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• Al Jaffee, Longtime Mad Magazine Cartoonist, Dead at 102

  10-04-2023 23:58
  
  Former Mad magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee died Monday at the age of 102
  
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• Volcano Erupts in Russian Far East, Carpeting Villages in Ash

  10-04-2023 23:51
  
  PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (Reuters) - One of Russia's most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday,...
  
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• Russian Volcano Erupts, Spewing Out a Vast Cloud of Ash

  10-04-2023 23:51
  
  VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) -One of Russia's most active volcanoes erupted on Tuesday shooting a vast cloud of ash far up into the sky and...
  
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• Eruption in Russia's Kamchatka Threatens Aviation -Response Team

  10-04-2023 23:51
  
  (Reuters) - The Shiveluch volcano in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted early on Tuesday and sent up an ash plume 10 kilometers (six...
  
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• Mississippi School District Reopens After March 24 Tornado

  10-04-2023 23:47
  A northeast Mississippi school district is restarting classes after a March 24 tornado damaged the local high school
  
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• Court Upholds Convictions of Trucker in Fatal Highway Crash

  10-04-2023 23:47
  Delaware’s Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions for criminally negligent homicide against a North Carolina truck driver whose tractor-trailer plowed into several vehicles on Interstate 95 in Wilmington in 2019, leaving two people dead
  
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• Mexican Ballad Singer Julián Figueroa Dies at 27

  10-04-2023 23:46
  
  Mexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa has died at the age of 27, his mother confirmed Monday
  
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• MMA Fans Lose It After Spotting What Trump Handed Kid Rock During UFC Event

  10-04-2023 23:44
  
  Former President Donald Trump has long been lauded for his drug- and alcohol-free lifestyle, but a viral clip making the rounds on social media has some wondering whether he’s not nearly as immune to a different vice.
  That vice? Gambling.
  Given that some of Trump’s earliest business ventures were casinos, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise.
  Whatever his case, MMA fans couldn’t resist speculating about what they witnessed in a clip from UFC 287 in Miami on Saturday.
  The Twitte
  
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• IMF's Georgieva Says 44 Countries Interested in New Resilience Trust Loans

  10-04-2023 23:38
  
  By David LawderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday that 44 countries...
  
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• No April Fool: Retired Iowa Mechanic Wins $40M Lotto Jackpot

  10-04-2023 23:29
  At first, the winner of a $40 million jackpot says he couldn’t believe he won the lottery on April Fools’ Day
  
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• Red Sox Slugger Adam Duvall Going on IL With Fractured Wrist

  10-04-2023 23:28
  
  Boston Red Sox slugger Adam Duvall is going on the injured list with a fractured left wrist
  
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• Discussion Needed on How US Can Use Philippines Bases - Foreign Minister

  10-04-2023 23:24
  
  By David Brunnstrom and Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington and Manila will need to discuss what the U.S. may do with its access to...
  
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• Viral Video of Bud Light Exec Reveals How Woke Company Feels About Its Past Customers

  10-04-2023 23:23
  
  The brains behind Bud Light’s self-destruction were deliberate about the decision.
  In a video going viral for all the wrong reasons, the vice president of Anheuser-Busch in charge of the Bud Light brand explained the reasoning for the advertising strategy that led to the ill-fated decision to put the face of “trans” celebrity Dylan Mulvaney on a custom can.
  Most executives might think insulting their customers isn’t a good marketing tool, but Anheuser-Busch VP Alissa Hein
  
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• Indiana Senate Backs Bill on Student Names, Pronoun Changes

  10-04-2023 23:21
  
  Indiana schools may soon be required to notify parents if their children request a name or pronoun change at school
  
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• Factbox-What Is Known About Latest Leak of U.S. Secrets

  10-04-2023 23:19
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. national security agencies and the Justice Department are investigating the release of dozens of classified documents...
  
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• Senate Democrats Urge Roberts to Investigate Thomas After Report

  10-04-2023 23:13
  
  Senate Democrats asked Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas following the release of a bombshell report questioning his ethics.
  
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• Don Lemon Scrambles to Backpedal After Realizing His Comment About Jon Stewart Was Caught on Hot Mic

  10-04-2023 23:11
  
  To describe Don Lemon as “embattled” would be a rather generous interpretation of his ongoing issues at CNN.
  The 57-year-old host has been upsetting people left and right, seemingly fraying relationships with everyone within his orbit.
  The list of Lemon’s aggrieved reportedly includes his “CNN This Morning” co-hosts, his boss, his dear “pal” and women in general.
  Now we can add comedian Jon Stewart.
  This particular tale, ironically enough, began on Monda
  
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• Georgia Police Chief Takes $400,000 to Quit After Bias Claim

  10-04-2023 23:10
  A Georgia police chief will leave his job after accepting a $400,000 payment to retire
  
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• Remains Found in Nevada in 1990 Were Salt Lake City Woman

  10-04-2023 23:06
  Human remains found more than 30 years ago near Battle Mountain have been identified as a Utah woman who disappeared in 1989 and was the apparent victim of a homicide
  
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• Regulators Cut Back on Hours for Carpool Lanes in Las Vegas

  10-04-2023 23:02
  The hours of carpool lanes in the Las Vegas Valley have been reduced
  
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• Justice Dept. and abortion pill manufacturer ask appeals court to freeze judge's order

  10-04-2023 22:56 via cnn.com
  
  • GOP congresswoman says FDA should ignore ruling suspending abortion drug approval
  • Drugmakers sign letter supporting FDA and calling for reversal of Texas judge's ruling
  
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• NY Governor Announces New Pick to Lead State's Highest Court

  10-04-2023 22:53
  
  New York Governor Kathy Hochul is nominating Rowan D
  
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• Infinity Q Founder Sentenced to 15 Years for Lying About Asset Values

  10-04-2023 22:49
  By Jody Godoy(Reuters) - The founder of Infinity Q Management, which once claimed to manage $3 billion, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for...
  
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• Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing of Georgia Whistleblower

  10-04-2023 22:47
  A Mexican citizen has been sentenced to life in a U.S. prison for killing a man who reported him and his brother to authorities for cheating migrant workers out of millions of dollars
  
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• U.S. Designates Wall Street Journal Reporter as 'Wrongfully Detained' by Russia

  10-04-2023 22:44
  
  By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon LewisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday determined that Russia has "wrongfully detained" American Wall...
  
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• Georgia Medicaid Insurer Denied Psychotherapy for Thousands

  10-04-2023 22:38
  
  A newspaper finds that the insurance company that manages medical care for many Georgia children has denied or partially denied more than 6,500 requests for psychotherapy between 2019 and mid-2022
  
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• AP Sources: EPA Car Rule to Push Huge Increase in EV Sales

  10-04-2023 22:35
  
  The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030, ramping up quickly to as high as 67% by 2032
  
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• Maine City Reopens Arena to Hundreds of Asylum Seekers

  10-04-2023 22:34
  
  Hundreds of asylum seekers have filed into a basketball arena in Portland as Maine’s largest city deals with a months-long surge in immigration that has taxed its already limited housing market
  
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• US Finds WSJ Reporter in Russia Is Wrongfully Detained

  10-04-2023 22:33
  
  The Biden administration has formally determined that a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on espionage charges has been “wrongfully detained.”
  
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• April fool? Elon Musk escalates antics at Twitter, complicating turnaround

  10-04-2023 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  Under Elon Musk, Twitter has antagonized multiple major news organizations by labeling them state-funded media, appears to have eased restrictions on Russian government accounts and made crude jokes on the front of its headquarters and on Musk's own Twitter display name.
  
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• Trump files long-shot appeal of judge's order for Pence to testify in January 6 probe

  10-04-2023 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump has appealed a judge's order that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify to a federal grand jury investigating the 2020 election aftermath but hasn't gotten a court's intervention to block Pence from testifying, according to a person familiar with the case.
  
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• Do You Use Any of These Words Online? The FBI May Have Flagged You for 'Violent Extremism'

  10-04-2023 22:25
  
  Careful, Chad and Stacy, if you plan to do an online post reviewing that old film “The Matrix,” with its discussions of the red pill and such.
  Because if you decide to just be the first in your group to do that review, especially if your group includes incels, it’s over. And don’t be looksmaxxing, either.
  Huh? What’s with the above two weird sentences?
  This: they contain words and phrases the FBI is monitoring because they’re part of a “glossary of terms
  
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• New Orleans Police Officer, Shot in 2020, Dies

  10-04-2023 22:22
  A New Orleans police officer who was shot in the head while he was on patrol in the city's French Quarter in 2020, has died
  
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• Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Indicted by Grand Jury

  10-04-2023 22:22
  A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher
  
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• 3 Sought in Delaware Mall Shooting That Wounded 3 People

  10-04-2023 22:18
  Authorities are searching for three suspects in a shooting at a Delaware mall that wounded three people and prompted an evacuation
  
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• Montana Abortion Proposal Met With Preemptive Lawsuit

  10-04-2023 22:16
  Planned Parenthood of Montana filed a preemptive lawsuit seeking to stop legislation that would ban the abortion method most commonly used in the second trimester
  
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• US Senate Panel Plans Hearing on Supreme Court Justice Thomas' Trips - Report

  10-04-2023 22:01
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday said they planned to hold a hearing in the coming days in relation to...
  
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• Senate Panel Urges US Chief Justice to Probe Trips by Thomas

  10-04-2023 22:01
  
  By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Monday urged U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate luxury...
  
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• In First 100 Days, Brazil's Lula Aims to Revive His Legacy

  10-04-2023 21:51
  
  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finishes the first 100 days of his third term as Brazil’s president on Monday and his return to power has been marked by efforts to reinstate his past social policies and undo his predecessor’s legacy
  
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• Brazil's Lula Struggling to Move Forward After 100 Days

  10-04-2023 21:51
  
  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finishes the first 100 days of his third term as Brazil’s president on Monday and his return to power has been marked by efforts to reinstate his past social policies and undo his predecessor’s legacy
  
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• Wildfire Burns Almost 700 Acres in Southeast Nebraska

  10-04-2023 21:49
  Overnight rain helped firefighters get control of two wildfires Monday after they burned nearly 700 acres in Nebraska near the Missouri River
  
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• Weekend Wildfire Burns 650 Acres in Southeast Nebraska

  10-04-2023 21:49
  Overnight rain helped firefighters get control of a wildfire after it burned about 650 acres in Nebraska near the Missouri River
  
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• NY Governor Names New Chief Judge Nominee After First Pick Fails

  10-04-2023 21:41
  
  By Andrew Goudsward(Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday nominated a judge to lead the state's highest court after lawmakers...
  
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• Former Navy Seal and Newsmax Host Grabs Shotgun, Shows Bud Light How He Feels About Woke Move

  10-04-2023 21:38
  
  Count Newsmax host Carl Higbie among those who are done with Bud Light after the company partnered with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney and put his face on a can of beer to promote women.
  Bud Light is currently experiencing loyal customers’ wrath after teaming up with Mulvaney to celebrate his “womanhood.”
  Mulvaney, who is a man that identified as a woman beginning last year, announced he was being celebrated by the popular beer in a post on Instagram last we
  
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• This 77-year-old brand is warning it could go out of business

  10-04-2023 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  Tupperware shares fell as much as 40% in premarket trading Monday following a bleak warning that its future is looking murky.
  
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• Review: A Book for Movie Lovers With Romance, Mystery, Drama

  10-04-2023 21:25
  
  Aspiring screenwriter Advika finds herself in a whirlwind romance with a famous director she meets while working the bar at an Oscars afterparty
  
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• House Judiciary Committee Announces Special Visit to Alvin Bragg's Manhattan in Bid to Hold Him Accountable

  10-04-2023 21:24
  
  The House Judiciary Committee plans to hold a field hearing on April 17 in New York City to examine how Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s policies have led to an increase in violent crime.
  “We’ll be hosting this hearing next week from NYC. We’ll be hearing from victims who are suffering under DA Bragg’s pro-crime policies. If Bragg can spend resources indicting President [Donald] Trump, he should be able to address the soaring crime in NYC,” committee
  
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• Virginia Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Charged

  10-04-2023 21:22
  By Jasper Ward(Reuters) - A Virginia grand jury on Monday indicted the mother of a 6-year-old who shot a elementary school teacher in Newport News...
  
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• Russia Violating International Law by Not Allowing Consular Access to WSJ Reporter -U.S. State Dept

  10-04-2023 21:20
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has not granted U.S. consular officials access to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich since he was detained...
  
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• 'This is awful': 4 killed, 9 injured in Louisville bank shooting; live updates

  10-04-2023 21:18
  
  Four people were killed and nine were injured, including two police officers, during a shooting in downtown Louisville, police said Monday.      
  
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