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• Why top U.S. officials don't want to give Ukraine tanks

  20-01-2023 23:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Despite German efforts to pressure the U.S. into giving Abrams tanks to Ukraine, the Pentagon’s top leaders are against sending them, say three U.S. officials.
  
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• San Francisco Business Owner Arrested for Spraying Homeless Person With Water

  20-01-2023 23:53
  
  Officers with the San Francisco Police Department on Wednesday arrested a business owner filmed spraying water on a homeless woman sitting in front of his Jackson Square gallery on Jan. 9.
  “Following the San Francisco Police Department’s investigation and reviewing all the evidence provided, my office has issued an arrest warrant for Collier Gwin,” San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a statement shared with KGO-TV.
  Authorities charged Gwin with a misdemeanor
  
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• New Mexico shootings: Officials looking into source of Pena's campaign contributions

  20-01-2023 23:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  A probe into a string of shootings allegedly involving a failed candidate for New Mexico state house has broadened to campaign contributions, police said.
  
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• Supreme Court embarrassed by the opinion leak is embarrassed again

  20-01-2023 23:31 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court's stunning report Thursday on its failure to discover who leaked a draft decision reversing abortion rights last year laid bare shortfalls at the nation's highest court, in its technology, protocols for confidentiality and overall institutional safeguards.
  
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• Analysis: Supreme Court embarrassed by the opinion leak is embarrassed again

  20-01-2023 23:31 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court's stunning report Thursday on its failure to discover who leaked a draft decision reversing abortion rights last year laid bare shortfalls at the nation's highest court, in its technology, protocols for confidentiality and overall institutional safeguards.
  
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• CNN Shutting Doors for Good at Major Office Location - Oversized Logo to Be Dismantled

  20-01-2023 23:21
  
  You’ll soon be hearing it: CNN has left the building.
  The network can no longer afford to be in Atlanta’s landmark CNN Center.
  Instead, after more than 35 years, CNN operations are going back to where they began in 1980, the Techwood Turner Broadcasting campus in midtown Atlanta.
  That’s where Ted Turner, an offbeat guy who inherited a fortune from his dad’s outdoor advertising business, was co-founder of what was then a unique idea:  24/7 cable news telecasts.
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• DOJ tells Jim Jordan that information on ongoing investigations is off limits

  20-01-2023 22:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Justice Department told the new chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep.
  
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• Justices participated in leak investigation, Supreme Court official confirms

  20-01-2023 22:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Supreme Court justices were interviewed by the official in charge of the probe into the leak of a draft opinion in a consequential abortion case.
  
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• Golf Champ Puts CNN on Notice with $450M Lawsuit Threat, Demands On-Air Apology

  20-01-2023 22:32
  
  LIV golf star and 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed has never had a problem speaking his mind.
  The 32-year old Reed has built something of a reputation for being an outspoken and abrasive personality, particularly when it comes to matters on the golf course.Warning to all camera crews: Do NOT jingle change in your pocket when Patrick Reed is trying to hit. Watch: https://t.co/VLXmkC3kcD pic.twitter.com/qTj0ZaDKvl
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• 'We're not done': March for Life eyes next steps of anti-abortion movement

  20-01-2023 22:26 via cnn.com
  
  Anti-abortion advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, DC, on Friday for the annual March for Life -- the first since the Supreme Court's conservative majority ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion.
  
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• 'Hate in Their Heart': Byron Donalds Reveals Racist Item Was Sent to His Office

  20-01-2023 22:20
  
  This month, during the nasty fight over who would become the next speaker of the House, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds was nominated by several Republicans who opposed Kevin McCarthy.
  Donalds has been noted for his strong conservative leadership. CNN described him as “the hard-right’s new nominee for speaker.”
  He didn’t end up winning the speakership, but naturally, the idea that there is a black politician who does not fall in line with the woke agenda has enraged the left.
  
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• GOP Rep. George Santos denies claims he performed as a drag queen

  20-01-2023 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos is strongly denying claims that he once performed as a drag queen.
  
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• US Slams Into Debt Ceiling - Here's What It Means for Veterans, Retirees, & Federal Workers

  20-01-2023 22:01
  
  The flaming dumpster fire that is Joe Biden’s failed presidency lurched into an alarming new chapter this week, as the nation teeters on the verge of defaulting on its bills after it hit its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling.
  The debt ceiling is the total amount of money the U.S. government can borrow to meet its obligations, including paying Social Security and Medicare benefits, military salaries, tax refunds and interest on its $31 trillion national debt.
  In a letter Thursday to Republican Sp
  
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• Can an AI 'angel' help find thousands in Mexico who were forcibly disappeared?

  20-01-2023 21:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  In Mexico, an AI program called Angelus, run by team created by the government, is collating data to try to find people who were forcibly disappeared.
  
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• Failing to raise debt limit could result in US missing Social Security payments, Yellen tells CNN's Amanpour

  20-01-2023 21:56 via cnn.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday warned of the widespread global effects that could be felt if the federal government exhausts extraordinary measures and fails to raise the debt ceiling, telling CNN's Christiane Amanpour about the ways everyday Americans could face stark consequences.
  
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• Lauren Boebert Reveals What She Told Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congressional Ladies' Room

  20-01-2023 21:48
  
  For years now, the media have feasted ravenously upon the growing divisions that have defined today’s current era of politics.
  Tribalism defined the Trump era, with news cycles subject to the constant whims of his perpetual feud with the establishment as the entire country was forced into exactly two camps: anti-Trump, and everyone else. There was literally no in-between.
  As the Orange Man has melted into the background, at least somewhat, this polarized view of American politics has final
  
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• Officers, paramedics indicted in Elijah McClain's death are being arraigned in separate trials

  20-01-2023 21:30 via cnn.com
  
  The three police officers and two paramedics involved in the August 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police while walking home from a store, placed in a carotid hold and then injected with ketamine, will be arraigned in Colorado on Friday.
  
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• FTC calls on federal court to hold 'pharma bro' Martin Shkreli in contempt

  20-01-2023 21:28 via cnn.com
  
  The Federal Trade Commission on Friday called for a federal court to hold "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli in contempt after Shkreli allegedly flouted a recent FTC investigation into his business dealings and failed to make a $64.6 million payment he owed for his prior wrongdoings.
  
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• DeSantis Scores Major Legal Victory in Federal Court, Confirms Florida Is Where Woke Goes to Die

  20-01-2023 20:58
  
  States have rights. They need to exercise them. If they don’t, they risk being run over roughshod by the federal government. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gets that.
  Wokesters in red states rely on support from the federal government to help them push their agenda.
  Andrew Warren — the suspended state attorney in Hillsborough County — is no exception. He had pledged not to press charges for violations of Florida’s abortion laws or laws prohibiting “sex changes” for
  
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• NM AG probing campaign finances of GOP candidate accused of orchestrating shootings

  20-01-2023 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez' office is taking the lead in probing the campaign finances of Solomon Peña, who police say was behind a spate of shootings at Democratic officials' homes.
  
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• Americans Didn't Just Tune Out 'Woke' Golden Globes, Another Award Show Was Victim to Tanking Viewership

  20-01-2023 20:34
  
  Who would have thunk it: Americans are tired of watching lectures from celebrities receiving awards.
  In the latest example of diminishing awards show returns, the Critics Choice Awards wasn’t America’s choice of viewership on Sunday night, drawing just 900,000 viewers, according to Hollywood publication Deadline.
  “That’s a slight dip from last year when the ceremony, which was simulcast across The CW and TBS, took home an audience of 1.1M,” Deadline reported.
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• Judge in FTX bankruptcy case rejects motion to remove elite NYC lawyers

  20-01-2023 20:31 via cnn.com
  
  One of America's elite white-collar law firms has emerged as a contentious figure in the complex FTX saga.
  
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• Pay Attention to the Illicit Business That's Booming Around Davos

  20-01-2023 20:12
  
  They may be called the “new world order” by some, but they’re apparently still very fond of the world’s oldest profession.
  According to multiple reports in European media, sex traffic around the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, is booming, with demand for prostitutes reportedly being very high.
  As German outlet Bild noted, 2,700 of the world’s luminaries met in Davos for the WEF Annual Meeting 2023 this week. The theme was “Cooperation in a F
  
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• Middle School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Crime, Faces Minimum of 10 Years and Massive Fine

  20-01-2023 19:49
  
  A Nebraska middle school teacher was convicted of a sex crime involving a minor after an FBI sting operation caught him red-handed.
  Andrew Heller of Wynot, Nebraska, was arrested back in July and has pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted enticement of a minor.
  According to KTIV-TV, the conviction carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in jail and a maximum of life, plus a $250,000 fine.
  The conviction was handed down by a federal court in Sioux City, Iowa, on Jan. 13, with Heller being taken i
  
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• Alaska Man Sees Struggling Moose in Water, Immediately Jumps Into Action and Pulls It from Lake

  20-01-2023 19:31
  
  Sometimes, just saying no to government advice can be a very good thing.
  Take the case of Wil Graves, an Anchorage, Alaska resident. According to KTUU-TV, Graves was out for a walk by University Lake in Alaska’s biggest city on Tuesday night with his dogs.
  That’s when he started hearing some strange noises.
  “I was talking on the phone with my friend in Oregon, and I heard a splashing and I said, ‘Tracy, there’s something going on over there,’ and I said &lsquo
  
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• Three active-duty Marines charged with participating in Capitol riot

  20-01-2023 19:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Three active-duty U.S. Marines were arrested and charged this week with breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
  
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• Denny's says safety is top priority after fallen restaurant sign kills 72-year-old Kentucky woman

  20-01-2023 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  A 72-year-old woman died Thursday afternoon after a Denny's sign fell and crushed her car in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, according to police.
  
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• Watch: Should You Be Worried About Flying with Vaxxed Pilots? Cardiologist Exposes 1 Sly Change FAA Made

  20-01-2023 19:15
  
  The airline industry has long been fanatical about safety.
  After all, there’s nothing natural about riding an aluminum tube miles above the earth at just under the speed of sound.
  As a result of safety efforts, the U.S. has not had a major air crash in more than two decades. That’s because, after each crash or hazardous incident, investigators make thorough reviews that can provide safety recommendations to avoid the problem in the future.
  Fanaticism about safety — something fo
  
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• Former Trump aide John McEntee appears before grand jury on Trump-related investigations

  20-01-2023 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  Former Trump White House aide John McEntee appeared on Friday before a grand jury on Trump-related investigations at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC.
  
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• Missouri bill would prohibit critical race theory and offer $3,000 bonus for 'patriotism' training

  20-01-2023 18:54 via cnn.com
  
  Missouri lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at prohibiting the teaching of so-called critical race theory in its public grade schools -- even though the state's largest teachers' union says the concept is not presently a part of schools' curricula -- and requiring the state to develop a training program to teach American patriotism.
  
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• Missouri bill would ban critical race theory in schools and offer teacher training in 'patriotism'

  20-01-2023 18:54 via cnn.com
  
  Missouri lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at prohibiting the teaching of so-called critical race theory in its public grade schools -- even though the state's largest teachers' union says the concept is not presently a part of schools' curricula -- and requiring the state to develop a training program to teach American patriotism.
  
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• Angry Biden Grasps for His Script When Reporter Asks About Classified Documents Scandal: 'There's No There There'

  20-01-2023 18:54
  
  Jabberwocky is the preferred defense of President Joe Biden. When the questions get tough, he reverts to an adolescent display of word scramble. The odd thing is that some of Biden’s jabberwocky is scripted.
  At a news conference in California on Thursday, the president was asked a question about his mishandling of classified documents.
  He stumbled his way through his response, making no effort to disguise the fact that he was reading from a prepared statement. “I think you’re g
  
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• Judge declines to reinstate Democratic prosecutor removed by DeSantis

  20-01-2023 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by a former state attorney in Florida who sued Gov. Ron DeSantis for suspending him last year.
  
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• Piece of Heavy Military Equipment Was Reportedly Moved to a Moscow Rooftop - Is Russia Preparing for the Big One?

  20-01-2023 18:32
  
  Reports that air defense systems had been installed on top of two Moscow buildings, each located in close proximity to the Kremlin, hints of heightened tensions in Russia’s war with Ukraine.
  Multiple outlets, including Newsweek, The Moscow Times and Defence Blog, a media outlet that provides news for the military community here and abroad, published photographs and videos on Thursday showing Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense systems on top of the Russian Ministry of Defense and another centra
  
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• TSA investigating how some no-fly list data was exposed on internet

  20-01-2023 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  The Transportation Security Administration said it was investigating a "potential cybersecurity incident" after a hacker claimed to access an older version of the agency's no-fly list of known or suspected terrorists.
  
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• Are There More Biden Top-Secret Dumps Coming? Press Sec's Answer is Not Comforting

  20-01-2023 17:46
  
  The incompetence of White House Press Secretaries has been a feature — not a bug — during the Biden administration.
  From Jen “Circle Back” Psaki to the current embarrassing performance of Karine Jean-Pierre, ineptness and negligence at communication act as a shield against transparency about what Biden and the staff who control him are up to.
  So when an underling press secretary deflects a question by passing the buck to another federal entity, most reporters will take it
  
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• Texas schools cancel author's visit due to social media posts

  20-01-2023 17:34 via cnn.com
  
  Bestselling author Emma Straub had two book events canceled in Texas schools, after some discovered she used profanity on social media.
  
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• Three active-duty Marines arrested for participating in Jan. 6 US Capitol riot

  20-01-2023 17:16 via cnn.com
  
  Three active-duty Marines who work in intelligence -- one of whom allegedly espoused support for a second civil war -- were arrested this week for breaching the US Capitol building with a mob of Trump supporters on January 6, 2021.
  
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• Country Music Star John Rich Celebrates Court Victory Over Concert Venue's COVID Restrictions: 'I Never Bent the Knee'

  20-01-2023 17:07
  
  County music star John Rich took a victory lap on Twitter Thursday to celebrate winning a court case against a venue in a dispute that arose over COVID-19 passports.
  As concert venues began to reopen during the pandemic, some required documentation that an individual had tested negative for the coronavirus to enter.
  In 2021, Rich called that a “stupid rule” in a tweet about a venue that had put the requirement in place.
  On Thursday, without offering details concerning the venue or th
  
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• Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine announces he's running for reelection in 2024

  20-01-2023 16:55 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia announced Friday that he's running for reelection in 2024.
  
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• Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine announces he's running for reelection

  20-01-2023 16:55 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia announced Friday that he's running for reelection in 2024.
  
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• Paul Pelosi Attack Update: News Outlets Make Major Move in Court

  20-01-2023 16:53
  
  A coalition of news organizations is seeking evidence surrounding the alleged home invasion of Paul Pelosi’s residence in October.
  The media outlets filed a court motion last week seeking the release of evidence introduced in David DePape’s preliminary hearing. This comes as other stories across the country, such as Biden’s classified documents blunder, have been stealing some of the clout of this bizarre episode.
  DePape, a Canadian illegal immigrant, faces a list of charges in
  
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• Clinton-Appointed Judge Fines Trump Almost $1 Million Over Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton

  20-01-2023 16:44
  
  A federal judge who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton fined former President Donald Trump $937,000 for filing improper lawsuits against Hillary Clinton, her campaign and others, according to a court ruling.
  District Court Judge Donald Middlebrooks ruled that Trump and his legal team displayed a “continuing pattern of misuse of the courts” in order to “dishonestly advance a political narrative,” according to the court ruling.
  Trump’s suit, described by M
  
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• Alec Baldwin's charges, Planned Parenthood nightmares, and more from Fox News Opinion

  20-01-2023 16:20 via foxnews.com
  
  TUCKER CARLSON – Fox News host explains why permanent Washington is tired of President Biden's leadership. Continue reading… RUSTY – Why Alec Baldwin should not be charged in criminal case. Continue reading… THE STUFF OF NIGHTMARES – I used to run a Planned Parenthood clinic. This is what you should know about how horrible workers feel. Continue reading… GUTFELD – The CDC needs to do some serious soul-searching. Continue reading… $163 BILLION,
  
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• Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter; Todd, Julie Chrisley report to prison

  20-01-2023 16:19 via foxnews.com
  
  Welcome to the Fox News Entertainment Newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your email, subscribe here. ‘MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE’ - Alec Baldwin hit with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins, facing up to 18 months in prison. Continue reading here… MAJOR MISSTEPS - Alec Baldwin 'Rust' shooting involuntary manslaughter charges: His 4 biggest missteps. Continue reading here… SERVING TIME - Todd, and Julie Chrisley report to prison after reality TV c
  
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• Kamala Harris defends not going to border during Arizona trip, promises to go again

  20-01-2023 16:17 via foxnews.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris visited Arizona on Thursday to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for an energy infrastructure project, where she defended her decision not to visit the southern border.  The vice president was in Tonopah, Arizona, which is nearly 100 miles away from the border with Mexico. She was there for the groundbreaking ceremony of a 125-mile-long transmission line that will deliver wind and solar energy to homes and businesses around the area.  "I am here to talk abou
  
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• Progressive Dem Ruben Gallego to challenge Kyrsten Sinema for her Senate seat

  20-01-2023 16:13 via foxnews.com
  
  Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona will challenge independent Grand Canyon State Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for her Senate seat in 2024. Gallego is set to release a video announcing his campaign against Sinema, who left the Democratic Party last year, according to multiple sources briefed by the congressman’s campaign. The video was shot in the congressman’s home district and will be released in both English and Spanish on Monday. LIBERALS TRASH KYRSTEN SINEMA’S OUTFIT AT WORLD
  
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• Rapper Young Thug and co-defendant conducted in-court drug transaction, prosecutors say

  20-01-2023 16:12 via cnn.com
  
  Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug and a racketeering co-defendant conducted a hand-to-hand drug transaction during a court hearing, prosecutors said in a motion filed in Atlanta.
  
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• Deion Sanders flips five-star recruit, top-ranked cornerback chooses Colorado over Miami

  20-01-2023 16:09 via foxnews.com
  
  When Deion Sanders left Jackson State University for his first FBS coaching job in December, the Colorado Buffaloes instantly became a destination for top recruits.  One year ago, Sanders convinced the No. 1 recruit in the country – Travis Hunter – to play for Jackson State instead of Florida State.  On Thursday, "Prime Time" once again got a top recruit to flip from a Florida school in favor of playing for him.  DEION SANDERS UPSET WITH ROUGHING THE PASSER PENALTY ON
  
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• Andrew Tate detention in Romania extended 30 days by judge

  20-01-2023 16:06 via foxnews.com
  
  A judge in Romania granted a request to extend by another 30 days the arrest of Andrew Tate, the social media personality who was detained in the country on charges of being part of an organized crime group, human trafficking and rape, an official said Friday. LIBERALS TRASH KYRSTEN SINEMA'S OUTFIT AT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: 'WHY IS SHE DRESSED LIKE A SHEEP?' Tate, 36, a British-U.S. citizen who has 4.7 million followers on Twitter, was initially detained on Dec. 29, in Bucharest, Romania’s
  
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