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• 'Wheel of Fortune' Host Pat Sajak Puts Winning Contestant in a Wrestling 'Hammerlock'

  22-03-2023 23:57
  
  “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak showed off his wrestling moves Tuesday after one contestant had a perfect day on the long-running show.
  Contestant Fred Fletcher Jackson introduced himself as, in addition to being a teacher and a bar trivia host, a professional wrestler.
  “You get paid to wrestle?” Sajak asked.Poor dude just asked to buy a Vowel…. pic.twitter.com/Hk1QzIX0eu
  — Rob/1865 (@Rob1865_) March 22, 2023“Very little,” Jackson replied, addin
  
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• Actors' Choice of Clothing, Footwear in Oval Office Sparks Debate: 'This Country Is Going to Hell'

  22-03-2023 23:57
  
  Social media is blasting actors who visited the White House on Monday over their choice of clothing.
  On Monday, President Biden and the first lady welcomed the cast of the popular sitcom “Ted Lasso” to the White House to discuss the issue of mental health, but the outfits worn by the visitors sparked a fierce backlash online.President Biden and the First Lady meet with the cast of Ted Lasso in the Oval Office on March 20, 2023. pic.twitter.com/5v2l48fw14
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• Mississippi Sets Tighter Restrictions on Absentee Ballots

  22-03-2023 23:52
  
  Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to set tighter restrictions on who can gather other people’s absentee ballots
  
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• Coaches' Sons Hurley and Musselman to Meet in Sweet 16

  22-03-2023 23:46
  
  Arkansas coach Eric Musselman and UConn's Dan Hurley have fiery demeanors, just like their fathers
  
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• 120 Leaders Invited to Biden's 2nd Summit for Democracy

  22-03-2023 23:46
  
  The Biden administration has extended invitations to 120 global leaders for next week’s Summit for Democracy, including to representatives from eight countries that weren’t invited to the White House’s inaugural summit in 2021
  
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• NTSB: Pilot Error in Crash Killing Diet Guru Gwen Shamblin

  22-03-2023 23:42
  
  Federal investigators say a small plane crash in Tennessee that killed diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara and six others likely occurred when her husband became disoriented while piloting the aircraft in heavy clouds
  
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• Otieno Family Attorneys Push Back Against Officers' Defense

  22-03-2023 23:41
  
  Attorneys for several of the defendants charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Otieno have begun to offer defenses of their clients in court or public statements
  
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• US History, Gov't Class for NC College Students Passes House

  22-03-2023 23:38
  A chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly has agreed that future public university and community college students must pass a U.S. history or government class to graduate
  
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• White House Drags DeSantis’ Proposed Expansion to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Rule

  22-03-2023 23:26
  
  The White House called a proposed expansion to a Florida rule restricting discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms ‘utterly wrong.’
  
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• Saudi, Iranian Foreign Ministers to Meet to Pave Way to Re-Open Embassies -Saudi State News Agency

  22-03-2023 23:25
  
  (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart,‮ ‬Hossein Amirabdollahian, agreed in a phone call...
  
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• Saudi, Iranian Foreign Ministers to Meet to Pave Way to Re-Open Embassies

  22-03-2023 23:25
  
  DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart,‮ ‬Hossein Amirabdollahian, have agreed to...
  
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• 'No legitimate basis' for 2021 DOJ memo on school board threats, House GOP alleges in new report

  22-03-2023 23:22 via cnn.com
  
  Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee claim in a new report that local law enforcement pushback to a memo issued by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021 on threats to school boards around the country supports their conclusion that there was "no legitimate basis" for the directive.
  
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• Uniquely New Orleans Mayoral Recall Effort Fails

  22-03-2023 23:19
  
  New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said a “great weight” has been lifted from her with the failure of a recall petition drive that began in August
  
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• Jill Biden: It's Time for Men to Step up for Women's Rights

  22-03-2023 23:19
  
  First lady Jill Biden used a Women’s History Month event at the White House to call on men to step up and fight to protect women’s rights
  
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• AP Sources: Notre Dame Closing Deal With PSU's Shrewsberry

  22-03-2023 23:18
  
  Notre Dame is finalizing a deal to make Penn State’s Micah Shrewsberry its new men’s basketball coach, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press
  
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• North Carolina House Passes Bill Limiting Racial Teachings

  22-03-2023 23:15
  
  North Carolina’s Republican-controlled House has advanced a previously vetoed proposal to restrict how teachers can discuss certain racial topics that some lawmakers equate to “critical race theory.”
  
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• Texas University Students Protest Drag Show's Cancellation

  22-03-2023 23:14
  Protests continued Wednesday at a university in the Texas Panhandle after the school’s president said a planned campus drag show wouldn’t be allowed and expressed the view that such events “discriminate against womanhood.”
  
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• Lindsay Lohan, Other Celebs Settle With SEC Over Crypto Case

  22-03-2023 23:12
  
  Actress Lindsay Lohan, rapper Akon and several other celebrities have agreed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to settle claims they promoted crypto investments to their millions of social media followers without disclosing they were being paid to do so
  
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• TikTok CEO Faces off With Congress Over Security Fears

  22-03-2023 23:09
  
  The CEO of TikTok will make a high-profile appearance Thursday before a U.S. Congressional committee to make the case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn’t be banned
  
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• Donald Trump Issues Powerful Call for Prayer as Nation Braces for His Arrest

  22-03-2023 23:05
  
  Former President Donald Trump on a “Pastors for Trump” prayer call Tuesday night urged the reported thousands participating that the best thing they could do is pray for the safety of the United States.
  Clay Clark, organizer of the Reawaken America Tour, asked Trump, “Is there anything specifically that we can be praying for for you as a man and the soon-to-be 47th president of the United States. How can we pray for you tonight, sir?”
  “I think the greatest thing tha
  
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• Fire Department Reports Death of One of Its Own, Cites 'Medical Incident' That Occurred During Training Exercise

  22-03-2023 23:03
  
  A Georgia firefighter has died several days after suffering a medical emergency during training.
  “It is with heavy hearts that we inform you of the death of one of our own, Firefighter Matthew Smith. Matt passed away yesterday afternoon around 1700 hours, from complications of an apparent medical incident that he suffered during a training exercise last Thursday,” Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services posted Wednesday on its Facebook page.
  “We will pass along arrangements a
  
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• Prosecutor to Seek Death Penalty in Missouri Officer's Death

  22-03-2023 22:59
  A Missouri prosecutor has announced plans to seek the death penalty against a Kansas City man charged with fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop
  
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• County Attorney Reviewing More Than 100 Unprosecuted Cases

  22-03-2023 22:55
  The Gallatin County attorney is creating a task force to look at more than 100 cases that her predecessor's office apparently did not review to see if they can still be prosecuted
  
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• Cameron Diaz Will Make Major Career Change After Co-Star's Meltdown on Set - Report

  22-03-2023 22:52
  
  Cameron Diaz is eyeing another retirement from acting, according to a report.
  The actress of “Charlie’s Angels,” “There’s Something About Mary” and “Shrek” fame is planning to retire from show business again in the midst of shooting the Netflix film “Back in Action” in London, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported Monday.
  An on-set meltdown on the part of co-star Jamie Foxx has soured the production of the film, with four crew membe
  
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• Feds Announce Major Drug Bust, Arrests in West Virginia

  22-03-2023 22:51
  Authorities say a federal drug trafficking investigation in West Virginia has resulted in charges against 54 people and the seizure of more than 200 pounds (91 kilograms) of methamphetamine
  
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• Record-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court race could decide abortion rights and 2024 rules in key battleground

  22-03-2023 22:44 via cnn.com
  
  In one of the nation's most important political battlegrounds, the future of election laws, abortion rights and more could hinge on the outcome of an April race for a seat that will determine control of the state Supreme Court.
  
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• Bipartisan Support Emerges for Senate Railroad Safety Bill

  22-03-2023 22:44
  
  A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads is emerging in the U.S. Senate
  
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• Ex-Women's Prison Warden Gets 6 Years for Inmate Sex Abuse

  22-03-2023 22:43
  
  The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison in the San Francisco Bay Area has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for sexually abusing incarcerated women
  
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• Watch: Fox Reporter Stops Show, Embraces Son for First Time After Shooting at His School

  22-03-2023 22:42
  
  Fox News correspondent Alicia Acuna got the assignment Wednesday that no reporter ever wants: She was sent to cover a shooting at her own children’s school.
  Acuna rushed to Denver’s East High School after two administrators were shot by a male student, Mediaite reported.
  Acuna quickly confirmed that her son, stepsons and niece were all unharmed as she rushed to the assignment, according to the report.
  For most of the broadcast, you’d never know that this was not just another ne
  
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• Oil Exec Held for 5 Years in Venezuela Sues Citgo for $100M

  22-03-2023 22:42
  
  One of the six oil executives with a Texas-based company who was imprisoned five years in Venezuela is suing his company for $100 million
  
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• Gulfport Principal Named South Miss. Catholic Schools Leader

  22-03-2023 22:41
  The Catholic Diocese of Biloxi announced Tuesday that Jennifer Broadus will be the next superintendent of Catholic Schools
  
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• Rattlesnake Roundup: a Texas Tradition Runs Into Criticism

  22-03-2023 22:40
  By Evan GarciaSWEETWATER, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas town of Sweetwater claims fame as home to the world's largest annual "rattlesnake roundup,"...
  
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• Alabama Bill Would Limit Prison Release for Good Behavior

  22-03-2023 22:36
  Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that would restrict good behavior incentives for some prisoners to get early release
  
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• Maine's Largest City Opens New Homeless Shelter

  22-03-2023 22:34
  Maine’s largest city has opened its new homeless shelter, shifting homeless services away from downtown
  
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• Uganda Bill One of the World's Most Extreme Anti-LGBTQ Laws White House

  22-03-2023 22:31
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Uganda's anti-gay bill passed on Tuesday is concerning and represents one of the most extreme actions taken against the...
  
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• Zuckerberg Emailed All Employees Telling Them 'Please Resign,' 'Confidential' Message Leaked on Twitter

  22-03-2023 22:29
  
  There was a leak from the Facebook hive to a tech publication saying Facebook was developing a mobile phone.
  Not so, said Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg.
  And in denying the content of the leak to TechCrunch, Zuckerberg went ballistic, dashed out an angry email to all hands, and told the leaker to resign, following it with this threat: “If you don’t resign, we will almost certainly find out who you are anyway.”
  Gulp.
  As a retired business professor, when I see heads of
  
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• Colombia's Ecopetrol Criticizes New Attacks on Oil Pipeline

  22-03-2023 22:19
  
  BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol on Wednesday criticized new attacks against an oil pipeline run by its...
  
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• Man Guilty of Killing Kenosha Man Whose Body Never Found

  22-03-2023 22:10
  A jury has convicted a man of homicide, hiding a corpse and stalking in the death of a romantic rival whose body has never been found
  
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• West Virginia Interim State Police Head Begins Investigation

  22-03-2023 22:09
  
  West Virginia’s newly appointed interim state police superintendent says he's begun reviewing past investigations conducted by the force
  
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• Leftist Enclave of 'Inclusivity' and 'Kindness' Shows Its True Colors When GOP Senator Moves In: Report

  22-03-2023 22:09
  
  Ohio Republican J.D. Vance is reportedly getting a first-hand look at liberal “kindness” — and it’s apparently not all that inclusive.
  The newly elected conservative senator, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump during the Ohio Republican primary, is receiving a not-so-warm welcome from neighbors, according to a Politico report Wednesday.
  The deep-blue D.C. suburbs don’t take kindly to different opinions, it seems.
  According to the report in Politico&rs
  
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• What to Know About New Research on Coffee and Heart Risks

  22-03-2023 22:08
  
  New research finds that drinking caffeinated coffee did not significantly affect one kind of heart rhythm that results in extra beats
  
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• Crackdown Proposed for Illegal Pot Shops in New York

  22-03-2023 22:07
  
  New York authorities would be given expanded power to shut down illegal pot shops and levy fines of up to $200,000 under legislation proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul
  
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• Michigan GOP Slammed for Comparing Gun Reform to Holocaust

  22-03-2023 22:04
  
  The Michigan Republican Party's social media posts are being called “hateful” and “ignorant” for comparing gun reform to the Holocaust
  
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• California Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Ban Caste Discrimination in State

  22-03-2023 22:02
  By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to ban caste discrimination was introduced in the California Senate on Wednesday by a Democratic...
  
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• Doctors May Miss How Addiction Patients Cheat Drug Tests

  22-03-2023 21:41
  
  Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction
  
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• Police Encounter Abandoned Young Boy at the Border, Then They Find Disturbing Note Left in His Backpack

  22-03-2023 21:37
  
  As the crisis on the southern border grows worse by the day, a heartbreaking video has emerged that sheds light on the real consequences of refusing to enforce the law.
  On Tuesday, Jorge Ventura, a journalist with Newsnation, posted a video on Twitter showing Texas state police officers near a border encountering a young unaccompanied migrant boy from Central America, who had been found by another migrant woman.
  According to the woman who found him, he was trying to get into Texas. But it soon b
  
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• Migratory Crane Flocks Draw Birders From Around the World

  22-03-2023 21:33
  Whooping cranes are beginning to join around 450,000 migrating sandhill cranes that have flocked to central Nebraska
  
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• U.S. Flies Migrants Caught at Canada Border to Texas in Deterrence Effort

  22-03-2023 21:32
  
  By Ted Hesson and Jose Luis GonzalezWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have been flying migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Canada...
  
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• Sen. Sanders slams 'corporate greed' as Moderna CEO won't commit to lower Covid-19 vaccine cost

  22-03-2023 21:26 via cnn.com
  
  In the face of senators' criticism, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel did not agree to lower the commercial cost of the company's Covid-19 vaccine in a hearing Wednesday on the vaccine's price.
  
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• Individual No One Has Ever Heard of Tries to Bait Gina Carano with Nasty Tweet, But Then It Backfires

  22-03-2023 21:24
  
  An editor at a blog for video games who has virtually no social media following — and thus no influence to speak of — attempted to dunk on actress Gina Carano on Twitter last week.
  An attempt at “woke” virtue signaling backfired spectacularly. It did little, other than prove that Carano is actually an adult who genuinely cares about people other than herself.
  Carano, if you’ll recall, was fired from the Disney+ show “The Mandalorian,” which is part of th
  
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