead Giveaway to Hidden Fear

  01-01-2023 20:40
  Police in Moscow, Idaho, believe they have finally caught the man responsible for the brutal murders of four young college students.
  On Friday, 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger, the man believed to be responsible, was arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary.
  Since Kohberger’s arrest, one detail, in particular, has seemingly clued many into his current mental state — the attire he was wearing after being taken into custody.
  Kohberger was seen wearin
  
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• Veteran GOP Lawmaker Weighs in on Lying Congressman-Elect: It's 'Between He and the Voters Who Elected Him'

  01-01-2023 20:08
  A veteran Republican lawmaker said Sunday that George Santos should consider resigning after the congressman-elect from New York admitted to lying about his heritage, education and professional career.
  Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, a former House Ways and Means chairman who has served in Congress for 25 years, told “Fox News Sunday” that Santos would have “to take some huge steps” to regain trust and respect in his district.
  Santos is set to be sworn in Tuesday when the new Con
  
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• Longtime Democratic congressman stepping back from House leadership

  01-01-2023 20:04 via cnn.com
  
  The top three House Democrats who are stepping back from their leadership spots did not coordinate on their decisions to do so, outgoing Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Sunday, adding that "the timing was right."
  
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• Nurse Charged After Allegedly Chopping Off Patient's Foot for Personal Use

  01-01-2023 19:58
  A nurse is facing charges of physical abuse of an elderly person and causing great bodily harm and mayhem, after she allegedly cut off a patient’s foot for her own purposes.
  Mary K. Brown, 38, worked at a nursing home in Durand, Wisconsin, when she allegedly performed the unauthorized amputation on a 62-year-old man who had suffered severe frostbite in his feet after having lost heat in his home.
  The man was brought to Spring Valley Health and Rehab Center in Spring Valley, but his foot be
  
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• Michigan Gov. Whitmer sworn in for second term

  01-01-2023 19:56
  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in for a second term as the state's 49th governor on Sunday, pushing a message of unity and working together during her remarks on the state Capitol. (Jan. 1)      
  
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• Wes Moore reflects on historic election as Maryland's first Black governor

  01-01-2023 19:48 via cnn.com
  
  Wes Moore, the incoming governor of Maryland, reflected Sunday on the historic nature of his election as the state's first Black chief executive.
  
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• Man Breaks Through Back Window of Police Station, Makes Chilling Confession

  01-01-2023 19:45
  A Colorado man was arrested last month after allegedly trying to break into a police station.
  According to a Colorado Springs Police Department probable cause affidavit, Carlos Alberto Trejo, 36, had a confession to make.
  “I just woke up and shot my friend in the chest … I shot him with an arrow,” the affidavit quoted him as saying after police had arrested him.
  The affidavit said the claim was received with some doubt because two days before the Dec. 18 incident Trejo had an
  
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• USA TODAY's annual look at the memorable figures we lost in 2022

  01-01-2023 19:40
  
  USA TODAY's annual look at celebrity deaths and passages of newsmakers, athletes, thinkers and others who helped define their times.      
  
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• Kinzinger: I 'fear for the future of this country' if Trump isn't charged over Jan. 6

  01-01-2023 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  • Opinion: The real outrage in Trump's taxes
  • Video: Bash asks Kinzinger if Trump will be charged for Jan. 6. Hear his response
  
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• NYC New Year's Eve Attack Being Investigated as Possible Jihadist Act

  01-01-2023 19:16
  Was terrorism targeting the Times Square New Year?
  New York City police and the FBI are investigating Saturday night’s machete assault on three NYPD officers as a potential jihadist attack, according to news accounts that cited law enforcement sources.
  The suspect in the attack has been identified as Trevor Bickford, 19, of Wells, Maine, according to ABC News.BREAKING: Machete Attack on Cops Near Times Square Investigated as Possible Jihadist Terror Attack https://t.co/qPr61xl4pF
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• Dr. Fauci Is No Longer a Federal Employee

  01-01-2023 19:03
  Dr. Anthony Fauci has left the building.
  The polarizing now-ex head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as well as ex-Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden, had previously announced that he would be stepping down at the “end of” December.
  That would mean he is no longer a federal employee as of Sunday, although no official announcement has been made yet.
  According to Fauci’s own words, however, he is definitely “not retiring.”
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• Big Tech Was Savaged in 2022 - Here's How the 'Big Five' Ended the Year

  01-01-2023 18:50
  It was a difficult year for Big Tech, with the “Big Five” of Amazon, Apple, Google-parent Alphabet, Facebook-parent Meta and Microsoft each ending the year with stock prices down at least 25% amid declining ad revenue, industry-wide layoffs and reduced demand.
  Apple and Microsoft posted yearly stock declines of roughly 28%, beating the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite stock index which fell roughly 33% on the year, according to Google Finance. Alphabet’s C
  
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• Countries Begin Outlawing Transgender Surgeries on Minors, But Biden and Democrats Are Going All-In

  01-01-2023 18:47
  About half of European Union member countries ban cross-sex surgeries for minors, and Finland, Sweden and the U.K. have taken decisive steps back from childhood gender transitions amid growing concern about the procedures’ safety and effectiveness.
  Child gender transitions, including medications and surgeries, are legal throughout most of the U.S. and have strong support from President Joe Biden and other political leaders; efforts to restrict the treatments for minors have been met with f
  
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• Police captain discusses arrest of Idaho suspect

  01-01-2023 18:41
  A suspect arrested in connection with the slayings of four University of Idaho students plans to waive his extradition hearing so he can be quickly brought to Idaho to face murder charges. (Jan. 1)      
  
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• 3 NYPD officers injured in machete attack near New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, officials say

  01-01-2023 18:25 via cnn.com
  
  Three New York City police officers are in stable condition after being struck by a man wielding a machete in an unprovoked attack near Times Square, according to the NYPD commissioner.
  
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• CNN Misses New Year's Countdown After Don Lemon Gets Too Distracted

  01-01-2023 18:15
  After CNN issued a memo to ensure its New Year’s Eve hosts did not foul up their shows for on-air drinking, CNN host Don Lemon missed the boat on ushering in 2023.
  Lemon was hosting a live show in New Orleans aimed at welcoming 2023 in America’s Central Time Zone.
  As Juvenile’s “Back That Azz Up” was playing on the speakers and the crowd began reacting to the stroke of midnight, Lemon was throwing beaded necklaces into the crowd.CNN has redeemed itself by ringing in
  
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• 1 killed, 9 others injured in New Year's Eve shooting in Alabama

  01-01-2023 17:56 via cnn.com
  
  One person was killed and nine others were injured in a shooting in Mobile, Alabama, Saturday night, just blocks from where people had gathered for the city's New Year's Eve celebration, according to CNN affiliate WPMI.
  
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• One dead after father and son are caught in avalanche outside a Colorado resort

  01-01-2023 17:50 via cnn.com
  
  A man died while skiing with his father in Colorado on Saturday when an avalanche struck and engulfed them both, a rescue team statement said.
  
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• Police Chief Indicted on 4 Counts of Assault at Resort

  01-01-2023 17:49
  An Alaska police chief has been indicted on multiple charges over a September incident that left a Washington state man injured.
  A grand jury on Thursday indicted Ketchikan Police Chief Jeffrey Walls on one count of third-degree assault, a felony, three misdemeanor charges of fourth-degree assault, and two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment, according to KTUU-TV in Anchorage.
  Walls had a court hearing Friday, at which he entered a plea of not guilty, and is still serving as police
  
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• Is Portland Turning Into New York City?  Video Captures Woman Pushing Child Onto Train Tracks

  01-01-2023 17:22
  An Oregon woman has been charged after an incident in which a 3-year-old child was pushed onto the tracks at a Portland commuter train station.
  Brianna Lace Workman, 32, who is listed as homeless but living in Portland, faces multiple charges, according to Oregon Live.
  She faces charges of first-degree attempted assault, which is a felony, and misdemeanor charges of third-degree assault, interfering with public transportation, second-degree disorderly conduct, reckless endangerment and harassmen
  
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• Founding Drummer of Rock Band Dead at 45: 'He Laid Down to Rest and Simply Faded Out'

  01-01-2023 17:16
  Jeremiah Green, the founding drummer for the rock band Modest Mouse, has died just days after the band announced he had been diagnosed with cancer.
  He was 45.
  “Today we lost our dear friend Jeremiah. He laid down to rest and simply faded out,” according to a statement posted Saturday on the band’s social media accounts.
  “Please appreciate all the love you give, get, have given, and will get. Above all, Jeremiah was about love.”
  Green’s mother, Carol Namatame,
  
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• EU Makes Massive Move as Specter of War Looms Over Europe

  01-01-2023 17:12
  The chief of the European Union visited Croatia on Sunday to celebrate the “immense achievements” of the last nation admitted to the EU, which switched to using the euro and joined the world’s largest passport-free travel area on New Year’s Day.
  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with leaders of Croatia and Slovenia at the Bregana border crossing between the two Balkan countries, which became obsolete in the first minutes of 2023 as the Schengen Area w
  
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• Truth About Mandatory 'Safety Device' Biden Signed Into Law - This Is the Power Government Wants Over You

  01-01-2023 17:11
  Many Americans are unaware that buried in the Democrats’ 2021 infrastructure bill is a measure to take just a little more of our freedom away from us that liberals have been trying to force on car manufacturers for years.
  With President Biden’s signature on bill in November of 2021, they finally got it.
  The Democrats sold the measure as a “safety device” to prevent drunk driving, one they will now force every car maker to add to every new vehicle starting in 2026. The dev
  
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• Biden will promote infrastructure law with McConnell as he seeks bipartisanship in Congress

  01-01-2023 17:09 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden will join top Republican officials to herald the bipartisan infrastructure law this week as the GOP assumes control of the US House of Representatives.
  
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• Horror Uncovered at Former Islamic State Stronghold

  01-01-2023 16:06
  Libyan authorities on Sunday said they have found 18 bodies buried in a mass grave in a former stronghold of the Islamic State group along the conflict-stricken North African nation’s coast.
  The Missing Persons Authority said in a statement the bodies were unearthed in the Sabaa area of Sirte, a city in central Libya. The bodies were taken to a local hospital, it added.
  Sirte, the birthplace of former longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, fell under the control of Islamic State militants betw
  
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• Biden Admin Blasted for 'Quietly' Changing Rule on Water on Last Day of the Year

  01-01-2023 15:58
  With the apparent goal of protecting American wetlands, the Biden administration has revised the legal definition of the term “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, bringing the ire of many congressional Republicans.
  This move by Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency comes while an important case regarding the EPA is being heard by the Supreme Court.
  According to the New York Times, the revised definition reverts to language from before 2015, when the Obama administration m
  
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• Four Days Before Idaho Murder Suspect Was Arrested, Authorities Quietly Set His Capture in Motion

  01-01-2023 15:42
  New details have emerged regarding the investigation of a suspect arrested in the killing of four Idaho college students.
  According to KYW-TV in Philadelphia, a team of FBI agents and local police had quietly set in motion Bryan Kohlberger’s arrest four days before it took place on Friday by monitoring the suspect’s movements in the days preceding him being taken into custody.
  Law enforcement officials described an exhaustive investigation in which they fielded 20,000 tips and conduc
  
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• Police Charge Teen Basketball Player After Ref Is Savaged in Mid-Game Attack

  01-01-2023 14:43
  A Massachusetts high school basketball player is facing a criminal charge after allegedly attacking a referee mid-game.
  The Excel High School player is facing a count of assault and battery after “sucker punching” a referee in a Wednesday game against Cohasset Middle-High School, according to Fox News, citing the Cohasset Police Department.
  The basketball game was halted and the gym cleared after the attack on the referee, according to Boston.com.
  The player in question reportedly be
  
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• NYPD Officers Hospitalized After Brutal Attack Near Times Square

  01-01-2023 13:42
  Two New York police officers have been hospitalized after being attacked in a New Year’s Eve assault by an unidentified assailant who was armed with a machete.
  According to local news outlet WPIX, three officers were patrolling in Times Square about 10 p.m. when the 19-year-old male charged at them without provocation.
  Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said the attacker struck each of the three officers in the head with the machete. Two of them suffered serious injuries.#UPDATE: Police a
  
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• These narcissists poisoned society in 2022. Goodbye to all that.

  01-01-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Happy New Year! In 2023, kick out Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Johnny Depp, Sam Bankman-Fried and all of 2022's narcisissts
  
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• Nine Dead After Stampede at New Year's Event, Police Investigating for Neglect

  01-01-2023 12:42
  A stampede during New Year’s celebrations at a popular mall in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, left at least nine people dead, including children, police said Sunday.
  The stampede happened at the Freedom City Mall in Namasuba suburb as revelers rushed to watch fireworks.
  The Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesman, Luke Owoyesigyire, said the incident appeared to have occurred at midnight “when an event emcee encouraged attendees to go outside and watch a fireworks display.&rdq
  
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• We've been getting blizzard planning all wrong

  01-01-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The weather forecast for snow and floods remains bad after storms in Buffalo and the Midwest. Here's how to plan for emergencies and disaster better.
  
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• Inflation is killing the first dinner date

  01-01-2023 12:00 via cnn.com
  
  Singles are ditching pricey white tablecloth meals for romance in the park or on a walk instead.
  
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• 1 killed, at least 9 others injured in New Year's Eve shooting in Alabama

  01-01-2023 11:21 via cnn.com
  
  One person was killed and nine others were injured in a shooting in Mobile, Alabama, Saturday night, just blocks from where people had gathered for the city's New Year's Eve celebration, according to CNN affiliate WPMI.
  
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• Former Pope Benedict XVI, first to resign papacy in roughly 600 years, dies following illness

  01-01-2023 00:42
  
  Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first man in nearly 600 years to resign from the papacy, died at 95. He was a traditionalist, but also adopted Twitter.      
  
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• Man Who Spent Thousands of Dollars to Turn Himself Into 'Giant Dog' Has Big Realization

  01-01-2023 00:22
  Meet Toco, the Japanese man who tried to turn himself into a giant dog.
  In May, the Deccan Herald brought us the story of the Twitter user who loved dogs so much that he spent over $15,000 on a giant collie costume.
  According to the Mirror, he said that he chose the collie because it is his favorite dog breed, and it took the Japanese company Zeppet 40 days to create the ultra-realistic costume for him.
  Toco has shared photos of the costume on Twitter.【制作事例 
  
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• Santos campaign finances show dozens of expenses just below FEC's threshold to keep receipts

  01-01-2023 00:17 via cnn.com
  
  Records that Rep.-elect George Santos' campaign filed with the Federal Election Commission show 37 expenditures, on office supplies, hotels, ride-share app Uber, restaurants and more, for the exact same amount: $199.99.
  
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• Roberts calls for judicial security in year-end report while avoiding mention of abortion draft leak

  01-01-2023 00:05 via cnn.com
  Chief Justice John Roberts urged continued vigilance for the safety of judges and justices in an annual report published Saturday, after a tumultuous year at the US Supreme Court.
  
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