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• Simona Halep Faces 2nd Doping Charge Over Biological Passport; Had Failed Drug Test at US Open

  19-05-2023 23:59
  
  Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been accused of a second doping offense by the International Tennis Integrity Agency
  
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• Nebraska Lawmakers Pass Restrictions on Abortion, Transgender Medical Care

  19-05-2023 23:50
  
  By Brad Brooks(Reuters) - Nebraska lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that limits abortion and puts restrictions on gender-affirming medical care...
  
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• Firefighters Heard, Couldn't Rescue 2 Killed in Massive North Carolina Fire

  19-05-2023 23:48
  
  Crews have found the two bodies in the rubble of a massive construction fire in North Carolina
  
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• Microsoft Says China Approves Its Plan to Buy Video Game-Maker Activision Blizzard

  19-05-2023 23:43
  Microsoft said Friday that China has unconditionally approved its plan to buy video game company Activision Blizzard even as the deal still faces antitrust opposition in the U.S. and United Kingdom
  
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• Famed R&B Group the Spinners Donate Performance Outfits to Motown Museum in Detroit

  19-05-2023 23:38
  
  Henry Fambrough had a musical homecoming of sorts at “Hitsville U_S_A.”
  
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• Azerbaijan, Armenia Close to Deal on Ending Transport Blockade - Russia

  19-05-2023 23:35
  
  (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan are close to agreeing an end to a blockade of transport links but more work is needed to seal a peace deal...
  
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• Adidas to Start Selling Stockpile of Yeezy Sneakers Later This Month

  19-05-2023 23:32
  Adidas will begin selling its more than $1 billion in unsold Yeezy sneakers later this month
  
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• Group Accused of Making up Story About Homeless Vets Being Evicted to Make Room for Migrants

  19-05-2023 23:31
  
  The founder of a nonprofit group has been accused of fabricating a story about homeless military veterans being evicted from a New York hotel to make room for migrants, a tale that stoked days of outrage on cable news networks
  
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• Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins Formally Resigns in Wake of Ethics Probes

  19-05-2023 23:27
  
  Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins has formally resigned after wide-ranging investigations by two federal watchdog agencies found she sought to use her position to influence a local election and lied to investigators
  
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• Wisconsin Man Charged With Hacking Sports Betting Accounts

  19-05-2023 23:25
  A Wisconsin man is charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts
  
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• U.S. Reports Case of Atypical Mad Cow Disease

  19-05-2023 23:22
  CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE),...
  
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• Biden: U.S. Supports Training Ukraine on F-16s, Lifts Objection to Transfer of Fighter Jets

  19-05-2023 23:22
  
  The move comes as the U.S. separately agreed not to block the transfer of U.S. fighter jets from other countries into Ukraine.
  
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• Two Ex-Clerks Sentenced After Embezzling Thousands From Poor Missouri Town

  19-05-2023 23:20
  Two former clerks in a small, poor Missouri town have been sentenced to prison for writing hundreds of checks to themselves while the town struggled to provide basic services
  
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• Ex-President Correa Aims to 'Rebuild' Ecuador if His Party Succeeds in Snap Election

  19-05-2023 23:20
  
  By Oliver Griffin(Reuters) - Ecuadorean former President Rafael Correa told Reuters on Friday that his party would rebuild the country and tackle...
  
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• Reactions to the Death of Jim Brown, NFL Star, Social Activist and Actor

  19-05-2023 23:16
  
  The sports world reacts to the announcement that Jim Brown, an NFL star, social activist and actor, has died at the age of 87
  
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• Tucker Carlson's Potential Breach-of-Contract Case Against Fox Stems from Phone Call by Network's Lawyer: Report

  19-05-2023 23:15
  
  A phone call from a Fox News attorney to an associate of Tucker Carlson earlier this month spearheaded accusations of breach of contract the former top-rated host has lodged against his former employer, according to a report.
  Axios reported that two weeks after Carlson was inexplicably ousted by the cable news giant, his high-powered attorney Bryan Freedman accused Fox News of breach of contract and “fraud” in a letter it described as “aggressive.”
  The report claimed Free
  
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• Pedro Almodóvar Rides Into the Western in a Cannes Short About Gay Cowboys

  19-05-2023 23:14
  
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• Silver Lake Acquires Minority Stake in TeamSystem for $660 Million

  19-05-2023 23:06
  (Reuters) - Italian cloud software maker TeamSystem said on Friday that private equity firm Silver Lake has agreed to acquire a minority stake in...
  
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• LGBTQ+ Group Suspends Bud Light Maker's Rating Over Handling of Backlash to Transgender Influencer

  19-05-2023 23:06
  
  The country’s largest advocacy group for LGBTQ+ rights has suspended its benchmark equality and inclusion rating for Anheuser-Busch
  
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• Minnesota Mosque Fire Suspect Admits Setting It to Protest Homelessness, Affidavit Says

  19-05-2023 23:05
  Court records say a 42-year-old man who is accused of arson at a St. Paul, Minnesota, mosque told investigators he set the fire to protest homelessness
  
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• Affidavit: Suspect Admitted Setting Minnesota Mosque Fire to Protest Homelessness

  19-05-2023 23:05
  Court records say a 42-year-old man who is accused of arson at a St. Paul, Minnesota, mosque told investigators he set the fire to protest homelessness
  
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• Connecticut High Court Nominee Who Supported Amy Coney Barrett Withdraws

  19-05-2023 23:01
  
  A nominee to Connecticut’s highest court has withdrawn her name from consideration
  
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• Minnesota Governor Signs Gun Safety Measures: Red Flag Law, Expanded Background Checks

  19-05-2023 22:56
  Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has signed two gun safety measures into law
  
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• Remains of Marine Veteran Killed in Ukraine Flown Home to US

  19-05-2023 22:54
  The remains of a U.S. Marine veteran who had been missing in Ukraine for more than a year will be returned to his family in eastern North Carolina
  
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• West Virginia Superintendent Retiring After Long Education Career

  19-05-2023 22:49
  BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Raleigh County Schools Superintendent David Price comes from a long line of educators.
  
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• USC Athletic Director Mike Bohn Resigns After 3 1/2 Years in Charge

  19-05-2023 22:49
  
  Southern California athletic director Mike Bohn has resigned
  
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• US FDA Panel Votes Against Approval of Intercept Fatty Liver Drug, Cites Safety Issues

  19-05-2023 22:49
  
  By Leroy Leo and Sriparna Roy(Reuters) -A panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, wary of the safety of Intercept...
  
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• American Airlines and JetBlue Must Abandon Their Partnership in the Northeast, Federal Judge Rules

  19-05-2023 22:45
  American Airlines and JetBlue must give up their partnership in the northeast U.S. That's what a federal judge in Boston ruled on Friday
  
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• Texas Militia Member Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Attacking Police During Capitol Riot

  19-05-2023 22:42
  
  A Texas militia member has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for attacking police officers at the U.S. Capitol, seriously injuring one of them during a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021
  
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• Suspect Charged After 2 Teens Found Dead in School Parking Lot Hours Before Graduation Ceremony

  19-05-2023 22:36
  
  A Tennessee teenager has been charged with two counts of murder after she allegedly gave two classmates drugs that were laced with fentanyl and both died after ingesting them.
  According to police, the suspect also consumed the drugs but survived the incident, which occurred just before high school graduation earlier this week.
  Three students who attended the Fayette-Ware Comprehensive High School in Somerville, Tennesse, were found unconscious in a car in the school’s parking lot on Tuesda
  
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• Investigators: Man Who Killed Wisconsin Officers Had History of Domestic Problems

  19-05-2023 22:35
  Investigators have released documents suggesting the man who killed two police officers in a roadside shootout in northwestern Wisconsin last month was struggling with a divorce
  
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• $200,000 Bail Set for Detroit Clerk Who Locked Door Before Customers Were Shot

  19-05-2023 22:26
  
  A lawyer says Friday that a Detroit gas station clerk may have panicked but didn't commit a crime when three customers were shot on May 6
  
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• 4th Death, More Vision Loss Cases Linked to Tainted Eyedrops

  19-05-2023 22:20
  
  U.S. health officials are reporting another death and several more cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria
  
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• Sandy Hook Families Seek to Reverse Payments Alex Jones Made to Wife

  19-05-2023 22:12
  
  By Dietrich KnauthNEW YORK (Reuters) -The families of Sandy Hook shooting victims said they had a strong case to reverse payments received by Alex...
  
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• Sandy Hook Families Preparing to Sue Alex Jones' Wife, Family

  19-05-2023 22:12
  
  By Dietrich KnauthNEW YORK (Reuters) - The families of Sandy Hook victims are preparing to sue Alex Jones' wife and other family members to help...
  
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• Utah Police: Man Admits Killing Wife, Visiting In-Laws, Surrenders

  19-05-2023 22:11
  Police in Utah have arrested a man they say admitted killing his wife, mother-in-law and father-in-law
  
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• Utah Police: Man Admits Killing Multiple People Found in Home, Surrenders

  19-05-2023 22:11
  Police in Utah have arrested a man they say admitted killing multiple people whose bodies were found in a home
  
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• Ratepayer Advocates, Business Interests Want Youngkin, Lawmakers to Act on Key Regulatory Vacancies

  19-05-2023 22:11
  
  A coalition that includes influential business and advocacy groups wrote this week to Virginia lawmakers and Gov. Glenn Youngkin, asking them to take action to fill two long-running vacancies on the state’s powerful regulatory panel that oversees interests ranging from utilities to insurance
  
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• How national Democrats helped pull off a surprise win in the Jacksonville mayoral race

  19-05-2023 22:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  Democrat Donna Deegan’s win in the Jacksonville mayor's race not only energized Florida Democrats, but also etched out an early draft of a potential 2024 playbook.
  
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• Woman Charged in Death of Boy Found in Suitcase Seeks Change of Indiana Venue

  19-05-2023 22:02
  A Louisiana woman is seeking a venue change as she face charges in the death of a boy whose body was found last year inside a suitcase in rural southern Indiana
  
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• Woman Charged in Death of Boy Found in Indiana Suitcase Seeks Change of Indiana Venue

  19-05-2023 22:02
  A Louisiana woman is seeking a venue change as she face charges in the death of a boy whose body was found last year inside a suitcase in rural southern Indiana
  
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• Oil to Renewables: Hawaii Utility Aims to Transform 85-Year-Old Power Plant

  19-05-2023 22:01
  Hawaii’s largest electric utility aims to transform an 85-year-old oil-fired power plant into one that will run on renewable energy
  
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• Michigan Revenue Dips After Tax Cuts, but Surplus Remains High

  19-05-2023 22:01
  Michigan's revenue is expected to be nearly $900 million less this fiscal year than had been previously forecasted in January due to an income tax rate reduction and corporate tax incentives, state officials said Friday
  
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• Tennis: Romania's Halep Asks Independent Court Hearing After Additional Doping Charge

  19-05-2023 22:00
  
  (Reuters) - Former world number one Simona Halep has asked to be judged by an independent tribunal after been charged with a further and separate...
  
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• Drollinger: What Does God Require of Political Leaders?

  19-05-2023 21:58
  
  When I first taught this study at the U.S. Senate, one senator quickly brought up the fact that political leaders are in an industry where millions of dollars are spent on opposition research with the intent of destroying their reputations — and that at this very moment people are in a basement somewhere trying to come up with ways to attack their credibility!
  That is a sobering thought, and unfortunately in American politics today, it is a verifiable reality.
  How then does a political lea
  
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• Tens of Thousands Gather in Belgrade Protest Over Mass Shootings

  19-05-2023 21:55
  
  BELGRADE (Reuters) - Tens of thousands marched through Belgrade on Friday in an anti-government protest following two mass shootings that killed 18...
  
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• Driver of Semi-Truck Under Arrest in Fatal Crash - His Rig Allegedly 'Sandwiched' Van Full of People

  19-05-2023 21:45
  
  The driver of a semi-truck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon, killing seven people in one of the state’s deadliest crashes in recent years, was arrested Friday on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI and other charges, police said.
  Eleven people were in the van when it was struck, authorities said. Six people died at the scene, one more died after being airlifted to a hospital, and four were injured, according to Oregon State Police.
  Lincoln Clayton Smith, 52, o
  
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• Republicans Press Pause on Debt Talks, Trump Tells GOP Not to ‘Fold’

  19-05-2023 21:44
  
  After an optimistic week, debt ceiling talks appeared to hit a snag as GOP negotiators pressed ‘pause.’
  
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• Chairman Makes Pastor Stop Reading Disgusting Library Book at School Board Meeting, He Responds with 5 Brutal Words

  19-05-2023 21:39
  
  A North Carolina pastor gave the perfect response when members of an Asheville school board tried to stop him from reading the sexually explicit text in one of the LGBT books the board has refused to take off school shelves.
  Rev. John Amanchukwu appeared before the Asheville City School Board of EducationFo on Monday to raise the alarm over a book that the board has approved for school libraries in the district. But when he tried to read aloud some of the book’s inappropriate content, the
  
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• Russia and Cuba Ink Deals to Revitalize Communist-Run Island's Ailing Economy

  19-05-2023 21:37
  
  By Nelson Acosta and Dave SherwoodHAVANA (Reuters) - Russian officials and business leaders have signed multiple deals with Cuban counterparts at a...
  
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