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• When is March's full moon? Look to the skies Monday and Tuesday for the worm moon

  03-03-2023 23:54
  
  To the naked eye, and weather permitting, the moon will likely appear full on the nights of both Monday, March 6, and Tuesday, March 7.      
  
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• Quilt Picked as One of Virginia's Top Endangered Artifacts

  03-03-2023 23:47
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — This quilt has seen better days.
  
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• Trump Calls for Funding for Flying Cars and ‘Freedom Cities’

  03-03-2023 23:46
  
  Trump, who is running for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, announced a slate of futuristic new policies in a campaign video Friday.
  
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• Designer Behind Inauguration Dress Wants Women to Feel Good

  03-03-2023 23:38
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Jody Davis didn’t know she would one day dress Maryland’s first lady, Dawn Moore, for the inauguration. She didn’t even expect to become a fashion designer.
  
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• 'Pure Theater': Greta Thunberg 'Detained' at Protest, But Look What Happens After Police Let Her Down

  03-03-2023 23:34
  
  On Monday, Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg was arrested after staging a protest outside the energy ministry in Oslo, Norway.
  She was protesting the construction of a wind farm that she claims impinges upon the rights of the Sami, an indigenous group, to raise reindeer in Norway.
  Videos began circulating online of the arrest, and it showed Thunberg being hauled away as two female Swedish police officers detained and removed her.
  According to Reuters, Thunberg had been blocking the entranc
  
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• Walgreens will not distribute abortion pill in 20 states

  03-03-2023 23:32 via cnn.com
  
  Walgreens on Friday said it will not distribute abortion medication in 20 states, bowing to pressure from anti-abortion lawmakers and lawsuits targeting the legality of medication abortion.
  
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• Holy Oil for King Charles' Coronation Consecrated in Jerusalem

  03-03-2023 23:31
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The sacred oil which will be used to anoint King Charles at his coronation in May has been consecrated in Jerusalem, reflecting...
  
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• Legionnaires' Disease Found in 2 Past Las Vegas Hotel Guests

  03-03-2023 23:29
  Las Vegas area health officials say Legionnaires’ disease was found in two people who stayed at the same hotel in recent months
  
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• Peru Copper Mines Rev Back up to Full Power After Protest Hit, Data Show

  03-03-2023 23:28
  
  By Marco AquinoLIMA (Reuters) - Key copper mines in Peru are cranking up activity again after protests and blockades dented production, power data...
  
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• DC Conflict Reflects Wider Efforts Undermining Local Control

  03-03-2023 23:26
  
  The expected move next week in Congress to overturn District of Columbia laws dealing with criminal justice and voting has created a political tempest in the nation’s capital, with local activists decrying it as the latest effort to undermine the city’s ability to determine its own future
  
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• Video Emerges of Black Students Allegedly Attacking, Forcing White Students to Say 'Black Lives Matter'

  03-03-2023 23:24
  
  A harrowing video has surfaced of a racially charged schoolyard incident that rocked an Ohio community last month.
  Kenwood Elementary School in Springfield, Ohio, came under national scrutiny after it was reported that children there were assaulted after refusing to say “black lives matter.”
  The incident occurred on Feb. 10 and, according to a police report, involved a number of black students who targeted their white classmates.
  The black students demanded that the white students sa
  
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• Pompeo, Haley Take Veiled Jabs at Trump in CPAC Remarks

  03-03-2023 23:23
  
  Leading Republicans took veiled jabs at Donald Trump at an annual gathering of conservatives as they urged a party course correction ahead of the 2024 presidential contest
  
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• Man Cleared by DNA Evidence in Rape Case Gets $4M Settlement

  03-03-2023 23:22
  A man who spent more than 16 years in prison for a rape that DNA evidence showed he did not commit has reached a $4 million wrongful imprisonment settlement
  
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• Reckless driver almost hits two kids trying to get on stopped school bus in North Carolina

  03-03-2023 23:19
  
  A North Carolina driver narrowly missed hitting two kids after speeding by a stopped school bus.      
  
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• Pennsylvania Lawmaker Won't Quit Amid Sex Misconduct Claim

  03-03-2023 23:19
  
  A Pennsylvania state representative accused of sexual harassment says he's not resigning but plans to enter inpatient treatment of some kind
  
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• Why Was Merrick Garland in Ukraine?

  03-03-2023 23:18
  
  The top law enforcement official emphasized U.S. efforts to document war crimes in Ukraine amid broadening international concern.
  
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• Attorney General Merrick Garland Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine

  03-03-2023 23:18
  
  The top law enforcement official emphasized U.S. efforts to document war crimes in Ukraine amid broadening international concern.
  
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• Vermont House Passes Bill That Raises Marriage Age to 18

  03-03-2023 23:17
  
  The Vermont House has passed a bill that would end child marriage in the state
  
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• January 6 rioter pleads guilty to assaulting Michael Fanone

  03-03-2023 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  A New York man who assaulted former Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol pleaded guilty on Friday to several felony charges.
  
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• Moody's Downgrades Silvergate's Rating After Going Concern Warning

  03-03-2023 23:15
  
  (Reuters) - Global ratings agency Moody's downgraded Silvergate Capital Corp's deposit rating to 'Caa1' from 'Ba3' on Friday, after the...
  
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• Boeing CEO Loses $7M Bonus, Keeps $22.5 Million Compensation

  03-03-2023 23:13
  Boeing's CEO is missing out on a $7 million bonus because the company's new large jet is behind schedule
  
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• American Airlines, Flight Attendants Union Seek Mediation in Contract Negotiations

  03-03-2023 23:13
  
  CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines and its flight attendants union on Friday jointly applied for federal mediation in contract negotiations.The...
  
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• 2 more Michigan State shooting victims sent home from hospital while 2 remain hospitalized

  03-03-2023 23:13 via cnn.com
  
  Two Michigan State students wounded in the mass shooting on campus in February have been discharged from hospital, according to the university's police department.
  
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• Elderly Man Pulls Out Six-Shooter and Fires Back After Being Shot in Leg by Two Alleged Armed Robbers

  03-03-2023 23:12
  
  An elderly man in North Philadelphia was attacked by two armed thugs late Thursday, but fought back in order to save himself.
  According to local outlet WPVI-TV, the 71-year-old man was walking home after picking up Chinese takeout around 11:15 pm when two armed men emerged from the breezeway and said that they were robbing him.
  The elderly man pulled out a gun and exchanged gunfire with the suspects. The exchange left the victim with a wound in the ankle, and he was rushed by police to a local h
  
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• Biden, Scholz huddle on Ukraine war at White House

  03-03-2023 23:11
  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vows Western allies will support Ukraine for "as long as it takes" as he visits the White House for a private meeting with President Joe Biden. The two leaders are huddling as the war enters a difficult next phase. (March 3)      
  
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• U.S. Jury Poised to Weigh International Soccer's Ugly Side

  03-03-2023 23:07
  Federal jurors in New York are preparing to start deliberations on the fates of two former Fox executives accused of paying millions of dollars in bribes to gain broadcasting rights to soccer’s biggest matches, including the World Cup
  
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• Teens March for Gun Control After Student Dies in Shooting

  03-03-2023 23:06
  Several hundred teens skipped class and marched to Colorado’s state Capitol to demand stricter gun laws following the death of a fellow 16-year-old student who was shot while sitting in a car near school
  
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• California's snowfall so far this winter rivals the state's record-setting season, officials say

  03-03-2023 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  After an incredible series of winter storms, California officials reported Friday the state's snowpack is the largest in decades.
  
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• Defendants Get Life Term for 2019 Death of Alabama Toddler

  03-03-2023 23:03
  A federal judge handed down life sentences for the two people convicted of kidnapping and killing a toddler in Alabama in 2019
  
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• Louisiana Gov. Travels to Asia to Strengthen Business Ties

  03-03-2023 22:55
  Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is traveling to Asia for a weeklong series of meetings with business leaders and policymakers in the hopes of growing foreign investment
  
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• Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life after murder convictions

  03-03-2023 22:45
  
  Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murder in the deaths of his wife and son.      
  
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• Read the Entire Explosive $50 Million Gen. Flynn Lawsuit Against the US Government

  03-03-2023 22:42
  
  Michael Flynn is suing the federal government for $50 million over the Justice Department’s criminal prosecution of him in 2017.
  The retired three-star general and former Trump national security advisor sent a draft of the lawsuit to The Western Journal. Flynn officially filed the suit on Friday afternoon.
  What follows is the unedited text of a late-stage draft filing:
  1. On May 7, 2020, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) moved to dismiss the criminal information t
  
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• Full moon rising: The first lunar spectacle of 2023 is this weekend's wolf moon

  03-03-2023 22:41
  
  The first full moon of 2023 on Friday is known as a wolf moon and a micromoon, because its orbit is the farthest from Earth and may not be as bright.      
  
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• Four-person space mission set to launch Monday: What to know about NASA's SpaceX Crew-6

  03-03-2023 22:38
  
  Crew-6 was originally scheduled to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, but it was delayed 24 hours.      
  
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• Officials: Person Dies After Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection

  03-03-2023 22:37
  Health officials say a person in southwest Florida has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba
  
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• What are the full moon dates for 2023? The next full moon will be on March 7.

  03-03-2023 22:36
  
  There will be 13 full moons in 2023, and the next one will occur on Tuesday, March 7. What to know about full moons, super moons and blue moons.      
  
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• Scherzer Tests Pitch Clock Limits, Gets Quick-Pitch Balk

  03-03-2023 22:36
  
  Max Scherzer has theorized that baseball’s new pitch clock will allow pitchers to dictate the pace of games
  
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• Lesion removed from Biden's chest was a common form of skin cancer, doctor says

  03-03-2023 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  • Biden admin officially opens pardon request application for federal offenses of simple marijuana possession
  
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• Potential Rivals Dis Donald Trump at CPAC

  03-03-2023 22:15
  
  Two Trump Cabinet members – both positioning themselves for presidential runs – told audience members at a conservative conference that Republicans can do better than the former president.
  
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• Portuguese Church Struggles to Adopt Concrete Measures to Tackle Child Sexual Abuse

  03-03-2023 22:13
  
  By Catarina Demony and Miguel PereiraFATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) - Portugal's Catholic Church announced a handful of steps on Friday to tackle child...
  
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• Op-Ed: The Pro-Life Movement Has a Golden Opportunity, But Only if We Work Together

  03-03-2023 22:13
  
  No two pro-lifers will answer the same when asked why they got involved in the movement. Some might make an argument in defense of preborn life. Some might tell a story about a child they had — or they might tell a story like mine, about a child they didn’t have.
  They’re also liable to answer in very different ways when asked how they’re involved. The pro-life movement draws from countless pools of time and talent to protect vulnerable women and their children with things
  
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• Black Vietnam vet finally awarded Medal of Honor

  03-03-2023 22:12
  An 83-year-old Vietnam veteran is finally getting his due. President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Ret. Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, nearly 60 years after he was recommended. (March 3)      
  
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• 3,000 Asians in Texas had their driver’s licenses sent to a criminal group. They want answers.

  03-03-2023 22:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  Asian Americans in Texas are angered after officials revealed this week that thousands of Asians statewide may be impacted by identity theft orchestrated through a website that involved using personal information to answer security questions.
  
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• Migration marks decade after Chávez

  03-03-2023 22:11
  Few Venezuelans have not had their lives touched by migration over the last 10 years, when more than 7.1 million people left the country amid a political, economic and humanitarian crisis that has lasted the entirety of President Nicolas Maduro's government. (March 3)      
  
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• Murdaugh's Fast Conviction Sealed by His Testimony: Experts

  03-03-2023 22:08
  
  Prosecutors produced no direct evidence linking South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to the killings of his wife and son, yet a jury took less than three hours to convict him
  
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• Zelenskyy Tells US, Europe Law Chiefs Russia Must Face Court

  03-03-2023 22:06
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and top European legal officials, and called for Russia to face international prosecution for war crimes
  
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• Archaeologists Find Well-Preserved 500-Year-Old Spices on Baltic Shipwreck

  03-03-2023 21:57
  
  By Tom LittleLUND, Sweden (Reuters) - Archaeologists say they have uncovered a "unique" cache of well-preserved spices, from strands of saffron to...
  
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• Kurt Kitayama Handles a Windy Bay Hill as Jon Rahm Falters

  03-03-2023 21:53
  
  Kurt Kitayama has experience facing some of the best players in golf
  
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• School Board Terminates Contract with Christian Teachers, Claims It Makes District Unsafe

  03-03-2023 21:51
  
  An Arizona school board not only formally cut ties with a local Christian university, but during its debate on the issue, one of its members claimed Christian teachers make students feel unsafe.
  The outrageous proclamation came during a vote taken by the ultra-woke board of the Washington Elementary School District — which serves north central Phoenix and east Glendale — in which it decided to cut ties with Arizona Christian University.
  Until last week, the district had a policy that
  
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• Michigan Man Gets 65 Years in Boy's Indiana Beating Death

  03-03-2023 21:48
  A Michigan man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for the Indiana beating death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son
  
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