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• Republican 2024 Hopeful Hutchinson: Trump Undermining Trust in Rule of Law

  17-07-2023 23:57
  
  By Nathan Layne(Reuters) - Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, a Republican running for U.S. president, said on Monday that Donald Trump has "...
  
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• Americans Send Bud Light a Brutal Message with July 4 Sales Numbers

  17-07-2023 23:50
  
  Bud Light’s sales were down significantly for the Fourth of July earlier this month compared to last year during one of the biggest beer-drinking weekends of the year, according to the latest data available about the embattled brand.
  The numbers tell the story of an organic boycott that is showing little if no signs of slowing down.
  In the beer industry, and specifically for Anheuser-Busch, there are three major holidays that company executives prepare for: Memorial Day, Independence Day a
  
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• Several Top Editors at Penguin Random House Accept Buyout Offers, Layoffs Also Underway

  17-07-2023 23:43
  Some of publishing’s most celebrated and enduring editors are leaving their posts at Penguin Random House after accepting buyout packages
  
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• Several Top Editors at Penguin Random House Accept Buyout Offers

  17-07-2023 23:43
  Some of publishing’s most celebrated and enduring editors are leaving their posts at Penguin Random House after accepting buyout packages
  
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• In California's Wide-Open Senate Race, Rep. Adam Schiff Builds Big Fundraising Edge

  17-07-2023 23:42
  
  U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff has built up a substantial fundraising advantage over his chief rivals in California's 2024 U.S. Senate contest
  
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• Air Traffic Resumes at Iraqi Kurdistan Airports After Drones Activity -Sources

  17-07-2023 23:40
  SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Air traffic resumed at Iraqi Kurdistan's two airports on Monday evening after a brief suspension due to...
  
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• Minneapolis Police Agree to Court-Enforced Reforms 3 Years After George Floyd Protests

  17-07-2023 23:38
  
  By Rachel Nostrant(Reuters) - Three years after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and a month after federal investigators found...
  
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• White House Blasts RFK Jr for 'Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories'

  17-07-2023 23:32
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's chief spokesperson sharply criticized Democratic presidential opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for...
  
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• Western Michigan Man Is Sentenced to a Year in Jail for New Year's Shooting That Killed 2

  17-07-2023 23:29
  A western Michigan man has been sentenced to a year in jail and three years of probation after pleading guilty in a January shooting that killed two men at a New Year’s party
  
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• US Probes United Flight That Lost Evacuation Slide Before Landing in Chicago

  17-07-2023 23:29
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 flight that...
  
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• Minnesota Agency's Plan to Delete Emails After a Year Stirs Criticism From Open Records Advocates

  17-07-2023 23:29
  
  The Minnesota Department of Human Services plans to delete emails more than a year old starting next month unless its employees decide the messages contain official government records
  
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• Potential Jurors Share Strong Feelings About Trump Ahead of Trial Over Michael Cohen's Legal Fees

  17-07-2023 23:28
  
  Potential jurors in Michael Cohen’s civil lawsuit against the Trump Organization acknowledged strong feelings about former President Donald Trump and his family but also said their personal views wouldn’t prevent them from fairly evaluating the evidence
  
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• Biden and Sanders Meet Union Organizers Amid Labor Turmoil

  17-07-2023 23:26
  
  President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders met with labor organizers at the White House on Monday to talk about ways to boost union membership
  
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• No Indication Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Have Engaged in Extremism -White House

  17-07-2023 23:23
  
  By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no indication that Afghan refugees in Pakistan or along its border have...
  
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• Connecticut Man Accused of Climbing Atop Crowd of Jan. 6 Rioters and Assaulting Police

  17-07-2023 23:20
  A Connecticut man is accused of climbing atop a crowd of rioters during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and striking police officers in the head and face with a baton, his fists and a wooden pole
  
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• Book Review: Debut 'Do Tell' Drags You Into Old Hollywood's Underbelly in a Noir-Like Novel

  17-07-2023 23:20
  
  Edie O’Dare was there that night in 1939 when Sophie Melrose, newcomer at FWM studios, was sexually assaulted by Freddy Clarke, famous for playing dashing heroes
  
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• Gov. Brian Kemp Names Longtime Agent to Lead Georgia Bureau of Investigation

  17-07-2023 23:18
  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says Chris Hosey will take over Georgia’s top state investigative agency on Aug. 1
  
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• These Are the 10 Most Populated States in the U.S.

  17-07-2023 23:15
  
  Four of the country’s 10 biggest states by population size are found in the South.
  
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• A Bison Gored an Arizona Woman in Yellowstone, the Park's First Such Attack in 2023

  17-07-2023 23:11
  A bison significantly injured an Arizona woman in Yellowstone National Park
  
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• South Dakota Governor Prods Washington to Address National Drug Shortages

  17-07-2023 23:10
  
  As the U.S. struggles with prescription drug shortages, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has advanced a modest plan that she hopes will prod Washington to address weaknesses in the international pharmaceutical supply chain
  
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• Woman Turns Tables on Would-Be Burglars, Police See Her Standing in the Street and Find a Brutal Scene

  17-07-2023 23:09
  
  An armed Philadelphia woman who came home early Sunday morning to find four strange men inside her apartment shot at least two of them, police said.
  Her decision to arm herself and her apparent willingness to learn how to use her weapon might very well have saved her life.
  During a nationwide crime wave, the woman’s actions could serve as a reminder that ordinary people can either choose to become crime statistics or choose to be their own first responders.
  This brave woman chose the latte
  
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• North Carolina Lawmakers Stay Out of Raleigh for Another Week as Budget, Overrides Remain

  17-07-2023 23:09
  The North Carolina General Assembly is delaying formal work for another week while budget negotiations and summer travel delay actions that Republicans want to accomplish before this year’s chief legislative session ends
  
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• Arkansas Officers Shot and Injured a Parolee Who Fired at Them at a Motel, Authorities Say

  17-07-2023 23:08
  Arkansas State Police is investigating after law enforcement officers shot and injured a parolee who fired at them at a Little Rock motel
  
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• Report: Fox News Banning Senators from Network If They've Done This for Tucker

  17-07-2023 23:02
  
  According to reports, Fox News is stepping up its campaign against its former star, Tucker Carlson, and has now taken to banning guests who voiced support for Carlson.
  Chadwick Moore, the author of the book “Tucker,” claimed that Fox insiders told him the network is refusing to book any U.S. senator who may have expressed positive opinions about Carlson.
  “EXCLUSIVE: Sources inside Fox have confirmed to me that Fox News has banned sitting members of the U.S. Senate from appearin
  
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• East, Southeast Have the Most Alzheimer’s Cases, New U.S. Study Shows

  17-07-2023 23:00
  By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new study offers the first-ever county-level estimates of Alzheimer’s...
  
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• Plane Hits Hangar Where People Were Sheltering in Storm in Poland. Pilot and 4 Others Die and 8 Hurt

  17-07-2023 22:56
  
  Authorities in Poland say five people have been killed and another eight others injured when a Cessna 208 crashed into a hangar at a sky diving center in bad weather
  
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• US Concerned About Developments in Legal System After Thailand Election

  17-07-2023 22:53
  
  By Simon LewisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is concerned about developments in Thailand's legal system, State Department spokesperson...
  
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• Atlanta Petition Drive to Stop 'Cop City' Is 'Futile,' City's Attorneys Argue

  17-07-2023 22:53
  Attorneys for the city of Atlanta say an ongoing petition drive to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training center is “futile” and “invalid."
  
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• Thanks, Biden: Gigantic American Oil Caverns Sitting Empty Will Take Decades to Refill

  17-07-2023 22:46
  
  One of the most egregious things done by the Biden administration was immediately upon inauguration to limit U.S. energy production.
  Seven days after Joe Biden swore to uphold the Constitution, he put out an executive order limiting oil and gas leases.
  The Biden people hadn’t even put away their formal dresses and gowns from the inauguration festivities when they told America: our party is over and so is yours.
  That despite the Trump administration’s economic miracle of achieving wha
  
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• Top Player from Bush Administration Weighs in on DeSantis' Big Flaw: 'You Can't Fix That'

  17-07-2023 22:44
  
  Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer hit Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, saying he was unable to fix a major “personality” issue.
  The DeSantis campaign laid off about a dozen staffers in a cost-cutting move despite raising over $20 million since he launched his campaign May 24, according to WNBC.
  DeSantis currently trails former President Donald Trump by 34.1 percent according to the Real Clear Politics average of polls.
  “I think Tim Scott is going to be th
  
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• Lindsay Lohan Gives Birth to Her First Child, a Boy

  17-07-2023 22:38
  
  Lindsay Lohan has given birth to her first child
  
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• Abortion in Iowa Is Legal Again, for Now, After a Judge Blocks New Restrictions

  17-07-2023 22:37
  An Iowa judge temporarily blocked the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure into law
  
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• Daring Rescue Depicted in 'Sound of Freedom' Was All Thanks to the Border Wall

  17-07-2023 22:36
  
  As the credits role at the end of every “Sound of Freedom” screening, audiences are given a special message from the film’s star, Jim Caviezel. During this address, Caviezel makes a point to emphasize who the real hero of the story is.
  The actor explains it isn’t Tim Ballard, the real-life character he plays. Rather, the true heroes are Miguel and Rocío, the brother and sister depicted throughout the film fighting to find freedom and each other after being sold int
  
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• Exclusive-Head of Engineering for Trump’s Truth Social App Resigns

  17-07-2023 22:32
  
  By Helen CosterNEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of engineering for the company that operates former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social app...
  
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• Disney Demands Correction of 'Fake' Photos from Set of Woke 'Snow White' Reboot - Changes Tune When They're Proven Real

  17-07-2023 22:30
  
  Disney hasn’t produced a genuinely funny comedy like this since 1961’s “The Absent Minded Professor.”
  Seriously.
  The House of Mouse, already subject to a laundry list of issues at the moment, found itself in yet another controversy recently — a controversy completely of their own over-reactionary making.
  On Friday, the U.K. Daily Mail published a story purporting to show image leaks from Disney’s upcoming live-action Snow White remake.
  Somehow, those images in
  
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• Biden Still Concerned About Judicial Overhaul as He Extends Invite to Meet With Israel's Netanyahu

  17-07-2023 22:29
  
  President Joe Biden has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet in the U.S. this fall, even as he expresses ongoing concerns about Netanyahu’s controversial plans to overhaul his country’s judicial system
  
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• Restrictive Abortion Laws Hurting US Military, White House Says

  17-07-2023 22:28
  
  By Trevor HunnicuttWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Restrictive abortion laws in states like Alabama are harming the U.S. military's ability to retain service...
  
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• It's Official: Taylor Swift Has More No. 1 Albums Than Any Woman in History

  17-07-2023 22:26
  
  It is Taylor Swift's world, and we're just living in it
  
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• Stores See Increase in Ticket Sales Ahead of Estimated $900 Million Powerball Jackpot

  17-07-2023 22:24
  The Powerball jackpot was an estimated $900 million heading into Monday night’s drawing — the third biggest Powerball jackpot on record and the seventh largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history
  
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• No Winner in Monday's Powerball Drawing. Jackpot Reaches $1 Billion

  17-07-2023 22:24
  
  The Powerball jackpot rose yet again to an estimated $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing
  
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• Citing Trump Case, Pentagon Leak Suspect Teixeira Urges Judge to Release Him While He Awaits Trial

  17-07-2023 22:19
  
  The Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking secret military papers is challenging a judge’s decision that he remain behind bars
  
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• Deadly Flooding Hit Several Countries at Once. Scientists Say This Will Only Be More Common

  17-07-2023 22:18
  
  Extreme rainfall accompanied by deadly flooding hit the United States and several other countries, causing submerged and damaged roads and other destruction that has raised concerns about growing impacts of climate change
  
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• Canadian Wildfires Prompt Air Quality Alerts for Millions of Americans

  17-07-2023 22:18
  
  Officials across several states have warned Americans to limit their time outdoors.
  
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• Mississippi Sheriff Expects Great Hardship After Hospital Closes Inpatient Mental Health Unit

  17-07-2023 22:12
  A hospital company has shut down the only inpatient mental health unit in western Mississippi’s Warren County
  
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• US Will Continue to Work With Other Countries to Ensure Movement of Ukrainian Grain

  17-07-2023 22:11
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will continue to work with other countries to ensure movement of grain out of Ukraine after Russia halted...
  
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• Claim: Fingerprints Were Found on WH Cocaine Bag Despite Secret Service Report, Security Sources Allege to Mag

  17-07-2023 21:57
  
  A report claiming that fingerprints were found on a bag of cocaine discovered at the White House has generated heat from the Secret Service, but no light has been shed on whose drugs were found.
  On Wednesday, the magazine Soldier of Fortune claimed that through fingerprint identification, the owner of the cocaine was learned the week before, days after the discovery of the cocaine on July 2.
  The report claimed the information was obtained from “sources with direct knowledge of the investig
  
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• Top Official in Justice Department's Criminal Division to Depart

  17-07-2023 21:56
  
  The head of the Justice Department’s criminal division is leaving at the end of July after two years overseeing everything from corporate fraud prosecutions to war crimes investigations
  
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• Martin Truex Jr. Wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for 1st Time in 30 Races

  17-07-2023 21:37
  
  Martin Truex Jr. mastered another Monday matinee to win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time in 30 career Cup races at the track
  
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• Media Goes Crazy for Brittney Griner's Slam Dunk, But Basketball Fans Spot an Immediate Problem

  17-07-2023 21:33
  
  Is Brittney Griner still catching breaks?
  The WNBA star and erstwhile Russian prisoner, who was returned to the United States in a swap that freed a notorious Russian arms dealer, was being celebrated this weekend for a slam dunk during the league’s All-Star Game on Saturday in Las Vegas.
  But plenty of viewers who saw the video are raising plenty of doubts.
  “BG is BACKKKK,” the WNBA official Twitter account roared. “Brittney Griner with the early slam on ABC!”B
  
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• Angelo Mozilo, Countrywide Financial's Former CEO, Dies at 84

  17-07-2023 21:33
  (Reuters) -Angelo Mozilo, who propelled Countrywide Financial Corp to become the largest U.S. mortgage lender before its crash in the 2008...
  
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