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• Feminists Furious Over 'Gift' Tiger Woods Handed to Justin Thomas After Outdriving Him

  17-02-2023 23:55
  
  Tiger Woods is back playing competitive golf, but he already got himself in trouble with the woke, feminist left for his “gift” to golf partner Justin Thomas after he bested Thomas in a driving matchup on Thursday.
  After a seven-month break, Woods appeared at the Genesis Invitational and finished five strokes back from the leader at 2-under par with a 69.
  Woods was teamed with his good friend Justin Thomas along with Rory McIlroy, who made up the third member of the team. And while W
  
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• Students denounce bullying at school district where teenager died by suicide

  17-02-2023 23:49 via cnn.com
  
  At the first school board meeting in Bayville, New Jersey, since a 14-year-old student died by suicide days after being attacked by four classmates, administrators heard powerful commentary from current and former students who said they've been bullied without recourse from school district officials.
  
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• Biden administration releases data breaking down student loan relief applications by congressional district

  17-02-2023 23:28 via cnn.com
  
  The Department of Education released a breakdown of federal student loan forgiveness applications by congressional district on Friday, providing a new window into the demographics of borrowers seeking relief across both Republican and Democratic-represented districts.
  
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• Camilla swaps the Kohinoor diamond for another controversial stone on her coronation crown

  17-02-2023 23:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  After much speculation, Camilla, the queen consort, won’t wear the controversial Kohinoor diamond that critics say was plundered under British rule — but some see the decision as an empty gesture.
  
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• Judge Overrules Board of Elections' Refusal to Recount Ballots in Sharp Rebuke

  17-02-2023 23:10
  
  Let’s venture into the thick weeds of Pennsylvania election law.
  I know — not exactly anyone’s idea of a good time. But this is important, because we need to look at the sleights of hand and skirtings of law that may be going on around the country.
  It’s all hard to prove, but many people believe we’ve recently had elections that don’t pass the smell test. It looks like it was that way in Chester County, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia.
  It starts a
  
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• Alex Murdaugh murder trial week three: Key takeaways and evidence

  17-02-2023 23:08
  
  Some key moments in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial include testimony from Maggie Murdaugh's sister, Marian Proctor.      
  
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• Kari Lake Making Good on Her Promise to Take Challenge to the Supreme Court - Here's Why It's the Right Move

  17-02-2023 23:02
  
  Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has shown herself to have a lot of moxie, and she kept with it by announcing Thursday, as promised, that she will be taking her election challenge of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ win to the state’s Supreme Court.
  The Arizona Court of Appeals issued a ruling Thursday upholding a trial judge’s decision in December that Lake had not proven with sufficient “clear and convincing” evidence that there was intentio
  
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• Ex-NFL Player Charged with Human Trafficking, 'Street Gang Terrorism' After Successful Sting

  17-02-2023 22:53
  
  A former NFL player was hit with five charges related to alleged gang-related human trafficking in Georgia.
  The Georgia Attorney General’s office outlined the charges against Eric Johnson, 46, and seven co-defendants in a Thursday news release.
  Johnson, a former Oakland Raiders and Atlanta Falcons safety and linebacker, was indicted on charges of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, trafficking of persons for sexual servitude and three counts of vio
  
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• Where do China's balloons come from? We tried to take a look

  17-02-2023 22:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Commercial satellites show what appears to be a balloon launching site on China’s Hainan Island. A NBC News team was shooed away when it tried to film the site.
  
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• Startups race to bring electric boats to market

  17-02-2023 22:31
  Two startups are racing to bring electric-powered boats to the maritime masses. Sweden's Candela and California's Navier make electric hydrofoil speedboats that lift the hull above the water's surface for smoother and quieter rides. (Feb. 17) (AP Video: Terry Chea)      
  
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• Don Lemon Offers Strange Apology for Nikki Haley Comment, Gets Bad News from CNN Big Boss: Report

  17-02-2023 22:31
  
  Don Lemon apologized to his CNN colleagues for his sexist remarks on the air a day prior and was rebuked by his boss, a transcript of a company conference call reportedly shows.
  Lemon apparently felt the squeeze amid the backlash and attempted to explain why he referred to women 50 and over as past their “prime” on Thursday’s airing of “CNN This Morning.”
  He was taking on 51-year-old Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley over her assertion some of the countr
  
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• Prosecution in Alex Murdaugh murder trial rests sprawling circumstantial case

  17-02-2023 22:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  South Carolina prosecutors in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh rested their case Friday after calling more than 60 witnesses over four weeks.
  
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• Stella Stevens, star of 1960s ‘The Nutty Professor,’ dead at 84

  17-02-2023 22:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  Stella Stevens, a prominent leading lady in 1960s and 70s comedies perhaps best known for playing the object of Jerry Lewis’s affection in “The Nutty Professor,” has died.
  
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• Fact Check: Biden's false claim on Trump and the national debt

  17-02-2023 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  • GOP strategist sentenced to prison for facilitating illegal Russian donation to Trump 2016 campaign
  
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• Fetterman's Hospital Visit Turns Into Something Much Bigger After Worsening Symptoms: Report

  17-02-2023 21:58
  
  Freshman Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania likely will be in the hospital much longer than many expected, according to NBC News.
  The senator, who has had extensive health issues, including a stroke while on the campaign trail, checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday to treat symptoms of “clinical depression,” according to a news release shared on Twitter by his wife, Gisele.
  NBC News correspondent Dasha Burns reported Friday that Fe
  
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• Texas State Rep Takes Bold Action Against Judge Who Ruled in James Younger Case

  17-02-2023 21:47
  
  A Texas lawmaker has set his sights on a judge who granted custody of a young boy to his mother who seeks to “transition” him to a girl.
  State Rep. Bryan Slaton filed a resolution on Wednesday calling for articles of impeachment to be brought against Judge Mary Brown for her ruling in the James Younger case.
  “By her rulings and decision in this case, Judge Brown put radical gender ideology and its effect on children above her duty to uphold the Constitution,” Slaton said.
  
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• Biden team faces challenges to fill top job with a complicated set of duties

  17-02-2023 21:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Finding a campaign manager for President Joe Biden’s re-election remains a problem for his top aides, according to multiple sources.
  
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• 'Humiliating': Denver official tried to lift himself from his wheelchair to reach debate stage

  17-02-2023 21:39
  
  Denver City Council member Chris Hinds was forced to try to lift himself on a stage for a debate because the facility did not have a wheelchair ramp.      
  
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• Memphis officers plead not guilty in Nichols death

  17-02-2023 21:36
  Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, with the judge urging patience in a case that could "take some time." (Feb. 17)      
  
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• 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' star Jen Shah reports for prison sentence

  17-02-2023 21:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Jen Shah arrived at a federal prison camp in Texas on Friday to begin her 6 1/2-year sentence for running a telemarketing scheme that targeted vulnerable, elderly victims, a prison spokesperson said.
  
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• This company employed children to clean razor-sharp saws using hazardous chemicals

  17-02-2023 21:19 via cnn.com
  
  A major US food sanitation company illegally employed at least 102 children between the ages of 13 and 17 in jobs that had them using caustic chemicals to clean razor-sharp saws.
  
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• Oops! 'Phishing' scam cost small Ohio city $219,000, finance director his job

  17-02-2023 21:03
  
  The city manager said government agencies are common targets. An industry working group observed more than 1.2 million phishing attacks last year.      
  
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• Biden Humiliated After Hobby Club's Science Balloon Is Reported as 'Missing in Action'

  17-02-2023 21:01
  
  If it turns out that President Joe Biden ordered an F-22 Raptor to shoot down a hobby club’s weather balloon with a $400,000 Sidewinder missile, he will deserve all the ridicule he gets.
  The Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade is a small group of balloon enthusiasts — “aged 11-years-old and up, kids, their parents and friends” — that has launched more than 25 pico balloons since organizing in September 2021.
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• New FBI search of Pence's office yields three documents but none with classified markings

  17-02-2023 20:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  In a new search of Pence's office, agents removed three "previously redacted documents" but none with classified markings.
  
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• Amazon to require office workers to show up in person at least three days a week

  17-02-2023 20:43 via cnn.com
  
  Amazon is ordering thousands of its workers back to the office for at least three days per week, according to a company memo by CEO Andy Jassy on Friday.
  
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• Fox News stars and staffers privately blasted election fraud claims as bogus, court filing shows

  17-02-2023 20:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Employees at Fox News knew that claims blaming Donald Trump’s 2020 loss on election fraud were outlandish and false, even as the network promoted them as credible, a newly unsealed court filing appears to show.
  
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• Feds search Pence's DC office and don't find any new classified docs, aide says

  17-02-2023 20:38 via cnn.com
  
  Federal investigators searched former Vice President Mike Pence's Washington, DC, office on Friday for classified information and did not turn up any new classified documents, a Pence spokesman said.
  
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• Native Americans from across US attend Seminole tribe's 50th Tribal Fair and Pow Wow

  17-02-2023 20:37
  Native Americans from across the United States traveled to South Florida for the annual Seminole Tribal Fair and Pow Wow at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood. The three-day event gathered hundreds of people in a celebration of Native American culture including dance, costumes, music and food. (Feb. 17)      
  
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• Scott Walker says Ron DeSantis is in a 'better' spot to take on Trump than he was

  17-02-2023 20:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in a strong position to run against Donald Trump, according to former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who ran in the 2016 cycle.
  
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• First US-Trained Forces to Enter Ukraine Conflict

  17-02-2023 20:01
  
  The first class of 635 Ukrainian fighters has finished a five-week advanced U.S. training course in Germany on sophisticated combat skills and armored vehicles that will be critical in the coming spring offensive against the Russians, the Pentagon said Friday.
  Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the second group of about 710 Ukrainian troops has arrived at the Grafenwoehr training area.
  The completion of the first class coincided with a visit to the base by Defense Secretary Lloyd
  
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• Biden administration restores Obama-era mercury rules for power plants, eyes more regulations in coming months

  17-02-2023 20:00 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration on Friday finalized a decision to reestablish Obama-era rules that require coal and oil-fired power plants to reduce toxic pollutants, including mercury and acid gas, that come out of their smokestacks.
  
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• Biden administration restores Obama-era mercury rules for power plants

  17-02-2023 20:00 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration on Friday finalized a decision to reestablish Obama-era rules that require coal and oil-fired power plants to reduce toxic pollutants, including mercury and acid gas, that come out of their smokestacks.
  
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• N.J. boy, 12, dies after collapsing during no-contact football practice

  17-02-2023 19:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  A New Jersey mother wants answers after her 12-year-old son died after collapsing during a no-contact football practice.
  
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• Five former officers involved in Tyre Nichols' death plead not guilty

  17-02-2023 19:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  The five former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers accused in the death of Tyre Nichols have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges.
  
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• Biden's EPA Chief Visits East Palestine, Ohio and Tells Residents to 'Trust the Government'

  17-02-2023 19:31
  
  The Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a toxic freight train derailment in Ohio two weeks ago, even as local leaders and members of Congress demanded that more be done.
  The Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, left toxic chemicals spilled or burned off, prompting evacuations and fears of contamination by wary residents distrustful of the state and federal response.
  The administration said it has “mobilized a robust, multi-agency effort to support the people of Ea
  
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• Police Investigating After Students Are Bullied Into Saying 'Black Lives Matter,' Dragged and Beaten for Not Complying

  17-02-2023 19:26
  
  Children at an elementary school in Ohio were assaulted after they refused to utter the phrase “black lives matter” last week, according to multiple reports.
  The assaults occurred on Friday, Feb. 10, in the community of Springfield, Ohio, at Kenwood Elementary School.
  According to what police have released, a number of black students at the school targeted their white peers and demanded they recite the political statement that is tied to the neo-Marxist political and racial movement
  
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• 5 former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death plead not guilty

  17-02-2023 19:12 via cnn.com
  
  Five former Memphis Police Department officers are set to appear in court Friday for their arraignment on criminal charges connected to the January death of Tyre Nichols, whose brutal beating during a police traffic stop was seen on video.
  
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• Former Memphis police officers charged with the death of Tyre Nichols plead not guilty

  17-02-2023 19:07
  
  The five former Memphis police officers charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols have pleaded not guilty during a court arraignment.      
  
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• Animal Shelter Volunteer 'Steals' Dog on Death Row During Protest, Police Won't File Criminal Charges

  17-02-2023 19:03
  
  A 4-year-old American bulldog mix named Pursuit is at the center of a controversy that began at the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area in Pennsylvania.
  Pursuit has been the longest resident at the humane society. In December, they described him as “playful, independent, protective, funny, and athletic” as they tried to find him a forever home.
  “We would say we are looking for a Christmas Miracle, but Pursuit shouldn’t need a miracle because he is a great dog; yet somehow,
  
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• Mike Huckabee: Biden Family's China Ties Grow More Evident, As Does China's Threat to US

  17-02-2023 18:59
  
  This week, it was reported that the Biden family financial “empire” — what we know of it — has expanded to include the Middle East, where brother Jim Biden was concentrating his money-making efforts, and a total of about a dozen countries, including Saudi Arabia. Here’s an interesting take on that story, theorizing that Jim might be even more dangerous to Joe than Hunter is.
  Now, updates show that the hunt for Biden’s classified documents has expanded as well.
  
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• Jo-Raquel Tejada wanted to make it in Hollywood. To get there, she had to become Raquel Welch.

  17-02-2023 18:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Raquel Welch, the iconic Hollywood bombshell, didn't embrace her Latina heritage until later in life, a reflection of the times, film scholars explain.
  
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• Husband's Arrest Comes to Light After Fox News Host Announces Divorce: Report

  17-02-2023 18:55
  
  Fox News host Julie Banderas announced she is divorcing her husband of 13 years after he allegedly held a knife to her throat in December, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported Thursday.
  The 49-year-old network mainstay revealed her marriage is ending during a segment about Valentine’s Day on the Feb. 9 edition of “Gutfeld!”
  She previewed what was to come in a tweet that night.Tune into @Gutfeldfox tonight at 11pm ET. I have a little announcement at the end of the show. (During
  
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• Rare video of 1986 dive in Titanic wreck released

  17-02-2023 18:46
  Rare and in some cases never before publicly seen video of the 1986 dive through the wreckage of the Titanic is being released by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (Feb. 15)      
  
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• Microsoft is looking for ways to rein in Bing AI chatbot after troubling responses

  17-02-2023 18:42 via cnn.com
  
  Microsoft on Thursday said it's looking at ways to rein in its Bing AI chatbot after a number of users highlighted examples of concerning responses from it this week, including confrontational remarks and troubling fantasies.
  
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• Ohio Gov. DeWine briefs on East Palestine train derailment

  17-02-2023 18:36
  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine held a briefing Friday to discuss the latest developments on the train derailment in East Palestine that occurred two weeks ago. (Feb. 17)      
  
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• Kamala Harris: 'I intend to run' with Biden in 2024

  17-02-2023 18:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris backed President Joe Biden for re-election and told NBC News' Andrea Mitchell that she intents to run as his running mate.
  
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• Keith Lee is TikTok's favorite food reviewer — and he's just getting started

  17-02-2023 18:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Keith Lee has become TikTok’s go-to food reviewer, known for his ability to uplift small businesses.
  
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• CNN in Turmoil? 2 Hosts Missing from Show Day After Lemon Makes Offensive Comment Toward Women

  17-02-2023 18:21
  
  Don Lemon was notably absent from his historically low-rated CNN morning show Friday, a day after his chauvinist rant against women over the age of 50 reportedly angered one of his two female co-hosts.
  Is there trouble brewing for the far-left activist and “CNN This Morning?” Is Lemon about to get fired?
  I honestly hope not. Watching the drama at CNN’s least-watched morning show in almost a decade is simply too entertaining.
  The schadenfreude is real, and I have tuned in all we
  
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• Kimberly Guilfoyle Gives Ex-Husband Newsom Reality Check After He Claims She 'Fell Prey' to Fox News

  17-02-2023 18:13
  
  Kimberly Guilfoyle disputed Gavin Newsom’s claim that working for Fox News changed her during their five-year marriage.
  According to Guilfoyle, California’s far-left governor is the one who transformed into someone she does not recognize.
  Newsom told Democratic Party strategist David Axelrod last week on his CNN podcast that once Guilfoyle moved to New York City in 2004 and eventually took a job at Fox, she was “different.”
  “She was a different person,” Newsom
  
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• Man Arrested After Allegedly Tickling and Licking 7-Year-Old Boy's Feet

  17-02-2023 18:06
  
  One former employee of a Georgia school district is facing a sex-crime charge after a disturbing report of contact with a minor.
  Caurey Rollins of Augusta is being charged with non-aggravated child molestation after his Wednesday arrest, according to WRDW-TV.
  Rollins, 25, is accused of tickling and licking the feet of a 7-year-old boy at the Urban Air Adventure Park in Augusta, Georgia.
  The owner of the business described Rollins as being “unaccompanied” in the park when he entered a
  
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