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• Tennessee Company Refuses US Request to Recall 67 Million Potentially Dangerous Air Bag Inflators

  12-05-2023 23:50
  A Tennessee company is heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request to recall millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators
  
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• Auto Company Refusing Government Orders to Recall Key Part Present in Many Cars on the Road

  12-05-2023 23:50
  
  A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be recalled.
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville recall 67 million inflators in the U.S. because they could explode and hurl shrapnel. At least two people have been killed in the U.S. and Canada, and seven others have been hurt as a result of defective ARC inflat
  
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• Klaviyo Files Confidentially for U.S. IPO - Sources

  12-05-2023 23:49
  By Echo WangNEW YORK (Reuters) - Data and marketing automation firm Klaviyo Inc confidentially submitted paperwork on Friday with U.S. regulators...
  
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• Senegalese Opposition Rally Against President Sall's Possible Third-Term Ambition

  12-05-2023 23:48
  
  By Ngouda DioneDAKAR (Reuters) - Hundreds of Senegalese opposition supporters and civil society activists gathered at a square in the capital on...
  
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• Kari Lake Election Challenge Shouldn't Proceed, Arizona Officials Say

  12-05-2023 23:46
  
  Arizona officials and the Democratic governor have urged a judge to throw out Republican Kari Lake’s last remaining election misconduct claim
  
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• Maine to Petition Federal Government to Let Asylum Seekers Work

  12-05-2023 23:39
  Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed a bill directing Maine’s labor commissioner to petition the federal government for a waiver allowing asylum seekers to work
  
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• Order Temporarily Blocks Appointed Judges in Mostly Black City and County in Mississippi

  12-05-2023 23:34
  
  A federal judge has temporarily blocked the appointment of four state court judges in the majority-Black county that is home to Mississippi’s capital city
  
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• Damning Audio Recording Reveals Internal Meltdown at CNN After Trump's Town Hall - Report

  12-05-2023 23:29
  
  If there was ever a sign that the establishment media landscape is in a state of complete and total upheaval, this is it.
  CNN, not exactly a ratings powerhouse, is apparently a house divided after the network opted to air former President Donald Trump’s first town hall on Wednesday.
  Despite all of the tangibly positive benefits of hosting Trump for his inaugural town hall, like a massive bump in ratings and social media cachet (though, CNN may not love that last one), audio recordings obta
  
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• Whitmer Meets With Government, Business Leaders on Europe Trip

  12-05-2023 23:26
  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spent two days in Europe this week as part of her second international trade trip this year
  
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• Daniel Penny's Legal Defense Fund Balloons After Former Marine Is Charged, Over 10K People Chip In

  12-05-2023 23:13
  
  A legal defense fund was set up to benefit Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny, who faces a manslaughter charge in the recent death of Jordan Neely on a New York subway — and it had taken in nearly a half-million dollars by Friday afternoon.
  Penny, a 24-year-old college student, was arraigned in New York on Friday morning on a charge of second-degree manslaughter. The charge came after protests in the city calling for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to prosecute him in connection wit
  
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• NFL’s Washington Commanders to be bought from Dan Snyder by group including 76ers co-owner and Magic Johnson

  12-05-2023 23:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  A group led by billionaire investor Josh Harris has agreed to buy the NFL’s Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder and his family.
  
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• Kansas Governor Vetoes Measures to Aid Anti-Abortion Centers, Limit Health Officials' Power

  12-05-2023 23:05
  
  Kansas’ Democratic governor has vetoed Republican legislation that would have provided a financial boost to pregnancy centers run by abortion opponents and curbed state and local officials' powers during infectious disease outbreaks
  
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• Nobody but Kamala Harris Laughs at Awkward Moment - Now Some Are Wondering Why She Was Acting So Strange

  12-05-2023 23:03
  
  An awkward moment during a Wednesday event at the White House with Vice President Kamala Harris has some observers asking questions.
  Harris was swearing in commissioners as part of the “White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.”
  The vice president began speaking in an accent while recounting a story about her mother.
  “My mother used to, she would give us a hard time sometimes,” Harris said. “And she w
  
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• Falcons RB Bijan Robinson Signs Contract, Debuts No. 7 Jersey at Rookie Minicamp

  12-05-2023 23:03
  
  Bijan Robinson has a new number with a big Atlanta history, a newly signed contract and huge expectations no rookie Falcons running back has faced in recent years
  
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• Police Charge Georgia Woman in Death of Toddler Daughter

  12-05-2023 23:00
  Police have charged a Georgia woman with felony murder after her toddler daughter was found in a pond and died
  
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• Signal Mountain Woman Named Tennessee's Oldest Resident at Age 112

  12-05-2023 22:54
  SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (AP) —
  
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• West Virginia High School Teacher's Lesson Includes Decomposing 'Body Farm'

  12-05-2023 22:52
  SPRING MILLS, W.Va. (AP) — Jessica Beihl, the forensic science teacher at Spring Mills High School, created a unique project for her students.
  
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• President of El Salvador Touts Success of Gang Crackdown - But Fact-Check Shows He's Not There Yet

  12-05-2023 22:52
  
  After the president of El Salvador touted the success of his crackdown on gangs in reducing murders in the nation, a Twitter fact-check revealed that he still has work to do.
  On Wednesday, President Nayib Bukele claimed that El Salvador had gone 365 days without a homicide.
  “We closed on May 10, 2023, with 0 homicides nationwide. With this, it’s 365 days without homicides, a full year,” he tweeted.
  However, a community note was added to Bukele’s tweet that undercut his cl
  
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• New Mexico Regulators Grilled Over Oilfield Spills, Lack of Enforcement

  12-05-2023 22:44
  Environmentalists who had praised the approval of rules adopted nearly two years ago to crack down on oilfield spills allege New Mexico regulators aren't doing enough to enforce the provisions
  
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• Op-Ed: We're Under Invasion - And Here's Why Our Leaders Are Allowing It

  12-05-2023 22:43
  
  The rampage on America by massive numbers of illegals with unknown backgrounds and untold purposes, whose first act on American soil is to break U.S. law, is brought to us by the men and women who took an oath to protect American citizens and our national sovereignty.
  They’re here — millions of men, women and children who entered the country illegally. So many that the real number is hard to know — estimates since Joe Biden became president range from 4 to 7 million and up.
  Wit
  
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• Norfolk Southern Train Got Alarm Before Pennsylvania Derailment -NTSB

  12-05-2023 22:38
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed near New Castle, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday night received an alarm several...
  
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• Commanders' Record Sale Agreed to by Snyder Family, Harris Group That Includes Magic Johnson

  12-05-2023 22:38
  
  A group led by Josh Harris has agreed to buy the NFL’s Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder and his family
  
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• Jordan Neely Death Witness Steps Forward with New Information, Says She's 'Praying' for the Charged Marine

  12-05-2023 22:35
  
  A passenger who was on a New York City subway car when Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny put an alleged violent criminal in a fatal chokehold last week said she is praying for him after he was charged with manslaughter.
  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged the 24-year-old with second-degree manslaughter on Thursday afternoon in the death of Jordan Neely, 30.
  Penny surrendered to police on Friday morning and was released after he appeared in court without entering a plea.
  He faces up t
  
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• Meet 'Chonkosaurus,' the viral Chicago River snapping turtle

  12-05-2023 22:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  A massive snapping turtle lounging on a bed of rusty chains in the Chicago River has won hearts on the internet after a viral video circulated Twitter.
  
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• CBO: Breathing Room on Debt Ceiling ‘X-Date’?

  12-05-2023 22:30
  
  A mixed report on the date the nation will default on its debt comes as the White House and Congress are in a high-stakes game of chicken over raising the debt limit.
  
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• Largest US Public Utility Switching From Coal to Gas, Despite Proposed EPA Carbon Pollution Limits

  12-05-2023 22:27
  The nation’s largest public utility has released plans to build a new natural gas plant in East Tennessee, one day after the Biden administration proposed strict new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
  
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• Ohio Republicans pass a measure that could make it harder to enshrine abortion rights

  12-05-2023 22:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ohio's GOP-controlled Legislature passed a series of measures this week that could make it harder to amend the state constitution to protect abortion rights.
  
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• Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in Scheme to Bribe Michigan Marijuana Board Chair

  12-05-2023 22:25
  
  A fourth person has pleaded guilty in a scheme to bribe the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board
  
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• Hundreds of Police Among Mourners for Slain Wisconsin Deputy Sheriff

  12-05-2023 22:22
  Hundreds of law enforcement officers from several states have joined other mourners in paying final respects to Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy fatally shot by a suspected drunken driver during a traffic stop
  
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• Funeral for Slain Wisconsin Sheriff's Deputy Draws 3,000 Mourners

  12-05-2023 22:22
  Some 1,500 law enforcement officers from several states were among 3,000 mourners paying their final respects to a Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot by a suspected drunken driver during a traffic stop
  
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• What to Know About Judge's Ruling on Age Limit for Young Gun Buyers

  12-05-2023 22:21
  
  A judge’s ruling striking down a federal law that bans licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the latest example of how a landmark Supreme Court decision is transforming the legal landscape around firearms
  
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• New Menopause Drug for Hot Flashes Gets FDA Approval

  12-05-2023 22:18
  
  The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new type of drug to treat hot flashes caused by menopause
  
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• Boston Man Charged With Providing Chinese Officials Information on Pro-Democracy Activists

  12-05-2023 22:17
  A Boston man has been accused of working with Chinese government officials to keep tabs on Chinese activists and dissidents in the area
  
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• Teen Identified as Body Found in Burned Truck in Arkansas

  12-05-2023 22:16
  Arkansas authorities say the body found inside a burned pickup truck has been identified as a teenager who was reported missing
  
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• Stuck Antenna Freed on Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft

  12-05-2023 22:15
  A crucial radar antenna on a spacecraft bound for Jupiter is no longer jammed
  
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• Brazil Supreme Court Justice Orders Investigation Into Google, Telegram Execs

  12-05-2023 22:15
  
  BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered an investigation into executives from Alphabet Inc's...
  
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• Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature Poised to Pass Contentious Gun Control Measures

  12-05-2023 22:02
  
  Democratic leaders in the Minnesota Senate expressed confidence that their one-vote majority would hold firm when the chamber took up the final version of a broad public safety budget bill that contains two contentious gun control measures
  
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• Democrats in Minnesota Senate Hold Firm to Pass Contentious Gun Control Measures

  12-05-2023 22:02
  
  Democratic Minnesota senators held firm despite only a one-vote majority to pass gun control legislation strongly supported by the governor
  
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• Robocall Company Behind 'Billions' of Illegal Calls Sued by FTC

  12-05-2023 22:01
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - XCast Labs, a company accused of helping make billions of illegal robocalls, was sued on Friday by the U.S. Federal Trade...
  
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• Wisconsin Middle-Schooler Killed by Swerving Pickup While Waiting to Board School Bus

  12-05-2023 21:55
  Authorities say a middle-school student waiting to board a school bus in Wisconsin was struck and killed Friday by a pickup truck that had swerved to avoid hitting the bus
  
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• Police: 3 Men Arrested in Deadly Los Angeles Shootings Linked to Chicago Violence

  12-05-2023 21:53
  
  Investigators say three men associated with a gang have been arrested in connection with deadly Los Angeles shootings in a case in which all suspects and victims were from the Chicago area
  
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• Two Soldiers Killed in New Azerbaijan-Armenia Clash Ahead of Peace Talks

  12-05-2023 21:51
  
  (Reuters) -Troops from Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged fire with weapons including mortars and drones on their joint border on Friday, killing one...
  
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• One Armenian Soldier Killed in New Clash Ahead of Peace Talks With Azerbaijan

  12-05-2023 21:51
  
  (Reuters) - Troops from Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged fire with weapons including mortars and drones on a joint border on Friday and an Armenian...
  
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• 5 People Die in Alabama Highway Crash; 4 Were From Mississippi

  12-05-2023 21:47
  A crash on an Alabama highway has killed five people, four of them from Mississippi
  
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• Factbox: Linda Yaccarino - the Advertising Executive Musk Picked as New Twitter CEO

  12-05-2023 21:46
  
  (Reuters) - Elon Musk has named former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's new CEO, as the company tries to reverse a...
  
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• Historically Black Medical Schools Urge More Spending in Hearing With Bernie Sanders

  12-05-2023 21:43
  The leaders of four historically Black medical schools are telling U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders that the federal government needs to bolster their funding
  
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• Dejected Anderson Cooper Airs Grievances About Trump Town Hall: 'It Is Happening Again'

  12-05-2023 21:40
  
  CNN host Anderson Cooper appeared dejected Thursday night during his monologue when he addressed the left-wing backlash against his network’s decision to host a town hall with former President Donald Trump a day earlier.
  But the host also pointed out a hard truth to members of his audience when he told them during what was essentially an anti-Trump screed that they are not better off hiding in their echo chambers.
  Trump’s New Hampshire event saw CNN and moderator Kaitlan Collins skew
  
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• CDC Data: Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.16, or Arcturus, Responsible for 14% of New COVID-19 Cases

  12-05-2023 21:34
  
  The CDC this week reduced the coronavirus data it publishes after the public health emergency declaration related to the coronavirus ended.
  
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• West Virginia Officer Will Not Face Charges for Striking, Killing 13-Year-Old With Cruiser Off-Duty

  12-05-2023 21:33
  An off-duty deputy sheriff in West Virginia who struck and killed a 13-year-old girl with his police cruiser last year will not face criminal charges
  
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• Suns Go Big at Trade Deadline, Still Lose in Second Round of Playoffs

  12-05-2023 21:33
  
  The Phoenix Suns pushed all-in at the trade deadline, blowing up their roster nucleus to add 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant in a quest for the franchise’s first championship in its 55-year history
  
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