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• Riley Gaines Mercilessly Fact-Checks Leftists During Senate LGBT 'Rights' Hearing

  21-06-2023 23:59
  
  Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines absolutely destroyed the far-left’s gender arguments during testimony before members of Congress on Wednesday morning.
  If her fans thought she was fierce as a 12-time All-American swimmer, they saw another version of her on Capitol Hill as she effortlessly defeated talking point after talking point.
  Gaines has become the face of defending women’s sports since last year when she was forced to compete against Lia Thomas last summer dur
  
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• US Announces New Visa Restriction Policy for Those Who Have Assisted Fugitives

  21-06-2023 23:54
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign government officials and...
  
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• Florida Mayors Celebrate Completion of Higher-Speed Rail Line Connecting State

  21-06-2023 23:54
  
  The last segment of a higher-speed rail line stretching from South Florida to the central part of the state has been completed
  
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• Army Veteran Sentenced to 55 Years for Road Rage Shooting Death of Muslim Man

  21-06-2023 23:50
  
  A suburban Indianapolis Army veteran has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the road rage shooting death of a Muslim man after witnesses said he hurled ethnic and religious insults at the victim
  
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• Rose Zhang Seeking to Follow Win in Her Pro Debut With a Major at the Women's PGA Championship

  21-06-2023 23:49
  
  Rose Zhang turned professional with many expecting great things and she didn't disappoint, winning the Mizuho Americas Open in her debut
  
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• West Virginia Governor Can't Use Senate Bid as Excuse to Not Disclose Finances, Judge Says

  21-06-2023 23:48
  
  A federal judge in Delaware has ordered West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to provide information about his finances to attorneys for a Pennsylvania coal exporter owed $1.9 million by Justice and one of his coal companies
  
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• Key Card Helped Teens Access St. Louis Party That Ended in Fatal Shooting

  21-06-2023 23:45
  
  A St. Louis official says a keycard and a propped-open door gave teenagers access to a downtown office where a party ended in a fatal shooting
  
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• Hunter Biden Plea Agreement in Tax, Gun Case Set for July Court Date

  21-06-2023 23:45
  
  Hunter Biden will go before a judge next month to formally strike an expected plea agreement with prosecutors on tax and gun charges that will likely spare him time behind bars
  
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• Christian-owned Texas business shielded from LGBTQ bias claims, appeals court rules

  21-06-2023 23:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Christian-owned wellness center is exempt from federal law prohibiting employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
  
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• Toxic Algae Suspected in Deaths of Sea Lions and Dolphins on Southern California Coast

  21-06-2023 23:44
  
  Marine mammal rescue organizations have been swamped with reports of sick and dead sea lions and dolphins along the Southern California coast this month
  
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• New York Proposal Would Protect Doctors Who Send Abortion Pills Across State Lines

  21-06-2023 23:43
  
  Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients in states where the procedure is illegal would be provided with legal protection under a bill approved by state lawmakers
  
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• Ex-Goldman Banker Convicted of Insider Trading

  21-06-2023 23:42
  
  By Jody Godoy(Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs banker was convicted of insider trading by a New York jury on Wednesday, after prosecutors said he...
  
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• Stamp of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Unveiled in Ceremony at the US Capitol

  21-06-2023 23:41
  
  Congressional leaders have unveiled a new stamp that commemorates former Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon who died in 2020 after serving more than three decades in Congress
  
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• 43-Year-Old Missouri Inmate Dies Awaiting Execution for Elderly Couple's Murder

  21-06-2023 23:40
  Prison officials in Missouri say a 43-year-old death row inmate has died awaiting execution
  
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• Dick Morris: Joe Biden Is Becoming Unelectable

  21-06-2023 23:39
  
  A politician who is falling in the polls goes through a progression.
  First, the public comes to feel that problems such as the economy are getting worse, but they still do not blame him.
  Then, they come to blame him for the failure, and his job approval goes down — but he still retains his personal favorability or popularity.
  Finally, his personal favorability drops to match his job ratings as voters decide they just don’t like him.
  This is the story of Joe Biden’s presidency s
  
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• A Different Frontier: Stockton Rush Started Titanic Sub Company to Expand Access to the Deep Sea

  21-06-2023 23:36
  
  As other entrepreneurs have pushed the edge of technology to bring well-heeled tourists to space, Stockton Rush saw new opportunities for exploring another frontier: the deep sea
  
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• Microsoft, U.S. Regulators Head to Court Over $69 Billion Deal That Could Reshape Video Gaming

  21-06-2023 23:33
  
  Microsoft on Thursday will try to gain clearance to complete a $69 billion takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard in a legal showdown with U.S. regulators that will reshape a pastime that’s bigger than the movie and music industries combined
  
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• A tale of two disasters: Missing Titanic sub captivates the world days after deadly migrant shipwreck

  21-06-2023 23:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  After a fishing boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank, leaving hundreds dead, the story has been overshadowed by a search for a handful of wealthy people.
  
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• Brazil Cattle Die as Cold Temperatures Batters Large Beef State

  21-06-2023 23:29
  
  By Ana ManoSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Nearly 3,000 head of cattle died from hypothermia in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state in recent days, according...
  
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• MLB Sued by 17 Ex-Scouts Who Say They Were Discriminated Against Because of Their Age

  21-06-2023 23:27
  
  Seventeen former Major League Baseball scouts who say they were discriminated against because of their age have sued the league, its teams and Commissioner Rob Manfred
  
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• Florida Locks up Spot in the College World Series Finals With a 3-2 Win Over TCU

  21-06-2023 23:26
  
  Cade Kurland’s ninth-inning infield single drove in the tiebreaking run and Florida claimed a spot in the College World Series finals with a 3-2 victory over TCU
  
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• Wisconsin Assembly Votes to Overhaul How Schools Teach Reading

  21-06-2023 23:24
  The way reading is taught in Wisconsin would change to a phonics-based approach under a bill passed by the state Assembly Wednesday
  
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• ‘Tiger King’ Star 'Doc' Antle Convicted of Wildlife Trafficking in Virginia

  21-06-2023 23:24
  
  Virginia's attorney general says a wild animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has been convicted of wildlife trafficking
  
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• Undercover Video Exposes BlackRock Recruiter Bragging About How Little It Takes to 'Buy a Senator'

  21-06-2023 23:22
  
  There’s an old joke that says we have the best politicians money can buy.
  Like many jokes, there’s truth to the saying. Indeed, most of us suspect that it’s not a joke at all, but a description of how things work.
  Investigative reporter James O’Keefe shows some of how it’s done, specifically through the investment company BlackRock.
  A recent O’Keefe undercover investigation specifically spells things out:
  U.S. senators are cheap; you can get one for just $10,0
  
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• Ousted Incumbents, Key Matchups Set: Takeaways From Virginia's Primary Election

  21-06-2023 23:21
  
  A historic number of state lawmakers were ousted in this week’s Virginia primary, which featured about four dozen legislative races that set the parties’ slate of candidates for what will be a hard-fought general election
  
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• Hunter Biden to Make Initial Court Appearance on July 26 -Court Filing

  21-06-2023 23:16
  
  (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden will make an initial appearance in federal court in Delaware on July 26 to face misdemeanor...
  
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• Atlanta Clerk Sued for Denying 'Stop Cop City' Petition Lets Effort Move Forward

  21-06-2023 23:16
  
  An Atlanta official facing a lawsuit has approved a petition from activists who want voters to reject a controversial police and firefighter training center
  
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• Georgia Officials Lay Out Obstacles to Updating Election System Before 2024

  21-06-2023 23:14
  
  Georgia election officials say they would need six to nine months to install new software and hardware to update the state’s voting system
  
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• 'Don't Fall For It': Bongino Warns There is Secret Reasoning Behind Hunter Biden Plea Deal

  21-06-2023 23:08
  
  On his Tuesday podcast, conservative radio talker Dan Bongino had some advice for those wondering why Hunter Biden copped several plea deals to settle some of the investigations into his wrongdoing, and Bongino is warning everyone, “don’t fall for it.”
  Bongino opened the show lamenting that he didn’t talk the day before about a story from the Washington Post that tried to paint Biden Department of Justice as a non-partisan office. He said his immediate thought was that th
  
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• Prosecutors Seek at Least 25 Years in Prison for Gynecologist Who Abused Dozens of Women

  21-06-2023 23:05
  
  Federal prosecutors say a gynecologist should face at least 25 years in prison for assaulting a “staggering number of victims” during a quarter-century career as a serial sexual predator disguised as a doctor at prestigious Manhattan hospitals
  
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• Oregon Religious Leader Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

  21-06-2023 23:03
  An Oregon religious leader convicted multiple times of sexually abusing a former church member when she was a child has been sentenced to 13 years in prison
  
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• EXPLAINER: What Is OPEC and What Does It Have to Do With Oil Prices?

  21-06-2023 23:03
  
  The intergovernmental organization controls much of the world’s oil supply.
  
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• Body Found in Bonfire Pile Identified as Missing Tempe Man

  21-06-2023 23:02
  Authorities say a body found in a bonfire pile near Apache Junction has been identified as an 18-year-old Tempe man who had been reported missing and the death is being investigated as a homicide
  
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• A Former Louisiana Hospital Executive Has Been Sentenced for Wire Fraud

  21-06-2023 22:56
  Federal prosecutors say a former financial executive at a Louisiana hospital has been sentenced to two years in prison on federal wire fraud charges
  
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• Small Plane Loses Power, Crashes Into Minivan in Southern Wisconsin City

  21-06-2023 22:53
  Authorities say a small plane lost power and crash-landed into a parked minivan in a southern Wisconsin city
  
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• Healthy Delle Donne Contributing on Both Offense and Defense During Mystics' Strong Start

  21-06-2023 22:53
  
  Elena Delle Donne has missed only one game so far this season
  
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• Former AP Journalist and Spokesman Jack Stokes Dies at 73

  21-06-2023 22:49
  
  Veteran Associated Press journalist Jack Stokes has died
  
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• Hunter Biden plea deal sparks political fight over independence of the justice system

  21-06-2023 22:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Democrats see the outcome of the Hunter Biden investigation as proof that the judicial system is fair and independent: Not even a president’s son can escape the consequences of criminal behavior.
  
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• Maryland's Highest Court Limits Use of Ballistics Evidence at Trials

  21-06-2023 22:46
  
  Maryland's Supreme Court has ruled that a firearms expert who testified at a murder trial shouldn’t have been allowed to offer an unqualified opinion that bullets recovered from a crime scene came from the suspect’s gun
  
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• Pregnant woman fatally shot in back by her 2-year-old son, Ohio police say

  21-06-2023 22:44 via nbcnews.com
  A pregnant woman and her unborn child died after a toddler got hold of a gun and shot her in the back last week, Ohio police said.
  
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• U.S. senior officials caught off-guard by Biden's calling Xi a 'dictator'

  21-06-2023 22:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday that they were caught off guard when President Joe Biden described Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator."
  
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• Neo-Nazis disrupt a drag story hour in New Hampshire

  21-06-2023 22:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  A group of neo-Nazis violently disrupted a New Hampshire drag story hour over the weekend.
  
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• Private Plane That Caused DC Scare Did Not Respond Minutes Into Fatal Flight

  21-06-2023 22:39
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pilot of a light private plane that caused a security scare on June 4 when it flew over restricted...
  
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• Senate Confirms Biden Judicial Nominee After Harris Breaks Deadlock

  21-06-2023 22:35
  
  By Andrew Goudsward(Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris broke a deadlock in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to secure confirmation for a civil...
  
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• Modi Invites US Students to India as He Kicks off Official Visit

  21-06-2023 22:32
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged American students to come to India during his first official stop in Washington,...
  
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• Judge Says Murder Trial in Alabama Sheriff's Death Will Move Counties

  21-06-2023 22:32
  A judge says the capital murder trial of a man accused of killing an Alabama sheriff will be moved to another county
  
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• Ohio House OKs Bill Making Schools Tell Parents of Transgender Children and 'Sexuality Content'

  21-06-2023 22:31
  The Ohio House has passed a bill requiring public schools to notify parents when they’re going to be teaching about sexuality or when their child requests recognition for a new gender identity
  
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• After Newsom's Multiple Swipes at Florida, DeSantis Responds with Video in Gavin's Own Backyard

  21-06-2023 22:31
  
  Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has fired another shot at Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose attacks on him and the great state of Florida have escalated in recent months.
  DeSantis, who is vying for the Republican Party’s nomination, launched a counterstrike against Newsom from his own backyard Tuesday — the streets of decaying San Francisco.
  In a video he posted on Twitter Tuesday evening, DeSantis called Democrats out over the state of the dying city.
  “We’re he
  
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• The Titanic brought them together, and a tiny vessel could doom them

  21-06-2023 22:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Five men came together to see the remnants of one of history’s great disasters, the Titanic. They are now at the center of a frantic search-and-rescue operation.
  
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• North Carolina House Revives LGBTQ+ Education Limits in Final Days of Session

  21-06-2023 22:26
  
  Previously stalled legislation to limit LGBTQ+ instruction in North Carolina public schools and require teachers to out transgender kids to their parents is gaining momentum after months of inaction
  
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