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• Arkansas Governor Names Former Lawmaker to State Board of Education

  13-07-2023 23:58
  Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has named a former state legislator to the Arkansas Board of Education
  
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• Democratic Gov. Beshear Touts Economic Gains as Theme in Reelection Bid in GOP-Trending Kentucky

  13-07-2023 23:56
  
  Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has touted robust revenue collections as another sign of a surging state economy
  
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• Justice Department Urges Judge to Not Postpone Trump's Classified Documents Trial

  13-07-2023 23:49
  
  The Justice Department is urging a judge to reject Donald Trump’s efforts to postpone his classified documents trial, saying there was no basis for an “open-ended” delay sought by his lawyers
  
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• Eating Limits of Fish From North Carolina River Recommended Due to 'Forever Chemical'

  13-07-2023 23:47
  North Carolina government recommends people limit eating certain fish caught from portions of the Cape Fear River due to health concerns from what's called a “forever chemical.”
  
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• Former Mozambique Finance Minister Pleads Not Guilty in US Federal Court Over $2 Billion Scandal

  13-07-2023 23:46
  
  Mozambique’s former finance minister has pleaded not guilty in U.S. federal court in connection with a $2 billion corruption and money laundering scandal
  
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• An Anti-Trans Kansas Law Doesn't Prevent Birth Certificate Changes, the Governor Argues

  13-07-2023 23:43
  
  The Democratic governor in Kansas is defending changes in the sex listings on transgender people’s birth certificates in federal court
  
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• Georgia City Pays $600,000 to Settle White Officers' Race Discrimination Suit

  13-07-2023 23:42
  A Georgia city is paying $600,000 to settle claims that a Black former police chief racially discriminated against two white officers by not promoting them
  
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• A North Carolina Deputy Has Been Shot and a Suspect Is in Custody

  13-07-2023 23:42
  Authorities say a North Carolina deputy has been shot and wounded and a suspect has been taken into custody
  
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• Rioter Who Hurled Bow Like a Spear at Police During Jan. 6 Attack Gets More Than 7 Years in Prison

  13-07-2023 23:37
  
  A professional butcher whose bloody, wild-eyed face became one of the most memorable images of the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for hurling a bow like a spear at police and attacking several other officers
  
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• White House: Biden's Support for Labor Nominee Su Is 'Unwavering'

  13-07-2023 23:36
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's support for his nominee for labor secretary, Julie Su, is "unwavering" and the White House hopes...
  
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• 'Sound of Freedom' Scores 'Very Impressive' Back-to-Back Box Office Wins As It Surpasses $50 Million Milestone

  13-07-2023 23:34
  
  Jim Caviezel’s thriller “Sound of Freedom” is setting records at the box office and has dethroned movies, such as “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” from first place.
  The film is based on a true story, with Caviezel playing Tim Ballard, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security special agent who quit his job and focused his efforts to rescue children from sex trafficking.
  Ballard founded the anti-trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad, which has one mis
  
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• Georgia Sheriff's Deputy Arrested After Inquiry Finds He Raped a Woman While on Duty

  13-07-2023 23:29
  Georgia officials have arrested a sheriff’s deputy in suburban Atlanta, saying he raped a woman while on duty
  
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• California Still Has an Anti-Gay Marriage Law on the Books. Voters Could Remove It Next Year

  13-07-2023 23:24
  
  The California Senate has approved a proposal to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage in the state constitution
  
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• Venezuela Will Not Allow EU Election Observers for 2024 Vote -Lawmaker

  13-07-2023 23:23
  
  CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government will not allow election observers from the European Union to serve during its 2024 presidential...
  
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• Watch: 'It Was Grooming' – Former LGBT Activist Disavows Woke Work, Says 'Children Told Complete Untruths'

  13-07-2023 23:22
  
  A former LGBT activist now says she regrets her previous efforts at normalizing the transgender movement and said she equates her work with “grooming” children.
  A woman named Kay Yang told Fox News that she went to work for the LGBT movement in New York beginning in 2011 with the best of intentions.
  Back then, Yang said she knew very little about transgender people and that she rarely encountered them.
  After the Supreme Court ruled in 2015 in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex marria
  
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• Maine Budget Committee Approves Pay Increases for Governor and Lawmakers

  13-07-2023 23:19
  A proposal to increase the pay for Maine's governor and lawmakers has cleared the appropriations committee and will be considered by the full Legislature
  
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• Lightweight Boxing Champion Devin Haney Arrested on Felony Weapons Charge in Los Angeles

  13-07-2023 23:16
  
  Undisputed lightweight boxing champion Devin Haney has been arrested on a felony weapons charge in Los Angeles
  
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• PGA Tour and Saudi Wealth Fund Drop Poaching Clause From Agreement at Justice Department's Request

  13-07-2023 23:12
  
  The PGA Tour deal with Saudi Arabia's wealth fund is dropping a clause in their agreement over poaching
  
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• Trump Son-In-Law Kushner Testified Before Grand Jury Probing Ex-President - NYT

  13-07-2023 23:09
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and multiple other witnesses have testified before a grand jury in recent weeks...
  
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• Stability AI Is Sued by Co-Founder Who Says He Was Duped in to Selling Stake for $100

  13-07-2023 23:06
  By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Stability AI co-founder on Thursday sued the artificial- intelligence startup and its chief executive,...
  
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• Houston to Spend Millions to Relocate Residents Living Near Polluted Union Pacific Rail Yard

  13-07-2023 23:04
  
  Houston's mayor says the city plans to spend millions of dollars to relocate residents from neighborhoods located near a rail yard polluted by a cancer-linked wood preservative that has been blamed for an increase in cancer cases
  
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• It's Not Just Cocaine: Secret Service Reveals Another Drug Was Found in Biden White House Twice Last Year

  13-07-2023 23:02
  
  Just as the White House drug scandal appeared to be dying down, largely due to the complete lack of information surrounding it, another has sprung up to take its place.
  According to a scandalous new report from Fox News, marijuana was twice found in the White House in 2022 — at least nine months before the current cocaine scandal that has engulfed the Biden White House.
  The Secret Service reportedly confirmed this information to members of Congress during a classified briefing over the Fou
  
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• Wildlife Officials Search for a Wayward Sea Otter Harassing Surfers, Kayakers off California Coast

  13-07-2023 22:53
  
  Wildlife officials are trying to capture a wayward sea otter that has been wrestling surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California
  
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• US Senate Vote Gives Democrats Control of Workplace Bias Agency

  13-07-2023 22:53
  
  By Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee to the agency that enforces workplace bias laws,...
  
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• McCarthy Says House Republicans Have Broken a Record and It's a Good Sign for the GOP

  13-07-2023 22:52
  
  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday that House Republicans have raised over $62 million so far during the 2024 election cycle, which is a record for this point in the campaign.
  The GOP set the record thanks to a $21.7 million haul during the second quarter that ended June 30.
  In a Fox Business Network interview, McCarthy told host Maria Bartiromo that Republicans’ fundraising success is a measure of support for the policies GOP lawmakers are pursuing in Washington.
  “I ha
  
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• Oklahoma Murder Conviction Reversed Due to Sexual Relationship Between Judge, Prosecutor

  13-07-2023 22:50
  An Oklahoma appeals court has thrown out a first-degree murder conviction because of a sexual relationship between the judge and a prosecutor in the case
  
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• What to Know About the Harrowing Ukraine War Doc '20 Days in Mariupol'

  13-07-2023 22:48
  
  Theatergoers in select cities will soon be able to watch “20 Days in Mariupol,” the visceral documentary on Russia’s early assault on the Ukrainian city
  
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• US Resists Calls by Trump to Postpone Trial in Classified Documents Case

  13-07-2023 22:46
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith on Thursday urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of former President...
  
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• Swanky RFK Jr. Campaign Event Devolves Into Shouting and 'Prolonged' Flatulence: Report

  13-07-2023 22:46
  
  All little boys eventually grow up to be adult men.
  That does not mean, however, that all little boys actually grow up.
  Case in point, if you needed any evidence for this maxim, look no further than the comedic debacle that a New York press dinner rapidly devolved into on Tuesday night.
  Page Six, which sent a reporter to the event, was so appalled by what transpired, this is how the outlet’s own report begins:
  “Page Six regrets to report that a press dinner to boost Robert F. Kennedy
  
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• Guatemala's Political Turmoil Deepens as 1 Candidate Is Targeted and the Other Suspends Her Campaign

  13-07-2023 22:42
  
  Guatemala sank deeper into political turmoil as prosecutors targeted a progressive presidential candidate who proved to be surprisingly popular
  
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• Justice Kavanaugh Seeks to Dispel the Notion That the Supreme Court Is Partisan

  13-07-2023 22:41
  
  Justice Brett Kavanaugh points to the mixed decisions that emerged from the U_S_ Supreme Court this term as he seeks to dispel notions of a partisan high court, He told a judicial conference in Minnesota on Thursday that the high court is “an institution of law, not of politics, not of partisanship.”
  
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• Premiums Already Skyrocketing as Auto Insurers Face 'Worst Period' in 30 Years

  13-07-2023 22:40
  
  Car insurance rates are in the fast lane with no end in sight.
  “Unrestrained rate hikes are hitting the pocketbooks of Americans, and those least able to pay are seeing the worst burden,” said Carmen Balber, executive director of consumer group Consumer Watchdog, according to the Wall Street Journal.
  The report said increases include a 40 percent hike from Allstate in Georgia, a proposed 32 percent increase in California by Nationwide Mutual Insurance, and an 11 percent increase by S
  
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• Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Hitman Pleads Guilty to Charges

  13-07-2023 22:38
  An accused hitman who federal authorities say was a top lieutenant for a Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty in Fargo, North Dakota, on Thursday to federal charges
  
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• Execution Date for Ohio Inmate Convicted in Lucasville Prison Riot Rescheduled for 2027

  13-07-2023 22:36
  The Ohio Supreme Court has delayed the execution of an inmate sentenced to die in the slayings of fellow inmates during a 1993 prison riot for three years
  
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• St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard, One of the Central Bank's Most Hawkish Members, Stepping Down

  13-07-2023 22:33
  
  St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard, one of the most hawkish members of the central bank since it started it aggressive rate-hiking campaign, is stepping down
  
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• Biden Bloat: White House Payroll Balloons to Over 500, Fueled by Huge Increase in Jill's Staff

  13-07-2023 22:32
  
  Bidenomics might not be helping Americans, but it’s sure helping the Biden White House.
  The payroll of President Joe Biden’s White House hit 524 in the third year of his disastrous presidency — 50 more than in Year 2.
  And a huge jump in first lady Jill Biden’s staff was part of the surge.
  The numbers come from the 2023 report to Congress on White House staff, released June 30.
  The payroll figure is higher than last year’s total of 474, though lower than Biden’
  
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• Ex-Mozambique Finance Minister Pleads Not Guilty in New York on Debt Scandal Charges

  13-07-2023 22:31
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Mozambique finance minister pleaded not guilty on Thursday to U.S. criminal charges over his alleged involvement in a...
  
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• Hungary Fines Bookstore for Sale of LGBT-Themed 'Heartstopper' Without Wrapping

  13-07-2023 22:28
  
  BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary on Thursday fined one of the country's largest booksellers for selling a British webcomic and graphic novel without...
  
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• Manhunt Underway After Men Allegedly Attempt to Abduct Two Teen Girls from Mall

  13-07-2023 22:25
  
  Pennsylvania police are seeking two men that they say tried to kidnap a teen girl from a mall before they slipped away on Wednesday night.
  WPVI-TV reported the near-abduction occurred at the Willow Grove Park Mall in Montgomery County.
  Police say a man believed to be in his thirties, was accompanied by a man in his fifties when they first approached a 14-year-old girl and attempted to talk with her.
  Officers believe the pair became spooked when another teen approached the girl.
  About 30 minutes
  
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• Mississippi Man Accused of Making Antisemitic Calls to Pennsylvania Businesses and Synagogues

  13-07-2023 22:19
  A Mississippi man was arrested on felony charges accusing him of targeting synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses in Pennsylvania with antisemitic threats
  
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• Biden's DOJ Child Sex Trafficking Office Updates Website - Page Now Half the Size, Critical Info Gone

  13-07-2023 22:10
  
  The Biden administration’s Department of Justice web page on the dangers of child sex trafficking is suddenly missing some very crucial text that raises further questions as to the degree the department has been politicized.
  In fact, in recent months, most of the original text on what the public should look for has been deleted — presumably in order to protect an embattled pro-LGBT White House and its failed border policies.
  According to an archive of the page, up until recently, the
  
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• US Senator Manchin to Oppose Julie Su's Nomination as Labor Secretary

  13-07-2023 22:09
  
  (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Thursday he will oppose the nomination of Julie Su as labor secretary, arguing she had a "...
  
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• Defense Attorney in Hawaii Love Triangle Murder Trial Says Acupuncturist Cheated With Multiple Women

  13-07-2023 22:08
  
  At the start of a Hawaii love triangle murder trial, a defense attorney says police ignored possible suspects with motives to kill an acupuncturist, including women he was having affairs with
  
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• Arizona Democrats File Complaint Against No Labels Over Donor Secrecy

  13-07-2023 22:06
  
  The Arizona Democratic Party is looking to force the new political party No Labels to disclose its donors or lose its status as a party
  
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• Did Americans Actually Drink Bleach During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

  13-07-2023 22:05
  
  Bad survey respondents could be skewing results and fueling misinformation.
  
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• Biden Blasted After Video Surfaces of Him Saying What He'll Always Do for His Grandchildren

  13-07-2023 22:03
  
  Joe Biden is coming under fire after an old video surfaced showing his relationship with his grandchildren.
  In 2020, while running for president, Biden posted a video on Twitter with the caption: “I’ve had a rule my entire life: No matter what’s happening, no matter how important the meeting, I’ll always answer a call from my grandchildren.”
  The video shows Biden apparently talking to one of his granddaughters over the phone, saying that he misses her, loves her, an
  
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• US House Debates 'Culture Wars' Amendments to Must-Pass Defense Bill

  13-07-2023 22:01
  By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday debated proposed amendments to its version of the National...
  
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• US House Backs 'Culture War' Amendments in Threat to Must-Pass Defense Bill

  13-07-2023 22:01
  
  By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives added restrictions on abortion and transgender health...
  
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• Pilot of Plane That Crashed in Alaska, Killing 2, Attempted Forced Landing, Report Says

  13-07-2023 21:57
  The pilot of a small plane that crashed in Alaska earlier this month decided to make a forced landing after fearing the plane would not be able to safely climb over the mountainous terrain
  
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• Indiana Jail Inmate Charged With Murder in Deputy's Strangulation Death

  13-07-2023 21:56
  A jail inmate accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy during an escape attempt as he was being moved in a van has been charged with murder and prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against him
  
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