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• Biden Says Brazil’s Lula Wants to Meet With Him Shortly on Climate

  28-07-2023 23:58
  
  FREEPORT, Maine (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants to meet with him...
  
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• Bryan Kohberger defense lawyers ask Idaho judge to dismiss indictment

  28-07-2023 23:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last year, are requesting a judge dismiss the indictment against him.  In a Tuesday court filing, the lawyers argued that the grand jury was "misled as to the standard of proof required for an indictment." They said the Idaho state Constitution sets the standard of proof for a grand jury at beyond a reasonable doubt. The filing said the grand jury was "erroneously instructed" with the standard of pro
  
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• Roller Coaster With Big Crack Has a Second Structural Issue, Inspectors Say

  28-07-2023 23:54
  
  A state agency has confirmed another issue involving a large roller coaster along the North Carolina-South Carolina border
  
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• Michigan teenager says she prayed while saving girl in Oxford High School shooting

  28-07-2023 23:51
  A teenager testified in a Michigan courtroom about how she helped save a girl who was severely wounded during the Oxford High shooting in 2021, saying she applied pressure to stop the bleeding and prayed with her (July 28)(AP video: Mike Householder)      
  
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• Judge Criticizes Prosecutors' Handling of Venezuela Case Against Ex-Miami Congressman

  28-07-2023 23:50
  
  A federal judge in Miami is criticizing prosecutors for an apparent attempt to undercut a court order and try to take control of an oceanside condo belonging to a former Republican congressman ahead of a high-profile trial connected to a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s government
  
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• Judge Blasts Prosecutors' Handling of Venezuela Case Against Ex-Miami Congressman

  28-07-2023 23:50
  
  A federal judge in Miami blasted prosecutors for an attempt to undercut a court order and try to take control of an oceanside condo belonging to a former Republican Congressman ahead of a high-profile trial connected to a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s government
  
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• Variety Revises Article on Former CNN Chief Jeff Zucker That Was Sharply Criticized

  28-07-2023 23:48
  
  Under fire this week for an investigative story on former CNN chief Jeff Zucker, the entertainment publication Variety made changes to the piece on Friday
  
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• US Asks Supreme Court to Delay Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement

  28-07-2023 23:48
  
  By Dietrich KnauthNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Purdue Pharma from proceeding...
  
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• 'Oppenheimer' and the Story Behind Those Who Lost Their Land to the Lab

  28-07-2023 23:47
  
  By Andrew Hay(Reuters) - In the movie "Oppenheimer" the eponymous character played by Cillian Murphy says the proposed site for a secret atomic...
  
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• Defense Presses Case That Mental Illness Spurred Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre

  28-07-2023 23:45
  
  A federal trial for a man who fatally shot 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue is approaching its conclusion as the defense makes its case that mental illness spurred the United States’ deadliest antisemitic attack
  
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• Man Sentenced to Back-To-Back Life Terms for 2020 Killings of Girlfriend and Her Friend in Iowa Home

  28-07-2023 23:39
  A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to back-to-back life sentences for fatally shooting his girlfriend and her friend
  
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• 2 Years After a Woman and Her Dog Were Slain in an Atlanta Park, Police Renew Calls for Public Help

  28-07-2023 23:38
  
  Atlanta police have renewed calls for the public’s help to try to solve the gruesome stabbing death of a woman who was walking her dog at a popular park two years ago
  
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• Philadelphia issues heat health emergency

  28-07-2023 23:36
  Philadelphia has declared a heat health emergency as temperatures soar into the 90s and make it dangerous to be outside for long periods of time. Fountains and splash pads are offering some relief for families and children (July 28) (AP Video: Tassanee Vejpongsa)      
  
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• New Yorkers seek ways to cool down as city heats up

  28-07-2023 23:31
  A heat wave is pushing temperatures in New York and other northeastern cities into the mid-90s. Residents who live in what experts call urban heat islands like the Bronx are seeking ways to beat the heat and stay cool. (July 28) (AP video: Joseph B. Frederick)      
  
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• Biden Admin Withholding Funding from Schools with Hunting Programs by 'Blatantly Misconstruing' Bipartisan Law: Report

  28-07-2023 23:29
  
  The Biden administration is blocking federal funding for schools with hunting and archery programs.
  Fox News reported that the Department of Education determined that under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act passed last year, school hunting and archery classes are precluded from receiving the funds.
  Under this interpretation of the law, millions of school children enrolled in these programs nationwide could be impacted.
  “It’s a negative for children. As a former educator of 30-plus
  
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• Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Federal Agency in Death of New Mexico Officer

  28-07-2023 23:28
  A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging the Department of Homeland Security was negligent in a drug bust that resulted in the first New Mexico State Police officer killed in the line of duty in over three decades
  
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• Dogs splash in lake to keep cool in Chicago heat

  28-07-2023 23:26
  As Chicago experiences another day of extreme temperatures, dog owners and walkers chose to help cool off their pups at Montrose Dog Beach. (July 28)      
  
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• Judge Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Disney’s Efforts to Neutralize Governing District Takeover

  28-07-2023 23:21
  
  A judge in Florida has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees against Disney’s efforts to neutralize a takeover of Disney World’s governing district by the Florida governor
  
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• Truth Comes Out After EV Is Suspected of Sparking Devastating Cargo Ship Fire

  28-07-2023 23:18
  
  Authorities say the massive cargo hold fire at sea of a Panamanian car-carrying ship off the coast of the northern Dutch island of Ameland was likely sparked when one of the electric vehicles the ship was transporting exploded.
  The Fremantle Highway was headed toward Singapore when the fire broke out Wednesday, according to AFP.
  Now, all 3,000 new cars being transported on the carrier are under threat of destruction.
  “We are now trying to extinguish the fire in cooperation with the local a
  
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• Video shows suspected Ohio bank robber falling from drive-thru ceiling before arrest

  28-07-2023 23:12
  
  A suspected bank robber was arrested in Ohio as he tried to escape through an access panel, only to fall into a recycling bin with cops nearby/      
  
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• US Supreme Court's Alito Temporarily Blocks 'Ghost Gun' Ruling

  28-07-2023 23:12
  
  By Andrew Chung(Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court's decision to strike down a...
  
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• Alito Says Congress Lacks Authority to Regulate US Supreme Court -WSJ

  28-07-2023 23:09
  
  By John KruzelWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said that Congress lacks the power to regulate the court,...
  
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• Legal Approval Puts Takeover of Augusta University Hospitals a Step Closer

  28-07-2023 23:08
  Georgia’s attorney general says a plan to take over Augusta University’s hospitals complies with state law and may proceed
  
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• Kosovo Government Moves to Close TV Station, Alarming Journalists

  28-07-2023 23:07
  PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's government on Friday suspended the license of the country's biggest private television broadcaster over a...
  
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• AP Top Stories July 28 P

  28-07-2023 23:06
  Here's the latest for Friday, July 28: Brutal heat moves to US East Coast; Ukrainian and Russian forces battle; General declared head of state in Niger; Free fridges fight food waste      
  
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• Biden Says Deal May Be in Offing With Saudi Arabia, Provides No Details

  28-07-2023 23:04
  
  By Trevor HunnicuttFREEPORT, Maine (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday a deal may be on the way with Saudi Arabia after talks that...
  
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• Biden Says a Deal May Be on the Way With Saudi Arabia

  28-07-2023 23:04
  
  FREEPORT, Maine (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday a deal may be on the way with Saudi Arabia.Biden, who was speaking at campaign...
  
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• Witchcraft Accusations in Ghana Could Be Banned by New Law

  28-07-2023 23:00
  
  ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's parliament on Friday passed a bill to protect people accused of witchcraft, making it a crime to abuse them or send them...
  
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• Super Bowl Champion Chiefs Hold Hot, Tough Practice in 1st Day of Pads

  28-07-2023 22:58
  
  The weather was hot and pads were on for the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs
  
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• Paperwork Problems Drive Surge in People Losing Medicaid Health Coverage

  28-07-2023 22:57
  
  Paperwork problems and procedural issues are the driving force behind a surge of people losing Medicaid health care coverage in states
  
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• Dwarf Actor Criticizes 'Wonka' for Casting Hugh Grant as Oompa-Loompa

  28-07-2023 22:57
  
  A British actor born with dwarfism is unhappy that Hollywood has chosen actor Hugh Grant to portray an Oompa-Loompa in the upcoming live-action remake of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka story.
  The new film, entitled simply “Wonka,” will chronicle the early life of fictional chocolatier Willy Wonka as he crafts his famed candy brand and begins construction of his strange and wondrous chocolate factory. Therefore, the film will feature Wonka’s first meeting with the Oompa-Loompas,
  
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• Justice Alito Says Congress Lacks the Power to Impose an Ethics Code on the Supreme Court

  28-07-2023 22:54
  Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court
  
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• Carlee Russell charged in Alabama kidnapping hoax

  28-07-2023 22:51
  Authorities in Alabama said Friday they filed criminal charges against Carlee Russell, who confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of the interstate. (July 28)      
  
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• Paraguay's Pena Says Will Start Talks With Brazil Over Itaipu Plant's Financial Basis

  28-07-2023 22:46
  
  BRASILIA (Reuters) - Paraguay's President-elect Santiago Pena said on Friday he expects talks with Brazil over the binational Itaipu hydroelectric...
  
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• Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly Are Heading to the NL West-Leading Dodgers in a Trade With the White Sox

  28-07-2023 22:43
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced they acquired pitchers Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly in a trade with the Chicago White Sox
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Homicide in Death of Black Lives Matter Protester in Seattle

  28-07-2023 22:41
  A man who hit two protesters, killing one of them, with his car during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Seattle in 2020 has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies
  
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• J&J Effort to Resolve Talc Lawsuits in Bankruptcy Fails a Second Time

  28-07-2023 22:41
  
  By Dietrich KnauthNEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday shot down Johnson & Johnson's second attempt to resolve tens of thousands of...
  
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• Backup Driver in 2018 Uber Self-Driving Crash Pleads Guilty

  28-07-2023 22:41
  
  (Reuters) - The backup safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies test vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Tempe,...
  
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• Carlee Russell facing criminal charges after faking abduction, causing 'panic and alarm'

  28-07-2023 22:40
  
  Officials at a Hoover Police press conference said Carlee Russell is charged for lying about seeing a toddler on a highway and being abducted.      
  
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• Worker Warned Organizer 'Someone’s Going to End up Dead' Before Crowd Surge at '21 Travis Scott Show

  28-07-2023 22:39
  
  The findings of a police investigation into the deadly 2021 Astroland festival in Houston shows that some people expressed safety concerns before rapper Travis Scott took the stage
  
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• US to Announce $345 Million Military Aid Package for Taiwan

  28-07-2023 22:39
  
  The U.S. is set to announce a $345 million military aid package for Taiwan that includes key defense systems that would be critical against any attack on the island
  
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• US Announces $345 Million Military Aid Package for Taiwan

  28-07-2023 22:39
  
  The U.S. has announced a new $345 million military aid package for Taiwan
  
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• Rapper G Herbo Pleads Guilty in Credit Card Fraud That Paid for Private Jets and Designer Puppies

  28-07-2023 22:36
  
  The rapper G Herbo has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that used stolen credit card information to pay for a lavish lifestyle that included private jets, exotic car rentals, a luxury vacation rental and even expensive designer puppies
  
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• Mexican President Says Israel's Netanyahu Showed Interest in Missing Students Case

  28-07-2023 22:30
  
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he received a letter from the Israeli prime minister offering...
  
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• 3 North Carolina Residents Killed by Vibrio Bacteria That Can Be Found in Brackish Water

  28-07-2023 22:30
  North Carolina health officials say three state residents died this month from infections from bacteria naturally found in warm seawater and brackish water
  
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• Florida Judge Rules Against Disney in Feud With DeSantis

  28-07-2023 22:28
  
  WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -A Florida judge on Friday rejected a Walt Disney Co request to dismiss a lawsuit by an oversight district, a move...
  
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• Biden jokes about impeachment while touting economy

  28-07-2023 22:26
  President Joe Biden used his trip to a textile plant in Maine on Friday to boast about the cooling rate of inflation and to make a crack at Republicans who have floated an impeachment inquiry into him. (July 28)      
  
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• Bengals QB Joe Burrow Could Miss 'Several Weeks' With Calf Strain, Coach Taylor Says

  28-07-2023 22:25
  Bengals coach Zac Taylor says quarterback Joe Burrow could miss “several weeks” with a right calf strain
  
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• Swedish Migration Agency Re-Examining Residency Permit of Koran Burner

  28-07-2023 22:24
  
  (Reuters) - The Swedish migration agency is re-examining the residency permit for an Iraqi refugee behind several Stockholm Koran desecration in...
  
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• Swedish Migration Agency Re-Examines Residency Permit of Koran Burner

  28-07-2023 22:24
  
  (Reuters) -The Swedish migration agency said late on Friday it is re-examining the residency permit of an Iraqi refugee who is behind several Koran...
  
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