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• AP Sources: Panthers Acquire No. 1 Overall Pick From Bears

  10-03-2023 23:58
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• Panthers acquire first overall pick in NFL Draft from Bears with blockbuster trade: reports

  10-03-2023 23:56 via foxnews.com
  
  The Carolina Panthers have acquired the first overall pick in this year's NFL Draft from the Chicago Bears, according to multiple reports. The Panthers are sending the ninth overall pick, a 2024 first-round pick, wide receiver D.J. Moore, the 61st pick this year and a second-round pick in 2025 to the Bears in exchange for the top spot, where they will likely select a quarterback. The Panthers used three different starting quarterbacks last season while also trading away superstar running back Ch
  
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• Oregon man stranded in snowy wilderness with no cell service gets creative; authorities 'impressed'

  10-03-2023 23:52 via foxnews.com
  
  After a man got stranded alone in Oregon's snowy tundra, he found a unique way to call for help by managing to attach his iPhone to his drone in order to send for help. According to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, the driver attempted to traverse a remote road in the U.S. Forest Service - Willamette National Forest that is not maintained for winter travel.  After his vehicle got stuck in the snowy terrain, he realized he did not have cell phone service — and his family was out
  
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• Analysis-China Role in Saudi, Iran Deal a Tricky Test for US

  10-03-2023 23:52
  
  By Phil Stewart and Michelle NicholsNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The surprise deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic ties...
  
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• British politician defends Christianity in government life, tells ‘tolerant’ liberals to respect other views

  10-03-2023 23:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Christian Member of Parliament Tim Farron argued that genuine liberals should respect Christians for holding a different world view.  The British politician made waves online after he spoke out in favor of Christians who allow faith to affect their politics, arguing that "every single human being has a worldview," including Christians. He doubled down on his defense of Christianity, especially in public life, during an interview with Fox News Digital. CHRISTIAN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT BLASTS '
  
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• Alleged Catalytic Converter Thief Found Crushed to Death by Car He Was Attempting to Steal From

  10-03-2023 23:51
  
  A man died Tuesday in Georgia when a vehicle he was attempting to steal a catalytic converter from fell and crushed him to death, according to police.
  Police in Chatham County said 32-year-old Matthew Eric Smith climbed under a vehicle at a car lot. As he allegedly attempted to remove the device, the vehicle fell on top of him.
  The owner of Prestige Auto Sales found Smith under a car at around 9:15 am on March 7, WSAV-TV reported. Police said Smith was dead after having been crushed.
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• US warns Russian-linked actors seeking to 'foment manufactured insurrection' in European country

  10-03-2023 23:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Russia is looking to destabilize Moldova, another country in Eastern Europe that has a troubled relationship with Moscow. The former Soviet republic's interior minister said the current environment in Moldova is "extremely volatile" and that Russia plans to foment a coup to overthrow the pro-European government. Although the U.S. does not believe there is an immediate military threat to Moldova at the moment, it’s clear Russia intends to destabilize the country. "As Moldova continues to in
  
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• Packers CEO says Aaron Rodgers will only stay in Green Bay ‘if things don't work out the way we want'

  10-03-2023 23:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Aaron Rodgers is perhaps the best quarterback in the history of the Green Bay Packers, but it seems that they are just about done with him. Despite four MVPs to his name, Rodgers trade rumors are hot and heavy. And it seems the Packers would like to see Rodgers traded. When asked if there is a scenario where Rodgers remains in Green Bay, Packers CEO Mark Murphy had quite a response. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "Yeah, I mean unless, if things don't work out the way we want
  
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• Maine child, 10, arrested for bringing firearm to school

  10-03-2023 23:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Police arrested a 10-year-old student in Maine after the student arrived on school grounds with a firearm on Friday. No one was injured, the Waldo County Sheriff's Office said. The office said it arrived at Monroe Elementary School in Monroe on Friday just before 9 a.m. after fielding a report that the student had a firearm. NORTH CAROLINA 6-YEAR-OLD CAUGHT WITH UNLOADED GUN AT SCHOOL The sheriff's office said police worked with school staff to detain the student and seize the firearm. The stude
  
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• Chile's President Shakes up Cabinet, Replaces Five Ministers

  10-03-2023 23:45
  
  Chilean President Gabriel Boric has shaken up his Cabinet, replacing five of his 24 ministers on the eve of beginning his second year in power
  
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• 5 dead in apparent murder-suicide in South Florida

  10-03-2023 23:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Police in South Florida were investigating five deaths Friday in what they believe to be a murder-suicide. Miami-Dade police officers responded to a Miami Lakes home Friday morning after a relative requested a welfare check because she had been unable to contact the occupants, a news release said. MIAMI POLICE ARREST 5 SUSPECTS AFTER OFFICER WOUNDED IN SHOOTING After meeting with the relative, uniformed officers entered the residence through a rear window, authorities said. Inside, they found th
  
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• Somebody Leaves Vehicle Running at Protest Demanding Reduced Penalty for Carjackers - Watch What Happens Next

  10-03-2023 23:44
  
  A left-wing rally in support of reduced penalties for carjackers in Washington, D.C. was disrupted this week after a man attempted a carjacking in broad daylight.
  To clarify, no, this is not a scene from an episode of “Seinfeld.”
  This gem of comedic gold actually happened in our nation’s crime-riddled capital Wednesday afternoon outside of Union Station.
  The National Desk, owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, reported a group called Hands Off DC held a rally outside the stati
  
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• Historic Drought in Argentina Seen Shrinking GDP by 3 Points

  10-03-2023 23:44
  
  By Maximilian HeathBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The fierce drought punishing Argentina's farm sector since last year is seen shriveling an already...
  
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• Missouri law banning police from enforcing gun laws to stay in effect during court fight

  10-03-2023 23:43 via foxnews.com
  
  A Missouri law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws remains in effect as a lawsuit against it is appealed. U.S. District Judge Brian Wimes earlier this week struck down the law as an unconstitutional overstep by the state on the federal government. After Missouri's Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey appealed, Wimes ruled the law can remain in effect until an appeals court takes up the case. The Missouri law subjects law enforcement agencies with officers who knowingly enfo
  
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• Maine deputy justified in fatal shooting, state AG rules

  10-03-2023 23:42 via foxnews.com
  
  A sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a man he thought was trying to take his gun was justified in using deadly force because he believed he was at risk of serious injury or death, according to a Maine attorney general's office investigation made public Friday. York County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Levi Johnson shot Tyler Woodburn on Sept. 7 during a struggle outside a Waterboro home, according to the results of an investigation by the office of Attorney General Aaron Frey, which under state l
  
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• Court rejects DOJ bid to transfer Texas immigration lawsuit because of alleged 'judge shopping'

  10-03-2023 23:42 via cnn.com
  
  A federal judge on Friday rejected a Justice Department bid to push back against alleged "judge-shopping" in a case brought by Texas and other Republican states against a Biden administration immigration policy.
  
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• No Labels Secures Ballot Access in Oregon for 'Unity Ticket'

  10-03-2023 23:41
  No Labels has secured access to the ballot in Oregon
  
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• Connecticut sues rest stop operator for $2.7M in employee wages

  10-03-2023 23:41 via foxnews.com
  
  Connecticut is suing the operator of the state's 23 highway rest stops, alleging the company is refusing to pay more than $2.7 million in back wages owed to food service workers for Subway, Dunkin' and other restaurant chains, state Attorney General William Tong announced Friday. The state labor commissioner's lawsuit was filed against New Haven-based Project Service, which runs the service plazas along interstates 95 and 395 and Route 15. The company is responsible for any failure of its subcon
  
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• Ex-US Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading Before T-Mobile Merger

  10-03-2023 23:40
  
  By Jody Godoy(Reuters) - Former U.S. Congressman Stephen Buyer was convicted by a New York jury on Friday of trading on inside information he...
  
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• Mexican authorities arrest 5 suspects turned over by cartel in deadly kidnapping of Americans last week

  10-03-2023 23:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Five suspects have been arrested in Mexico for the deadly kidnappings of four Americans who had crossed the border from Texas last week, a Mexican official confirmed on Friday. The suspects were the same five men turned over Thursday by the Gulf Cartel, which they said were "responsible" for the slayings, according to France's AFP new agency.  "The [Fiscalía General de Justicia del Estado de Tamaulipas] completed an arrest warrant against 5 people linked to the events of March 3 in&n
  
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• Nebraska school board moving forward with policy for trans athletes despite opposition: ‘Unfair playing field’

  10-03-2023 23:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Kearney Public Schools (KPS) Board of Education in Nebraska on Monday passed a policy looking at the participation of transgender athletes in sports at the high school and middle school levels. The school board had two policy versions to consider during their meeting, voting four to two in favor of Version A. During the public comment period, there was an overwhelming backlash against the consideration of including transgender athletes from over 40 speakers. ALABAMA DOCTORS, PARENTS OF TRANSGEND
  
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• DeSantis Beats Obama, Hillary and Trump with Huge First Week of Book Sales

  10-03-2023 23:38
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new book may be the proof that he’s presidential material.
  DeSantis’ memoir is outpacing previous books of presidential hopefuls in total sales, according to Insider.
  “The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Survival” merited 94,300 sales in its first week, according to NPD BookScan.
  That’s more demand than Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump received for their own pre-campaign books.
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• White House Says Attacks on LGBTQ Rights Are 'Dangerous'

  10-03-2023 23:35
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday condemned what it described as "hateful and dangerous" attacks on LGBTQ people, as Republicans in...
  
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• Tax hikes in Biden’s budget would be ‘devastating’ for Americans, says top House tax writer

  10-03-2023 23:33 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee is warning that the tax hikes in President Biden’s proposed budget would have a "devastating" effect on Americans across the country. "It means a working-class (American) is going to have to pay more to put food on the table, clothes on their backs and gasoline in their cars, because this incredible spending will only fuel inflation. These Biden taxes will only reduce the take home pay for all Americans," Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo.
  
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• Facebook-Parent Meta Plans New Job Cuts That Could Match Last Year's Tally - WSJ

  10-03-2023 23:32
  
  (Reuters) -Facebook-parent Meta Platforms is planning additional layoffs to be announced in multiple rounds over the next few months, which could...
  
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• Saudi Arabia, Iran Restore Relations in Surprise Agreement Brokered by China

  10-03-2023 23:31
  
  Beijing has successfully undermined the U.S. with the surprise news that serves as the greatest evidence yet China is pursuing a more prolific, benign image in global diplomacy.
  
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• Oregon Closer to Magic Mushroom Therapy, but Has Setback

  10-03-2023 23:31
  
  Oregon is taking a major step in its pioneering of legalized psilocybin therapy with the graduation of the first group of students trained in how to accompany patients tripping on the psychedelic mushrooms
  
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• Olympic Swimming Pool-Sized Asteroid Discovered, Ranks No. 1 for Risk of Hitting Earth

  10-03-2023 23:31
  
  If you were making big plans for a Valentine’s Day getaway in the year 2046, make sure your deposit is refundable.
  That’s the day a newly discovered asteroid is scheduled to impact Earth.
  Well, maybe — but probably not.
  The European Space Agency discovered a previously unknown asteroid on Feb. 26 and named it 2023 DW, according to CBS News.
  The agency said the object — which is estimated to have a diameter of about 50 meters, or about the size of an Olympic swimming pool
  
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• Sheriff: Minnesota Man Kills Sex Offender Using Antler

  10-03-2023 23:29
  A Minnesota man has been charged with fatally beating an elderly man he believed had stalked his young daughter in the past
  
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• Democrat Senator Says He Hates Eating Out, But His Restaurant Bills Are Damning

  10-03-2023 23:26
  
  In contrast to the elitist tendencies of many within his own party, Montana’s Democratic Sen. Jon Tester likes to present himself as a man of the people, but some recent revelations about his spending habits are calling this into question.
  As part of this image, Sen. Tester claims to prefer home-cooked meals and Montana beef to the more vibrant restaurant scene in Washington, D.C. But his bills tell a rather different story.
  According to The Washington Free Beacon, Tester’s leadershi
  
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• Charles Barkley pokes fun at Kendrick Perkins controversy: 'You're only voting for him because he's Black'

  10-03-2023 23:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Former NBA player and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins found himself in hot water this week after suggesting there is a racial bias in the NBA’s MVP voting process when discussing Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.  On Thursday, NBA Hall of Famer and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley had some fun with the controversy on "Inside the NBA." When discussing their picks to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals, fellow analyst Shaquille O’Neal chose the Milwaukee
  
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• Maryland House OKs Recreational Marijuana Framework Bill

  10-03-2023 23:22
  
  The Maryland House has voted for a measure that would create a legal framework to enable recreational marijuana to be sold in stores as soon as July 1
  
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• Virginia judge allows Google antitrust case to move ahead

  10-03-2023 23:21 via foxnews.com
  
  A judge has rejected a request from Google to transfer a federal antitrust lawsuit against it from Virginia to New York. The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema is a victory for the Justice Department and several states, including Virginia, that sued Google earlier this year and wanted to keep the case in the commonwealth. The lawsuit alleges that Google holds a virtual monopoly in online advertising that works to the detriment of consumers. The complaint alleged that Google "
  
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• Dad Facing Charges for Allegedly Shooting at Naked Man Who Climbed Into Bed with His Daughter

  10-03-2023 23:19
  
  A Florida man is facing criminal charges after allegedly shooting in the direction of a man he found naked in his teenage daughter’s bed.
  Dayne Victor Miller was arrested after a Wednesday situation that one of the tenants in his Cape Coral, Florida home claims was a case of mistaken identity.
  The tenant — one of two residents who rented a room from Miller — entered the bedroom of his teenage daughter and entered the girl’s bed while naked, according to the New York Post.
  
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• Mississippi man sentenced to 42 months in prison for cross burning

  10-03-2023 23:18 via foxnews.com
  
  A Mississippi man who burned a cross in his front yard to intimidate his Black neighbors was sentenced Thursday to 42 months in prison. U.S. Southern District of Mississippi Judge Sul Ozerden handed down the sentence after Axel Cox, 24, pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime in December. Cox, of Gulfport, was charged with violating the Fair Housing Act over a December 2020 incident in which he put together a wooden cross in his front yard and propped it up so his Black neighbors could see it. He
  
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• Bodies of 3 Men Found Shot in Head Near Akron

  10-03-2023 23:17
  Authorities near Akron are investigating whether the bodies of two men found bound and gagged on Friday are connected to the body of another man found about 2 miles away
  
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• Michigan man who threatened Dems, LGBTQ community charged with gun crime

  10-03-2023 23:13 via foxnews.com
  
  A mentally ill Michigan man accused of making death threats on social media against Democratic politicians and those in the LGBTQ community was charged with illegally possessing guns. Randall Berka II is accused of posting various written threats on a YouTube channel, the FBI said in a criminal complaint unsealed Friday in federal court in Flint. According to the complaint, Berka — who lives with his parents in Sebewaing — said "biden deserves to die," a reference to President Joe Bi
  
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• Lawsuit Filed Over New Arkansas Law on Initiative Signatures

  10-03-2023 23:12
  A lawsuit has been filed challenging a new Arkansas measure that makes it harder to get initiatives on the ballot
  
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• 3 boats, 1,300 migrants 'in danger' off Italian coast, authorities say

  10-03-2023 23:12 via foxnews.com
  
  The Italian coast guard responded Friday to three boats carrying more than 1,300 migrants that were "in danger" in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy’s southern coast, officials said. Coast guard vessels were dispatched to rescue about 500 people on a smuggler's boat about 700 miles off the Calabria region, which forms the toe of the Italian boot. Coast guard crews also were rescuing 800 migrants from two boats in difficulty some 100 miles off Calabria. The rescues come nearly two weeks after
  
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• In Germany, Catholic bishops call for blessing of same-sex unions

  10-03-2023 23:10 via foxnews.com
  
  A meeting between Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives agreed Friday to call for the church to approve blessings of same-sex unions. The three-day gathering, which is part of the "Synodal Path" launched in 2019 in response to the sex abuse crisis that has rocked the church in Germany and many other countries, brings together more than 200 representatives of Catholic life in Germany. HIGH-RANKING CHURCH OF ENGLAND OFFICIALS ENDORSE GAY MARRIAGE: 'RANK HERESY' A majority of 176
  
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• South Carolina student's parents sue over Pledge of Allegiance controversy at school

  10-03-2023 23:08 via foxnews.com
  
  The parents of a 9th grader in South Carolina are suing after their daughter was allegedly accosted for not saying the Pledge of Allegiance while she was walking to class instead of stopping to reciting it. Marissa Barnwell, the student, said during a news conference on Thursday that she was walking quietly to her class at River Bluff High School in Lexington, South Carolina and decided not to stop walking to recite the pledge or a moment of silence. A teacher at the school allegedly yelled at h
  
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• Regulators Cut Pressure on Pipeline After Kansas Oil Spill

  10-03-2023 23:07
  
  U.S. government regulators have stopped allowing a large part of the Keystone oil pipeline to operate at higher-than-normal pressures following a massive oil spill in northeastern Kansas in December
  
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• Firefighter Battling Virginia Wildfire Dies in ATV Accident

  10-03-2023 23:07
  Virginia officials say a firefighter battling a wildfire in the western part of the state was killed when an ATV overturned
  
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• A Major Bank Failed. Here’s Why It’s Not 2008 Again

  10-03-2023 23:05
  
  The financial institution best known for its relationships with high-flying world technology startups and venture capital, Silicon Valley Bank, experienced one of the oldest problems in banking — a bank run — which led to its failure on Friday
  
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• Second-Largest Bank Failure in History Underway, US Authorities Seize Collapsing Institution

  10-03-2023 23:04
  
  The federal government is stepping in as one of the largest banks in America faces a financial collapse.
  Silicon Valley Bank was shuttered amid a bank run on Friday, with the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation taking control of the distressed company.
  The state agency appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as the receiver of the company, according to an FDIC news release.
  Silicon Valley’s stock price collapsed this week as creditors scrambled to withd
  
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• Police release MSU shooting timeline and a troubling note found in the gunman's pocket

  10-03-2023 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students and critically wounded five others last month in a mass shooting wrote in a note found in his pocket that he was "tired of being rejected and was hurt, police said Friday.
  
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• The New York Hush-Money Probe of Donald Trump Explained

  10-03-2023 22:48
  
  More than six years later after Donald Trump's lawyer paid off a porn star, New York prosecutors appear to be close to deciding whether the former president should face charges in connection with that payoff
  
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• Trains keep derailing all over the country, including Thursday in Alabama. What's going on?

  10-03-2023 22:46
  
  Recent federal data says an average of about three trains derail in the U.S. a day. Now there's a growing push for tougher safety regulations.      
  
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• Ex-US Rep. Buyer Convicted of Illegal Stock Purchases

  10-03-2023 22:44
  A former Indiana congressman has been convicted of insider trading charges
  
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• Force Starts 47th NHRA Season, Thinks: 'How Far Can You Go?'

  10-03-2023 22:40
  
  John Force will begin his 47th season in NHRA at Gatornationals
  
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