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• US Set to Open New Embassy in Tonga This Month -Senior US Diplomat

  02-05-2023 23:58
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is on track to open a new embassy in Tonga this month, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Tuesday...
  
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• Officials Move Inmate Stuck on US Death Row for Years

  02-05-2023 23:58
  
  Prison officials have moved a former drug dealer convicted of killing a 16-year-old Texas girl off federal death row to serve a life sentence in another prison amid criticism he should have been moved years ago after a judge deemed him intellectually disabled and vacated his death sentence
  
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• Hazing Becomes a Felony in Some Cases in Washington State

  02-05-2023 23:57
  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill that strengthens state laws against hazing
  
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• Howard U. Picks African Diaspora Scholar as Next President

  02-05-2023 23:55
  
  Howard University is turning to an experienced scholar of the African diaspora to serve as its new university president
  
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• Drollinger: Why Believers Should Be Involved in Politics

  02-05-2023 23:55
  
  Some churches teach that believers should abstain from a career in politics and only involve themselves in evangelism in the political arena. But that’s not what the Bible teaches. “Evangelism only” is too narrow an understanding of the mission of Jesus.
  The Scriptures say believers are to impact the world around them with God’s precepts and for his glory. The ways in which this Christian influence happens vary, respective to the call God has placed on each believer. We a
  
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• Autopsy shows tech exec Bob Lee consumed alcohol, cocaine and ketamine before he was killed

  02-05-2023 23:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Bob Lee, the Cash App founder stabbed to death in San Francisco, ingested alcohol, cocaine and ketamine before he was killed, an autopsy report revealed.
  
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• Bongino: Tucker Carlson Story Takes Interesting Turn - 'Somebody's Going to Have to Explain What's Going On'

  02-05-2023 23:50
  
  A lot of people have a lot of questions about Tucker Carlson’s status at Fox News.
  One of the people at the head of that long line is conservative podcaster Dan Bongino, a former weekend Fox host who split from the network just days before the wildly popular “Tucker Carlson Tonight” show abruptly went dark.
  Bongino discussed the issue on “The Dan Bongino Show” Tuesday on Rumble.
  He began by talking about the latest development in the story, in which far-left “
  
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• NATO Says It Scrambled Jets Sunday to Track Russian Patrol Aircraft Over North Atlantic

  02-05-2023 23:45
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO fighter jets scrambled on Sunday to track a Russian maritime patrol aircraft that violated air safety rules over the...
  
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• Another Woman Threw a Drink at US Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida

  02-05-2023 23:43
  
  Two women have now been accused of throwing drinks at U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz
  
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• U.S. to Help Journalists Globally Defend Against Legal Threats

  02-05-2023 23:42
  
  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday launched a program to defend journalists around the world from legal threats aimed at...
  
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• Jurors struggle over at least one charge in Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial

  02-05-2023 23:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jurors deliberating the fate of five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with Jan. 6 appear to be struggling with some charges.
  
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• Officials: US to Send Ukraine $300 Million in Military Aid

  02-05-2023 23:38
  
  U.S. officials say the Biden administration is sending Ukraine about $300 million in additional military aid, including an enormous amount of artillery rounds, howitzers, air-to-ground rockets and ammunition as the launch of the spring offensive against Russian forces approaches
  
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• Officer Shoots Incarcerated Man Who Choked Fellow Inmate

  02-05-2023 23:37
  Authorities say a correctional officer shot and killed an incarcerated man who was choking a fellow inmate at California State Prison, Sacramento
  
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• State Asks Montana Judge to Reject Zooey Zephyr Lawsuit

  02-05-2023 23:29
  
  Attorneys for the state of Montana on Tuesday asked a judge to reject transgender Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s attempt to return to the House floor after she was silenced and then banished by her GOP colleagues
  
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• Judge Rejects Zooey Zephyr Effort to Return to Montana House

  02-05-2023 23:29
  
  Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the transgender Montana lawmaker who was silenced after telling Republicans they would have blood on their hands for opposing gender-affirming health care for kids, cannot return to the statehouse House floor and participate in debate, a judge ruled Tuesday
  
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• Judge Rejects Zooey Zephyr Bid to Return to Montana House

  02-05-2023 23:29
  
  Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the transgender Montana lawmaker who was silenced after telling Republicans they would have blood on their hands for opposing gender-affirming health care for kids, cannot return to the statehouse House floor and participate in debate, a judge ruled Tuesday
  
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• Close Call at High Speed: Video Shows Officer Evade Crash

  02-05-2023 23:29
  
  A police officer remarkably escaped injury when a car careened across a highway at 120 mph while he conducted a traffic stop
  
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• Man Sought in Shooting That Wounded Mississippi Trooper

  02-05-2023 23:26
  Law enforcement agencies are offering a reward for information about a man suspected of shooting a Mississippi Highway Patrol officer in the arm
  
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• Desperate Bud Light Is Now Literally Giving Beer Away as Mulvaney Backlash Continues: Report

  02-05-2023 23:23
  
  A disastrous marketing deal with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney has left Anheuser-Busch reeling — to the extent they’re giving away free cases of Bud Light.
  The beer producer is giving away the drinks to distributors in a bid to reverse sharply declining sales, according to the Wall Street Journal.
  Consumers have quickly cooled on the producer’s Bud Light beer in the wake of the partnership — in which Mulvaney promoted himself with personalized cans of the beverage
  
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• Argentina's Fernandez Seeks Dollar Relief From Brazil's Lula

  02-05-2023 23:17
  
  Argentine President Alberto Fernández and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, vowed Tuesday to keep working to come up with a mechanism that would allow them to eschew the dollar in trade between the neighboring nations
  
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• Pentagon to Deploy 1,500 Troops to Southern Border in Support of DHS

  02-05-2023 23:16
  
  The forces, which will not conduct a law enforcement role, will arrive in anticipation of a new surge in attempted border crossings as a Trump-era policy is set to expire.
  
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• Appeals Court Refuses to Reconsider Adnan Syed's Sentence

  02-05-2023 23:16
  
  A Maryland appellate court has denied a request by Adnan Syed’s lawyer to reconsider its recent decision to reinstate his murder conviction
  
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• Trump may skip the first GOP primary debates

  02-05-2023 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump may skip the first Republican debates this summer, two people aware of his thinking told NBC News.
  
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• 'The Five' Host Considered the 'Odds-On Favorite' to Replace Tucker Carlson's Fox News Time Slot

  02-05-2023 23:08
  
  Now that Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News, the network has a massive hole to fill in its primetime 8 p.m. time slot.
  According to CNN, in 2021 Carlson’s show surpassed “The Sean Hannity Show” as the highest-rated cable news show, and it remained that way in 2022 and through the beginning of this year as well.
  The network has huge shoes to fill, and a recent article from The Hill listed the people most likely to replace Carlson in the 8 p.m. spot.
  The article listed well-known
  
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• Muslim Mayor Blocked From White House Decries 'Watch List'

  02-05-2023 23:07
  A New Jersey mayor who was blocked from attending a White House celebration this week with President Joe Biden to belatedly mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has called on the administration to end the federal “watch list” that he said illegally targets Muslims and others
  
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• Election Denier Jim Marchant to Run for Senate in Nevada

  02-05-2023 23:04
  A Nevada Republican who led a movement of candidates who promoted Donald Trump's lies of a stolen 2020 election is set to announce he will run for the U.S. Senate next year against Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen in the swing state
  
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• Election Denier Jim Marchant Running for US Senate in Nevada

  02-05-2023 23:04
  
  A Nevada Republican who led a movement of candidates who promoted Donald Trump's lies of a stolen 2020 election says he will run for the U.S. Senate next year against Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen in the swing state
  
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• Suspected Gunman in Texas Mass Shooting Caught: What to Know

  02-05-2023 23:03
  
  Authorities in Texas say the man accused of opening fire at his Texas neighbors' home and killing five people has been arrested after a four-day manhunt
  
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• Manhunt for Suspect in Texas Mass Shooting: What to Know

  02-05-2023 23:03
  
  Authorities have been stymied in their search for a man accused of opening fire at his Texas neighbors' home and killing five people
  
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• Cities Say Shelters Full, Budgets Hit by Immigration Uptick

  02-05-2023 23:03
  
  U.S. cities already struggling to shelter thousands of migrants are calling for federal help and an end to some Republican governors’ political gamesmanship over immigration
  
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• Senators Fight Over Control of St. Louis Police, Prosecutor

  02-05-2023 23:00
  Missouri's governor would play a major role in how crime in St. Louis is handled if a bill pending in the state legislature passes
  
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• Navy Commander Pulled From Job in Connection With SEAL Death

  02-05-2023 23:00
  
  U.S. officials say the commander of the Naval Special Warfare Center who was reprimanded in connection with the death last year of a Navy SEAL candidate has been pulled out of his job about two months early
  
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• Navy Commander Pulled From Job After SEAL Candidate Death

  02-05-2023 23:00
  
  U.S. officials say the commander of the Naval Special Warfare Center who was reprimanded in connection with the death last year of a Navy SEAL candidate has been pulled out of his job about two months early
  
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• California Hotline to Provide Legal Help Related to Abortion

  02-05-2023 22:58
  California is joining with law firms and advocacy groups to create a hotline that provides access to information and pro bono services for people who need legal help related to abortion
  
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• Bye-Bye Blue Flame? NY to Require Gas-Free New Buildings

  02-05-2023 22:57
  
  New York state is banning natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  
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• Tucker Leaks Spectacularly Backfire on Media Matters as People Declare They Like Him Even More Now

  02-05-2023 22:52
  
  The extremist, left-wing astroturf website Media Matters for America has been attempting to destroy Tucker Carlson — apparently with the help of Fox News insiders — but it looks more like all their efforts are only making Carlson look better.
  Media Matters posted what they apparently think is some sort of “expose” of Carlson’s behind-the-scenes behavior in the wake of being fired by Fox News. But what they have to say of some of his jokes, exclamations, and antics s
  
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• Starbucks Says It Is Seeing Demand Heat up as China Recovers

  02-05-2023 22:47
  
  Starbucks has posted stronger-than-expected sales in its fiscal second quarter
  
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• Starbucks Beats Sales Forecasts as China Recovers

  02-05-2023 22:47
  
  Starbucks posted stronger-than-expected sales in its fiscal second quarter as demand in China began to recover
  
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• Missouri Man Sentenced to Prison for Jan. 6 Participation

  02-05-2023 22:43
  A Missouri man who says cases against participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, siege of the U.S. Capitol are unconstitutional has been sentenced to jail
  
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• Man Charged in Shooting That Wounded 3 St. Louis Officers

  02-05-2023 22:43
  A 71-year-old man is facing multiple charges for allegedly shooting a St. Louis police officer and causing injuries to two other officers who went to his home to check on his welfare
  
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• Woke Company Disney Invested More Than $400 Million Into Headed for Bankruptcy: Report

  02-05-2023 22:34
  
  Vice, an appropriately named nasty online publication aimed at young adults, is preparing to file for bankruptcy, according to multiple reports Monday — a move that would evaporate hundreds of millions of dollars from one of its investors, Disney.
  As the bankruptcy clouds roll in, the publication is seeking a buyer, according to The New York Times.
  While planning to write off at least $400 million, Disney might have dodged a bigger bullet: It considering buying Vice in 2015 for more than $
  
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• Ford Posts $1.76B 1Q Profit Largely on Gas-Powered Vehicles

  02-05-2023 22:33
  
  Ford Motor Co. made $1.76 billion last quarter, swinging into the black from a $3.1 billion net loss for the same period a year ago
  
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• 9 Students Among 16 Hospitalized After SUV Crashes Into Bus

  02-05-2023 22:29
  First responders have taken 16 people, including nine special needs students, to hospitals after an SUV crashed head-on into a bus in Chicago
  
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• US State Dept OKs Potential Sale of Anti-Ship Missile System to Latvia -Pentagon

  02-05-2023 22:26
  By Paul Grant and Mike Stone(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of a naval strike missile coastal defense system...
  
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• New State License Plate: Magnolia In, ‘In God We Trust’ Out

  02-05-2023 22:20
  
  Mississippi is getting a new standard license plate design starting in January, featuring the magnolia that’s also on the state flag
  
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• Twitter Note Reveals What's Really in the Sick Book Chelsea Clinton Wants Children to Read

  02-05-2023 22:18
  
  Bill and Hillary Clinton’s daughter Chelsea took to Twitter to advocate for children to be exposed to LGBT content, but she got a bit more than she bargained for when her tweet was slapped with a “community note” laying bare what she conveniently forgot to mention.
  On Thursday, Clinton tweeted her lament that many LGBT-themed books have been the target of “attempted book bans.”
  “Over 50% of the attempted book bans last year involved books with LGBTQ+ character
  
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• Man Arrested Outside Buckingham Palace With Suspected Weapon

  02-05-2023 22:15
  
  London police say a controlled explosion has been carried out as a precaution outside Buckingham Palace after a man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon
  
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• Groups to Sue Federal Officials Over Manatee Protection

  02-05-2023 22:14
  
  Several conservation groups have announced that they’re planning to sue federal wildlife officials, citing a failure to protect the West Indian manatee following record death rates in recent years
  
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• Panthers restrict Stanley Cup playoff ticket sales to US residents only ahead of Maple Leafs series

  02-05-2023 22:12 via foxnews.com
  
  The Florida Panthers upset the Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Sunday following the Presidents’ Trophy winner’s historic season.  Now, they’re looking to push their playoff run even further and that means creating the perfect environment.  The Toronto Maple Leafs, who won their first playoff series since 2004, will host the first two games of their second-round series against the Panthers, but fans hoping to support their team in Florid
  
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• Another Met Gala in the Books, So How Did They Do on Theme?

  02-05-2023 22:12
  
  In vintage couture and a world of Chanel-inspired camellias
  
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