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• Dual Threat 'Bomb Cyclone' Headed for the West - Loss of Human Life 'Likely'

  03-01-2023 23:51
  A massive storm bringing life-threatening floods, power outages, and fierce winds is set to batter California in the coming days.
  According to meteorologists with AccuWeather, the storm is set to arrive between Wednesday and Thursday, days after the state witnessed deadly flooding and heavy snowfall.
  The storm is expected to intensify quickly and evolve into a bomb cyclone fueled by an atmospheric river originating in the Pacific Ocean, around 2,500 miles away.
  The atmospheric river has been cal
  
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• This Will Protect Your Kids: US Appeals Court Ruling Gives Schools Major Constitutional Buff

  03-01-2023 23:50
  A federal appeals court handed a much-needed victory to parents with a ruling Friday that approved of policies separating school bathrooms by sex.
  In its 7-4 ruling, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the right of school districts to require students to use boys’ or girls’ bathrooms based on their sex rather than allowing them to choose based on their gender identity, Fox News reported.
  The ruling came in the case of a girl who identifies as a boy and sought to use the b
  
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• Matt Gaetz Goes Nuclear on 'Biggest Alligator' Kevin McCarthy, Lays Out Demands Rejected

  03-01-2023 23:38
  Factions within the Republican Party have found themselves in a dogfight to determine who will lead the party caucus in the House of Representatives.
  Freedom Caucus members, including Matt Gaetz of Florida, have publicly discussed their disagreements with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and are opposing his effort to become speaker.
  Gaetz took some time before the first round of voting on Tuesday to explain his and his colleague’s reasons for their rebellion.
  “If you want to dra
  
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• Supreme Court asked to step in on New York concealed carry firearm law

  03-01-2023 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  New York Attorney General Letitia James asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow a new state law that places restrictions on carrying a concealed firearm to stay in effect while legal challenges play out.
  
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• Could AOC Be Helping Republicans? Dem Congresswoman Seen Smiling with GOP Reps

  03-01-2023 23:22
  Things are really starting to get interesting on Capitol Hill.
  On what is shaping up to be a wild start to the new Congress, Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost the first ballot to become the new speaker of the House after 19 Republicans revolted and voted against him.
  This was hardly surprising, as the revolt of GOP representatives against their leader has been in the news since the disappointing midterm elections, but it is what happened after the vote concluded that is really surprising.
  Rep. Alexandria
  
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• The ableist wellness programs that assault fat employees this time of year

  03-01-2023 22:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  With talks of weight loss challenges, creating a space for plus-size workers to feel welcome has just as much to do with inclusion as any other group.
  
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• American Hero: Apollo Astronaut Dies at 90 Years Old

  03-01-2023 22:53
  Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA’s Apollo program, died Tuesday in Houston. He was 90.
  NASA confirmed Cunningham’s death in a statement but did not include its cause. His family said through a spokesman, Jeff Carr, that Cunningham “died in the hospital of natural causes.”
  Cunningham was one of three astronauts aboard the 1968 Apollo 7 mission, an 11-day spaceflight that beamed live television broadcasts
  
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• 'Decline Is a Choice': DeSantis Goes Scorched Earth on Biden Admin in Fiery Inaugural Address

  03-01-2023 22:51
  “Freedom lives here, in our great Sunshine State of Florida.”
  Once again, Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis shows how it’s done.
  He demonstrated in his 26-minute inaugural speech Tuesday what a state can do in light of a lawless, out-of-control federal government.Beginning his second term, the 44-year-old Republican, who has stood against federal decisions on immigration and COVID and taken on woke corporate and educational policies, contrasted accomplishments in Florida with Democ
  
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• Dem-Led Swing States Are Seizing The Opportunity To Rewrite Voting Laws

  03-01-2023 22:38
  Democratic-led swing states are jumping at the chance to rewrite voting laws ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Politico reported.
  Currently, more than 100 election-related bills have been pre-filed for the 2023 legislative session, according to the nonpartisan group Voting Rights Lab, which tracks election laws across the states.
  Democrat-led states are more likely to favor laws which loosen voting restrictions, such as by expanding early voting or adopting automatic voter registration, a
  
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• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to criminal charges, setting up a high-stakes legal battle

  03-01-2023 22:35 via cnn.com
  
  Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, setting up a high-stakes legal battle that pits him against two of his closest former business partners.
  
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• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to criminal charges

  03-01-2023 22:35 via cnn.com
  
  Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, setting up a high-stakes legal battle that pits him against two of his closest former business partners.
  
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• Family plans to sell Bruce's Beach property back to L.A. County for $20 million

  03-01-2023 22:23 via cnn.com
  
  Bruce's Beach, an oceanfront property in Southern California that was taken from Black owners in the Jim Crow era and returned to their descendants last year, will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million, county officials said Tuesday.
  
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• 17-Year-Old Basketball Player Dies Suddenly at Home, Coroner Reports Cause of Death

  03-01-2023 22:17
  A 17-year-old high school athlete died suddenly and unexpectedly last week.
  An obituary for Max Sorenson of Gillette, Wyoming, said he died Dec. 26 “due to complications from injuries sustained playing basketball.”
  Paul Wallem, the Campbell County coroner, reported the cause of death as peritonitis, an infection of the tissue that lines the abdomen, according to a report Friday in the Gillette News Record.
  The news outlet reported Sorenson, a junior at Thunder Basin High School, suff
  
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• One NFL player has died on the field. His widow watched Damar Hamlin’s collapse in horror.

  03-01-2023 22:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Five decades ago, Detroit Lions wide receiver Chuck Hughes, 28, died of a heart attack when a blood clot dislodged after he was tackled.
  
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• Hochul Does 180 After She Gets Her Wish and Republicans Vote with Their Feet: 'Clown Show'

  03-01-2023 21:59
  It’s a lesson for liberals and children everywhere: Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.
  During the fall’s contentious battle for governor of New York state, the Democratic nominee made it clear she didn’t get it at all, though in her inaugural speech Sunday, there was a big sign it might be starting to sink in.
  The problem for Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Empire State, though, is that it might be too late.
  Hochul’s problem with wishes goes back to a now-noto
  
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• 'An Absolute Miracle': Adults and Two Young Children Survive After Tesla Plunges Off 250-Foot Cliff

  03-01-2023 21:37
  The most wonderful time of the year often necessitates a lot of driving — to parties, family reunions, last-minute grocery runs, and all manner of Christmas and New Year’s activities. It’s a busy time on the road, and drives that are already dangerous are often even more perilous than usual thanks to increased traffic or inclement weather.
  It’s unclear just yet what caused a horrific crash for one group driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Northern California in a s
  
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• NYC subway shooter pleads guilty to terrorism charges

  03-01-2023 21:33 via cnn.com
  
  The man accused of randomly shooting passengers on a Brooklyn subway in April intends to plead guilty to terrorism charges in federal court Tuesday, according to court documents.
  
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• Twitter sued by landlord for allegedly failing to pay rent

  03-01-2023 21:14 via cnn.com
  
  A commercial landlord is suing Twitter for breach of contract after the company allegedly failed to pay rent for one of its offices in San Francisco.
  
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• 'Stomach-Churning Odor' Leads to Horrifying Discovery in Donation Bin - It Hadn't Been Touched in Years

  03-01-2023 21:04
  Police in Kershaw County, South Carolina, came across the remains of a dead woman in a clothing donation bin on Saturday.
  Authorities discovered the “virtually mummified” corpse between Lugoff Toyota and Camden West Inn at around 8:45 a.m. that day, according to Kershaw County Coroner David West, WIS reported.
  “The donation bin had likely not been emptied in many years,” West said.
  According to reporting from the New York Post, the coroner said the bin contained several o
  
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• What we know about the status of Biden's student loan forgiveness program

  03-01-2023 20:58 via cnn.com
  Student loan borrowers are starting 2023 with a lot of uncertainty.
  
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• Alleged Idaho Killer Displayed Bizarre and Disturbing Behavior in His Cell, Leaving Guards Shocked - Report

  03-01-2023 20:39
  A woman who said she was jailed last weekend in a cell near quadruple-murder suspect Bryan Kohberger claims she saw the accused killer exhibit aggressive and bizarre behavior during her time there.
  Valerie Cipollina, 50, told the U.K.’s Daily Mail she was in Pennsylvania’s Monroe County Jail for about six hours on New Year’s Day on a domestic violence charge after a fight with her boyfriend.
  She told the news outlet she didn’t immediately recognize Kohberger, but she hear
  
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• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in court to face charges

  03-01-2023 20:35 via cnn.com
  
  Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, is set to appear in person in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday to face charges that include cheating investors out of billions of dollars.
  
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• NFL Gives Update on Suspended Bengals-Bills Game After Player Collapsed During 'MNF'

  03-01-2023 20:11
  The Bills-Bengals game that was suspended Monday night after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest will not be resumed this week and the Week 18 schedule remains unchanged, the NFL said Tuesday.
  The NFL has made no decision regarding the possible resumption of the pivotal Bills-Bengals game at a later date.
  The 24-year-old Hamlin remained in critical condition on Tuesday after the Bills said his heart stopped after making a tackle in the opening quarter of the game.
  Medical staff r
  
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• Watch: Bills Players Share Powerful Moment Together After Damar Hamlin Injury

  03-01-2023 19:58
  Buffalo Bills players came together on the field to pray after teammate Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.
  Bills head coach Sean McDermott gathered his team to pray for Hamlin, who collapsed after tackling Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins.
  An ambulance took the 24-year-old safety off the field.Powerful scene Sean McDermott gathered the team to pray for Damar Hamlin. Let the game be suspended for a long period. Powerful scene. Pray
  
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• Major storm leaves trail of destruction as it barrels across Central US with powerful tornadoes, flooding and heavy snow

  03-01-2023 19:45 via cnn.com
  
  A major, multi-hazard storm is leaving a trail of destruction as it barrels across the country on Tuesday and continues to bring the risk of strong tornadoes and flooding to the South, and ice and snow to the Plains and Upper Midwest.
  
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• Homeless Woman Gives Brutally Honest Answer - She Has a Better Handle on the Crisis Than Most Blue City Leaders

  03-01-2023 19:42
  A homeless woman has gone viral on Twitter for her rant about the root of the homelessness problem plaguing leftist-run cities across the country.
  On Saturday, Kevin Dahlgren, who runs the Seattle-based charity We Heart Seattle, posted a video on Twitter of his interaction with a homeless woman named Wendy, who berated the leftists running the city for the way that they’ve handled homelessness.
  According to her, the reason that the homelessness problem is not being solved by the left &mdas
  
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• We Have Their Names: 18 GOP Senators Labeled 'Turncoats' by Gun Owners of America

  03-01-2023 19:37
  By the time 2022 faded into the history books, the U.S. Senate had passed reams of legislation that will cause serious harm to our wallets and our rights, especially our Second Amendment rights. Unfortunately, the Republicans were just as bad as the Democrats in this respect, especially the 18 GOP senators who voted for the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Act.
  In that bloated spending bill that will add trillions to our national debt passed in December 2022 and signed into law by the president, ther
  
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• Katie Hobbs to Kick Off Term with Huge Party, But There's 1 Major Issue

  03-01-2023 19:32
  Katie Hobbs is launching her new career as the governor of Arizona with an optics problem.
  The Democrat, who defeated Republican opponent Kari Lake in November in a close contest, is holding a celebratory ball Saturday evening to mark the beginning of her term as the state’s top executive.
  Given the state of the U.S. economy and the millions of Americans struggling with food and energy bills, the inaugural ball is a bad read of the room at the very least.
  But the situation is even more off
  
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• Dem Governor Will Start Transporting Illegal Immigrants To New York City, Mayor Says

  03-01-2023 19:26
  Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is planning to transport illegal immigrants to New York City, Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday.
  Adams’ office said that they were informed of the plans Monday night, according to Politico. The purported plans come amid an illegal immigration surge at the southern border, where federal authorities encountered a record of more than 2.3 million migrants in fiscal year 2022.
  However, Polis’ office told Politico that they had been
  
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• Get ready for a 'slowcession' in 2023, Moody's says

  03-01-2023 19:10 via cnn.com
  
  Many CEOs, investors and consumers are worried about a recession in 2023. But Moody's Analytics says the more likely scenario is a "slowcession," where growth grinds to a near halt but a full economic downturn is narrowly avoided.
  
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• Damar Hamlin's Family Releases Official Statement: 'We Are Deeply Moved'

  03-01-2023 19:08
  After the tragic collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin on “Monday Night Football,” the nation has heard from sports announcers.
  It has heard from the team and from health professionals.
  On Tuesday morning, it heard from members of the Hamlin family, in a dignified statement of gratitude for the thoughts and prayers of a concerned nation.
  It was distributed through the Twitter account of Jordon Rooney, Hamlin’s marketing representative.
  “On behalf of our famil
  
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• Something Touching is Happening in Damar Hamlin's Mom's Latest Facebook Post, Just Hours After Tragedy

  03-01-2023 18:22
  Nina Hamlin, mother of Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on the field during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, has not posted specifically about her son’s condition on her Facebook. In fact, she hasn’t posted anything at all since Saturday afternoon.
  But that hasn’t stopped the outpouring of support from around the country, as Facebook users have taken to leaving comments under that New Year’s Eve post in lieu of anything more recent.
  The po
  
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• This tech company is deleting recurring meetings from employee calendars

  03-01-2023 18:14 via cnn.com
  
  One tech company is trying to help its employees kick off the new year with a clean slate, or at least an emptier calendar.
  
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• This company just slashed meetings from employee calendars, freeing up 76,000 hours

  03-01-2023 18:14 via cnn.com
  
  One tech company is trying to help its employees kick off the new year with a clean slate, or at least an emptier calendar.
  
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• Prayers Needed: 'Arguably the Best' Tennis Player of All Time Diagnosed with 2 Forms of Cancer

  03-01-2023 18:14
  One of the all-time greats of women’s tennis is facing a serious health challenge.
  In a statement released through the World Tennis Association, Martina Navratilova announced Monday that she has been diagnosed with two different forms of cancer.
  “This double whammy is serious but still fixable,” Navratilova said of her diagnosis.
  The winner of 59 Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles has been diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer and throat cancer.
  “It&rs
  
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• Racing Legend Dies in Accident at Age 55: 'He Created an Industry'

  03-01-2023 17:53
  Ken Block, a legend in the world of motorsports, died Monday in Utah at the age of 55 after a snowmobile accident.
  Block had been riding on a steep slope when the snowmobile flipped and landed on top of him, the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
  Block had been part of a group of riders, but was not with them when the accident took place, the sheriff’s office said.
  “We are saddened to hear of the loss of Kenneth and our hearts are with his family and frien
  
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• There wasn't a single bank robbery in Denmark last year

  03-01-2023 17:50 via cnn.com
  
  The number of bank robberies in Denmark fell to zero last year, as beefed-up security and reduced use of cash in the Nordic country make holdups less lucrative.
  
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• Kari Lake Wants to Take Her Case All the Way to Ariz. Supreme Court, and She Just Made It Official

  03-01-2023 17:47
  Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake filed a petition Sunday appealing her election challenge lawsuit to the Arizona Supreme Court.
  On Dec. 24, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson ruled in favor of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ win over Lake in the November general election.
  Normally, an appeal would first go to the Arizona Court of Appeals before going to the state Supreme Court.
  However, Lake’s attorneys argued in their petition to the high court, &ld
  
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• Just Hours After 'Sudden' Passing of 37-Year-Old ABC Producer, His Wife Was Put Under Arrest

  03-01-2023 17:33
  The wife of an ABC producer who died suddenly last month has been arrested in connection with her actions on the night of his death.
  Veronica Tejera was charged with two counts of child endangerment, according to Variety.
  Dax Tejera, the executive producer for ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” died on Dec. 23 as the result of a heart attack, according to ABC. He was 37.Dax Tejera, Executive Producer of ABC’s ‘This Week,’ Dies at 37 https://t.co/1vF
  
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• AG Sues JPMorgan, Alleges It Turned 'Blind Eye' to Epstein - Gets Horrible News Days Later

  03-01-2023 17:21
  Just after Christmas, the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, which she said had ignored claims of inappropriate behavior by late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
  Four days later, she was fired, leading to some online speculation of unspecified “corruption” despite the fact the lawsuit remains pending.
  Gov. Albert Bryan terminated Attorney General Denise George on Dec. 31 because she hadn’t informed him of the lawsuit prior to filing it
  
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• Man Buys Shoebox-Shaped Container on eBay, Discovers It's Full of US Army HIIDE and SEEK Devices

  03-01-2023 17:16
  It’s a good thing World War II ended a while back because a German man just accidentally stumbled onto a treasure trove of highly confidential American information.
  As The New York Times reported, German security researcher Matthias Marx was shopping for deals on eBay when he spotted the “shoebox-shaped device, designed to capture fingerprints and perform iris scans.”
  But while Marx simply thought he was purchasing a slice of older American tech to analyze and study, what he go
  
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• UFC President Dana White Apologizes After Video of Physical Altercation with Wife Emerges

  03-01-2023 17:08
  Ultimate Fighting Champion President Dana White was filmed in a fight of his own on New Year’s Eve in Cabo, Mexico.
  This wasn’t in the Octagon, however.
  White was filmed striking his own wife — twice — at a nightclub shortly after midnight, according to TMZ.
  Based on the footage, Anne White slapped her husband first before the UFC president reciprocated with more forceful blows.Dana White and his wife got into a physical altercation while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Me
  
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• Blue-City Horror Continues: Teen Girl Killed Less Than 24 Hours Into New Year

  03-01-2023 16:57
  The Democrat-run city of Baltimore continues to be a killing field, with yet another senseless murder marring the crime-infested liberal cesspool just hours into the new year.
  Baltimore police are investigating the first homicide of 2023 after a double shooting early Sunday resulted in the death of a 17-year-old girl and injured a 31-year-old man, WMAR-TV reported.
  D’Asia Garrison was hit by gunfire shortly before 3:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day and later died at the hospital, according
  
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• Former Kamala Harris Aides Reveal What Made Working for Her So Toxic - Is This Why So Many Have Left?

  03-01-2023 16:39
  An upcoming book detailing the function of Vice President Kamala Harris’ office paints a picture of a deeply dysfunctional work environment.
  Former vice presidential staffers describe Harris as a toxic boss, undercutting staff and abusing subordinates in Chris Whipple’s “The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House,” according to the Washington Examiner, which obtained a copy.
  In the book, according to the Examiner, Whipple cited one ex-Harris staffer who r
  
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• Biden Had Vulgar Outbursts When Finding Items Trump Left, Is Paranoid About Secret Service Agents: Book

  03-01-2023 16:02
  A new book alleges President Joe Biden had a vulgar outburst when finding things left behind in the White House by former President Donald Trump, thinks the Secret Service is a covert hive of “MAGA sympathizers” and disbelieved agents were attacked by his dog Major on the White House grounds.
  According to a Saturday report in the New York Post, author Chris Whipple says in “The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House,” to be published Jan. 17, that Biden &
  
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• Employee of the Month

  03-01-2023 15:55
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
  The post Employee of the Month appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• Prominent Doctors Weigh In on 'Most Likely Scenario' That Caused NFL Player's Collapse

  03-01-2023 15:49
  Initial speculation from doctors suggests that Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was hit in the wrong place at the wrong time, triggering a cardiac arrest.
  Hamlin collapsed during the the first quarter of the “Monday Night Football” game between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin was given CPR on the field and later hospitalized in critical condition. The game was postponed.
  In a video posted to YouTube, Dr. Mike Hansen, whose YouTube channel has more than 1 million followe
  
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• Siblings Take EV on Trip, End Up Stopping Every 1.5 Hours to Charge - Claim 'Cheaper Than Gas' Is Lie

  03-01-2023 15:43
  Despite the liberal elites trying to push electric vehicles on us as the eco-friendly way of the future and as an alternative to gas-powered vehicles, we are once again seeing just how unreliable these cars can be. This is especially true in cold weather.
  On Sunday, Business Insider reported on the story of Xaviar Steavenson and his sister Alice Steavenson, who wanted to find out what it was like to drive a Tesla. They rented one and set out on a road trip from Orlando, Florida, to Wichita, Kans
  
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• National Park Closed After Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Arrive on US Coast

  03-01-2023 15:11
  A Florida sheriff criticized the federal government after nearly 500 illegal immigrants landed in the Florida Keys over the course of the weekend.
  In a Facebook post on Monday, Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay’s office described the situation as a “federal failure” because it was told the U.S. Border Patrol couldn’t immediately respond due to a lack of federal resources.More than 100 Haitians land in Key Largo, just a day after Cuban migrants’ arrival https://t.co/
  
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• Buffalo Bills Give Early Morning Update on Player Whose Collapse Ended 'Monday Night Football'

  03-01-2023 14:57
  The Buffalo Bills revealed Tuesday that safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest Monday night during the team’s nationally broadcast contest against the Cincinnati Bengals.
  The “Monday Night Football” game was suspended after the incident, which took place with 5:58 to play in the first quarter, according to CBS.
  “Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals,” the Bills announced in a Twitter post.
  “His heartbeat w
  
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