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• Wes Moore sworn in as Maryland's first Black governor

  18-01-2023 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  Wes Moore, an Army veteran and former nonprofit executive, was sworn in Wednesday as Maryland's first Black governor.
  
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• Watch: Journalist Throws Embarrassing Fit Over NHL Player Refusing to Wear 'Pride' Jersey

  18-01-2023 22:23
  
  On Tuesday night, a devout Russian Orthodox NHL player declined to wear a “pride”-themed jersey to warm up before a game, politely citing his faith and opting to make no further comment on the matter.
  In response, a Canadian pundit slammed the league for not punishing the player and called for his team to be fined $1 million.
  No, this isn’t The Babylon Bee. This is a real-life news story in 2023, and it is indicative of a glaring problem in contemporary thought about religious
  
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• Biden releases first slate of 2023 judicial nominees

  18-01-2023 22:02 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden plans to nominate four people to federal judge positions on Wednesday, including a red state district court nominee who has the required support of their state's Republican senators -- essential endorsements that previously proved to be a challenge for the Democratic administration.
  
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• Check Your Bank Account: All Your Money May Be Missing After Major Bank Suffers Problem

  18-01-2023 21:35
  
  Many Bank of America customers posted on social media Wednesday that they were experiencing major problems with the digital payment app Zelle.
  “Twitter users posted screenshots of messages they received from Bank of America stating that they had negative account balances. Others also reported trying to get in touch with the bank’s customer service department only to be given no information,” the New York Post reported.
  Twitter user Jeepeto Cuarenton shared an image indicating h
  
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• New York City starts offering free abortion pills at sexual health clinics

  18-01-2023 21:20 via cnn.com
  
  New York City on Wednesday began providing free abortion pills at a city-run sexual health clinic in the Bronx.
  
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• Video: Amazon Delivery Driver Falls 13 Feet Into Septic Sinkhole, Walls Keep Crumbling Around Him

  18-01-2023 21:08
  
  Delivery drivers have to navigate a variety of perils, thanks to the nature of their profession. Reckless drivers, territorial dogs and inclement weather all hit different when you deal with them multiple times a day.
  But one driver really stepped in it earlier this month when he crossed a lawn to deliver a package and was swallowed up by a hole in the ground, Fox News reported.
  Charles Amicangelo, a delivery driver for Amazon, had spotted a hole in the yard as he walked to the house in Apple Va
  
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• Former Airline Pilot Says Elites Are Actively Searching for Unvaccinated Aviators to Crew Their Planes - But Would Any Accept the Offer?

  18-01-2023 20:48
  
  In a farcical turn of events, some wealthy executives reportedly are demanding that unvaccinated pilots fly their private jets as concerns about the potential dangers of the coronavirus vaccine escalate.
  Alan Dana, a former pilot for Australia’s Jetstar, made the stunning assertion in an interview with Maria Zeee of Australia’s Red Voice Media in July.
  “Josh Yoder — he’s the president of the U.S. Freedom Flyers — he said they’re getting calls now from we
  
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• CNN expert talks about the consequences if childhood immunization rates drop further

  18-01-2023 20:42 via cnn.com
  
  Vaccine rates for measles, polio, diphtheria and other diseases are decreasing among US children, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
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• Drollinger: This Year, Commit to Studying the Word of God Regularly

  18-01-2023 20:32
  
  There are so many profound and wonderful benefits that accrue to those who have formed a lifelong habit of studying the Word of God!
  The psalmist says of such a person, “But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers” (1:2-3).
  The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to commit
  
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• Lib Rivera Given 1 Simple Question from Gutfeld About AR-15s - He Utterly Fails

  18-01-2023 20:30
  
  A liberal journalist and advocate for gun control was humiliated on national television after demonstrating ignorance of basic knowledge of guns during a debate on gun control.
  On Tuesday, liberal commentator Geraldo Rivera appeared on Fox News’ “The Five” alongside his conservative colleagues to discuss recent comments made by President Joe Biden that in order to take on the government, “You need some F-15s, you don’t need an AR-15.”
  When his turn to speak on
  
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• University at Heart of Biden Classified Docs Scandal Received Millions from Chinese - House Committee Demands Answers

  18-01-2023 20:22
  
  President Joe Biden’s classified documents scandal is giving new meaning to an old political phrase.
  “Follow the money” has been a storyline of American political scandal going back at least as far as Richard Nixon’s Watergate a half-century ago.
  Now, in a letter on Wednesday, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee wants to follow the fundraising for the think tank where the Biden documents were first found.
  In the strongly worded mes
  
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• Man's $115K Electric Hummer Breaks Down in Middle of Utah Desert, And It's Not the First Time

  18-01-2023 19:55
  
  A man’s recent off-roading adventure went so wrong that a video documenting the disaster garnered 79,000 views in just one day.
  Roman Mica — one of the hosts and reviewers of TFLoffroad, a vehicle review site — got stuck in the middle of the desert when the vehicle he was driving broke down.
  That automobile happened to be an electric vehicle: the GMC Hummer EV.
  Over the course of the video, Mica showed off the Hummer, its features and its performance during an off-road trip in
  
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• Solomon: Jury Selection Begins in Trial Stemming from 2018 Musk Tweet

  18-01-2023 19:53
  
  On Tuesday, in a U.S. federal court in San Francisco, lawyers representing Elon Musk and aggrieved Tesla shareholders began selecting members of a critically important jury.
  The trial is a class action based on Musk’s statement, as expressed in a 2018 tweet, that funding was “secured” to take Tesla private.
  The trial will determine whether Musk’s tweets were fraudulent and whether he should be held liable for damages suffered by shareholders as a result of their reliance
  
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• Polar Bear Goes on Deadly Rampage in Alaskan Village Before Armed Resident Steps In

  18-01-2023 19:44
  
  A polar bear chased several residents around a tiny, isolated Alaska whaling village, killing two people in an extremely rare attack before another person shot and killed the bear, authorities said.
  The fatal mauling of a woman and a boy happened Tuesday in Wales, an isolated Bering Strait coastal community located on the westernmost tip of the North American mainland — about 50 miles from Russia — that is no stranger to co-existing with polar bears.
  Like many far-flung Alaskan villa
  
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• Elon Musk Unloads Twitter Junk at Fire Sale Auction - Here's What Was Sold So Far

  18-01-2023 19:33
  
  A neon Twitter bird for $35,000, anyone? How about a used industrial kitchen mixer for a good price? Going once ….
  When Elon Musk wants to make a point, it can be pretty blunt. On the day he took over Twitter last fall, he walked in to the San Francisco company’s headquarters carrying a sink. He tweeted “let that sink in.” Get it?
  After slashing the company’s workforce, Elon Musk decided to auction off memorabilia, fancy office furniture and professional kitchen eq
  
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• Fed-Up Oregon Counties Get 1 Step Closer to Fleeing Liberal State for Idaho

  18-01-2023 18:39
  
  Have you ever considered escaping your state without moving even a single mile away?
  More than a dozen counties in rural Oregon could declare their independence from the progressive-dominated state and forge a new future within the state of Idaho.
  Legislation introduced this month in the Oregon Senate invites the state legislatures and governors of both states to begin talks on relocating the border separating Idaho and Oregon.
  The symbolic legislation represents a step forward for an untried id
  
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• Breaking Report: Twitter About to Get a Lot More Interesting as Trump Prepares for His Return

  18-01-2023 18:16
  
  Former President Donald J. Trump is gearing up for his return to Twitter.
  After opening a poll on the platform asking if Trump should be reinstated, Twitter owner Elon Musk chose to restore the former president’s account in November.
  It remained unclear, however, if Trump would ever choose to return to the platform.
  According to The Associated Press, Trump previously claimed he would never come back even if reinstated and, after hearing about Musk’s poll regarding his reinstatement,
  
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• Award-Winning Chef Suddenly Dies at 48 - Emotional Tributes Show How Well-Respected He Was

  18-01-2023 18:10
  
  An award-winning chef is being mourned by Scotland’s culinary community after his unexpected death at 48.
  Gary Goldie’s family emphasized that he died suddenly in a statement provided to Scotland’s Daily Record on Sunday.
  “Gary has died very suddenly at the age of 48, survived by his loving family, children Jodi, Gaz, Isabelle, and granddaughters Mya and Cecilia,” the family said.
  No cause of death was given.
  “Gary was incredibly talented,” the family sa
  
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• Search History of Missing Woman's Husband Gives Investigators Major Clues

  18-01-2023 17:32
  
  The husband of a Massachusetts woman who has been missing since New Year’s Day went online to look up ways to dismember and dispose of a body, and clothes and other items belonging to the woman with her DNA were found at a trash processing facility, a prosecutor said at his arraignment Wednesday on murder and other charges.
  Not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of Brian Walshe, 47, and he was held without bail in Quincy District Court.
  Dressed in a gray sweater and beige pants, he stood
  
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• WEF VIP Driver Says He's Not Allowed to Drive Elites in Electric Vehicles, Reveals Why

  18-01-2023 17:27
  
  As the masters of the universe convened in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday for the annual World Economic Forum, one of the VIP drivers for this lofty event, who did not want to show his face on camera, told a reporter he is not allowed to drive the elites in electric vehicles.
  Japanese journalist Masako Ganaha asked, “What about your car?”
  “My car is normal because for VIP I cannot drive electricity auto,” replied the driver.
  Ganaha remarked that all Uber driven vehicles, a
  
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• Staggering Report: DOJ Purposely Decided to Have Biden's Personal Lawyers Conduct Classified Document Search Instead of Sending FBI

  18-01-2023 17:05
  
  The Biden administration’s Justice Department deliberately kept the FBI out of the picture in the search for classified documents tucked away at President Joe Biden’s residences, according to a new report.
  The report in the Wall Street Journal cited sources it did not name, who said Biden’s personal lawyers and Justice Department officials jointly came to the conclusion that the FBI should not be present when searches were conducted.
  Although classified documents were found at
  
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• Gaslighting

  18-01-2023 16:51
  
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  The post Gaslighting appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• Al Roker Spotted in Humiliating Battle with His Malfunctioning Tesla on Streets of NYC: Report

  18-01-2023 16:46
  
  Al Roker, the weatherman on NBC’s “Today” show, and his ABC News broadcaster wife, Deborah Roberts, have experienced some unsettling mishaps with their luxury electric SUV — and this weekend was no exception.
  After Sunday brunch at a posh downtown Manhattan restaurant, the couple was spotted struggling to close one of the trademark gull-wing doors on the Tesla Model X, witnesses told the New York Post’s Page Six.
  “Al was sitting in the car trying everything he
  
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• Southwest pilots union cites Christmas meltdown in call for a strike vote

  18-01-2023 16:43 via cnn.com
  
  The union representing Southwest Airlines pilots is taking early steps toward a possible strike, citing the airline's Christmas travel meltdown among the concerns.
  
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• NBA Champions' White House Visit Takes Strange Turn as Biden Flubs Kamala Harris' Name, Then Strikes Odd Pose for Photo: 'I'm Not Doing That'

  18-01-2023 16:15
  
  Like the clanging of an off-target jump shot hitting the rim, President Joe Biden brought a note of dissonance into the visit of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors to the White House on Tuesday.
  First, while insisting to the team that his administration was watching the storms slamming California, he pronounced the name of Vice President Kamala Harris as “CAM-a-la” instead of her preferred pronunciation of “COMMA-la.”
  During her 2016 campaign for the U.S. Senate, Harr
  
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• Fans Stunned as World Champion Wrestler Dies at Age 38: 'This is Crushing'

  18-01-2023 16:01
  
  Jamin Pugh, who starred in the Ring of Honor as pro wrestler Jay Briscoe, has died at the age of 38.
  WMDT reported on Tuesday that two people were killed in a car accident at around 5:30 p.m. in Laurel, Delaware, but the names of the victims were not released. The Shore Line News Beacon also referenced the accident but did not reveal the identity of the victims.
  The website Wrestling Headlines referenced the two reports in its coverage of the wrestler’s death.
  Tony Khan, CEO of All Elite W
  
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• Chuck Todd Absolutely Loses It When Guest Starts Blasting Liberal Media: 'Go Back on Your Partisan Cable Cocoon'

  18-01-2023 15:45
  
  Chuck Todd, host of broadcast TV’s most slanted partisan political talk-show cocoon, wants Republicans to know that if they bother shattering that cocoon by talking about inconvenient topics like Hunter Biden, he’ll tell them to “go back on your partisan cable cocoon.”
  On Sunday, Todd invited Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson inside the venerable NBC News liberal cocoon “Meet the Press” to talk about the issues of the week.
  Unfortunately for Todd, the week hadn&r
  
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• Stores say shoplifting is a national crisis. The numbers don't back it up

  18-01-2023 15:35 via cnn.com
  
  The masked thief rode into a Walgreens in San Francico on a bicycle, pedaled to an aisle in the health and wellness section, and loaded a black garbage bag with items off the shelf. Then he got back on the bike, and rode out through the automatic doors.
  
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• Retail sales continued to fall in December as shoppers battled inflation

  18-01-2023 15:33 via cnn.com
  
  It was a ho-hum end to 2022 for spending in America.
  
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• Microsoft Axes Thousands of Employees on Same Day CEO Appears with Klaus Schwab at Davos

  18-01-2023 15:33
  
  Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5 percent of its workforce, joining other tech companies that have scaled back their pandemic-era expansions.
  The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the layoffs were a response to “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities.”
  The Redmond, Washington-based software giant said it will also be making changes to its hardware portfolio and consolidating its leased office locations.
  Microsoft is cutting far fewer jo
  
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• Davos conspiracy theories used to live on fringe corners of the internet. Now they're mainstream

  18-01-2023 15:15 via cnn.com
  
  The World Economic Forum's annual meeting at Davos has long been a lightning rod for conspiracy theories. Extremist figures such as Infowars host Alex Jones have reliably used the event to drive up fear and paranoia about sinister schemes the "globalists" are supposedly plotting.
  
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• Watch: NHL Player Defies Woke Mob, Refuses to Don 'Pride' Jersey

  18-01-2023 14:57
  
  It’s hardly a brave stand for LGBT rights to make an entire team wear a jersey symbolizing gay pride. In fact, it’s the exact opposite of progressive bravery: It’s woke conformity.
  However, amid yet another pro forma display of corporate wokeitude, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov showed a rare moment of actual conviction: He refused to wear the uniform.
  According to ESPN, Provorov declined to come out for the pregame warm-up during a Tuesday night NHL game against
  
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• Experts Sound the Alarm as New Numbers Show Tumbling Retail Sales: 'There Are Cracks Appearing'

  18-01-2023 14:43
  
  Americans cut back on spending in December, the second consecutive month they’ve done so, underscoring how inflation — a hallmark of Joe Biden’s presidency — and the rising cost of using credit cards slowed consumer activity over the crucial holiday shopping season.
  Retail sales fell a worse-than-expected 1.1 percent in December, following a revised 1 percent drop in November, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. In October, retail sales ticked up 1.3 percent, help
  
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• Donald Trump Takes Brutal Jab at Biden in Newly Unsealed Deposition for Defamation Case

  18-01-2023 13:58
  
  Former President Donald Trump is often criticized by commentators who accuse him of “punching down.”
  The term refers to when a powerful person attacks or confronts less powerful individuals. For liberals, Trump is “punching down” simply for defending himself by offering candid critiques about other celebrities and politicians who challenge him.
  In a deposition unsealed Friday, Trump made dismissive comments regarding E. Jean Carroll, an author and former magazine columnis
  
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• Ukraine’s interior minister among many killed in helicopter crash near Kyiv

  18-01-2023 13:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ukraine's interior minister and three children were among at least 17 people killed after a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside Kyiv on Wednesday.
  
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• The Federal Reserve is testing how climate change could hurt big banks

  18-01-2023 13:34 via cnn.com
  
  The largest six banks in the United States have been given until July to show the Federal Reserve what effects disastrous climate change scenarios could have on their bottom lines.
  
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• Archives says it has to consult Justice Department before providing Biden document info to Congress

  18-01-2023 13:32 via cnn.com
  
  The National Archives told congressional Republicans it will only share information related to the discovery of classified information in President Joe Biden's former think tank office and residence after consulting with the Justice Department to ensure it does not interfere with the criminal probe.
  
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• 6 officers in Raleigh, North Carolina, are on leave after a man shocked by a police stun gun died in custody

  18-01-2023 13:24 via cnn.com
  
  Six officers have been put on administrative leave in Raleigh, North Carolina, in connection with the death of a man in custody Tuesday after he was shocked by a stun gun.
  
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• 6 officers in NC are on leave after man shocked by stun gun died in custody

  18-01-2023 13:24 via cnn.com
  
  Six officers have been put on administrative leave in Raleigh, North Carolina, in connection with the death of a man in custody Tuesday after he was shocked by a stun gun.
  
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• 6 officers in NC are on leave after a man shocked by a stun gun died in custody

  18-01-2023 13:24 via cnn.com
  
  Six officers have been put on administrative leave in Raleigh, North Carolina, in connection with the death of a man in custody Tuesday after he was shocked by a stun gun.
  
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• Global oil demand could hit record high as China reopens

  18-01-2023 12:54 via cnn.com
  
  Global oil demand is expected to hit its highest-ever level this year on the back of China's swift reopening of its economy.
  
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• 'Inconsistent with human survival': UN chief slams fossil fuel industry expansion in Davos speech

  18-01-2023 12:15 via cnn.com
  
  The UN Secretary General has accused fossil fuel producers and their financial backers of "racing to expand production, knowing full well that their business model is inconsistent with human survival."
  
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• An Army lieutenant who was pepper-sprayed by Virginia police in a 2020 traffic stop was awarded $3600 in a lawsuit that was seeking $1 million

  18-01-2023 12:09 via cnn.com
  
  A US Army officer who was pepper sprayed, pushed to the ground and handcuffed by Windsor, Virginia, police officers during a 2020 traffic stop was awarded around $3600 Tuesday in a lawsuit that was seeking $1 million in compensatory damages.
  
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• Marvel films are returning to China after three years of an apparent ban

  18-01-2023 11:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Marvel films are set to be released on screens in mainland China for the first time in more than three years, ending an apparent ban.
  
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• California sees extensive storm damage as weather calms

  18-01-2023 11:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Key roadways remained closed and officials estimated thousand of homes were seriously damaged in California as weeks of wild weather that flooded roadways, collapsed hillsides and toppled countless trees finally became calm Tuesday.
  
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• Coinbase says it will halt operations in Japan

  18-01-2023 11:10 via cnn.com
  
  Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc on Wednesday said it will halt operations in Japan due to volatile market conditions.
  
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• YA author Meg Medina is nation's 1st Latina ambassador for young people's literature

  18-01-2023 11:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Acclaimed Latina YA author Meg Medina is the first Hispanic named the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2023-24 by the Library of Congress.
  
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• 3 sentenced to life in slaying of Michigan security guard over face mask order

  18-01-2023 10:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  A married couple and their son convicted of first-degree premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of a security guard who demanded the woman’s daughter wear a mask while shopping were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole.
  
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• Tennis Star with Unusual Connection to the Buffalo Bills Shows Support for Damar Hamlin During Australian Open Match

  18-01-2023 07:24
  
  Pro tennis player Jessica Pegula has Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin on her mind — and his No. 3 jersey number on her outfit — at the Australian Open.
  Pegula, whose parents own the NFL’s Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, is wearing a white screen-printed patch with Hamlin’s uniform number on her black skirt while she competes at the year’s first Grand Slam tournament.
  Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and was resuscitated on the field when he collapsed after
  
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• Democratic official describes encounter with ex-GOP candidate before shooting at her home

  18-01-2023 07:16 via cnn.com
  
  A Republican former candidate for New Mexico's legislature who was arrested on suspicion of orchestrating recent shootings at the homes of Democratic leaders had visited some of the officials' homes with paperwork claiming election fraud, police said.
  
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