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• Trump Super PAC Hammers DeSantis in New Ad Featuring Leaked Footage of 2018 Debate Prep

  26-05-2023 23:49
  
  Leaked 2018 footage of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis engaged in debate prep during his first gubernatorial campaign, has appeared in a new ad sponsored by the Trump Super PAC Make America Great Again Inc.
  ABC News, which first obtained the footage, has highlighted portions of the debate prep that reportedly show DeSantis, who is now officially vying with Trump for the GOP presidential nomination, wrestling with how best to handle charges of racism. Republican voters, accustomed to tuning out such no
  
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• X Marks the Spot: Yellen Tells Congress US Could Run Out of Money to Pay All Its Bills by June 5

  26-05-2023 23:47
  
  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told Congress that the U.S. could default on its debt obligations by June 5 if lawmakers do not act in time to raise the federal debt ceiling
  
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• Peru Police Seize Cocaine Marked With Nazi Swastikas Headed for Belgium

  26-05-2023 23:47
  LIMA (Reuters) - - Dozens of packages of cocaine marked with Nazi swastikas as well as the name "Hitler" were seized at a port in northern Peru,...
  
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• EU to Send Human Rights Envoy to Cuba, but Will Not 'Impose' Demands

  26-05-2023 23:45
  
  By Dave SherwoodHAVANA (Reuters) - The European Union will send a special human rights envoy to Cuba this year to discuss the aftermath of...
  
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• Pennsylvania nurse accused of killing 2 patients, injuring another with insulin injections

  26-05-2023 23:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Pennsylvania nurse is accused of administering lethal doses of insulin to two patients, the state attorney general said.
  
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• Miami Zoo Apologizes for Treatment of Threatened Kiwi Bird

  26-05-2023 23:26
  Officials at a South Florida zoo have apologized and promised to end “Kiwi Encounter” after a viral video showed humans petting one of the threatened birds, which are a national symbol for New Zealand
  
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• Iowa Gov. Reynolds signs bill restricting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity

  26-05-2023 23:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Iowa teachers will be banned from raising gender identity and sexual orientation issues with students through grade six, and all books depicting sex acts will be removed from school libraries, under a bill Republican Iowa Gov.
  
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• 'Block' Party Over at Colonial for PGA Championship Sensation Club Pro

  26-05-2023 23:20
  
  There will be no weekend party at the Colonial for Michael Block
  
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• Video Captures Aftermath of Man Opening Plane Door Hundreds of Feet Above the Ground

  26-05-2023 23:18
  
  A passenger on a South Korean jetliner was detained Friday after opening an emergency exit door while the plane was in the air.
  The plane managed to land safely with the door open, The Associated Press reported.
  The Asiana Airlines flight had taken off from the island of Jeju, south of mainland South Korea, and was bound for the city of Daegu. It was still 700 feet in the air when the door was opened.
  The incident happened when the plane was only two to three minutes from landing, according to C
  
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• Jury Convicts Fort Wayne Man of 3 Counts of Murder in 2018 Shootings

  26-05-2023 23:18
  A jury has convicted a Fort Wayne man of three counts of murder in what prosecutors said were the execution-style slayings of three other men nearly five years ago
  
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• Student Sues to Wear Mexican and American Flag Sash at High School Graduation

  26-05-2023 23:15
  
  A federal judge is weighing whether to let a high school student wear a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation this weekend in Colorado
  
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• Judge: School District Can Bar Student From Wearing Mexican and American Flag Sash at Graduation

  26-05-2023 23:15
  
  A federal judge has ruled that a Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation after the student sued
  
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• Videos, 911 Calls Capture Frantic Response to Deadly New Mexico Rampage

  26-05-2023 23:14
  
  Police in New Mexico have released hours of officer body and dash camera videos and 911 recordings showing the chaos that unfolded when a gunman opened fire on a busy street in Farmington on May 15, killing three before police shot him dead
  
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• How an outrageous drag queen found mainstream fame in 'The Little Mermaid'

  26-05-2023 23:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  The super villain Ursula in Disney’s Little Mermaid was inspired by drag queen Divine from John Waters' Pink Flamingos.
  
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• Self-proclaimed 'idiot' Oath Keeper sentenced to more than 8 years in Jan. 6 case

  26-05-2023 23:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jessica Watkins, a military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison on Friday.
  
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• NFL Team May Need to Change Name After Feds Send a Notice to Ownership

  26-05-2023 23:00
  
  Being a fan of the Washington NFL team is tough.
  Whether it’s been called the Redskins, the Football Team or the Commanders, the team simply hasn’t been consistently good since winning its last Super Bowl in 1991.
  In fact, since that Super Bowl, the team now called the Commanders has had just three seasons where it won 10 or more games. Conversely, in that same time frame, it has had 14 seasons where it lost 10 or more games.
  But while the football product has been lacking for f
  
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• Another Deceased Jesuit Priest Accused of Sex Abuse in Bolivia as Pedophilia Scandal Grows

  26-05-2023 22:59
  
  A Spanish Jesuit priest who died in 2012 has been accused of sexually abusing a minor in Bolivia three decades ago, the latest in a string of pedophilia cases that have shaken the Catholic Church in the Andean country
  
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• The U.S. now has until June 5 to act on the debt ceiling, Yellen says

  26-05-2023 22:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  The United States has a few more days to raise the debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter Friday afternoon, setting the deadline to June 5.
  
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• Lawsuit Brought by Man Who Said He Was Sexually Abused by Roman Catholic Bishop Settled

  26-05-2023 22:53
  A lawsuit brought by a former altar boy who said he was raped as a child in the 1960s by a now-deceased Roman Catholic bishop has been settled
  
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• EStem Public Charter Schools in Arkansas Names Labat as CEO

  26-05-2023 22:52
  A public charter school system serving nearly 3,000 students in Little Rock has a new leader
  
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• U.S. accuses Russia's Wagner Group mercenaries of fueling war in Sudan

  26-05-2023 22:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group is sending surface-to-air missiles to one side in Sudan’s war, fueling the conflict, part of a growing presence in Africa.
  
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• Former North Carolina State Sen. Ben Clark Running for Lieutenant Governor in 2024

  26-05-2023 22:47
  Former North Carolina state Sen. Ben Clark has added his name to the list of candidates for lieutenant governor in 2024
  
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• South Dakota Governor Asks College Board to Ban Drag Shows, Opens Hotline

  26-05-2023 22:38
  Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is opening a hotline for complaints about South Dakota colleges and universities
  
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• Boy Fatally Shot, Woman Wounded Outside Home in Chicago Suburb, Police Say

  26-05-2023 22:33
  Police in a suburb south of Chicago say a 9-year-old boy has been fatally shot and a 20-year-old woman wounded during an altercation outside a home
  
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• New York City Outlaws Discrimination on the Basis of Weight, Height

  26-05-2023 22:28
  
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion
  
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• New York City Mayor Signs Ban on Weight and Height Discrimination

  26-05-2023 22:28
  
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion
  
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• Louisiana Lawmakers Pressed to Resurrect Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

  26-05-2023 22:28
  
  The Republican Louisiana lawmaker who voted to kill a bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths is receiving national backlash from conservatives
  
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• Phoenix Faces Dueling Lawsuits Over Homeless Crisis as Advocates Scramble for More Shelter

  26-05-2023 22:24
  
  Phoenix is facing dueling lawsuits as it tries to manage a homelessness crisis that has converted its downtown into a tent city
  
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• Oregon, Awash in Treatment Funds After Decriminalizing Drugs, Now Must Follow the Money

  26-05-2023 22:22
  
  Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stands these days at over a quarter-billion dollars
  
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• Guatemalan Court Keeps Presidential Frontrunner Pineda off Ballot

  26-05-2023 22:20
  GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - With just a month to go before Guatemalan voters will pick a new president, the country's top court ruled on Friday to...
  
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• Ukraine Says Russia Plans to Simulate Accident at Nuclear Power Plant

  26-05-2023 22:17
  
  (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence ministry on Friday said Russia was planning to simulate a major accident at a nuclear power station controlled by...
  
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• CBS Is Television's Most Popular Network for 15th Straight Year

  26-05-2023 22:16
  
  CBS is television's most popular network for the 15th straight year, even though the bragging rights don't mean quite what they used to
  
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• U.S. FDA Approves Lexicon Pharma's Heart Failure Drug

  26-05-2023 22:14
  
  (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc's drug as a broad treatment for heart failure...
  
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• U.S. FDA Approves Lexicon Pharma's Drug for Heart Failure

  26-05-2023 22:14
  
  By Khushi Mandowara(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc's drug for a broad treatment of...
  
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• Farmer-Turned-Policeman Is Mexico's Eyes and Ears at Popocatepetl Volcano

  26-05-2023 22:13
  
  When the Popocatepetl volcano reawakened in 1994, Mexican scientists needed people in the area who could be their eyes and ears
  
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• America's Largest Children's Hospital to Stop All Transgender Procedures Against Minors

  26-05-2023 22:13
  
  The largest children’s hospital in the United States has announced it will end transgender procedures and drug treatments for minors over the next few weeks in light of a new state law that bans such procedures.
  Mark Wallace, CEO of Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, said in a memo to staff this week that the change was prompted by the state Legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 14, according to Texas Public Media.
  The new law, which is scheduled to take effect Sept. 1, bans
  
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• Tens of Thousands Gather in Serbia in Vucic's Show of Power

  26-05-2023 22:06
  
  BELGRADE (Reuters) - Tens of thousands gathered in the center of Belgrade on Friday in support of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in a show of...
  
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• Mother of Man Who Killed Gabby Petito Said in Letter She Would Help Son 'Dispose of a Body'

  26-05-2023 22:03
  
  An undated letter from the mother of the man who killed Gabby Petito to her son will be allowed as possible evidence in a lawsuit Petito’s parents have filed against the parents of her killer
  
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• 'Evil and Demonic': Ice Cube Reveals How He Feels About New Trend Happening in Music

  26-05-2023 22:03
  
  Music fans of a particular age will assuredly remember the hand-wringing that came along with reports that if you played certain vinyl records backward, you would get a warbled satanic message.
  The technique of recording a message “backward,” known as “backmasking,” is a very real thing. The idea that artists were using backmasking to send messages for Satan… that’s a bit more open for debate.
  But now, decades after vinyl records stopped being relevant, conce
  
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• Drollinger: God Sets a High Standard for What Comes Out of a Believer's Mouth

  26-05-2023 22:01
  
  How disciplined are you in your speech? A person’s mastery over his tongue is extremely important.
  In this study we are examining Ephesians 4:29, one of my favorite passages from the book of Ephesians, which deals with God’s expectations for the believer’s speech.
  My prayer is that you will be guided by the truths of this verse. A person’s speech is a huge matter related not only to his personal character and witness, but also to the purity of the corporate testimony of t
  
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• Oregon Man Died Waiting for an Ambulance, Highlighting Lack of Emergency Responders

  26-05-2023 21:55
  
  Emergency dispatch logs in Portland, Oregon, show that a man died while waiting over a half-hour for an ambulance after being struck by a hit-and-run driver last month
  
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• Brazil Still Has Tools to Meet Sustainability Plan, Says Minister, Amid Legal Changes

  26-05-2023 21:47
  
  BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha said on Friday the government still has the instruments to...
  
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• Doctor's Supporters, Hospital at Odds With Indiana Penalty for Talking About 10-Year-Old's Abortion

  26-05-2023 21:44
  Supporters of an Indianapolis doctor have voiced frustration with the Indiana medical board’s decision that she violated patient privacy laws when she talked with a newspaper reporter about providing an abortion last summer to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim
  
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• Reform-Minded Prosecutors in Northern Virginia Face Primary Challenges

  26-05-2023 21:43
  
  Three northern Virginia prosecutors who took office four years ago as progressive reformers are facing primary challenges in next month's elections
  
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• Heat Still Lead East Finals, but Celtics Roaring Back With Eye on History

  26-05-2023 21:33
  
  The Boston Celtics are halfway to history, and that alone has gotten them entry into a very small club
  
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• Brazil: UN Regional Group Has Endorsed Amazon City to Host 2025 Climate Conference

  26-05-2023 21:25
  
  Brazil’s government has announced that a U.N. Latin America regional group has endorsed a Brazilian city in the Amazon region to host the 2025 U.N. climate change conference, though the world body has not yet publicly confirmed the venue
  
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• Championship Women's College Basketball Player Faints, Wheeled Out at White House Event

  26-05-2023 21:20
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical personnel were rushed into the East Room of the White House on Friday when a member of collegiate...
  
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• 'How to Have Sex' Wins Cannes' 'Certain Regard' Competition

  26-05-2023 21:18
  
  By Hanna RantalaCANNES (Reuters) - The provocatively titled film "How to Have Sex," about three British teen girls who go on holiday with the aim...
  
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• West Virginia Elementary Class Writes Book About Rescued Stray Kitten

  26-05-2023 21:17
  SALEM, W.Va. (AP) — The circumstances of one’s birth are not necessarily indicative of the rest of one’s life. Nothing exemplifies that notion better than Atlas, the Kindergarten Kitten.
  
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• UK, France, Italy, Germany and U.S. Condemn Kosovo Violence

  26-05-2023 21:15
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, France, Italy, Germany and the United States condemned Kosovo's decision to force access to municipal buildings in...
  
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