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• Idaho Hospitals Working to Resume Full Operations After Cyberattack

  01-06-2023 23:59
  Two Idaho hospitals and their clinics are working to resume full operations after a cyberattack on their computer systems
  
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• US Retaliates for Russia's Suspension of New START Treaty by Revoking Visas of Nuclear Inspectors

  01-06-2023 23:57
  
  The Biden administration is retaliating for Russia’s suspension of the New START nuclear treaty
  
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• Federal Appeals Court Overturns 1991 Death Sentence in Fresno Double Murder

  01-06-2023 23:56
  A federal appeals court in a rare move overturned the death sentence of a man who was convicted of robbing and killing two people in Fresno in 1988, saying prosecutors knowingly presented false testimony from a key witness
  
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• Minnesota Governor Signs $2.6B Infrastructure Plan, a Bipartisan Success From a Partisan Session

  01-06-2023 23:51
  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed a $2.6 billion public infrastructure package
  
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• New Tiananmen Museum Opens in New York Ahead of June 4 Anniversary

  01-06-2023 23:49
  
  By Aleksandra Michalska and Michael MartinaNEW YORK (Reuters) - The hope for a "free China" lives on in a new Manhattan museum dedicated to China's...
  
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• SEC to Play 8-Game Conference Football Schedule in 2024; Long-Term Model Still TBD

  01-06-2023 23:47
  
  The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is to be determined
  
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• California Bill Requiring Big Tech to Pay for News Gains Momentum

  01-06-2023 23:38
  A bill that would force Big Tech companies to pay news agencies for using their content passed its first big test in the state Legislature on Thursday
  
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• New Mexico Sues Manufacturers of 'Forever Chemicals' Amid Health Concerns

  01-06-2023 23:34
  New Mexico’s attorney general and its Environment Department have filed suit against the manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals, seeking monetary damages to defray the costs of environmental monitoring and cleanups that they say are inevitable
  
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• Sotheby's Buys Modernist Breuer Building From Whitney Museum, Will Move NYC Galleries There

  01-06-2023 23:33
  
  The auction house Sotheby’s will buy the modernist Marcel Breuer-designed building that housed New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art for nearly 50 years
  
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• CDC Study: Nearly All Americans Had Some Level of COVID-19 Immunity by Last Fall

  01-06-2023 23:29
  
  The research found that 96% of blood donation samples had antibodies against the coronavirus from vaccination, infection or hybrid immunity.
  
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• India Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi Takes a Dig at Modi Over China in US Visit

  01-06-2023 23:24
  
  By Simon Lewis and Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...
  
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• Naked Man Jumps on Altar of St. Peter's to Protest Ukraine War

  01-06-2023 23:23
  
  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A man visiting St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the church's main altar in...
  
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• 'HUGE VICTORY': Drag Show at Air Force Base Axed After Tipoff from Rep. Matt Gaetz

  01-06-2023 23:23 via westernjournal.com
  
  Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, claimed “HUGE VICTORY” over wokeness in the U.S. military.
  At Gaetz’s prompting, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ordered officials at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada to cancel a drag queen event planned for June 1, NBC reported.
  The event was scheduled to coincide with the opening of what the Biden administration has called “Le
  
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• Summerlike Heat Across Great Lakes Region Forces School Closings

  01-06-2023 23:21
  The calendar says it’s still spring, but for parts of the Great Lakes region, hot summerlike temperatures already have arrived forcing some schools to close or shift students to remote learning
  
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• Police: Tennessee Officer Shot, Suspect Wounded

  01-06-2023 23:20
  Police say a man suspected of wounding an officer in Tennessee was shot a short time later by other officers during an exchange of gunfire
  
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• A Timeline of Concerns Raised About Iowa Apartment Building, Months Before It Partially Collapsed

  01-06-2023 23:20
  
  City documents released this week show engineers and city officials visited a Davenport building nearly a dozen times in the months before it partially collapsed on Sunday
  
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• Federal Government Orders Desegregation in 32 Mississippi Schools

  01-06-2023 23:17
  
  Federal courts have issued desegregation orders for 32 school districts in Mississippi
  
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• 32 Mississippi School Districts Still Under Federal Desegregation Orders

  01-06-2023 23:17
  
  There are 32 school districts in Mississippi still under federal desegregation orders
  
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• Former Playboy Model Accuses Bill Cosby of Drugging and Sexually Assaulting Her in 1969

  01-06-2023 23:13
  
  A former Playboy model who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her and another woman at his home in 1969 is suing the entertainer in Los Angeles under a new California law that suspends the statute of limitations on sex abuse claims
  
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• Tropical Depression Forms in Gulf of Mexico on 1st Day of Hurricane Season

  01-06-2023 23:10
  A tropical depression has formed in the Gulf of Mexico
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Becomes 7th GOP Governor to Send Troops to Southern Border

  01-06-2023 23:08 via westernjournal.com
  
  Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is deploying troops from Arkansas to the southern border, Fox News first reported Thursday.
  Arkansas joins other Republican states that have taken similar actions in recent days, including Florida, Nebraska, Virginia, South Carolina, West Virginia and Tennessee, according to Fox News.
  The Republican governors recently met with Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who requested their help in securing the Texas-Mexico border.
  Sanders cited illegal immi
  
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• EU Hopes for Signs of Azeri-Armenian Goodwill, More Talks Planned

  01-06-2023 23:06
  
  BULBOACA, Moldova (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday he hoped a broad European summit in Moldova would offer...
  
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• Airbnb Sues New York City Over Restrictions on Short-Term Rentals

  01-06-2023 23:04
  Airbnb is suing New York City over rules that the company says would make it much more difficult for people to turn their property into short-term rentals
  
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• Soros Gets Bad News as Ingenious Group Rises Against Him - He Can't Claim Antisemitism Now

  01-06-2023 23:02 via westernjournal.com
  
  One of the left’s favorite tactics to discount criticism of anti-American billionaire George Soros is to claim detractors are “antisemites” because Soros has Jewish ancestry. But one Jewish group has just completely blown that defense out of the water.
  A new Jewish group called “Jews Against Soros” has formed that will work to urge people to stop supporting Soros and his many organizations whose purpose is to undermine America and Western democracy.
  Created by Newsw
  
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• US to Stop Giving Russia Some New START Nuclear Arms Data

  01-06-2023 23:00
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said it would stop giving Russia some notifications required under the New START arms control treaty from...
  
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• Louisiana, 9 Other States Sue US Government Over Steep Flood Insurance Rate Increases

  01-06-2023 22:56
  
  Louisiana and nine other states have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over sharp increases in national flood insurance rates slated to be phased in over the coming years
  
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• LatAm Property Tech Unicorn Tuhabi Lands $50 Million Credit Line From Development Bank

  01-06-2023 22:56
  By Kylie MadryMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Latin American property technology startup Tuhabi is set to receive a $50 million credit line from the...
  
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• NCAA Champ Rose Zhang Makes Impressive LPGA Tour Debut in Mizuho Americas Open

  01-06-2023 22:52
  
  Two-time NCAA individual champion Rose Zhang made an impressive debut on the LPGA Tour in the Mizuho Americas Open in the shadow of New York City
  
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• NCAA Champ Rose Zhang Makes Impressive LPGA Debut in Mizuho Americas Open

  01-06-2023 22:52
  
  Two-time NCAA individual champion Rose Zhang made an impressive debut on the LPGA Tour in the Mizuho Americas Open in the shadow of New York City
  
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• Armie Hammer Avoids Charges After Sex Assault Investigation, Says 'Name Has Been Cleared'

  01-06-2023 22:50
  
  Los Angeles prosecutors say actor Armie Hammer will not be charged after a long investigation of a woman’s allegation that he sexually assaulted her in 2017
  
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• What Led to Danny Masterson’s Rape Retrial and What Happens Next

  01-06-2023 22:48
  
  A Los Angeles jury has found “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson guilty of two counts of rape and failed to reach a verdict on a third woman's sexual abuse allegations
  
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• Stratasys Receives Unsolicited Buyout Proposal From 3D Systems

  01-06-2023 22:47
  (Reuters) -Stratasys Ltd said on Thursday it has received an unsolicited buyout proposal from its peer 3D Systems Corp.3D Systems has proposed to...
  
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• Stratasys Receives $1.21 Billion Unsolicited Buyout Proposal From 3D Systems

  01-06-2023 22:47
  (Reuters) - Stratasys Ltd said on Thursday that it had received an unsolicited buyout proposal from rival 3D Systems Corp, valuing the industrial...
  
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• Top Speller in English to Be Crowned at Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals

  01-06-2023 22:46
  
  The Scripps National Spelling Bee is set to crown a champion, with 11 finalists gathering in a convention center ballroom outside Washington to demonstrate their mastery of Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged dictionary
  
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• Dev Shah Wins National Spelling Bee, Going Out on Top After Up-And-Down Spelling Career

  01-06-2023 22:46
  
  Dev Shah is the champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
  
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• Skynet: Air Force AI-Trained Drone Attacks Its Operator Instead of Enemy Targets

  01-06-2023 22:44 via westernjournal.com
  
  An Air Force experiment to test drones trained on artificial intelligence ended badly for the human operator in a simulated mission when the drone bucked the operator’s commands, U.S. Air Force Col. Tucker Hamilton said at a conference in May.
  Air Force researchers trained a weaponized drone using AI to identify and attack enemy air defenses after receiving final mission approval from a human operator, Hamilton, who serves as the Air Force’s chief of AI Test and Operations, explained
  
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• Patrick Kane Has Hip Resurfacing Surgery and Is Expected to Be Out 4-6 Months

  01-06-2023 22:44
  
  Patrick Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to miss four to six months
  
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• Enforcing Minor Crimes Will Return 'Accountability' to Baltimore, New Top Prosecutor Says

  01-06-2023 22:43
  Baltimore police will start issuing citations for minor crimes such as loitering, drug possession and public urination under a new program spearheaded by the city's new top prosecutor
  
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• People With Felony Convictions Can Now Vote in Minnesota; Secretary of State Celebrates

  01-06-2023 22:42
  People are celebrating Minnesota’s new law that restores voting rights to people who have left prison
  
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• Elon Musk Steps In After Conservatives Sound the Alarm on Big Twitter Problem: 'That Was a Mistake'

  01-06-2023 22:41 via westernjournal.com
  
  Elon Musk personally intervened Thursday after a planned showing of Matt Walsh’s documentary “What is a Woman?” was set to be censored by Twitter following an accusation the film “misgendered” transgender people.
  For several hours after the announcement, Walsh, Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing and others explained what happened when they prepared to debut the film on the platform Thursday evening.
  It appeared as though Musk’s vow to make Twitter a haven for free
  
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• Billy Joel to End His Record-Breaking Concert Series at Madison Square Garden in 2024

  01-06-2023 22:37
  
  Billy Joel is finally moving out of his monthly perch at Madison Square Garden
  
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• Man Convicted for 4th Time of Sending Threats to Officials, Journalists

  01-06-2023 22:26
  A 43-year-old Connecticut man with a history of writing threats to public officials, including a U.S. president and Supreme Court justice, has been convicted for a fourth time after prosecutors say he mailed more than 100 additional threatening letters
  
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• Stevens: Mazzulla Will Be Back as Celtics Coach, Team 'Without a Doubt' Wants Brown to Return

  01-06-2023 22:20
  
  Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens sees a team in need of small tweaks, not massive disruption to leadership or its core
  
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• White House Says Biden Is 'Fine' After He Tripped and Fell on Stage at Air Force Graduation

  01-06-2023 22:19
  
  President Joe Biden fell on stage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation on Thursday
  
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• University Proclaims Using 'Wrong' Pronouns Could Be an 'Act of Violence' - Do They Remember What Happened in Nashville?

  01-06-2023 22:19 via westernjournal.com
  
  The University of Colorado at Boulder is telling its students that “misgendering” transgender people could equate to an “act of violence” against them.
  The school has apparently ditched the old adage that sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
  Guidance on pronouns written by students and laid out by the Center for Inclusion and Social Change lists numerous bonkers pronouns and how to use them in social settings. These include “ze/zir/zir
  
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• Biden Says He Got 'Sandbagged' After He Tripped and Fell Onstage at Air Force Graduation

  01-06-2023 22:19
  
  President Joe Biden fell onstage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation on Thursday
  
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• Voter ID Bill Passes, Despite Filibuster by Lawmaker Who Led Voter Referendum Requiring It

  01-06-2023 22:18
  Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to comply with a voter ID requirement mandated by voters in November
  
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• Nebraska Voter ID Bill Passes, Despite Filibuster by Lawmaker

  01-06-2023 22:18
  
  Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to comply with a voter ID requirement mandated by voters in November
  
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• US Calls for UN Meeting on North Korea's Attempted Satellite Launch

  01-06-2023 22:17
  
  (Reuters) - The United States has called for a U.N. Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss North Korea's attempted satellite launch this...
  
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• $63M Verdict Against Miami Commissioner Accused of Political Retaliation

  01-06-2023 21:57
  A federal jury in Florida has awarded $63.5 million to a pair of businessmen who claimed a city of Miami commissioner used his office to harass them after they supported the commissioner’s political opponent
  
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