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• Why the Debate Over Repealing Iraq War Approval Matters

  29-03-2023 23:48
  
  Congress is now considering doing something it hasn’t done since the Vietnam War — repealing authorizations for the use of military force
  
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• Ohio Lawmaker Would Thwart Speaker on 60% Vote Threshold

  29-03-2023 23:48
  A state lawmaker has made a procedural move that could force a vote in the Ohio House on a proposal to make it more difficult to amend the Ohio Constitution
  
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• MLB Broadcasters Adapting to Faster Pace Under New Rules

  29-03-2023 23:47
  
  Major league pitchers and batters aren’t the only ones going on the clock this season
  
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• Fetterman to return to Senate week of April 17

  29-03-2023 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. John Fetterman, who checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last month for treatment for clinical depression, will return to the Senate during the week of April 17, according to a person familiar with his plans.
  
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• Is 'Pride Night' Getting the Boot? NHL Commissioner Gives Major Clue to Woke Gesture's Fate During Interview

  29-03-2023 23:44
  
  NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman signaled during an interview this week that his league’s players might no longer be asked to celebrate the sexual preferences of people they don’t even know.
  The hockey league’s so-called “Pride Night” initiative this season has gotten a lot of attention over the number of players who do not wish to participate in the LGBT celebration by wearing rainbow jerseys before games.
  To some, it’s an issue that goes against their faith. To
  
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• Former Maryland Mayor Indicted by Grand Jury on Child Pornography Charges

  29-03-2023 23:39
  By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Maryland grand jury has indicted a former mayor of College Park on 80 counts of possession of child...
  
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• Ukraine Sees Russian Progress in Eastern Frontline City of Bakhmut

  29-03-2023 23:35
  
  By Pavel Polityuk(Reuters) - Russian forces have had some success in the frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian military officials said on Wednesday...
  
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• Ukraine Says Russian Forces Make Progress in Frontline City of Bakhmut

  29-03-2023 23:35
  
  By Pavel Polityuk(Reuters) -Russian forces have had some success in the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian military officials said on...
  
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• Indianapolis Police Shooting Leaves Suspect Critically Hurt

  29-03-2023 23:35
  Police say an officer-involved shooting in Indianapolis has left a suspect hospitalized in critical condition
  
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• Tougher Gang Penalties Sought by Kemp Approved by Lawmakers

  29-03-2023 23:33
  Georgia lawmakers have given final passage to stiffer penalties for gang crimes, a measure sought by Gov. Brian Kemp
  
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• Op-Ed: Patriots Should Engage in a Protest Fitting for Our Nation in Distress

  29-03-2023 23:20
  
  In response to his potential indictment and arrest, President Donald Trump suggested this month that patriots should… protest, protest, protest!
  In today’s political climate, it was a call that perplexed his supporters.
  In light of all the fallout from J6, protests by patriots in the streets are inadvisable, as it has become common knowledge that such gatherings stand a very good chance of being infiltrated and defiled by instigators of violence working at the behest of the very gov
  
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• Man Gets 25 Years in Roadside Killing of Tennessee Nurse

  29-03-2023 23:20
  The man who shot and killed a Tennessee nurse as she was driving to work two years ago has been sentenced to 25 years in prison
  
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• Man Pleads 'No Contest' for Trying to Throw Woman off Bridge

  29-03-2023 23:17
  A 38-year-old Lawrence man pleaded no contest to attempted second-degree murder after he tried to throw a woman off a bridge into the Kansas River
  
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• Man Pleads After Woman Nearly Thrown off Kansas Bridge

  29-03-2023 23:17
  A 38-year-old Lawrence man pleaded no contest to attempted second-degree murder after he tried to throw a woman off a bridge into the Kansas River
  
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• Minneapolis Council to Discuss Post-Floyd Policing Lawsuit

  29-03-2023 23:15
  
  The Minneapolis City Council is set to hold a special meeting to discuss a potential settlement in a lawsuit filed by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights over the city’s policing practices after the murder of George Floyd
  
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• Georgia Budget to Pay Full Tuition for College Scholarships

  29-03-2023 23:10
  
  Georgia lawmakers are agreeing to a state budget that will pay full tuition for all college students receiving a HOPE Scholarship while boosting pay for all state and university employees
  
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• Fiona, Ian Retired From List of Tropical Cyclone Names

  29-03-2023 23:08
  Weather officials say they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names
  
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• Nashville Shooting Timeline: What We Know So Far

  29-03-2023 23:06
  
  Police response times to school shootings have come under greater scrutiny in the 10 months since the deadly event in Uvalde, Texas
  
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• Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Paul Rusesabagina to Arrive in US

  29-03-2023 23:06
  
  A person familiar with the matter says the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence is set to arrive Wednesday in the United States, where he will be reunited with his family
  
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• Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Paul Rusesabagina Arrives in US

  29-03-2023 23:06
  
  The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence returned Wednesday to the United States, where he will be reunited with his family
  
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• Boeing's 1st Astronaut Flight to Space Delayed Until July

  29-03-2023 23:06
  
  Boeing's first launch of astronauts has been delayed again, this time until July
  
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• AP Source: Fetterman Expected Back to Senate in April

  29-03-2023 23:05
  
  A person close to Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says he'll return to the Senate in April, two months after the freshman Democrat sought inpatient treatment for clinical depression
  
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• GOP Staffer Who Was Stabbed Identified, Parents Release Statement - 1 Thing Saved His Life

  29-03-2023 23:03
  
  “The joy of the Lord is my strength” is what Phillip Todd has repeatedly said after being brutally stabbed in Washington ,D.C., on Saturday
  Todd, a member of the staff of GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, has continually quoted Nehemiah 8:10 while in recovery from the seemingly random attack, a statement from his family said, which was posted in a tweet by Henry Rodgers of The Daily Caller.NEW update from the parents of Rand Paul’s staffer, Phillip Todd, who was brutally stabbed
  
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• Trump Turning to Video Messages to Bypass Traditional Media

  29-03-2023 23:01
  
  As Donald Trump rails against a possible indictment in New York, his team is leaning into a video-heavy strategy that has quietly become a become a cornerstone of his 2024 presidential campaign
  
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• Appeals Panel Rescinds Penalty Against 3 Hendrick Drivers

  29-03-2023 23:01
  
  A NASCAR appeals panel has rescinded hefty points penalties levied against Hendrick Motorsports drivers Kyle Larson, William Byron and Alex Bowman
  
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• 7 California Officers Charged in Death of Man in Custody

  29-03-2023 23:00
  
  Prosecutors have charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed “I can’t breathe” while multiple officers restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow's Ski Collision Trial Spawns Memes, Intrigue

  29-03-2023 22:58
  
  Gwyneth Paltrow’s live-streamed trial over a 2016 ski collision at a posh Utah resort has drawn worldwide attention, spawned memes, and sparked debate about the burden and power of celebrity
  
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• DeSantis' Board Says Disney Stripped Them of Power

  29-03-2023 22:58
  
  Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World say their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers
  
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• Padres 3B Coach Williams Has Colon Cancer, Surgery Friday

  29-03-2023 22:49
  San Diego Padres third base coach Matt Williams has colon cancer and will have surgery on Friday
  
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• Montana Bill to Deny Care for Transgender Minors Passes

  29-03-2023 22:49
  
  A Montana bill to deny gender-affirming medical care to young transgender residents has passed a final vote in the state Senate
  
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• West Virginia Bans Some Child Marriages in Compromise Law

  29-03-2023 22:46
  
  West Virginia will no longer allow children and young teens to marry, after the governor signed a compromise bill Wednesday
  
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• West Virginia Bans Marriage for Children Age 15 or Younger

  29-03-2023 22:46
  
  West Virginia will no longer allow children and young teens to marry
  
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• SC Senators Advance Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

  29-03-2023 22:38
  
  South Carolina advocacy groups are showing out in opposition to a ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors as it moves through the state Legislature
  
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• Elko Woman Who Claimed Self-Defense Innocent in Ex's Killing

  29-03-2023 22:37
  An Elko County jury has acquitted a 24-year-old woman in the death of her ex-husband after she said she’d been the victim of ongoing abuse and was acting in self-defense when she stabbed him last summer
  
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• Tucker Carlson Reveals the Trojan Horse Being Pushed Through Congress Called the 'Restrict' Act

  29-03-2023 22:32
  
  Millions of good, patriotic Americans are worried about the power our communist Chinese enemies have over our systems of communication, and for good reason. And a bipartisan bill called the “Restrict Act” has been proposed with sponsors claiming their bill would address that issue. But a closer look at what the bill would really do should cause everyone’s alarm bells to ring.
  Social media video platform TikTok has become a focus of worry for Americans, and rightfully so. It is
  
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• MLB Opening Day Offers Clocks, Shift Bans, Ohtani and Judge

  29-03-2023 22:25
  
  A major shift is coming to Major League Baseball, starting on opening day this Thursday
  
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• Police: Wizards' Bradley Beal Faces Possible Battery Charge

  29-03-2023 22:22
  
  Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is facing a possible misdemeanor charge in central Florida
  
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• Democratic US Senator Fetterman to Return to Senate in Mid-April -Source

  29-03-2023 22:22
  
  By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman plans to return to the Senate the week of April 17 after a weeks-long...
  
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• Gas Pipeline Under Repair in Siberia Catches Fire -Tass

  29-03-2023 22:21
  (Reuters) -A natural gas pipeline that was being repaired in northern Siberia caught fire on Wednesday but there was no disruption to supplies,...
  
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• Blast Hit a Natural Gas Pipeline in Northern Siberia -Tass Agency

  29-03-2023 22:21
  (Reuters) - An explosion hit a natural gas pipeline near a village in northern Siberia late on Wednesday but there were no casualties, Tass news...
  
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• Court Hears Appeal of Ruling Favoring Musk in SolarCity Deal

  29-03-2023 22:19
  Attorneys for a group of Tesla shareholders are asking Delaware's Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s decision in favor of CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit challenging the electric car maker’s $2.4 billion acquisition of a solar panel company founded by two of his cousins
  
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• Fernández, Biden Hold Talks Amid Argentina's Economic Strain

  29-03-2023 22:16
  
  President Alberto Fernández of Argentina has used a White House meeting to spotlight the economic strain his country faces as he looks for President Joe Biden to back Argentina’s effort to renegotiate with the International Monetary Fund on terms of $44 billion debt
  
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• Biden to Nominate Career Diplomat as Envoy to Egypt -White House

  29-03-2023 22:15
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden intends to nominate career diplomat Herro Mustafa Garg as the next U.S. ambassador to Egypt, the White...
  
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• Ohio Lawmakers OK Rail Safety Rules After Train Derailment

  29-03-2023 22:08
  
  Rail safety measures proposed after the East Palestine train derailment are closer to becoming law in Ohio
  
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• Idaho Law Could Criminalize Helping Minors Get Abortions

  29-03-2023 22:04
  
  Idaho lawmakers are considering making it a crime for an adult to help a minor obtain an abortion without parental consent
  
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• Michigan State's Berkey Hall to Remain Closed After Shooting

  29-03-2023 22:02
  
  An academic building at Michigan State University where a gunman fatally shot two students and wounded five others in February will not hold classes or events through next fall
  
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• U.S. Prosecutors Move to Drop Libor Case Against Ex-SocGen Bankers

  29-03-2023 22:01
  By Jody Godoy(Reuters) - U.S. criminal charges should be dropped against two former Societe Generale SA bankers for allegedly trying to rig the...
  
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• Remembrances, Calls for Reform at Irvo Otieno's Funeral

  29-03-2023 21:59
  
  Family, friends and other mourners gathered at a Virginia church to remember Irvo Otieno at a funeral service
  
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• Railroad Will Use Ohio-Based Firms for Derailment Cleanup

  29-03-2023 21:59
  
  Norfolk Southern has agreed to exclusively use Ohio-based businesses to clean up the site of a fiery train derailment last month in a small town near the Pennsylvania state line
  
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• EU Slams Prison Term for Russian Father in Antiwar Art Case

  29-03-2023 21:59
  
  Russia’s prosecution of a single father whose daughter drew an antiwar sketch at school elicited outrage from the European Union, even as the man, who fled house arrest before the verdict was announced, remained at large
  
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