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• North Carolina GOP Legislators Making Changes to New Abortion Law Days Before Enforcement

  22-06-2023 23:58
  North Carolina Republican legislators have rolled out adjustments to the state’s new abortion restrictions set to take effect in days
  
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• Sinema Cites Bill Targeting Leaders of Failed Banks After Criticism of Her Wall Street Ties

  22-06-2023 23:48
  
  Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is taking credit for helping broker legislation that would target executives of failed banks
  
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• Moderna Seeks US FDA Authorization for Updated COVID Vaccine

  22-06-2023 23:47
  
  (Reuters) -Moderna said on Thursday it has completed a submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking authorization for its updated...
  
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• Pennsylvania Senate Votes to Expand Ban on Using Cell Phones While Driving

  22-06-2023 23:44
  Pennsylvania’s state Senate wants to expand a ban on texting while driving and is advancing legislation that increases the penalties for motorists who are handling their cell phones for almost any activity while driving
  
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• GOP Releases Whistleblower Testimonies From Ex-IRS Agents in Hunter Biden Case

  22-06-2023 23:42
  
  House Republicans have released testimony from two IRS whistleblowers who allege that the Justice Department interfered with their yearslong investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter
  
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• GOP Releases Testimony of Whistleblowers Claiming Interference in Hunter Biden Case

  22-06-2023 23:42
  
  House Republicans have released testimony from two IRS whistleblowers who allege that the Justice Department interfered with their yearslong investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter
  
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• Adult Entertainment Group Sues Louisiana Over Age-Verification Law for Porn

  22-06-2023 23:31
  
  An adult entertainment group and others in the industry are challenging Louisiana laws requiring sexually explicit websites to verify the age of viewers
  
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• Founder of Sex Club Names Hunter Biden as Ex-Member, Has Nothing Positive to Say About Joe's Son

  22-06-2023 23:30
  
  The founder of a Los Angeles-based sex club for celebrities and the wealthy claimed Hunter Biden was once part of the secretive orgy group.
  Biden, the club’s founder claimed, was expelled after attending one expensive romp because he was a “scumbag.”
  The disclosure is perhaps the least surprising allegation about President Joe Biden’s son to date.
  To be clear, it is just an allegation.
  In the wake of Hunter Biden’s plea arrangement with the Justice Department regard
  
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• Missouri Woman Imprisoned for 42 Years to Get Court Hearing That Could Lead to Release

  22-06-2023 23:28
  A Missouri woman imprisoned for more than four decades for a murder she says she didn't commit will get a court hearing that could lead to her release
  
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• Animal Sedative Adds New Suffering to Opioid Drug Crisis, but Is It Driving up Deaths?

  22-06-2023 23:28
  
  A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis
  
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• Trump, DeSantis Interviews Show Fox Influence on GOP Field Still Strong Despite Troubled Year

  22-06-2023 23:27
  
  The two leading GOP presidential contenders had very different interview experiences with Fox News this past week
  
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• Families Detail Stress, Terror and Sadness After Nashville School Shooting in Court Documents

  22-06-2023 23:23
  
  More than a dozen parents at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, have written about the stress, terror and sadness in the wake of the March shooting
  
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• Families Detail Stress, Terror and Sadness After Nashville School Shooting in Court Docs

  22-06-2023 23:23
  
  More than a dozen parents at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, have written about the stress, terror and sadness in the wake of the March shooting
  
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• Bills Trainers Cite Hamlin Case as Example for Schools, Youth Leagues to Make Life-Saving Plans

  22-06-2023 23:21
  
  Two Buffalo Bills trainers say they stuck to their pre-planned treatment when Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during an NFL game in January
  
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• Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russia Is Hiding Bodies of Victims of Dam Breach

  22-06-2023 23:19
  
  (Reuters) - Russia has formed special groups to collect and hide bodies of people killed in the aftermath of the breach this month of the Kakhovka...
  
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• MOVEit Hack Claims Calpers and Genworth as Millions More Victims Impacted

  22-06-2023 23:14
  (Reuters) -The number of victims of the MOVEit hack grew by several million on Thursday after the biggest U.S. pension fund, Calpers, and insurer...
  
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• Genworth Says Third-Party Vendor PBI Research Was Victim of MOVEit Hack

  22-06-2023 23:14
  (Reuters) - Insurer Genworth Financial said on Thursday a third-party vendor, PBI Research Services, was a victim of the MOVEit ransom-seeking...
  
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• Planned Parenthood, Emily's List and NARAL-Pro Choice America Endorse Joe Biden in 2024 Race

  22-06-2023 23:13
  
  Three top reproductive rights groups are endorsing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for reelection in 2024
  
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• Canada Will Require Google and Meta to Pay Media Outlets for News Under Bill Set to Become Law

  22-06-2023 23:12
  
  A Canadian bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law
  
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• Biden Impeachment Bill Passes House, Here's What Happens Next

  22-06-2023 23:11
  
  Congressional committees will now look at articles of impeachment against the incumbent president after a vote on Thursday.
  Voting along party lines, the House voted 219-208 to push forward the impeachment case against President Joe Biden.
  According to the Associated Press, the articles of impeachment were spearheaded by Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert.
  The AP notes that Boebert’s move to impeach Biden “caught Republicans off guard.”
  The incumbent president has been cha
  
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• Louisiana Closing Season for Commercial Greater Amberjack Harvesting

  22-06-2023 23:09
  Commercial fishing for greater amberjack in Louisiana waters is coming to an end for this year
  
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• Did Zuckerberg Agree to a Cage Match with Musk? Billionaires Go Back and Forth with Trash Talking

  22-06-2023 23:07
  
  When billionaires square off, it typically involves litigation, lawyers and lots of money.
  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk, two veritable titans of the social media industry, could very well be on the verge of a clash involving litigation, lawyers, lots of money — and fisticuffs?
  Indeed, it appears as if a jest from Musk has blossomed into a potential showdown after Zuckerberg took the joke very seriously, at least according to The Verge.
  The tech outlet notes that the
  
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• South Korean, Vietnam Sign Cooperation Deals as Trade Slumps

  22-06-2023 23:06
  
  By Khanh Vu and Thinh NguyenHANOI (Reuters) -South Korea and Vietnam signed multiple cooperation deals on Friday during a state visit by President...
  
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• South Korean President Visits Vietnam as Bilateral Trade Slumps

  22-06-2023 23:06
  
  By Khanh Vu and Francesco GuarascioHANOI (Reuters) - Visiting South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to hold talks with Vietnam's leaders on...
  
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• South Korea, Vietnam Agree to Boost Security Cooperation

  22-06-2023 23:06
  
  By Khanh Vu and Hyunsu YimHANOI/SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and Vietnam agreed on Friday to boost security cooperation, citing North Korea's...
  
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• For New Zealand Exporters, China Both a Target and a Risk

  22-06-2023 23:05
  
  By Lucy CraymerWELLINGTON (Reuters) - As New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins prepares to lead a trade delegation to China seeking greater...
  
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• Moms for Liberty Chapter Apologizes for Quoting Hitler in Its Newsletter

  22-06-2023 23:04
  An Indiana chapter of the nonprofit group Moms for Liberty is apologizing and condemning Adolf Hitler after using a quote attributed to the Nazi leader in its newsletter
  
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• Witnesses to Parkland Massacre Describe Their Confusion in Pinpointing Gunshots' Location

  22-06-2023 23:01
  
  The courtroom battle over whether a Florida deputy should have confronted the Parkland school gunman is now centering on what witnesses heard
  
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• Republican Mayor Removed After Refusing to Back Down to the Woke Mob During Pride Month

  22-06-2023 23:01
  
  Even small-town mayors scorn the god of “pride” at their peril.
  News 12 The Bronx reported that the governing committee of Rochelle Park, New Jersey, a township of fewer than 6,000 residents, has ousted the mayor for refusing to fly the “pride” flag at town hall.
  Ironically, Republican Mayor Perrin Mosca objected to the flag because it is not inclusive.
  “A majority had agreed that as a township we would not put up any flags that singled out one group over another gr
  
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• Maine Paid Leave Proposal Approved by Both Chambers; Further Votes Necessary

  22-06-2023 23:01
  The Maine House has joined the Senate in voting to establish a program that would give workers up to 12 weeks of paid leave to deal with illness, care for a relative or birth of a child
  
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• Argentine Minister 'Wado' De Pedro to Run on Peronist Ticket in Presidential Primaries

  22-06-2023 23:01
  By Nicolás MisculinBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine interior minister Eduardo 'Wado' de Pedro will run on a ticket with ex-Cabinet chief Juan...
  
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• Argentina's De Pedro, Ally to Kirchner, Launches Presidential Bid

  22-06-2023 23:01
  By Nicolás MisculinBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentine Interior Minister Eduardo 'Wado' de Pedro, an ally of powerful Vice President Cristina...
  
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• 'Rust' Armorer Faces New Charge of Tampering With Evidence

  22-06-2023 22:56
  
  By Andrew Hay(Reuters) -The armorer for the movie "Rust" transferred drugs to someone on the day the film's cinematographer was shot dead in 2021,...
  
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• 'Rust' Armorer Charged With Tampering With Evidence After Shooting

  22-06-2023 22:56
  
  (Reuters) -Prosecutors on Thursday charged "Rust" movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed with tampering with evidence in connection with the 2021...
  
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• Lawsuit Protesting Arizona Governor’s Refusal to Execute Prisoner Dismissed

  22-06-2023 22:56
  A lawsuit that alleged Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs exceeded her power in refusing to execute a prisoner earlier this year has been dismissed
  
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• Deion Sanders Says He Will Undergo Surgery for Blood Clots in Both Legs

  22-06-2023 22:55
  
  Deion Sanders is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday for a blood clot in each leg, the University of Colorado football coach revealed in a video he posted
  
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• Fear Stalks the Funerals of Victims of Honduras Prison Massacre

  22-06-2023 22:53
  
  Fear simmered among the small knot of relatives gathered for the wake of a mother and daughter who were among 46 women inmates slaughtered in this week's prison riot in Honduras
  
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• Defense Attorney Furious After Seeing Hunter Biden Plea Deal - His Client Had Same Charge and Won't Be Out of Prison for Years

  22-06-2023 22:53
  
  On his first day in the White House, President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.
  The order states that it is the policy of the Biden administration that the federal government should pursue a comprehensive approach, advancing equity, civil rights and “racial justice.”
  So what does it say about Biden’s order when the attorney of hip-hop artist Kodak Black, who was charged w
  
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• Arizona Governor Calls for Proposed Law Enshrining Birth Control Access

  22-06-2023 22:46
  Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is pushing to a proposed bill to make birth control and other contraception accessible statewide
  
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• Kesha Settles Producer Dr. Luke's Defamation Lawsuit Over Rape Accusation

  22-06-2023 22:45
  
  By Brendan Pierson(Reuters) - Pop star Kesha on Thursday settled a lawsuit brought by her former producer Dr. Luke, who claimed that she defamed...
  
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• Medicare Offers Details on Reimbursement for New Alzheimer's Drugs

  22-06-2023 22:39
  
  By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Medicare health plan on Thursday offered details of plans to collect patient data as a condition...
  
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• Chris Paul Traded to Warriors, Jordan Poole Sent to Wizards, Source Tells AP

  22-06-2023 22:36
  
  Chris Paul’s pursuit of an NBA championship is taking him to the Golden State Warriors, after they agreed to the framework of a trade on Thursday that will send Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards, according to a person with knowledge of the matter
  
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• Semi Truck Crashes on Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Goes Into Water

  22-06-2023 22:35
  Officials say a semi truck crashed on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and went over the side and into the water
  
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• US to Launch Working Group on Generative AI, Address Its Risks

  22-06-2023 22:33
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. agency will launch a public working group on generative artificial intelligence (AI) to help address the new...
  
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• US Appeals Court Vacates Travel Mask Mandate Ruling

  22-06-2023 22:33
  
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court panel Thursday vacated an April 2022 ruling that had declared unlawful a government...
  
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• A Titanic Expert, an Adventurer, a CEO, and a Father and Son Were Killed in Titan's Implosion

  22-06-2023 22:32
  
  A renowned Titanic expert, a world record-holding adventurer and two members of one of Pakistan’s wealthiest families and the CEO of the company leading an expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck were killed when the Titan submersible imploded
  
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• Senegal Opposition Leader Sonko's Lawyer Files a Lawsuit in France and Calls for an ICC Inquiry

  22-06-2023 22:30
  
  A lawyer for Senegal's embattled opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has filed a lawsuit in a French court
  
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• Obama Makes Secret Power Move as Biden Continues to Flounder in the White House

  22-06-2023 22:22
  
  Former President Barack Obama appears to be taking a more personal interest in the Democratic Party’s future than he has in recent years.
  Jonathan Martin, politics bureau chief for Politico, reported Thursday that Obama recently hosted several meetings with younger House Democrats. Described as “informal, but lengthy,” the meetings “took place over cheese and crackers in Obama’s Washington office.”
  The question is why.
  Obama’s meetings were largely secre
  
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• Wisconsin Republicans Pass Plan to Cut Income Taxes by 15% on Average

  22-06-2023 22:19
  
  Income taxes would be cut across the board by $3.5 billion under a plan passed by Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature’s budget-writing committee
  
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• Wisconsin Income Taxes Would Be Cut 15% on Average Under Republican Plan

  22-06-2023 22:19
  Income taxes would be cut across the board by $3.5 billion under a plan announced by Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature’s budget-writing committee
  
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