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• Mom of Colorado Teen Accused of Trying to Join Islamic State Blames FBI 'Encouragement'

  20-07-2023 23:59
  The mother of an 18-year-old who is accused of trying to become a fighter for the Islamic State group says he has never had the motivation to follow through with things
  
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• Commanders' Dan Snyder Fined $60 Million for Sexually Harassing Employee, Financial Improprieties

  20-07-2023 23:57
  
  The NFL says Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw team executives who deliberately withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs
  
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• Major Change Coming to 'Yellowstone' After Networks Sent Scrambling During Writers' Strike

  20-07-2023 23:49
  
  The Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strike seems to be having one positive effect by pushing Paramount to offer the popular show “Yellowstone” to CBS, a move that will give millions more conservatives a chance to catch the series that so many have been talking about.
  With no new shows being written and filmed because of the Hollywood strike, the Paramount streaming service is trying to dream up ways to find new revenue to replace what it would have been getting with its ne
  
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• Eyewitnesses Recount Moments Leading Up to US Soldier Sprinting Into North Korea

  20-07-2023 23:43
  
  It was an act so unthinkably crazy, at least one eyewitness thought it was a social media stunt.
  When U.S. Army Pvt. Travis King left a South Korean tour group Tuesday and darted toward North Korean territory, Sarah Leslie told The Associated Press, “I assumed initially he had a mate filming him in some kind of really stupid prank or stunt, like a TikTok, the most stupid thing you could do.”
  However, it soon became apparent that no one was laughing.
  “I heard one of the soldiers
  
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• Former Trump State Department Official Convicted for Attacking Police During Capitol Riot

  20-07-2023 23:41
  
  A man who worked as a politically appointed State Department official in former President Donald Trump’s administration has been convicted of charges that he attacked police officers during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021
  
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• Teen Winds Up Shot Dead After Pulling Gun on 'Lawfully Armed' Man

  20-07-2023 23:34
  
  As more and more states across the country loosen restrictions on the carrying of handguns, more and more would-be victims are defending themselves.
  Amid a nationwide rise in violent and property crimes, constitutional carry laws in places such as Florida, Nebraska and Mississippi are turning people into their own first responders. In years past, those people might have found themselves defenseless while in grave danger.
  That was not the case in Greenwood, Mississippi, on Sunday, when a man was
  
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• Florida Introduces New Guidelines on Teaching Black History, Critics Give Poor Grade

  20-07-2023 23:34
  
  (Reuters) - Florida's board of education has approved new guidelines for teachers on how Black American history should be taught despite sharp...
  
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• Runner-Up in Lieutenant Governor's Primary in 2020 Now Running for Governor in 2024

  20-07-2023 23:30
  Former North Carolina legislator Andy Wells is running for the Republican nomination for governor next year
  
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• See How an Alaska Paddleboarder Escaped a Close Encounter With a Humpback Whale

  20-07-2023 23:27
  
  An Alaska man on a paddleboard escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale that surfaced right in front of him
  
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• Biden WH Denied Harry and Meghan Trip Back to US on Air Force One After Queen's Funeral: Report

  20-07-2023 23:26
  
  It appears that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s attempts to cozy up to the political elite have been rebuffed.
  Sources told the Daily Mail that the couple asked for a ride back to the U.S. on Air Force One after Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral last year but were denied.
  Months prior, first lady Jill Biden had declined an invitation to Harry’s Invictus Games charity event due to concerns that her presence would offend the royal family.
  “Both the failed initiatives are unders
  
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• CSX's Second-Quarter Profit Declined as the Railroad Delivered Fewer Imported Goods

  20-07-2023 23:25
  
  Fewer shipping container deliveries this spring slowed railroad CSX's second-quarter profit and offset a sharp increase in shipments of automobiles
  
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• Texas Is Largest State to Leave Bipartisan National Effort to Prevent Voter Fraud

  20-07-2023 23:20
  Texas is becoming the largest state to resign from a bipartisan, multistate effort to prevent voter fraud
  
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• Biden's Alleged Briber Bragged It Would Take a Decade to Uncover Payments : FBI Docs

  20-07-2023 23:20
  
  The CEO of Bursima Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company that hired Hunter Biden, told a confidential FBI source that it would take investigators over ten years to find records of illicit payments to President Joe Biden, according to an FBI report released by Congress Thursday.
  Burisma Holdings, which was previously under investigation by Ukraine’s Prosecutor-General Viktor Shokin — until Shokin was fired, allegedly at Joe Biden’s behest in 2016 — had hired Hunter to join
  
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• U.S. Court Tosses Challenge to EPA's Greenhouse Gas 'Endangerment Finding'

  20-07-2023 23:18
  By Clark Mindock(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to reconsider lawsuits challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
  
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• Families Form Nonprofits to Address Gun, School Safety After Nashville School Shooting

  20-07-2023 23:17
  
  Families connected to a Nashville school that experienced a fatal shooting earlier this year have created nonprofits to not only promote school safety and mental health resources, but also to form an action fund to push legislative policy changes
  
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• California Science Center Starts Complex Process to Display Space Shuttle Endeavour Vertically

  20-07-2023 23:17
  
  A highly technical process is underway in Los Angeles to put NASA's retired Space Shuttle Endeavour on display in the vertical launch position complete with external tank and two solid rocket boosters
  
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• US Senate Defeats Effort to Limit US Aid to Ukraine

  20-07-2023 23:12
  
  By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday against an effort to tie military aid to Ukraine to...
  
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• NFL Owners Unanimously OK the Commanders Sale to Josh Harris; Dan Snyder Fined $60M on the Way Out

  20-07-2023 23:03
  
  NFL owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Washington Commanders from Dan Snyder to a group led by Josh Harris
  
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• NFL Owners Unanimously Approve the $6.05B Sale of the Commanders From Snyder to Harris Group

  20-07-2023 23:03
  
  NFL owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Washington Commanders from Dan Snyder to a group led by Josh Harris
  
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• Universal Theme Park in Florida Plans to Open New DreamWorks Land With Shrek, Trolls

  20-07-2023 23:01
  
  The Universal Orlando Resort theme park in Florida plans to open a new land next year based on characters from DreamWorks Animation
  
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• Fleetwood Among British Open Leaders. McIlroy Among the Survivors.

  20-07-2023 23:01
  
  The British Open can still deliver a surprise or two
  
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• Crowd Favorite Tommy Fleetwood Shares the British Open Lead. Rory McIlroy Is Among the Survivors

  20-07-2023 23:01
  
  The British Open can still deliver a surprise or two
  
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• North Carolina House Unlikely to Proceed With Education Overhaul, Speaker Says

  20-07-2023 22:58
  
  North Carolina's Republican House speaker says a sweeping education proposal that would take away power from superintendents and the State Board of Education is unlikely to advance this session
  
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• In a Nod to Oppenheimer's Legacy, US Officials Vow to Prioritize Cleanup at Nuclear Lab

  20-07-2023 22:56
  Independent federal investigators say the price tag for cleaning up waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory is rising and federal officials need to do more to track costs and progress of the $7 billion effort
  
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• Election-Year Review of Disaster Relief Funds Draws Rebuke From Kentucky Governor

  20-07-2023 22:52
  
  Disaster recovery funds set up by Kentucky’s Democratic governor to assist victims of tornadoes and flooding will be scrutinized by the state auditor’s office
  
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• Analysis-Elon Musk and Tesla Loom Over Detroit's Auto Labor Talks

  20-07-2023 22:52
  
  By Joseph White and Ben KlaymanDETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit's automakers and the United Auto Workers will not be alone as they begin bargaining this...
  
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• 3 Charged After Shooting at a South Florida Walmart Kills 1 and Wounds Another

  20-07-2023 22:52
  Authorities say three men are facing charges a day after a shooting at a South Florida Walmart left one person dead and another wounded
  
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• Official at Automaker FCA US Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Withhold Emission Systems Information

  20-07-2023 22:48
  An official at automaker FCA US has pleaded guilty in federal court in a scheme to withhold emission systems information on more than 100,000 vehicles
  
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• Breaking: The 10 Bombshell Takeaways from New FBI Report on Burisma, Hunter and Joe Biden

  20-07-2023 22:47
  
  A bombshell information dump Thursday is giving the world an unprecedented, inside look at Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine.
  The Biden-Ukraine controversy began back in late 2020 when the New York Post published communications straight from Hunter Biden’s personal laptop.
  The communications, some dating to 2015, revealed Hunter Biden had set up a meeting between his father, Joe Biden, and Burisma executive Vadym Pozharskyi.
  At the time, Hunter Biden served on the board of
  
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• Director Speaks Out After Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon Walk Out of 'Oppenheimer' Premiere

  20-07-2023 22:45
  
  The entire cast of director Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” walked out of the premiere earlier this week due to the ongoing writer and actors’ strike.
  Nolan sat down with “TODAY” host Savannah Guthrie Tuesday to discuss the flick and the walkout.
  “It was a bittersweet moment,” Nolan recalled.
  The actor’s strike began on July 13, falling right in the middle of the U.K. premiere of the film.Christopher Nolan speaks to TODAY’s @SavannahG
  
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• Russia Says Military Plane Exposed to Coalition F-16s Guidance Systems Over Syria - TASS

  20-07-2023 22:40
  
  (Reuters) - A Russian military aircraft was exposed to "the guidance systems" of F-16 fighter jets of the U.S.-led coalition during a routine...
  
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• New Mexico Families Often Leave Home-Visiting Programs That Can Improve Infant Health and Safety

  20-07-2023 22:38
  Families of infant children are increasingly exiting earlier than expected from home-visiting programs aimed at improving the health, safety and emotional lives of preschool children
  
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• Arson Caused House Fire That Killed Memphis Firefighter and Injured 3 Others, Officials Say

  20-07-2023 22:36
  Authorities are searching for the person who set a fire that killed a Memphis firefighter and sent three others to the hospital
  
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• Part-Owner of Phoenix Adult Care Home Gets 21 Years for Fatally Beating a Patient in 2020

  20-07-2023 22:20
  Authorities say a part-owner of a Phoenix-based adult care home has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for the beating death of a patient in 2020
  
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• RFK Jr.'s Speech Gets Roaring Applause After Dems Attempt to Stop Him From Testifying

  20-07-2023 22:18
  
  In a paradoxical House session Thursday, worthy of an episode of “The Twilight Zone,” House Democrats desperately tried to censor Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s speech at a meeting intended to address censorship and targeting concerns.
  Kennedy, who is running for president against President Joe Biden, was invited by Republicans to testify at the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
  During the hearing, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz moved to take
  
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• Fears in Poland's East, as Wagner Group Trains Across the Border

  20-07-2023 22:15
  
  By Agnieszka Pikulicka-WilczewskaKOLPIN-OGRODNIKI, Poland (Reuters) - People living near Poland's border with Belarus said on Thursday they could...
  
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• Hate Speech Posted on Economics Website Is Traced to Some Leading Universities, Research Finds

  20-07-2023 22:13
  Anonymous comments with racist, sexist and abusive messages that were posted for years on an an obscure, anonymous jobs-related website for economists originated from numerous leading U.S. universities, according to research released Thursday
  
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• Hate Speech Posted on Economics Website Is Traced to Leading Universities, Research Finds

  20-07-2023 22:13
  
  Anonymous comments with racist, sexist and abusive messages that were posted for years on an an obscure, anonymous jobs-related website for economists originated from numerous leading U.S. universities, according to research released Thursday
  
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• 'The View' Reads Legal Note After Making Absurd Allegation About Aldean's Hometown

  20-07-2023 22:08
  
  It’s indisputable that facts have never mattered nearly as much as feelings to the far left.
  If you ever find yourself unsure of that fact, just tune in to the unhinged daytime talk show “The View” and you will be reminded of it ad nauseam.
  The latest example came Thursday on the ABC show — and the entire segment was so egregious that it ended with a “legal note.”
  The co-hosts of “The View” gave the topic of country star Jason Aldean’s &
  
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• US Ambassador to China Hacked in China-Linked Spying Operation WSJ

  20-07-2023 22:05
  
  (Reuters) - Hackers linked to Beijing accessed the email account of the U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, in an attack that is believed to...
  
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• Chinese Hackers Breach US Ambassador's Emails -WSJ

  20-07-2023 22:05
  
  (Reuters) -Beijing-linked hackers accessed U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns' email account in an espionage operation thought to have...
  
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• Police Say DNA Technology Has Identified the Killer in the Unsolved Death of a Woman in 1981

  20-07-2023 22:03
  Law enforcement officials in New Hampshire say they’ve solved a killing that happened more than 40 years ago
  
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• Video Shows Oklahoma Judge Texting and Scrolling on Phone in Trial Over Fatal Beating of 2-Year-Old

  20-07-2023 21:52
  A newspaper reports that a new judge in Oklahoma is facing scrutiny after courtroom video showed her scrolling through social media and texting throughout the murder trial for a man accused in the fatal beating of a 2-year-old
  
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• Video Shows Oklahoma Judge Scrolling Social Media and Texting on Cell Phone During Trial

  20-07-2023 21:52
  A newspaper reports that a new judge in Oklahoma is facing scrutiny after courtroom video showed her scrolling through social media and texting throughout a murder trial
  
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• Missouri Supreme Court Orders the GOP Attorney General to Stand Down in Fight Over Abortion Costs

  20-07-2023 21:48
  The Missouri Supreme Court is ordering the Republican attorney general to stand down and allow an initiative petition to legalize abortion in the state to move forward
  
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• New York to Pay $13 Million to Protesters Arrested During George Floyd Protests

  20-07-2023 21:46
  
  By Rachel NostrantNEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of New York has agreed to pay $13 million to hundreds of people arrested during the 2020 George...
  
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• Jets Send Wide Receiver Denzel Mims to the Lions in a Trade That Includes 2025 Draft Picks

  20-07-2023 21:46
  
  The New York Jets traded wide receiver Denzel Mims to the Detroit Lions
  
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• Death of Wisconsin Inmate Serving Life Sentence for Husband's Killing Being Investigated as Homicide

  20-07-2023 21:45
  Central Wisconsin police say the death of a state prison inmate who was serving a life sentence for her husband’s slaying is being investigated as a homicide
  
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• The Sea Otter Harassing Surfers off the California Coast Eludes Capture as Her Fan Club Grows

  20-07-2023 21:43
  
  A sea otter launched into the national spotlight after social media images circulated of her aggressively wresting surfboards away from surfers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California is building a fan club as she continues to evade capture
  
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• White House Looks Forward to Hearing About Kissinger's China Trip

  20-07-2023 21:40
  
  By Trevor HunnicuttWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday expressed regret that Henry Kissinger was able to get more of an audience in...
  
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