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• Ex-Minnesota Vikings co-owner sent to prison in $700M cyrptocurrency shadow bank scam

  05-06-2023 23:58
  
  Former Vikings co-owner Reggie Fowler was sentenced to 75 months in prison and forfeit more than $740 million for his role in a cryptocurrency scheme.      
  
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• Acting ICE director Tae Johnson to step down at end of June

  05-06-2023 23:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Tae Johnson, is leaving the agency, making him the second senior immigration official to announce retirement plans in the past week.
  
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• Mississippi's Capital Only Collects 56% of Fees From Its Struggling Water System

  05-06-2023 23:55
  
  Mississippi’s capital collects only a little more than half of the money it bills for water use, far below the rate at which most American cities obtain such fees
  
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• Doctors Making Disturbing Finds - They Can't Figure Out Why Young People Are Getting Horrible Cancers so Quickly

  05-06-2023 23:54
  
  In an age of profound uncertainty on many fronts, young people face a new and mysterious health threat.
  The U.K. Daily Mail reported that colorectal cancer is “expected to become the number one cause of cancer deaths in people under 50 by the end of the decade.”
  “This is a humongous issue,” said Dr. Christopher Lieu, co-director of gastrointestinal oncology at the University of Colorado Medicine.
  The challenge for young people — those of us on the upper end of the a
  
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• Chinese Ex-Official's Wife Says Alleged Repatriation Pressure Turned Her Life in US 'Upside-Down'

  05-06-2023 23:52
  
  The wife of a former Chinese official has told a U.S. court about finding an ominous note on the couple's New Jersey front door
  
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• 70% of California beaches could be lost by the end of this century, new USGS survey finds

  05-06-2023 23:51
  
  Up to 70% of California beaches could be lost to erosion by the end of this century, a recent U.S. Geological survey found.      
  
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• California Man Arrested in Probe of Threats to High School, Football Players

  05-06-2023 23:50
  A California man was arrested for allegedly threatening staff and students after a high school football championship game
  
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• Police Say Indiana Lawmaker Crashed and Abandoned Truck Before Drunken Driving Arrest

  05-06-2023 23:44
  
  A police report says an Indiana state lawmaker’s pickup truck veered down a hill, across traffic lanes and through a guardrail on Interstate 65 before he was arrested on a drunken driving charge
  
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• Michael J Fox Tries to Play Off Mishap During 'Back to the Future' Panel, But the Video Has Fans Concerned

  05-06-2023 23:41
  
  Actor Michael J. Fox worried fans after he fell over the weekend at a “Back to the Future” fan exposition in Philadelphia.
  The 61-year-old has been very public about his devastating battle against Parkinson’s disease, which he has recently said is still progressing.
  On Sunday, a video circulated online of the actor falling onstage. Luckily, he was able to soften the blow when he landed on a sofa on stage.Michael J. Fox falls onstage at ‘Back to the Future’ expo amid
  
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• Texas Seeks to Bolster $1.8 Billion Fraud Claim Against Planned Parenthood

  05-06-2023 23:38
  
  By Brendan Pierson(Reuters) - Texas and an anonymous anti-abortion activist made a joint court filing over the weekend, urging a federal judge to...
  
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• Ex-Guard at NYC Federal Building Indicted in Sex Assault of Asylum Seeker

  05-06-2023 23:37
  Authorities say an asylum seeker was sexually assaulted by an armed guard at a federal building in New York City where the FBI has its offices
  
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• Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward items go up for sale at Sotheby's

  05-06-2023 23:36
  Items from one of Hollywood's iconic couples are going up for auction. Sotheby's in New York is selling a wide-ranging selection of objects owned by the family of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. (June 5)(AP Video: David R. Martin)      
  
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• North Carolina Governor Launches Safe Gun Storage Campaign as Raleigh Recovers From Mass Shooting

  05-06-2023 23:36
  
  A safe firearm storage campaign from the North Carolina governor’s administration aims to counter a recent surge in gun thefts and shooting injuries by making safety features available to more gun owners statewide
  
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• Peru to Extradite Suspect in Alabama Teen Murder Case Within Days, Interpol Says

  05-06-2023 23:33
  
  LIMA (Reuters) - A convicted killer imprisoned in Peru will be extradited within days to the U.S., where he faces extortion and fraud charges...
  
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• Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for the Russians, dies in supermax prison

  05-06-2023 23:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  FBI agent-turned-traitor Robert Hanssen, who spied for the old Soviet Union and later the Russians, died Monday in the cell where he was serving 15 consecutive life sentences for betraying his country, federal prison officials said.
  
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• CNN Chief Apologizes to Employees for Distracting From Work

  05-06-2023 23:30
  CNN chief executive Chris Licht apologized to staff members on a conference call for distracting attention from their work through his own trip through the news cycle
  
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• Notorious Supermax Inmate Found Dead in His Cell

  05-06-2023 23:27
  
  One of the most notorious spies and traitors in American history is dead.
  Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen was found dead in his prison cell on Monday morning, according to The New York Times.
  Hanssen was serving 15 consecutive life sentences.
  The federal agent plead guilty to providing national security information to the Soviet Union and Russia in 2002 — serving as a source for foreign intelligence operatives over the course of decades.
  Hanssen was incarcerated in Colorado at a “sup
  
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• Victim Identified in Maine Hotel Fire That Remains Under Investigation

  05-06-2023 23:22
  Authorities in Maine say they have identified a man who died in a hotel fire that remains under investigation
  
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• Families struggle to identify India train crash victims

  05-06-2023 23:21
  Distraught families of the victims of India's deadliest train crash in decades filled a hospital in Bhubaneswar city to try to identify the bodies of relatives, as officials recommended a criminal probe of the crash that killed 275 people. AP Video shot by Rishi Lekhi. (June 5)      
  
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• Dozens Evacuated From Small Cruise Ship in Alaska After Engine Room Fire

  05-06-2023 23:19
  A fire in the engine room of a small cruise ship in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve has prompted the evacuation of dozens of passengers and crew
  
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• Biden Says Chiefs 'Building a Dynasty' as He Hosts Kansas City Super Bowl Champs at White House

  05-06-2023 23:17
  
  President Joe Biden says the Kansas City Chiefs are “building a dynasty” as he hosts the team at the White House to mark their Super Bowl victory in February
  
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• 16 Motorcycle Gang Members Indicted on Charges Stemming From Parking Lot Shooting

  05-06-2023 23:17
  Authorities say 16 members of a Georgia motorcycle gang have been indicted on charges stemming from a shooting that injured two people last year in a hotel parking lot
  
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• House Republicans Ready Contempt Vote Against FBI Director Wray Over Biden Document

  05-06-2023 23:12
  
  The House Oversight chairman says he plans to move forward with holding FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress
  
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• Demolition Company Vows Repairs After a Blast of Air During an Implosion Damaged Nearby Homes

  05-06-2023 23:09
  A blast of air and dust from the implosion of two smokestacks at a shuttered coal-fired power plant in western Pennsylvania last week caused damage to nearby homes
  
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• Blast of Air, Dust During Implosion Damaged Some Homes; Repairs Vowed

  05-06-2023 23:09
  A blast of air and dust from the implosion of two smokestacks at a shuttered coal-fired power plant in western Pennsylvania last week caused damage to nearby homes
  
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• Breonna Taylor Supporters Launch Campaign Against GOP Gubernatorial Nominee in Kentucky

  05-06-2023 23:08
  
  The mother of slain Black woman Breonna Taylor is baccking a grassroots campaign aimed at defeating Republican Daniel Cameron’s bid for Kentucky governor
  
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• Potential GOP Candidate Backs Down, Admits Trump Commands an Unexpected Lead

  05-06-2023 23:07
  
  Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has decided against launching a 2024 presidential bid, he told numerous media outlets on Monday.
  The ladies of ABC’s “The View” are probably more upset than Republican voters, who weren’t interested in the governor’s brand of moderate establishment politics.
  Sununu resonated more with Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Joy Behar more than he ever did with the people who will pick the party’s nominee next year.
  
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• Norfolk Southern Says East Palestine Residents' Suit Barred by US Law

  05-06-2023 23:05
  
  By Clark Mindock(Reuters) - Norfolk Southern Corp has asked a U.S. judge to toss a proposed class action lawsuit it is facing over a February train...
  
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• US Women's Soccer Team Trash Talks Club of Retirees, Ends Up Losing 12-0

  05-06-2023 23:04
  
  A group of young women who play or played professionally on the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) were full of braggadocio ahead of a match last week. That is, until they played a bunch of mostly retired men in their 40s from the U.K.
  After the game, though, suddenly the women were not quite as arrogant about their prowess on the grass.
  As it happens, the group of retired, older men from the U.K. totally destroyed the team of younger U.S. women with a 12 to 0 final at an independen
  
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• Diversity Group Calls for Oregon GOP House Leader to Resign Over Son's Nazi Salute Photo

  05-06-2023 23:02
  The Central Oregon Diversity Project has called for the resignation of Republican state Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson over her son's Nazi salute photo
  
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• After Dangerous Encounters, US Accuses China of Military 'Aggressiveness'

  05-06-2023 22:57
  
  By Andrea Shalal and Daphne PsaledakisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday recent dangerous encounters between U.S. and Chinese...
  
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• New Dam Saved France's Mont-Saint-Michel Island Status, Macron Says

  05-06-2023 22:54
  
  By Noemie OliveMONT-SAINT-MICHEL, France (Reuters) - A new dam and infrastructure works have saved the famous Mont-Saint-Michel abbey's status as...
  
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• Oklahoma School Board Approves What Would Be the 1st Taxpayer-Funded Religious School in US

  05-06-2023 22:50
  An Oklahoma school board has voted to approve what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious school
  
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• Anna Shay, Fan Favorite on 'Bling Empire,' Dead at 62

  05-06-2023 22:49
  
  Anna Shay, an heiress, philanthropist and breakout star of the Netflix reality series “Bling Empire,” has died
  
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• Musk Hosts Twitter Event for Anti-Vaxx Democratic Candidate RFK Jr.

  05-06-2023 22:48
  
  By Nandita Bose and Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elon Musk on Monday hosted Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist and long-shot...
  
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• Children Rescued From Burning Car While Mom Was Shoplifting, Police Say

  05-06-2023 22:47
  Police say shoppers at a Florida mall managed to pull two children out of a burning car after their mother left them alone while she shoplifted
  
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• See Apple's Pivotal Product Announcements Through History

  05-06-2023 22:40
  
  Apple has a long history of designing products that aren’t the first to be introduced in a particular category but still redefine the market
  
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• Mike Pence in 2024 GOP race, faces former boss Trump

  05-06-2023 22:36
  Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump. (June 5)      
  
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• 'Stop Cop City' Activists Pack Atlanta City Hall Ahead of Crucial Vote

  05-06-2023 22:34
  
  Hundreds of activists are at Atlanta’s City Hall ahead of a council vote over whether to approve tens of millions in public funding for a police and firefighter training center
  
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• Video Shows Bud Light on Shelves at Gas Station - And It's the Last Thing the Company Wants to See

  05-06-2023 22:26
  
  Buc-ee’s is stocking Bud Light.
  That’s about all the growing Texas-centered legend that is part convenience store and part travelers’ theme park is doing with the damaged beer brand.
  The store certainly isn’t selling much of it.
  On Friday, Joey Mannarino tweeted a video showing Bud Light product languishing at a Buc-ee’s in Georgia. And bad news for Bud Light parent Anheuser-Busch InBev — that tweet has gone viral.
  Mannarino, self-described as a political stra
  
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• Small Plane Had Mechanical Problems Before Arkansas Crash That Killed Mississippi Ex-Senator

  05-06-2023 22:24
  A small plane had mechanical problems with its autopilot system before it crashed in Arkansas last month and killed a former Mississippi state senator who was flying it
  
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• Colby Richards disappeared from his home near Houston. He was found safe days later.

  05-06-2023 22:23
  
  The 31-year-old was located near an intersection in a bustling commercial area of The Woodlands, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said.      
  
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• South Carolina House, Senate Say They're Still Working on Budget

  05-06-2023 22:21
  
  The South Carolina House and Senate are showing no sign of getting closer to a deal on the state’s $13 billion spending plan set to start July 1
  
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• Robert Hanssen, FBI Agent Who Spied for Russia, Found Dead in Prison

  05-06-2023 22:21
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Robert Hanssen, the former FBI agent turned spy whom the bureau describes as the most damaging in its history, was found...
  
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• Carbon dioxide soars to a new record in Earth's atmosphere as climate change continues unabated

  05-06-2023 22:18
  
  Levels of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere reached another record high last month, NOAA scientists announced Monday.      
  
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• NY State Trooper Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting After High-Speed Chase in 2022

  05-06-2023 22:15
  
  A New York state trooper has been charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting a Pennsylvania man after a high-speed car chase last year
  
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• North Carolina Democrats Blast GOP Elections Bill, but May Need Help From Public, Courts to Stop It

  05-06-2023 22:15
  North Carolina Democratic lawmakers are criticizing a Republican bill containing election and ballot changes that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper previously vetoed, plus some new ideas
  
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• He and his classmates have special needs. They were all left out of their school yearbook.

  05-06-2023 22:14
  
  "Not even one acknowledgement ... Honestly, it really broke my heart," Mariela Azarpira said. The school says it is reviewing the yearbook layout.      
  
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• CNN CEO Said Two Words to Trump Before Town Hall That Ended Up Defining the Night

  05-06-2023 22:14
  
  CNN CEO Chris Licht told former President Donald Trump to “have fun” before last month’s failed ambush of him during a town hall event on the network, according to a report.
  Trump appeared to enjoy himself while the network has yet to recover from the bruising it took.
  Licht has spent the last year-plus attempting to revive CNN into a serious news network.
  Nothing has worked, and viewership continues to decline.
  After years of posturing against Trump at the expense of the truth
  
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• Danish PM Frederiksen Says She Is Not a Candidate to Head NATO

  05-06-2023 22:09
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday she is not vying for NATO's top job, after an Oval Office sit-down...
  
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