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• Texas House votes to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton

  27-05-2023 23:54 via foxnews.com
  
  The Texas House of Representatives voted Saturday to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over charges of bribery, disregard of official duties and abuse of public trust after hours of debate in an afternoon session -- sending the case to the state Senate. The House voted 121-23 to impeach him, meaning he will step down temporarily as he faces trial in the upper chamber. A simple majority was required to impeach him.  The House’s Committee on General Investigating had initia
  
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• Rosenqvist Leads at Halfway Point of Indianapolis 500; Palou Crashes on Pit Road

  27-05-2023 23:49
  
  Felix Rosenqvist of Arrow McLaren Racing was the leader at the halfway point of the Indianapolis 500 and Katherine Legge, the only woman in the field, was the first driver eliminated from “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
  
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• Josef Newgarden Gives Roger Penske His 19th Win in Dramatic Indianapolis 500

  27-05-2023 23:49
  
  Josef Newgarden finally won his first Indianapolis 500 with an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson in a 2.5-mile sprint to the finish
  
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• Indy 500 Begins With Alex Palou on Pole, Graham Rahal Having Problems

  27-05-2023 23:49
  
  The 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 began with the usual pageantry Sunday before a crowd of more than 300,000 people
  
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• Indy 500 Arrives With Clear Favorites, Plenty of Off-The-Radar Spoilers

  27-05-2023 23:49
  
  There are plenty of clear favorites heading into the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500
  
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• Palou Balances Plans With Ganassi Vs. McLaren as Spaniard Tries to Win Indy 500

  27-05-2023 23:32
  
  Alex Palou is the pole sitter and IndyCar points leader headed into the Indianapolis 500
  
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• VP Harris becomes 1st woman to give a commencement speech at West Point. It was founded 200+ years ago.

  27-05-2023 23:12
  
  Harris is the first woman and person of color to serve as the vice president of the U.S. About one-quarter of the West Point student body are women.      
  
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• Multiple Targets Receive Threats in Response to 'Homophobic Right Wing Redneck Bigots'

  27-05-2023 23:01
  
  Chaos has struck retail giant Target as multiple stores across the country have received bomb threats amid controversy over the company’s promotion of the LGBT agenda.
  In Cleveland, news station WOIO-TV received a bomb threat on Friday afternoon targeting five Target locations.
  The message, sent via email, made it very clear that it was in response to a perceived threat against gay and transgender people.
  It read: “Target is full of [redacted] cowards who turned their back on th
  
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• Lionel Messi Helps PSG Secure Record 11th French League Title, Breaks European Scoring Record

  27-05-2023 22:58
  
  Lionel Messi has helped Paris Saint-Germain clinch a record 11th French league title, and broke another scoring record in the process
  
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• Elon Musk Grills Target Over Sick Charity Donation, Twitter Exposes Retail Giant with Community Note

  27-05-2023 22:39
  
  Since the boycott of Bud Light seems to have been a rousing success, many people are shifting focus to retail giant Target and its years of supporting radical LGBT groups — one of which even advocates to “transition” children without parental consent.
  It is so outrageous that even Elon Musk felt compelled to begin asking some questions about it.
  Musk, who is considered center-left in most things political was shocked by a recent Fox News article that reported that Target has be
  
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• 0528 Today in History

  27-05-2023 22:26
  0528 Today in History      
  
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• Byron Starts on Pole for Coca-Cola 600 After Qualifying Canceled; Xfinity Series Race Postponed

  27-05-2023 22:17
  Cup Series points leader William Byron will start on the pole for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 after qualifying was rained out at Charlotte Motor Speedway
  
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• Kiner-Falefa's 10th-Inning Single Helps Yankees Overcome Tatis HR in 3-2 Win Over Padres

  27-05-2023 22:10
  
  Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 3-2
  
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• Former HealthSouth CEO Denies Hiding Millions Amid Ongoing Scandal

  27-05-2023 21:59
  
  The man who once led HealthSouth has been ordered to turn over records related to a bank account that lawyers say he’s using to hide millions
  
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• Teen Dies After Medical Emergency During Swim Meet - She Was Just Days from a Big Accomplishment

  27-05-2023 21:49
  
  A 17-year-old from Hawaii died suddenly after suffering a medical emergency during a swim meet May 13.
  An EMS crew came to the aid of Tehani Kealoha and transported her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead, KHNL-TV reported.
  The cause of her death has not been released, according to that report.
  Kealoha was a senior a Moanalua High School and had been scheduled to graduate the following Friday.Prayers to the Kealoha family and friends and classmates at Moanalua High School in the after
  
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• Familiar Face Is the New Superintendent of the Jackson County School District

  27-05-2023 21:46
  When students show up for school in the fall, a new leader with a familiar face will be in place for Mississippi’s Jackson County School District
  
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• Bucks Finalizing Deal to Make Raptors' Adrian Griffin Their Head Coach, AP Source Says

  27-05-2023 21:44
  
  A person familiar with the situation says the Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal to make Adrian Griffin their head coach
  
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• France's Triet Wins Cannes' Palme D'Or for 'Anatomy of a Fall'

  27-05-2023 21:35
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - French director Justine Triet won the 2023 Cannes Film Festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or, on Saturday for her courtroom drama...
  
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• Five Months in With No Deal in Sight, Israel's Judicial Protests Endure

  27-05-2023 21:28
  
  By Rami AmichayTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Amid a sea of hundreds, perhaps thousands of Israeli flags at an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv on...
  
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• Harris delivers speech at West Point graduation

  27-05-2023 21:26
  Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country but noted they were entering an "unsettled world." (May 27)      
  
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• Op-Ed: Only One Thing Matters in 2024 - And It's Why I'm 100% for Ron DeSantis

  27-05-2023 21:22
  
  Entering the 2024 election, there are several cold, hard truths.
  One: Donald Trump, however popular among some Republicans, simply cannot appeal to people outside of his very narrow base — not anymore.
  Two: Ron DeSantis is the strongest Republican candidate in the field. And he is the only Republican who can beat Joe Biden in a general election.
  Three: Democrats, their media allies and other Ron-haters are so terrified of DeSantis’ popularity that they have resorted to publishing nas
  
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• LIVE: Texas Lawmakers Begin Impeachment Proceedings for GOP AG Ken Paxton

  27-05-2023 21:13
  
  The post LIVE: Texas Lawmakers Begin Impeachment Proceedings for GOP AG Ken Paxton appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• 'Retired' NASCAR Legend Returning to the Track

  27-05-2023 21:04
  
  Jimmie Johnson has won eight Cup Series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, more than any driver in NASCAR history. And yet the seven-time champion said he’s never felt more ill-prepared for a race heading into Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600.
  Johnson retired from full-time stock car racing in 2020 but is participating in a few select marquee Cup races this year for Legacy Motor Club, which he co-owns. He’s also racing on a number of other circuits, including next month’s 24
  
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• Jimmie Johnson Says He's Never Felt More Ill-Prepared for a Race Entering Coca-Cola 600

  27-05-2023 21:04
  
  Jimmie Johnson says he’s never felt more ill-prepared for a race heading into Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600
  
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• Biblical Film About Abraham and Isaac Makes History at Award Event: 'We Praise the Lord'

  27-05-2023 21:04
  
  A new biblical movie has made history a second time this year.
  “His Only Son,” a movie about Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac, received the first-ever Torch Award for Film this month.
  Angel Studios, the film’s distributor, awarded the film at the company’s annual “Illuminate” event, which took place in Provo, Utah, on May 11.
  The studio is perhaps most famously known for its hit Christian series “The Chosen.”
  Since the award’s inception in
  
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• Tens of Thousands in Serbia Protest Mass Shootings, Government Policies

  27-05-2023 20:40
  
  By Aleksandar VasovicBELGRADE (Reuters) - Tens of thousands braved rain and wind in Belgrade on Saturday in an anti-government protest over two...
  
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• Startling Discovery Made After Missouri Nun's Body Is Exhumed - Faithful Proclaim a Miracle Has Taken Place in US

  27-05-2023 20:35
  
  A rural Missouri town has become a destination for pilgrims after reports emerged that the body of a nun who founded a Roman Catholic order shows no signs of decay four years after her death.
  Last week, the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, the foundress of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, in Gower, Missouri, was exhumed for final placement in the chapel of the abbey,  the Catholic News Agency reported.
  The body was found intact, despite a split in the wooden coffin in which
  
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• Democrat's Interview Interrupted by Drive-By Shooting in Broad Daylight Near Public Park

  27-05-2023 20:24
  
  As crime rates surge across the nation, most Democrats will be hiding in their gated communities with armed security, shielded from the very same crisis that their own policies created
  For one Democrat in Memphis, Tennessee, however, that illusion was shattered after a recent experience she had while being interviewed by a local news crew.
  On Tuesday, reporters from the local station WATN-TV interviewed Democratic city council candidate Yolanda Cooper-Sutton,
  As Fox News notes, they were suppose
  
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• Gutfeld Shreds '80-Year-Old White Hag' Joy Behar After Host Took Shots at Black Republicans

  27-05-2023 20:15
  
  In response to one leftist commentator’s bashing of black Republicans, Greg Gutfeld held nothing back.
  In a recent segment on his show “Gutfeld!”, the Fox News host took aim at Joy Behar, co-host of ABC’s “The View,” after she attacked Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott, who is black.
  Behar likened Scott to Clarence Thomas, whom she portrayed as a black man who did not truly understand the challenges facing black Americans today, nor does he understan
  
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• Tiny Christian College Goes on Offensive as Biden Tries Forcing Female Students to Share Dorm Rooms - Even Showers - with Men

  27-05-2023 20:01
  
  A small Christian college in America’s heartland is fighting a legal battle with far-reaching implications.
  At stake is the school’s ability — any school’s ability — to restrict spaces such as dormitories and showers to only women.
  What was once unthinkable for a Christian college became an all-too-real problem the day Joe Biden was sworn in as president.
  In one of his first official acts in the Oval Office, Biden signed an executive order that redefined the terms &
  
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• Public Cost of Atlanta’s Police and Fire Training Center Set to Double

  27-05-2023 19:52
  Atlanta’s proposed police and fire training center will cost taxpayers more than double the previous estimate by Mayor Andre Dickens’ administration
  
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• Ukrainian soldiers use improvised battle drones

  27-05-2023 19:51
  Drone battles near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine continue as the scale of destruction from Russian bombardment on Ukrainian cities becomes clearer. (May 27)      
  
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• Elina Svitolina Wins Strasbourg Tournament for 1st Title Since Becoming a Mom

  27-05-2023 19:47
  
  Two-time Grand Slam semifinalist Elina Svitolina has won her first WTA title in nearly two years and her first since becoming a mother
  
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• Djokovic Enters French Open With Chance to Top Absent Nadal With Record 23rd Slam Title

  27-05-2023 19:44
  
  Novak Djokovic has made his long-term goal clear
  
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• Forte Works Out, Waits for Belmont Stakes Clearance

  27-05-2023 19:42
  
  Forte, the early Kentucky Derby favorite who was scratched on the day of the race, has worked out in preparation for a possible start in the Belmont Stakes on June 10
  
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• Avalanche Kills 11 Members of Nomadic Tribe in Northern Pakistan

  27-05-2023 19:32
  By Abu Arqam NaqashMUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least 11 people died after an avalanche hit members of a nomadic tribe as they crossed a...
  
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• Illinois Lawmakers Approve $50.5 Billion Budget and Await Gov. Pritzker's Signature

  27-05-2023 19:22
  
  Illinois lawmakers have finally approved a new state budget, sending it to Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature with just over a month to spare before it takes effect with the new state fiscal year July 1
  
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• Senegalese Government Websites Hit With Cyberattack

  27-05-2023 19:18
  
  DAKAR (Reuters) - A group of hackers called Mysterious Team made multiple Senegalese government websites go offline overnight on Friday by hitting...
  
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• Senegalese Government Websites Hit With Cyber Attack

  27-05-2023 19:18
  
  DAKAR (Reuters) -A group of hackers called Mysterious Team made multiple Senegalese government websites go offline overnight on Friday by hitting...
  
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• Horror as Co-Workers Watch Roofer Get Killed by Lightning Strike, Sock Was Melted to Foot When Found

  27-05-2023 19:12
  
  A Florida roofer is dead after a workplace tragedy in which he was struck by lightning.
  Edvin Cinto was fatally struck on a roofing site in the community of Deltona, northeast of Orlando, on Monday, according to WKMG-TV.
  The 24-year-old man was found with a sock melted into his foot and his hair burned, according to WOFL-TV.
  Witnesses said they observed Cinto appearing stunned before he fell through a hole in the incomplete roof.
  He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
  A coworker said it was
  
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• Charity Vessel Rescues Almost 600 Migrants off Italy

  27-05-2023 19:03
  
  ROME (Reuters) - A vessel operated by the charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescued nearly 600 migrants sailing on an overcrowded boat which...
  
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• Florida Man at Center of Fatal Human Smuggling Case Pleads Not Guilty in Minnesota

  27-05-2023 19:02
  
  A Florida man charged with human smuggling related to the deaths last year of four immigrants near the Canadian border has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges
  
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• Yankees' Aaron Boone Returns From 1-Game Suspension, Hopes to Avoid Crossing Line With Umps

  27-05-2023 18:54
  
  Yankees manager Aaron Boone returned from a one-game suspension Saturday following his third ejection in the last two weeks and said he will not stop fighting for his team but acknowledged he may need to be more mindful of not crossing a line with umpires
  
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• AOC's Constituents Rise Against Her - Security Force Intervenes

  27-05-2023 18:49
  
  A hostile crowd vented its displeasure with New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday during a Queens town hall.
  Video of the chaos was posted to YouTube.
  “American citizens before migrants,” one man yelled at her.
  The man, who told security staff trying to remove him to “get your hands off of me; don’t touch me,” threw insults at the congresswoman and then, before he was hauled away, yelled: “Where are you on the migrant issue?”
  Ocasio
  
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• Yannick Noah Back at French Open 40 Years After 1983 Title With Mic, Not Racket, in Hand

  27-05-2023 18:46
  
  Yannick Noah has returned to the French Open stage for a celebration of his 1983 title
  
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• 'Trump's Nephew' Releases Song Dissing Target, Already Has Over a Million Views

  27-05-2023 18:41
  
  Florida rapper Forgiato Blow, or “Trump’s nephew,” as he calls himself, has released a new song promoting the ongoing boycott of Target stores.
  Blow, whose real name is actually Kurt Jantz, is a star among the pro-Trump community due to his support for the former president.
  With over 70 songs released, Jantz has become an icon for singing about the concerns that many people share — with songs covering everything from Title 42 to the Twitter Files.
  This includes his latest
  
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• Official Election Data Drops 2020 Bombshell: Thousands of Ballots May Have Been Illegally Cast

  27-05-2023 18:25
  
  Arizona’s Maricopa County reportedly accepted over 4,000 ballots in the 2020 presidential election without requiring proof of citizenship, according to newly-released data.
  The potential bombshell was discovered in documents that were requested by local Republican Committee precinct committeeman Tristan Manos, and then obtained by Just the News.
  According to the outlet, the documents show that 4,484 federal-only ballots were “accepted and counted in its canvass” in Maricopa&rsq
  
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• Man Charged With Killing Indianapolis Police Officer Seeking Insanity Defense

  27-05-2023 18:24
  
  A man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer when she responded to a domestic violence call in 2020 is seeking an insanity defense as he seeks to avoid the death penalty
  
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• Man and Woman Who Killed and Dismembered Roommate Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison

  27-05-2023 18:17
  Two people have been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2017 killing and dismemberment of their former roommate in Maryland
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan Urges Voters to Turn Out, Rival Sees 'Last Exit'

  27-05-2023 18:16
  
  By Ezgi ErkoyunISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sought to build on his momentum going into Sunday's runoff presidential...
  
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