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• Republican Catches Media Lying About Him, Uses His Real Quote as Proof - He Isn't Going Anywhere

  05-01-2023 23:53
  Amid the ongoing Republican battle for speaker of the House, the establishment media smelled blood in the water and immediately jumped to push a story about one of the conservative holdouts refusing to support Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker.
  But once again, it was all just fake news.
  On Thursday, several media outlets began claiming that North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop said he would resign if McCarthy became speaker of the House.
  Roll Call quoted Bishop as saying, “We&rsqu
  
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• Social Media Mega Star Logan Paul Gets Stunning Wake-Up Call: 'I Defamed Jesus and God, And I Felt His Wrath'

  05-01-2023 23:35
  Social media mogul, part-time boxer and WWE superstar Logan Paul has always been a lightning rod for controversy.
  In fact, it wouldn’t even be a stretch to say that Paul has built his media empire on the back of controversy.
  The first time most people heard of Paul was likely when a 2017 vlog garnered all sorts of negative attention and backlash. In the video, Paul stumbled upon an alleged hanging corpse in Japan’s notorious Aokigahara forest. (The forest is known for being a popular
  
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• US military expands leave for new parents in uniform

  05-01-2023 23:34 via cnn.com
  
  The US military introduced new rights on Wednesday for military parents, doubling the amount of leave time for service members who give birth and providing leave for new parents who don't give birth, including those who adopt and foster long-term.
  
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• As Negotiations Heat Up, Top GOP Holdout Teases Resignation if Bid to Stop McCarthy Fails

  05-01-2023 23:28
  The fight to determine the next speaker of the House continues to drag on as conservative rebels reject Kevin McCarthy’s terms.
  While some of the holdouts have opened the door to further talks with McCarthy and his team, others have outright refused to vote for a man they simply cannot trust.
  According to Roll Call, at least five of the 20 detractors will never aid McCarthy’s ascent to the Speakership.
  Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, one of the leaders of the effort to oust the
  
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• Analysis: The Biden administration keeps shifting its stance on a controversial policy

  05-01-2023 23:22 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden just made a point that's surprising to those of us who've been closely following his administration's approach to migration at the southern border.
  
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• Brain Tumor Patient Defies Odds By Making Rugby Comeback

  05-01-2023 23:17
  A passionate young rugby player who was diagnosed with a brain tumor made his debut after being told he would never play again.
  Chae Jenkins, 23, had to retire from rugby in 2020 after being diagnosed with a rare brain tumor at the age of 19.
  Chae Jenkins standing next to friend Alfie Petch. Jenkins left rugby after being diagnosed with a rare form of brain tumor and he returned with more passion and rigour after a hiatus of four years. PHOTO BY BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH/SWNS
  More than 500 spectator
  
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• Kari Lake Is Not Done Fighting Yet, Gives Important Update on Her Election Challenge

  05-01-2023 22:53
  Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake confirmed Wednesday night that her election challenge will first go to the Arizona Court of Appeals before going on to the state’s Supreme Court.
  “My court case will be going before the Appeals Court prior to the Arizona Supreme Court because it’s already been scheduled for review,” she tweeted.
  “This decision was done without prejudice & I am confident the case will end up in their hands eventually. We’
  
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• Rep. Dan Bishop Goes Nuclear on 'Racist' Democrat Cori Bush for Calling Byron Donalds a 'Prop'

  05-01-2023 22:34
  Leave it to the Democrats to bash the historic nomination of a black U.S. representative simply because of his political affiliation.
  That’s what happened Wednesday when Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush took a nasty swipe at Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds after he was nominated for the House speakership by several of his Republican colleagues, including North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop.
  “FWIW, @ByronDonalds is not a historic candidate for Speaker. He is a prop,” Bush, a
  
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• Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow won't seek reelection in 2024

  05-01-2023 22:13 via cnn.com
  Sen. Debbie Stabenow will not seek reelection in 2024, the longtime Michigan Democrat said Thursday.
  
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• Why Republican-leaning Areas Saw A Rise In Births After Trump's Election

  05-01-2023 21:59
  Following Donald Trump’s presidential victory in 2016, Republican-leaning areas of the United States observed a “sharp increase” in births, dubbed the “Trump baby bump.” However, Democratic counties experienced a baby slump, a new study has revealed.
  Republicans may have chosen to have more children as a result of Trump’s administration since it improved their economic optimism, as suggested by researchers. In the first two years of Trump’s presidency,
  
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• Stitch Fix lays off 20% of workforce and its CEO steps down

  05-01-2023 21:55 via cnn.com
  
  Stitch Fix, facing economic turbulence, announced a double whammy on Thursday: CEO Elizabeth Spaulding is stepping down and the company planned to lay off 20% of its salaried staff.
  
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• The Joker Is Pregnant? DC Comics Goes Woke in Latest Release Centered Around Infamous Villain

  05-01-2023 21:43
  It is ceaselessly amazing the lengths major corporations will go to, so they can appease the furthest fringes of the woke mob.
  Case in point, DC Comics, which is owned by media powerhouse Warner Bros. Discovery, just recently released issue #4 of their relatively new comic book series “The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing.”
  The standalone series, which obviously focuses on the titular Batman villain, is described as “a violent, mind-bending new series that picks up from the
  
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• Heartbreak as Teen Dies Suddenly During Christmas Eve Dinner, Now Family Faces $25,000 Bill

  05-01-2023 21:41
  A Texas teen died suddenly over the holidays, leaving his family and friends emotionally devastated.
  That trauma was quickly followed by a financial hit as well.
  Dylan Ricciardella, 17, died while his family was on vacation during the Christmas break, according to a Facebook notice by Dr. Shaun Perry, principal at Guyer High School in Denton, Texas, where he was a junior.
  The young man passed away during Christmas Eve dinner with his family, according to a GoFundMe appeal.
  “He had to be ai
  
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• Elon Musk Makes His Stance Known on Who Should Be Speaker - Both Sides Won't Be Happy

  05-01-2023 21:29
  As the standoff over who will become the next speaker of the House continued into its third day, Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk made his position clear.
  In an early Thursday morning tweet, Musk expressed his support for Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California.
  In a second post, he said, “Subtle, but I am beginning to suspect opinions differ on this matter …
  “If not McCarthy, then seriously who?”Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker
  — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January
  
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• Analysis: Why crypto fraud is a game of whack-a-mole

  05-01-2023 21:17 via cnn.com
  
  There's an old Warren Buffett quote that's become something of a cliché: "You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out."
  
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• What to expect from the jobs report on Friday

  05-01-2023 21:08 via cnn.com
  
  Friday's jobs report is expected to show that the US economy added 200,000 jobs in December, with the unemployment rate holding steady for the third-straight month at 3.7%.
  
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• Delta Air Lines is rolling out free Wi-Fi

  05-01-2023 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  Delta Air Lines is rolling out free Wi-Fi to most of its planes beginning February 1.
  
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• Solomon: Is This Rare One-Member Move a Good Idea for the House of Representatives?

  05-01-2023 20:37
  After six failed attempts to confirm Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, Republicans were successful in their motion to adjourn last night’s evening session and got to work trying to broker a deal that would get the experienced power broker from California over the finish line.
  The deal they may have at least come close to finalizing in the early hours of this morning is built in part on the foundation of McCarthy agreeing to restore the one-member motion to vacate.
  A one-member m
  
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• NFL Makes Decision on the Outcome of Suspended 'MNF' Bengals-Bills Game

  05-01-2023 20:34
  The NFL will not resume the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended Monday night after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on the field, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday.
  Both people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the league is still figuring out how to determine playoff seedings and scheduling.
  The NFL Players Association must approve changes.
  The Bills-Bengals game had major playoff implications.
  Buffalo
  
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• New York City public schools ban access to AI tool that could help students cheat

  05-01-2023 20:26 via cnn.com
  
  New York City public schools will ban students and teachers from using ChatGPT, a powerful new AI chatbot tool, on the district's networks and devices, an official confirmed to CNN on Thursday.
  
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• House Speakership In Chaos As McCarthy Failed On The Seventh Vote On Thursday

  05-01-2023 20:12
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks with reporters as he arrives to a caucus meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill. McCarthy has been viewed as the next Speaker of the House to succeed Nancy Pelosi. ANNA MONEYMAKER/BENZINGA
  The House of Representatives had adjourned at 8 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 4, after far-right lawmakers blocked Republican Kevin McCarthy’s attempts to become speaker of the House in six separate voting sessions.
  McCarthy scored 201 votes in th
  
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• Capitol Police ramp up security ahead of protests planned on anniversary of Jan. 6 insurrection

  05-01-2023 19:59 via cnn.com
  
  The US Capitol Police is ramping up its security posture and monitoring online chatter about planned protests set to occur on Friday's two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
  
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• Former NFL Player Tells Anderson Cooper That God 'Provides an Answer Through His Son Jesus Christ'

  05-01-2023 19:55
  Retired Super Bowl champion Benjamin Watson said the on-field collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during “Monday Night Football” should serve as a reminder that life is precious and can change in an instant.
  Hamlin stunned fans when he suddenly collapsed and went into cardiac arrest during a game against Cincinnati on Monday.
  The 24-year-old remains hospitalized in critical condition, although the Bills announced Thursday that he had “shown remarkable improvement over
  
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• Biden announces new migration programs as he prepares to visit the border

  05-01-2023 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden will announce Thursday he is expanding a program to accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela -- along with a plan to expel as many migrants from those countries who circumvent US laws -- as his administration confronts a surge of migrants at the southern border.
  
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• South Carolina's six-week abortion ban struck down by state Supreme Court

  05-01-2023 19:50 via cnn.com
  
  The South Carolina state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state's six-week ban on abortion violates the state's constitution.
  
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• Rap Superstar Who Publicly Backed Biden Gets Rude Inflation Surprise When Looking at Grocery Bill

  05-01-2023 19:47
  Maybe Cardi B will start rapping about reality.
  The Manhattan native and former strip club dancer took, probably best known for an extraordinarily foul mouth atrociously crude hit single, took to Twitter on Wednesday in an obscenity-filled rant about inflation under the Biden administration.
  But she doesn’t have a clue who’s responsible.
  In the Twitter post, the woman born Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, laid out her outrage at how the high
  
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• Anti-Trump Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger Just Confirmed Our Suspicions by Signing on with CNN Days After Leaving Office

  05-01-2023 19:20
  Brace yourself for the most shocking news in modern media history: Former Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger has signed on with CNN. Can you feel the intensity of my eyes rolling right now?
  It didn’t take the anti-Trump Republican more than a few days after retiring from Congress to sign on with a cable news network that essentially only managed to survive in recent years because of its incessant trashing of the former president.
  With Kinzinger now on board as a senior political comme
  
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• More nurses reach tentative contract agreement, but negotiations at five hospitals continue

  05-01-2023 19:00 via cnn.com
  
  The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) has announced tentative agreements have been reached with two more hospitals -- Maimonides and Richmond University Medical Center -- ahead of a planned Monday strike. The tentative agreements are in addition to that reached Sunday for union nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
  
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• Mortgage rates start 2023 twice as high as they were a year ago

  05-01-2023 18:30 via cnn.com
  
  Mortgage rates inched up again last week, after a slight increase the week before interrupted six straight weeks of falling rates.
  
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• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson set to publish 'Lovely One' memoir

  05-01-2023 17:52 via cnn.com
  
  Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is planning to release a memoir on her life titled "Lovely One," the book's publisher announced Thursday.
  
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• Hillary Clinton Lands Cushy Spot at Ivy League School, Will Focus on 'Supporting Female Leaders'

  05-01-2023 17:51
  Former secretary of state and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will join Columbia University in February as a professor at the School of International and Public Affairs and a presidential fellow at the Columbia Worlds Project.
  Clinton will “work closely with … senior faculty and administrators on a variety of major initiatives, especially those focusing on global politics and policy and on supporting female leaders in those arenas” in her position at the SIPA, according
  
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• Family of 8 found shot dead in Utah home determined to be a murder-suicide

  05-01-2023 17:51 via cnn.com
  
  A family of eight found shot to death Wednesday inside their home in Enoch City, Utah, died by murder-suicide, according to a news release from the city manager, Rob Dotson. 
  
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• Buffalo Bills Provide Major Medical Update to the Recovery of Damar Hamlin

  05-01-2023 17:48
  Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills football player who went into cardiac arrest during Monday night’s game, is showing some signs of improvement.
  In a Twitter post Thursday morning, the team announced, “Per the physicians caring for Damar Hamlin at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Damar has shown remarkable improvement over the past 24 hours. While still critically ill, he has demonstrated that he appears to be neurologically intact. His lungs continue to heal and he is
  
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• Amazon Announces Massive, Unprecedented Layoffs, Citing 'Uncertain Economy'

  05-01-2023 17:48
  Retail titan Amazon has begun the new year with some awful news: a historic downsizing of its workforce.
  In a written update shared with employees on Wednesday, company CEO Andy Jassy said the previously reported layoff totals, pegged to be roughly 10,000 firings back in November, was a woeful underestimate.
  “As I shared back in November, as part of our annual planning process for 2023, leaders across the company have been working with their teams and looking at their workforce levels
  
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• Biden to honor 12 people with Presidential Citizens Medal on two-year anniversary of Jan. 6 insurrection

  05-01-2023 17:17 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Friday plans to mark the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection by awarding for the first time in his presidency the Presidential Citizens Medal to 12 people.
  
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• Democratic senators say Navy response to suicides on board aircraft carrier is unacceptable

  05-01-2023 17:16 via cnn.com
  
  The Navy's response to a series of suicides on board a US aircraft carrier was unacceptable, according to two Democratic senators, who called on Navy leadership to improve the living conditions for sailors working in shipyards and provide better mental health care.
  
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• McCarthy Opponent Byron Donalds Gives 'Phenomenal' Answer to Reporter's 'Threats' Question: 'I'm 6-2, 275'

  05-01-2023 17:11
  In a political world in which sound bites often define character, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida issued one with teeth Wednesday when asked about his opposition to electing Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California as speaker of the House.
  Surrounded by media representatives outside of the Capitol, Donalds was asked if he was worried about “threats” and retribution” for turning against McCarthy, who if elected as speaker could exact political vengeance in terms of
  
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• How to be a better investor in 2023

  05-01-2023 17:02 via cnn.com
  
  If you're planning to invest your hard-earned money in stocks, bonds and other assets this year, let humility be your guide.
  
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• Biden to announce new migration programs as he prepares to visit the border on Sunday

  05-01-2023 17:00 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden will announce Thursday he is expanding a program to accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela -- along with a plan to expel as many migrants from those countries who circumvent US laws -- as his administration confronts a surge of migrants at the southern border.
  
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• Damar Hamlin's Doctors Reveal Telling Question He Asked Shortly After Waking Up

  05-01-2023 16:52
  Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has shown what physicians treating him are calling “remarkable improvement over the past 24 hours,” the team announced Thursday, three days after the player went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field.
  “While still critically ill, he has demonstrated that he appears to be neurologically intact,” the Bills said in a statement. “His lungs continue to heal and he is making steady progress.”
  Hamlin’s age
  
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• Woman Says She Killed GOP Politician Husband in Self-Defense, Then Prosecutor Reveals How Victim Was Found

  05-01-2023 16:50
  A New Jersey woman who claimed she killed her husband to protect herself was denied a release from jail after prosecutors sought to poke holes in her story during a Tuesday hearing.
  Marylue Wigglesworth is accused of murdering her husband, David Wigglesworth, on Christmas Day, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
  According to an affidavit of probable cause, when she called 911 to summon police to her home, she said there had been a fight taking place, according to the Press.
  However, during
  
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• Twitter Users Concerned After Noticing Detail About Dem's Hand While Being Sworn In - 'Can't Unsee' It

  05-01-2023 16:37
  When oddly shaped hands go viral on Twitter, it’s usually to do with an athlete who had his fingers deformed by an injury — particularly a football player.
  Perhaps the most famous of these is Anthony “Booger” McFarland, a former defensive tackle with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts. He won two Super Bowls before transferring into the analyst’s seat on ESPN.
  During any given McFarland-related broadcast, for instance, you run the chance of seeing hands
  
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• The clerk presiding during the speaker vote is no stranger to turbulent times in the House

  05-01-2023 16:27 via cnn.com
  
  Cheryl Johnson, the House clerk who has presided over the contentious votes taking place this week during the speakership elections, is no stranger to turbulent times in the House of Representatives.
  
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• Special Ops Officer Dies Suddenly at Home - Known for 'Kindness, Bravery, Dedication'

  05-01-2023 16:20
  New Year’s Eve was not a day that brought festivity and celebration for the family and friends of Officer Christopher A. Davis and the Stoughton Police Department in Massachusetts.
  Davis was found unresponsive in his Brockton home at approximately 9:45 on Saturday night, according to WHDH-TV in Boston. He was off-duty at the time.
  The officer was immediately transported to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, where he was pronounced dead, according to WFXT-TV in Boston.
  MassLive repo
  
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• 'Knocked Me to the Floor:' Prince Harry Accuses Brother Prince William of Shock Assault in New Book

  05-01-2023 15:51
  Imagine being born into one of the most prestigious and privileged family in the entire world — and still considering yourself a victim.
  For the past few years, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, has done just that, and he seems to be embracing this role, with no sign of stopping.
  In his new book — an advanced copy of which was obtained by The Guardian — Harry recounted a 2019 incident in which his older brother, Prince William, allegedly assaulted him.
  Harry described his older bro
  
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• Key Democratic Senator from Battleground State Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024

  05-01-2023 15:30
  Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a member of the Democratic leadership, announced Thursday that she will not run for a fifth term in 2024, a surprise decision that opens up a seat in the key battleground state.
  The news shocked many Democrats in the state because the 72-year-old Stabenow had not previously indicated that she would not seek re-election.
  Stabenow’s impending retirement turns Michigan’s next Senate race into one of the most competitive in the country as Democrats try to p
  
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• The Rookie

  05-01-2023 15:28
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
  The post The Rookie appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• US government moves to seize $460 million Robinhood stake linked to Sam Bankman-Fried

  05-01-2023 15:26 via cnn.com
  
  The US government is stepping into a contentious, multijurisdictional legal battle over the ownership of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of assets connected to the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire.
  
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• Watch: Biden Tells America to 'Think About' the Last Thing He Wants on America's Mind

  05-01-2023 15:24
  I can’t imagine what President Joe Biden’s handlers — particularly his speechwriters — feel when he gives any kind of extended remarks.
  If forced to identify what the strain must feel like, I’d have to guess it’d be like the unpleasant adrenaline rush experienced by a gambler who could either break even or lose everything. No upside, all downside.
  There are no more flashes of eloquent rhetoric left in the nation’s 46th president, to the extent they ever
  
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• Jill Biden to Undergo Surgery After Discovery Is Made During Cancer Screening

  05-01-2023 14:43
  First lady Jill Biden will have outpatient surgery next week to remove a lesion over her right eye, her office announced Wednesday.
  “During a routine skin cancer screening, a small lesion was found above the First Lady’s right eye. In an abundance of caution, doctors have recommended that it be removed,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor said in a news release shared by the first lady’s office on Twitter.
  Biden will face “a common outpatient procedure known
  
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