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• Minus Suspended Coach Becky Hammon, Aces Rout Storm 105-64 to Open Title Defense

  20-05-2023 23:17
  
  Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum both scored 23 points, and the Las Vegas Aces opened defense of their WNBA championship with a 105-64 win over the Seattle Storm
  
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• Jimmy Buffett, 76, Needed 'Immediate' Hospitalization, Cancels Show

  20-05-2023 23:16
  
  Iconic singer Jimmy Buffett has canceled a show scheduled for Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday due to health reasons.
  Buffett, 76, shared the cancellation notice of his show with the Coral Reefer Band on Twitter, noting that ticketholders for the stop on his “Second Wind Tour” would be emailed about the cancellation and their tickets would be good for whenever the show ultimately goes on.
  Buffett began his statement Thursday with a quote from American author Mark Twain that sa
  
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• Punk Pours 'Gasoline' on Random Truck, Fun Immediately Ends When Old Man Whips Out a Pistol

  20-05-2023 22:53
  
  A live streamer’s “prank” ended in a weapon being drawn after the jokester took things too far.
  The video of the unknown prankster surfaced this week and quickly gained attention over the actions of one would-be victim.
  In the nearly minute-long clip, the live streamer is seen first running up to a car and dumping the contents of a red gasoline can over it. The driver, who was in the car when the sick “prank” began, is told by the punk “I’m burning your
  
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• Man Who Won Women's Cycling Race Takes the Winner's Podium - Now Look at What's Around Him

  20-05-2023 22:38
  
  Two women who took second and third place in a Colorado cycling race seem to have taken a stand by refusing to take the stand after a man claiming to be a woman won first place.
  Cyclist Lesley Mumford, a man who “transitioned” in 2017, won the 100-mile race on Sunday, beating out 13 women in the 40 to 49 age group.
  However, when it came time to visit the winner’s podium, Mumford found himself standing alone on the No. 1 platform because the women who won second and third place
  
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• High School Boys Revolt After Trans Addition to Bathroom, Put Device Exactly Where It Belongs: Report

  20-05-2023 22:23
  
  As transgender insanity continues its march across the country, a group of high school students is making their feelings on the issue known.
  We have already seen time and again how high school and college girls have stood up and protested against biological males being allowed into women-only spaces, possibly putting them in danger; now it’s the high school boys’ turn.
  Earlier this week, photos emerged of a protest that male students at Lakeridge High School in Oregon made against th
  
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• Sudan's Factions Agree to 7-Day Humanitarian Truce and Ceasefire, Sources Say

  20-05-2023 22:20
  
  (Reuters) - The Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a seven-day humanitarian truce and ceasefire, two negotiation...
  
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• Biden Meeting Ukraine's Zelenskiy, South Korea and Japan on Sunday

  20-05-2023 22:19
  
  HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday and also hold a joint meeting...
  
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• Biden blasted for barking at reporter to ‘shush up’ during Japan G7 summit meeting: ‘If Trump does that…’

  20-05-2023 22:19 via foxnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden’s critics called out the world leader for telling a reporter to "shush up" while he was meeting with the Australian prime minister at the latest G7 summit in Japan. Annoyed Twitter users slammed Biden as condescending for the command, with some pointing out that if former President Donald Trump had done that to an overzealous member of the press, he wouldn’t have heard the end of it from his usual critics. The brief but tense moment happened while Biden was speaki
  
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• Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Tells Law Students 'Survivor' Offers Helpful Lessons

  20-05-2023 22:17
  
  Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's a “Survivor superfan” and in a commencement address in Washington offered graduating law school students lessons from the reality TV show
  
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• Transgender Mississippi Girl Misses Graduation After Judge's Ruling

  20-05-2023 22:16
  
  By Timothy Gardner(Reuters) - A transgender Mississippi girl declined to participate in high school graduation on Saturday after a U.S. District...
  
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• Hiroshima G7 Marks Costs of War and Welcomes Ukraine's Zelenskiy

  20-05-2023 22:12
  
  By Trevor HunnicuttHIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - The United States and other rich democracies on Sunday will bring to a close a Group of Seven...
  
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• G7 Stiffens Resolve to Thwart Russia, Gives Zelenskiy Chance to Win Over Fence Sitters

  20-05-2023 22:12
  
  By Andreas Rinke and Trevor HunnicuttHIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - The Group of Seven (G7) rich nations signalled to Russia their readiness to stand...
  
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• G7 Offers Ukraine Long-Term Support, Zelenskiy Laments Bakhmut 'Tragedy'

  20-05-2023 22:12
  
  By Andreas Rinke and Trevor HunnicuttHIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Leaders of the world's richest democracies sent strong messages of sustained...
  
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• At G7, Zelenskiy Says Destruction of Bakhmut Has Echoes of Hiroshima

  20-05-2023 22:12
  
  By Trevor Hunnicutt and Andreas RinkeHIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Leaders of the world's richest democracies said on Sunday they would not back down...
  
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• Watch: Pro-Trans Protester Punches Police Officer During Capitol Mob, 6 People Arrested

  20-05-2023 22:11
  
  Violence flared Friday after Nebraska lawmakers rejected the demands of pro-abortion and pro-transgender protests.
  As noted by the Lincoln Journal-Star, one woman was arrested after trying to push past a Nebraska state trooper while another protester, who was being arrested for alleged interfering with troopers, was being taken into custody.Troopers arrested six people at the Nebraska State Capitol building today for various offenses, including this incident caught on a security camera in which
  
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• Tens of Thousands Protest Against Planned Israeli Judicial Overhaul

  20-05-2023 22:01
  
  TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Israelis joined protests across the country, now entering their 20th week, on Saturday against Prime...
  
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• Martin Amis, British Novelist Who Brought a Rock ‘N’ Roll Sensibility to His Work, Has Died at 73

  20-05-2023 21:59
  
  British novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle, has died
  
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• British Novelist Martin Amis, Who Brought a Rock ‘N’ Roll Sensibility to His Work, Has Died at 73

  20-05-2023 21:59
  
  British novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle, has died
  
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• British Novelist Martin Amis Has Died, According to His Agent. Amis Was 73.

  20-05-2023 21:59
  
  British novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle, has died
  
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• Victims of Deadly Oregon Highway Crash Were Farmworkers, Union Says

  20-05-2023 21:54
  
  An Oregon union says the victims of one of the state's deadliest highway crashes were farmworkers traveling in a van at an hour when agricultural laborers typically commute home after toiling in the harvest
  
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• Elon Musk Tweets Praise for Republican Presidential Contender and It's Not Trump or DeSantis

  20-05-2023 21:33
  
  Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Friday seconded comments by Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on personal responsibility.
  Scott filed the paperwork Friday to join the Republican field of candidates hoping to win their party’s nomination in 2024, according to CNN.
  In the clip posted to Twitter, Scott spoke about taking ownership of life – the good and bad.
  “Great statement by @votetimscott,” Musk tweeted. Scott later invited Musk to attend his official Monday campaign k
  
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• Sinn Fein Sweep Past Unionist Rivals Again in N. Ireland Local Elections

  20-05-2023 21:32
  
  By Amanda FergusonBELFAST (Reuters) - Irish nationalists Sinn Fein followed up last year's historic Northern Ireland Assembly victory by overtaking...
  
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• Florida's DeSantis Seeks to Disqualify Judge in Disney Case

  20-05-2023 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican mulling a 2024 presidential run, are asking that a federal judge be...
  
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• Could Clinton Criminal Cases Get Reopened? Report Reveals 4 FBI Investigations Into Bill and Hillary

  20-05-2023 21:28
  
  As the FBI was opening the books on a bogus investigation of former President Donald Trump, it was closing the books on multiple probes related to former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, according to the report of special counsel John Durham.
  A report in the Daily Mail that mined the 300-plus page Durham report said that the FBI first looked into claims about Hillary Clinton in 2014 when a “well-placed” confidential source suggested two foreign governments were trying to m
  
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• U.S.'s Blinken Speaks With Burhan About Talks to Reach Ceasefire in Sudan

  20-05-2023 21:26
  
  (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he spoke with Sudanese army leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan about efforts...
  
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• Songwriter Pete Brown, Who Co-Wrote 'Sunshine of Your Love' and 'White Room,' Dies at 82.

  20-05-2023 21:14
  Poet and songwriter Pete Brown, who co-wrote some hit songs for the rock supergroup Cream in the 1960s, has died
  
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• Pete Brown, Co-Writer of 'Sunshine of Your Love,' 'White Room' for Rock Group Cream, Dies at 82

  20-05-2023 21:14
  Poet and songwriter Pete Brown, who co-wrote some hit songs for the rock supergroup Cream in the 1960s, has died
  
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• Martin Amis, British Writer of Dark Comedic Novels, Dies at 73 - NYT

  20-05-2023 21:05
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Martin Amis, a British writer of dark comedic novels, has died at the age of 73, according to the New York Times.His wife,...
  
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• Martin Amis, British Writer of Dark Comedic Novels, Dies at 73

  20-05-2023 21:05
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Martin Amis, a British writer of dark comedic novels, has died at the age of 73, his publisher said Saturday on...
  
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• Depp's First Appearance Since Heard Trial Labeled 'Disaster,' But Here's What Really Happened

  20-05-2023 20:59
  
  As the great Captain Jack Sparrow once said, “If you were waiting for the opportune moment, that was it.”
  Which, out of context, sounds like a dig on the Captain’s character, but ’tis not:
  And that rings true even today in some media reports. The actor in the iconic swashbuckler role, Johnny Depp, made his first official appearance Tuesday after his 2022 defamation trial against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard.
  Depp lost numerous roles over Heard’s allegations that
  
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• Soccer-Manchester City Win Premier League Title as Arsenal Lose

  20-05-2023 20:46
  
  By Martyn HermanLONDON (Reuters) -Manchester City were confirmed as Premier League champions for the fifth time in six seasons on Saturday without...
  
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• Man City's Treble Bid up and Running After Winning English Premier League

  20-05-2023 20:41
  
  Manchester City’s bid for a treble of major trophies is up and running
  
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• South Carolina Republicans Hear Pitches From 2024 Candidates, Reelect State Party Chairman

  20-05-2023 20:40
  
  South Carolina Republicans have selected Drew McKissick as their chairman for a fourth term at a convention where some of the party’s 2024 presidential hopefuls made pitches to voters in the first-in-the-South primary state
  
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• Man City Wins English Premier League After Arsenal Loses at Nottingham Forest

  20-05-2023 20:31
  
  Manchester City has clinched a third straight English Premier League title after second-placed Arsenal lost at Nottingham Forest 1-0 to cap its end-of-season collapse
  
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• Man City Wins English Premier League After Arsenal Caps End-Of-Season Collapse With Loss at Forest

  20-05-2023 20:31
  
  Manchester City has clinched a third straight English Premier League title after second-placed Arsenal lost at Nottingham Forest 1-0 to cap its end-of-season collapse
  
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• Plane Crashes in Croatia, Rescuers Search for Crew

  20-05-2023 20:22
  SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Rescuers found the remains of a light aircraft that crashed on Saturday in the mountainous region of the northwestern Croatia...
  
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• Ultra-Woke LGBT Show Amongst Dozens of Disney+ Movies and Shows to Be Removed on May 26th

  20-05-2023 20:12
  
  Chalk up another win for going broke in the woke vs. broke sweepstakes.
  According to a Thursday report from Hollywood trade publication Deadline, Disney is set to retire a number of its biggest series from its streaming platform, Disney+ — including a high-profile, woke-ified remake of “Willow,” the 1988 Ron Howard-directed swords-and-sorcery movie.
  Disney had previously announced that it was set to take a “content impairment charge,” or tax writ-down — w
  
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• Former Arkansas U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, Who Served 7 Terms, Dies at 80

  20-05-2023 20:09
  
  Former Rep. Marion Berry, who was known for blunt rhetoric and his advocacy work for farmers and elderly residents in eastern Arkansas, has died
  
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• 'Disturbing' Biden Video Resurfaces: What's He Doing Holding Hands with These 2 Children?

  20-05-2023 20:02
  
  Given that President Joe Biden has an awkward history of preternatural closeness with children, one of the things you’d think he’d be conscious about was never being recorded walking into the Oval Office with a kid holding each of his hands.
  But this is Joe Biden and he’s barely conscious, much less conscious of how that looks. Thus, you may have seen yet another clip of the president with two kids making the rounds on social media over the past few days:
  WARNING: The following
  
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• One Baffert Horse Euthanized on Track on Undercard Before Another Baffert Entry Wins Preakness

  20-05-2023 19:56
  
  A horse trained by Bob Baffert has been euthanized on the track after going down with injury and unseating his jockey during a race on the undercard at Pimlico hours before a different Baffert horse won the Preakness Stakes
  
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• Horse Trained by Bob Baffert Euthanized on Track After Racing Injury on Preakness Undercard

  20-05-2023 19:56
  
  A horse trained by Bob Baffert has been euthanized on the track after going down with injury and unseating his jockey during a race on the Preakness undercard
  
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• Another Racehorse Death Rocks Triple Crown: Horse Injures Jockey, Goes Wild Mid-Race Before Being Euthanized

  20-05-2023 19:56
  
  A horse trained by Bob Baffert was euthanized on the track after injuring a leg during a race on the Preakness undercard Saturday and sending his unseated jockey to the hospital.
  Hours before the second leg of the Triple Crown, favorite Havnameltdown buckled forward and threw jockey Luis Saez off his back during the sixth race, and continued running around the final turn in some distress.
  The 3-year-old colt was looked at by chief veterinary officer Dr. Dionne Benson and others, who determined t
  
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• Op-Ed: Our Country Faces an Epidemic Like No Other

  20-05-2023 19:48
  
  Right here in the land of the free and the home of the brave, amidst our rich traditions and enduring values, a somber shadow is being cast over our beloved country.
  This specter is not an external invader or a natural calamity, but a silent, insidious crisis sweeping through our communities, threatening our most precious resource — our youth.
  The teenage drug overdose statistics are a call to immediate action. Our bright, promising torchbearers of tomorrow are falling prey to an epidemic
  
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• Watch: Al Sharpton Takes Disgusting Swipe at DeSantis During Jordan Neely's Funeral

  20-05-2023 19:42
  
  The newest holy figure in the religion of leftism was laid to rest yesterday with one of its high priests taking a cheap shot at a political opponent.
  Friday was the funeral of Jordan Neely, the career criminal who died after being placed in a chokehold on a New York City subway by Marine veteran Daniel Penny.
  Despite witness accounts of Neely’s erratic and aggressive behavior toward other passengers, the Manhattan DA still chose to file criminal charges against Penny.
  Meanwhile, desp
  
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• Shark in Florida Keys Bites Angler Who Reeled It In, Sending Man to Hospital

  20-05-2023 19:42
  Authorities in the Florida Keys say a shark bit the foot of a fisherman who had reeled it in, sending the man to the hospital
  
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• Heat Bring 2-0 Lead Over Celtics Home to Miami as East Finals Resume on Sunday

  20-05-2023 19:33
  
  Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals is Sunday night
  
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• Vatican: Pope Francis Tasks Cardinal With Mission Aimed at Paving 'Paths to Peace' in Ukraine

  20-05-2023 19:16
  
  The Vatican says Pope Francis has tasked a leading Italian cardinal with a mission it hopes it can “ease tensions" in the Ukraine war and lead to path of peace
  
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• Lebanese Army Says It Arrests Prominent Al Qaeda Leader in Deir Ammar Town

  20-05-2023 19:12
  (Reuters) - The Lebanese army said on Saturday it had arrested a prominent Al Qaeda leader in Deir Ammar town, northeast of the city of Tripoli.It...
  
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• Debt Limit Talks Seem to Make Little Headway as Biden, World Leaders Watch From Afar for Progress

  20-05-2023 19:11
  
  Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again heading into a weekend where President Joe Biden and world leaders watched from afar, hoping high-stakes negotiations would make progress on avoiding a potentially catastrophic federal default
  
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• Debt Limit Talks Appear Deadlocked as GOP Won't Budge on Spending Cuts; Vote May Require Dem Support

  20-05-2023 19:11
  
  Debt limit negotiations between the White House and House Republicans appeared deadlocked during the weekend, as GOP lawmakers held tight to demands for sharp spending cuts, rejecting alternative ways to reduce deficits
  
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