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• Florida man killed by lightning strike while boating; passenger hospitalized

  17-04-2023 23:59
  
  Florida Fish and Wildlife officials said the 39-year-old man's lightning death is being investigated as a "boating incident."      
  
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• California State University Student Workers File for Union

  17-04-2023 23:58
  
  California State University student workers took a step toward forming a union Monday
  
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• Sexual assault allegations against Armie Hammer go to Los Angeles County DA

  17-04-2023 23:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Police have completed their review of sexual assault allegations against actor Armie Hammer and prosecutors are evaluating the evidence for potential charges, officials said Monday.
  
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• Odd Spiral Appears Amid Northern Lights in Alaska Night Sky

  17-04-2023 23:55
  Northern light enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes
  
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• Minnesota House Democratic Tax Bill Holds Big Cuts and Hikes

  17-04-2023 23:52
  
  Minnesota House Democrats have rolled out their main tax bill of the session, proposing nearly $3 billion in breaks that would add up to the largest tax cut in state history
  
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• New York Budget Extension Passed to Keep State Running

  17-04-2023 23:51
  New York lawmakers are extending the budget deadline by three days to ensure state operations continue undisrupted as negotiations continue
  
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• Disturbing Videos, Mugshot of Dem Rep 'Brother Jones' Re-Emerge After He Led Tenn. Capitol Incursion

  17-04-2023 23:47
  
  Three Tennessee legislators involved in leading a raucous demonstration in the state capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, remain in their legislative seats.
  But one of them, Justin J. Jones, has been involved in previous sketchy activity, some of it associated with Black Lives Matter.
  Initially expelled by the legislature for participation in the recent outbreak at the capitol, Jones was returned to the Tennessee House by the Nashville-area Davidson County Board of Commissioners which was authorized
  
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• Alabama shooting live updates: Victims identified as police still search for shooter, motive

  17-04-2023 23:47
  
  At least four people were killed and 28 others were injured, some critically, at a birthday party in Dadeville, Ala. What we know about the victims.      
  
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• Exclusive-Probe Finds No Serious Misconduct by OAS Chief but Cites Ethics Violations

  17-04-2023 23:46
  
  By Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) -An independent probe has found that the head of the Organization of American States did not engage in...
  
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• Antisemitism Festers in Current US Political and Social Climate, Report Says

  17-04-2023 23:43
  By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The social and political climate in the United States has become fertile ground for antisemitism in recent...
  
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• SpaceX spectators take scrubbed launch in stride

  17-04-2023 23:40
  SpaceX called off the first launch attempt of its giant rocket Monday after a problem cropped up during fueling, leaving spectators to wait at least another day. (April 17)      
  
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• Fugees Rapper in Political Conspiracy Trial Launches Defense

  17-04-2023 23:35
  
  A Fugees rapper on trial in a multimillion-dollar campaign finance and foreign influence case was trying to reinvent himself as he entered the political arena, not break any laws, defense attorneys say
  
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• Pinnacle Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

  17-04-2023 23:29
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (PNFP) on Monday reported first-quarter earnings of $137.3 million.
  
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• Maine Railway Reopens 2 Days After Derailment and Fire

  17-04-2023 23:27
  
  Officials say a rail line where three locomotives and six train cars derailed over the weekend has reopened after track repairs
  
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• Indiana Public Health Expansion Clears Key Legislative Vote

  17-04-2023 23:22
  
  Indiana lawmakers have given a key sign of support for the governor’s proposal that would broadly expand the state’s support for county-level public health programs toward improving Indiana’s poor national rankings in areas such as smoking, obesity and life expectancy
  
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• XCel Brands: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

  17-04-2023 23:19
  NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — XCel Brands Inc. (XELB) on Monday reported a loss of $6 million in its fourth quarter.
  
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• 'Outnumbered' Deputies Powerless as Street Mob Turns to Violent Looting

  17-04-2023 23:16
  
  A series of stores in Compton, California, were overrun by looters over the weekend, and deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department declined to intervene because they were “outnumbered.”
  KABC-TV in Los Angeles reported a number of stores were overrun Saturday night and into Sunday morning by mobs of people.
  One laundromat was also struck by either the same group or a similar one. A now-viral video posted on Twitter showed the moment one Arco gas station in t
  
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• Gallego Raises More Money Than Sinema in Arizona Senate Race

  17-04-2023 23:15
  
  Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reported raising just over $2 million in her first full fundraising quarter since leaving the Democratic Party
  
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• Angels Avert 4-Game Sweep With 5-4 Victory Over Red Sox

  17-04-2023 23:15
  
  Hunter Renfroe hit a three-run, first-inning homer and Los Angeles held off the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the annual Patriots’ Day game that had Angels’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani’s pitching start shortened by a long rain delay
  
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• Victims of Alabama birthday party shooting included students just months from graduation

  17-04-2023 23:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  A school district has been left reeling after two of its students and a graduate were identified as victims of a shooting at a 16th birthday party in Alabama on Saturday night.
  
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• Tunisian Islamist Leader Ghannouchi Detained Amid Tensions

  17-04-2023 23:12
  
  A lawyer for the Tunisian Islamist leader Rached Ghannouchi says he has been detained after a police search
  
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• FBI Arrests Two Men for Running Secret Chinese Police Station in New York

  17-04-2023 23:11
  
  Federal prosecutors also announced charges against dozens of others for running a troll farm that spread propaganda and harassed Chinese dissidents and activists in the U.S. and elsewhere.
  
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• Cass: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

  17-04-2023 23:10
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cass Information Systems Inc. (CASS) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $7.1 million.
  
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• Judge delays Fox News-Dominion case without explanation

  17-04-2023 23:06
  The Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News delayed the opening of the trial Monday, raising the prospect that the two sides might settle before the eagerly watched case goes before a jury. (April 17)      
  
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• 2.5 Years After Signing, NJ Environmental Justice Law Begins

  17-04-2023 23:06
  
  Two and a half years after it was signed into law, New Jersey’s environmental justice law has finally taken effect
  
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• Federal Judge Halts Colorado Ban on 'Abortion Pill Reversal'

  17-04-2023 23:04
  
  A federal judge temporarily halted enforcement of the new law in Colorado banning the so-called “abortion pill reversal,” a practice to reverse a medical abortion that experts consider unproven
  
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• Musk Says He Will Start 'TruthGPT, or a Maximum Truth-Seeking AI' -Fox News

  17-04-2023 23:03
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk said he will launch an artificial intelligence, which he calls "TruthGPT," in an apparent challenge...
  
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• Elon Musk Says He Will Start 'TruthGPT' AI Platform -Fox News

  17-04-2023 23:03
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk said he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that he calls "TruthGPT," in an...
  
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• Elon Musk Says He Will Start 'TruthGPT' AI -Fox News

  17-04-2023 23:03
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk said he will launch an artificial intelligence, which he calls "TruthGPT," in an apparent challenge...
  
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• Elon Musk Says He Will Start Rival to Microsoft-Backed ChatGPT

  17-04-2023 23:03
  
  By Hyunjoo Jin and Sheila DangSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform...
  
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• Elon Musk Says He Will Launch Rival to Microsoft-Backed ChatGPT

  17-04-2023 23:03
  
  By Hyunjoo Jin and Sheila DangSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform...
  
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• CrossFirst: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

  17-04-2023 23:03
  LEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) — LEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) — CrossFirst Bankshares Inc. (CFB) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $16.1 million.
  
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• Lawyer for Ecuador's Lasso Calls for Impeachment Hearing to Be Struck Down

  17-04-2023 23:01
  
  By Alexandra ValenciaQUITO (Reuters) - The defense representing Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso has asked lawmakers to declare impeachment...
  
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• Printing Error Forces Pennsylvania County to Replace Ballots

  17-04-2023 23:00
  
  Elections officials in a central Pennsylvania county are scrambling to fix an error on more than 18,000 mail-in ballots for the spring primary
  
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• Police Shooting of Jayland Walker Might Face More Scrutiny

  17-04-2023 22:59
  
  The deadly police shooting of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, by eight officers last summer sparked protests in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, and led to calls for a federal investigation
  
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• US Senator Fetterman Returns to Senate After Depression Treatment

  17-04-2023 22:57
  
  By Katharine JacksonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman returned to work on Monday after weeks of treatment for...
  
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• CNB: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

  17-04-2023 22:56
  CLEARFIELD, Pa. (AP) — CLEARFIELD, Pa. (AP) — CNB Financial Corp. (CCNE) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $16.5 million.
  
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• Soundgarden, Singer's Widow Settle Court Fight Over Unreleased Recordings

  17-04-2023 22:55
  
  By Blake Brittain(Reuters) - Grunge music pioneers Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, the widow of lead singer Chris Cornell, have settled a legal...
  
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• Equity Lifestyle Properties: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

  17-04-2023 22:54
  CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. (ELS) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter.
  
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• Surprise find: Marine animals are thriving in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

  17-04-2023 22:51
  
  Marine animals that usually only live in coastal areas of the western Pacific have been found living and reproducing in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.      
  
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• CBC 'Pausing' Twitter After 'Government-Funded Media' Label

  17-04-2023 22:50
  The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation says it is pausing Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped CBC’s account with a label the public broadcaster says is intended to undermine its credibility
  
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• Business Highlights: IRS Call Times, McCarthy on Debt Bill

  17-04-2023 22:47
  Business Highlights: A summary of the day’s top stories in the business world
  
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• Taiwan to Buy 400 US Anti-Ship Missiles to Face China Threat -Bloomberg News

  17-04-2023 22:46
  
  (Reuters) - Taiwan will buy as many as 400 U.S. land-launched Harpoon missiles in the face of rising threat from China, Bloomberg News reported on...
  
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• Alvin Bragg Ripped Apart by Mom of Murder Victim, Room Erupts in Applause When She Finishes

  17-04-2023 22:43
  
  The mother of a man murdered in New York City ripped Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to shreds on Monday during a remote House Judiciary Committee hearing.
  House Republicans sought to highlight Bragg’s failure to go after violent criminals in the borough at the Jacob Javits Federal Building near Bragg’s office.
  Last week, the committee announced witnesses who would testify about the extent to which the criminal justice system has failed them and their families.
  That testimony
  
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• Oklahoma Officials Accused of Talk of Killing Journalists

  17-04-2023 22:40
  
  Gov. Kevin Stitt is calling for the resignations of four officials in southeast Oklahoma after a newspaper's audio recording apparently captured some of them talking of knowing hit men whoe complaining about two of the paper's journalists
  
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• Gavin Newsom slashes funding for foster care program amid California budget crunch

  17-04-2023 22:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Republicans and Democrats alike in California are sounding the alarm over a proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom to slash his budget commitment for foster care services by two-thirds. The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program assigns thousands of volunteers to act as liaisons for individual foster kids within California’s child welfare system. Newsom previously committed $60 million in new funding for the program over a three-year period. Newsom’s $297 billion state budget p
  
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• Think our kids can't be responsible with money? Surprising insights from a children's book author

  17-04-2023 22:38 via foxnews.com
  
  April is National Financial Literacy Month, dedicated to bringing public awareness to the importance of understanding and using tools surrounding money and investments. Although financial literacy is an important skill set for adults, teaching kids about handling money responsibly may be a very effective way to curb money problems throughout a lifetime. Ellen Sabin, author of "The Nickels, Dimes, and Dollars Book: A Wise Kid’s Guide to Money Matters," hopes to empower children to learn abo
  
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• Man on Trial Denies Charges of Kidnapping Woman, Her Son

  17-04-2023 22:36
  
  The 45-year-old man on trial for kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son in early 2019 acknowledged in court that he stole two vehicles
  
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• Defendant Charged With Kidnapping Mother, Child Testifies

  17-04-2023 22:36
  
  The 45-year-old man on trial for kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son in early 2019 acknowledged in court that he stole two vehicles
  
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• Ben & Jerry's Workers Announce Plan to Unionize in Vermont

  17-04-2023 22:33
  
  About 40 workers at the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop in the Vermont city where the company was founded have announced that they plan to form a union
  
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