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• Victims of Gynecologist Convicted of Sex Crimes Urge Judge to Impose Maximum Prison Term

  28-06-2023 23:57
  Victims of a gynecologist who practiced at prestigious New York hospitals before he was convicted of sexually abusing women over several decades have asked a federal judge to keep him behind bars as long as possible
  
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• Utah Woman Accused of Killing Husband Before Writing Book About Grief Sued for Over $13 Million

  28-06-2023 23:54
  
  A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children's book about grief after her husband's death and now stands charged with his murder is seeking over $13 million in damages
  
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• Utah Woman Accused of Killing Husband After Writing Book About Grief Is Sued for Over $13 Million

  28-06-2023 23:54
  
  A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children's book about grief after her husband's death and now stands charged with his murder is seeking over $13 million in damages
  
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• Ex-Barbour County Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Ethics Charge Involving Diverted Funds

  28-06-2023 23:48
  The former sheriff of Alabama's Barbour County has pleaded guilty to a felony ethics charge accusing him of depositing office funds into his personal bank accounts
  
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• Federal Judges in Kentucky and Tennessee Block Portions of Transgender Youth Care Bans

  28-06-2023 23:43
  
  Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday blocked portions of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, handing down the rulings shortly before the statutes were set to go into effect
  
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• Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Part of Kentucky Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youths

  28-06-2023 23:43
  
  A federal judge temporarily has blocked Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths
  
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• Global Unhappiness Levels in 2022 Match All-Time High, Report Finds

  28-06-2023 23:40
  
  A long-running global survey finds that negative experiences were at an all-time high across the world last year.
  
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• Biden's Brother Says the President Is 'Very Open-Minded' About Psychedelics for Medical Treatment

  28-06-2023 23:40
  
  President Joe Biden’s youngest brother said in a radio interview that the president has been “very open-minded” in conversations the two have had about the benefits of psychedelics as a form of medical treatment
  
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• Nikola Vucevic Agrees to a 3-Year, $60 Million Extension With the Bulls

  28-06-2023 23:37
  
  The Chicago Bulls and center Nikola Vucevic have agreed to a $60 million, three-year extension, keeping the two-time All-Star off the free agent market
  
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• UN Human Rights Official Says Arms Embargo and Deployment of Special Force Needed for Haiti

  28-06-2023 23:36
  A U.N. human rights expert says that a specialized international force is needed to help fight gang violence in Haiti and that an embargo on weapons should be implemented immediately
  
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• Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards Vetoes Bill That Would Have Criminalized Approaching Police

  28-06-2023 23:30
  Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed eight bills recently passed by the Republican-dominated Legislature
  
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• NFL Finalizing Discipline for Several Players Linked to Gambling Violations, AP Sources Say

  28-06-2023 23:22
  
  Two people familiar with the plan say the NFL is finalizing disciplinary action against more players for gambling violations, including Indianapolis Colts defensive back Isaiah Rodgers Sr. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because an official announcement won’t be made until later this week
  
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• Watch: Tucker Exposes the Real Motive Behind Ukraine Not Wanting the War to End

  28-06-2023 23:20
  
  The ghosts of 1917 still haunt the world.
  In Episode 7 of “Tucker on Twitter,” Tucker Carlson exposed the corrosive effect of wars for democracy on the actual democracies they purport to save.
  Carlson posted his latest episode on Tuesday evening, along with an accompanying tweet: “Ep. 7 Irony Alert: the war for democracy enables dictatorship.”Ep. 7 Irony Alert: the war for democracy enables dictatorship. pic.twitter.com/tk7aOZ4H6n
  — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) J
  
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• Virgin Galactic Eyes Its First Commercial Spaceflight

  28-06-2023 23:16
  
  If all goes well, the company expects to offer monthly flights beginning in August.
  
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• Railroads CSX and CPKC Will Invest in Connecting Their Networks to Increase Traffic in Southeast

  28-06-2023 23:05
  CSX and CPKC railroads announced a deal Wednesday that will allow them to beef up a little-used connection between their two networks in the southeastern United States to handle a significant amount of freight
  
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• Cycling-Bernal Grateful to Be Alive and Ready for Comeback at Tour De France

  28-06-2023 23:05
  
  (Reuters) - Egan Bernal is grateful to be able to return to the Tour de France after he suffered a near-fatal crash in a high-speed collision in...
  
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• DeSantis Proposes Disney Trial Schedule That Puts Start Date in 2025, After Elections

  28-06-2023 23:04
  
  Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis have asked that a trial involving Disney be postponed until the middle of 2025, well after the GOP presidential nomination race wraps up and voters have picked a winner in the November 2024 general election
  
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• New Mexico State Agrees to Pay $8M to Settle Basketball Players' Sex Assault, Hazing Lawsuit

  28-06-2023 22:59
  
  New Mexico State agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit involving two basketball players who said they were sexually assaulted by teammates
  
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• Czechs Call Russia a Threat, China a Systemic Challenge in New Security Strategy

  28-06-2023 22:55
  
  PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government called Russia a direct threat and China a systemic rival in a new security strategy, approved by the...
  
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• Nursing Homes Accused of Mistreating Residents, Misusing $83 Million in Lawsuit From New York AG

  28-06-2023 22:54
  
  New York state Attorney General Letitia James charges in a lawsuit that the operators of four nursing homes in New York neglected residents and misused more than $83 million in government funds
  
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• Florida Inmate Gets 1 Year and 3 Months in Federal Prison for Threatening to Kill Judge

  28-06-2023 22:52
  A Florida state prison inmate already serving a three-decade sentence will serve an additional one year and three months in federal prison for threatening to kill a federal judge and his family
  
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• Guardians Manager Terry Francona to Miss Second Game After Being Hospitalized on Road Trip

  28-06-2023 22:51
  
  Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona will not be with the team for a second straight game after being hospitalized when he became lightheaded before a series opener against the Kansas City Royals
  
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• Guardians Manager Terry Francona Out of Hospital, Advised to Rest After Becoming Ill Before Game

  28-06-2023 22:51
  
  Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona will not be with the team for a second straight game after being hospitalized when he became lightheaded before a series opener against the Kansas City Royals
  
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• Shortening of Internet Gambling Future Stuns Atlantic City Casinos

  28-06-2023 22:49
  
  Atlantic City’s casinos are trying to understand why New Jersey lawmakers plan to drastically shorten the length of time that internet gambling can be conducted in the state
  
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• Internet Gambling Would Be Given 5 More Years Under Latest Change in New Jersey

  28-06-2023 22:49
  
  Internet gambling would be allowed to take place for at least five more years under the latest proposal by New Jersey lawmakers
  
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• Pittsburgh Synagogue Killer Has Extensive History of Mental Illness, Defense Expert Testifies

  28-06-2023 22:48
  
  A neurologist says a gunman who massacred 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue has schizophrenia and epilepsy
  
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• President Biden Has Started Using a CPAP Machine at Night to Deal With Sleep Apnea

  28-06-2023 22:47
  
  The White House says President Joe Biden has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea
  
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• Ireland Bolsters Data Watchdog's Powers, Privacy Activists Cry Foul

  28-06-2023 22:46
  
  By Padraic HalpinDUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland bolstered its powerful data regulator's ability to stop the sharing of information during its inquiries...
  
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• Person With Firearm Stopped Near American Consulate in Jeddah, Resulting in Exchange of Fire and Two Deaths

  28-06-2023 22:40
  JEDDAH (Reuters) - A person with a firearm was stopped near the American Consulate building in Jeddah, resulting in an exchange of fire with the...
  
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• Armed Man Killed in Gunfire Exchange Near US Consulate in Saudi Arabia

  28-06-2023 22:40
  JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -Two people were killed when an armed man exchanged fire with Saudi Arabian security authorities near the U.S....
  
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• Armed Man Killed in Gunfire Exchange Near US Consulate in Jeddah -SPA

  28-06-2023 22:40
  JEDDAH (Reuters) -An armed man exchanged fire with Saudi security authorities near the U.S. Consulate building in Jeddah leading to his death and...
  
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• Armed Man Killed in Gunfire Exchange Near US Consulate in Jeddah

  28-06-2023 22:40
  JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -Two people were killed when an armed man exchanged fire with Saudi Arabian security authorities near the U.S....
  
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• Biden Runs on His Economy – for Better or Worse

  28-06-2023 22:37
  
  The president made clear he will run on what is perceived as one of his biggest weaknesses: the economy. It just remains to be seen whether voters believe him when he says how good things are.
  
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• Mets Owner Steve Cohen Threatens Players With Selloff, but Showalter, Eppler Safe Through Season

  28-06-2023 22:34
  
  Mets owner Steven Cohen is threatening his underperforming team with the prospect of a trade deadline selloff unless New York gets back into contention for a playoff berth
  
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• Mets Owner Steve Cohen Considering Trade Deadline Selloff, but Showalter, Eppler Safe Through Season

  28-06-2023 22:34
  
  Mets owner Steven Cohen is threatening his underperforming team with the prospect of a trade deadline selloff unless New York gets back into contention for a playoff berth
  
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• Elections Director of Small Arizona County Quits, Says She Wasn't Protected From Political Attacks

  28-06-2023 22:34
  The elections director of Arizona’s Pinal County has resigned after less than a year in the job, saying county supervisors had tried to politicize elections in the small jurisdiction east of Phoenix
  
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• Elections Director of Arizona County Quits, Says She Wasn't Protected From Political Attacks

  28-06-2023 22:34
  
  The elections director of Arizona’s Pinal County has resigned after less than a year in the job, saying county supervisors had tried to politicize elections in the jurisdiction east of Phoenix
  
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• Tucker Thinks There Will Be a Coup Against Biden, The Replacement Will Be Just as 'Ruthless'

  28-06-2023 22:33
  
  In his seventh Twitter episode, Tucker Carlson predicted that the Democratic Party will launch a coup against Joe Biden, kick him and Kamala Harris off the 2024 ticket, and replace him with a radical leftist who is just as “ruthless.”
  Carlson noted that Biden’s slide into senility is accelerating rapidly and that he is quickly getting to the point where his mental decline will be utterly impossible for the Democrats to ignore. In Tucker’s opinion, Biden doesn’t have
  
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• The Largest US Banks Would Survive a Severe Recession, the Fed's 'Stress Tests' Show

  28-06-2023 22:31
  The nation’s 23 largest banks passed the Federal Reserve’s so-called stress tests this year, a sign that the nation’s banking system remains resilient despite the recent banking crisis that that led to the failure of three banks
  
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• Researcher Dead After Experimental Hybrid Electric Car Explodes While Driving

  28-06-2023 22:27
  
  In a tragic incident in Naples, Italy, a fatal explosion occurred involving an experimental hybrid electric car.
  The vehicle was a Volkswagen Polo, a prototype used as part of a project called “Life-Save,” testing the possibility of combining an electric motor with batteries powered by solar panels in cars, a translated version of the Today Chronicle reported.
  According to a report from Newsweek, the tragic accident claimed the life of researcher Maria Vittoria Prati and left trainee
  
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• Visa to Acquire Brazilian Fintech Pismo for $1 Billion in Cash

  28-06-2023 22:26
  
  (Reuters) - Payments giant Visa Inc said on Wednesday it would acquire Brazilian fintech platform Pismo for $1 billion in cash to expand its...
  
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• Visa to Acquire Brazilian Fintech Pismo for $1 Billion

  28-06-2023 22:26
  
  (Reuters) -Payments giant Visa Inc said on Wednesday it would acquire Brazilian fintech platform Pismo for $1 billion in cash to expand its...
  
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• Visa $1 Billion Buyout of Brazil's Pismo Eases Fintech M&A Slowdown

  28-06-2023 22:26
  
  (Reuters) -Payments giant Visa Inc on Wednesday agreed to acquire Brazilian fintech platform Pismo for $1 billion in cash to expand its footprint...
  
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• Chile's Bee Colonies Devastated by Floods After Fires

  28-06-2023 22:26
  
  SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Extreme weather events in Chile, including major recent floods and wildfires earlier this year, are devastating colonies of...
  
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• Madonna Postpones Upcoming Celebration Tour Due to 'Serious Bacterial Infection'

  28-06-2023 22:24
  
  Madonna has postponed her career-spanning 2023 “Celebration” tour due to what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection” and her ongoing recovery
  
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• Biden pushes vision for economic growth 'from the middle out and bottom up'

  28-06-2023 22:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted his economic agenda amid low polling numbers on his job performance and the direction of the country.
  
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• WH Confirms Source of Strange Marks on Biden's Face, Joe's Medical Condition

  28-06-2023 22:18
  
  The White House has disclosed new information about President Joe Biden’s health.
  The revelation came in response to questions and speculation about marks seen on the president’s face during an appearance on the White House lawn on Wednesday.What the heck did Biden have strapped on his face that made these marks this morning? Does he use a nebulizer? pic.twitter.com/1kDMQSWxfg
  — Kate Hyde (@KateHydeNY) June 28, 2023Bloomberg, citing “two people familiar with the matter,&r
  
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• Could Clinton Make a Comeback? New Poll Shows Who Dems Really Want If Biden Gets Dumped

  28-06-2023 22:18
  
  A new poll released this week shows Democrats have not written off Hillary Clinton as a potential candidate to support in the event President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race.
  But her support was behind that of Vice President Kamala Harris, who this week was found to be the least-popular second in command since NBC News began polling the metric.
  Still, at age 75, Clinton could potentially still be a force in her party if the situation presented itself and if she was interested.
  A poll from P
  
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• Trump Family Scores Big Legal Win as Court Dismisses Letitia James' Claim Against Ivanka

  28-06-2023 22:13
  
  The Trump family can cross off one politically charged legal wrangle brought about by a leftist prosecutor.
  A New York appeals court on Tuesday removed Ivanka Trump as a co-defendant in a civil fraud lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James in September, according to CNN.
  The lawsuit — in which former President Donald Trump, his two adult sons and the Trump Organization are civil defendants — is still on.
  In a Sept. 21 news release, James’ office said Trump an
  
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• Exclusive-U.S. Restarts Asylum Appointments at Mexico Border Town Despite Extortion Threat

  28-06-2023 22:12
  By Daina Beth Solomon and Laura GottesdienerNUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (Reuters) - The U.S. government is restarting asylum appointments at a dangerous...
  
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