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• Britain Condemns Attempts to Undermine Democracy in Niger

  30-07-2023 23:55
  (Reuters) - Britain on Sunday said it condemns attempts to undermine democracy, peace and stability in Niger and said the country stands by the...
  
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• Alvin Bragg's Office Suffers Big Loss in Case Against Donald Trump

  30-07-2023 23:29
  
  A New York state judge just slammed the shutters closed on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hope of peering into Melania Trump’s emails.
  New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan rejected Bragg’s bid to peruse emails between former Trump executive assistant Rhona Graff and former first lady Melania Trump, according to CBS News. Bragg’s subpoena was overly broad, Merchan found.
  Merchan also blocked another Bragg subpoena for emails between Trump Organization
  
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• Disney Gets Nuked by 'Barbie' & 'Oppenheimer,' Setting Up Woke Giant for Another Flop

  30-07-2023 23:24
  
  Is the magic officially gone?
  Fans, employees, executives and shareholders of the Walt Disney Company alike may be asking themselves that question after yet another Disney movie has come and gone with little fanfare and perhaps even less than “little” to show at the box office.
  Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” (a reboot of 2003’s “The Haunted Mansion,” which is based on the Disney parks attraction of the same name) was always facing an uphill battle &mda
  
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• Biden Gets Brutal Wake-Up Call as Americans Give Him Lowest Approval Rating Yet in Poll

  30-07-2023 23:10
  
  The presidential election is more than a year away still, but Democrats and the team around President Joe Biden should be focused on a warning delivered by one of their own more than three decades ago.
  Democratic strategist James Caville made a mantra of the words “It’s the economy, stupid,” while masterminding Bill Clinton’s campaign for the presidency back in 1992.
  The current president’s “Bidenomics” are proving to be nothing but a disaster for ordina
  
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• US Trucking Firm Yellow Shuts Ops, to File for Bankruptcy - Teamsters

  30-07-2023 23:01
  (Reuters) -Cash-strapped U.S. trucking company Yellow Corp has ceased operations and is filing for bankruptcy after failing to reorganize and...
  
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• US Trucking Company Yellow Shuts Down Operations -WSJ

  30-07-2023 23:01
  (Reuters) - Yellow, one of the oldest and biggest U.S. trucking businesses, shut down on Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported.The company sent...
  
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• Teamsters Says US Trucking Firm Yellow Notifies It of Shutdown,bankruptcy

  30-07-2023 23:01
  (Reuters) -The Teamsters said on Sunday that the union was served a notice that Yellow Corp is ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy."Yellow...
  
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• Dem Congressman Turns on Biden Family, Says It 'Clear' Hunter Broke the Law and Must Be Held Accountable

  30-07-2023 23:01
  
  In a sign that some Democrats are starting to see Hunter Biden as a liability for the party, a Connecticut Democrat is now saying that if Hunter has perpetrated crimes, then he should be held accountable.
  Rep. Jim Himes used Hunter Biden to take a swipe at Republicans, but in doing so also revealed that he is not one whose knee-jerk reaction is to proclaim Hunter’s innocence.
  “Let me say something that you never heard a Republican member of Congress say in the four years of the Trump
  
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• Nigerian Governor Imposes 24-Hour Curfew in State Over Violence and Looting

  30-07-2023 22:58
  By Camillus EbohABUJA (Reuters) - A governor in northeastern Nigerian state of Adamawa on Sunday imposed a 24-hour curfew after youths broke into...
  
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• Musk Draws Heat From San Francisco Over Giant X Logo

  30-07-2023 22:55
  
  By Nicholas P. Brown(Reuters) - A giant, glowing X marks the San Francisco spot where Elon Musk says he plans to keep his company, the messaging...
  
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• Two Tribal Nations to Open Minnesota's First Legal Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries

  30-07-2023 22:54
  
  At least two tribal nations are planning to open Minnesota's first dispensaries for recreational marijuana as it becomes legal to possess and grow in the state in August
  
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• Trump Slams GOP Candidate Will Hurd for Claiming He's Running to 'Stay Out of Prison'

  30-07-2023 22:54
  
  Former President Donald Trump lashed out at former Rep. Will Hurd of Texas after Hurd told Iowans on Friday that Trump is only running for president to stay out of prison.
  Hurd, who is running a longshot campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, made the claim during Friday’s Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, where 13 Republican candidates for president spoke.
  “In Iowa last night I noticed that a little known, failed former Congressman, Will Hurd, is ridiculously running
  
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• Erratic Winds Challenge Firefighters Battling Two Major California Blazes

  30-07-2023 22:51
  A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve is spreading rapidly amid erratic winds
  
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• Denmark Seeks to Legally Prevent Burnings of Quran or Other Religious Scriptures

  30-07-2023 22:25
  
  Denmark’s foreign minister says the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other holy books in front of foreign embassies
  
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• Kansas Transgender People Find Democratic Allies in Court Bid to Restore Their Right to Alter IDs

  30-07-2023 22:19
  
  Officials under Kansas's Democratic governor are seeking to have the state resume changing gender identification on driver’s licenses of transgender people
  
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• Olson Drives in 5 With 2 HRs, Including Go-Ahead Shot, as Braves Sweep Brewers 8-6

  30-07-2023 22:18
  
  Matt Olson drove in five runs with two homers, including a go-ahead, two-run blast in the eighth, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 to cap their sweep of the high-scoring series
  
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• Democrats Accuse GOP of Mere Political Pandering for Protecting Kids from Trans Agenda and Mutilation

  30-07-2023 22:13
  
  In an attempt to misdirect attention from their support for mutilating and abusing children, congressional Democrats are accusing Republicans of mere “political pandering” by seeking to outlaw medical transgender “transitioning” of children.
  The attacks were unloaded by the Democrats on the House Judiciary committee during a Thursday hearing on “gender-affirming care,” according to Breitbart News.
  Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, for instance, claimed that the hearing w
  
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• Mom Accidentally Amputates Young Daughter's Leg, Leads to Her Death After Being Run Over by Boat

  30-07-2023 21:53
  
  A 6-year-old girl died Friday at an Arizona lake after she was struck by a boat that was being driven by her mother.
  The incident took place on Lake Pleasant, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, according to KSAZ-TV.
  “Our hearts go out to this family dealing with this tragic situation,” Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez of the Sheriff’s Office said.
  Two families went out on the lake at about 7 a.m. A 911 call came in about four hours later.
  “The boat operator goe
  
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• More Than 80 Private, Parochial Schools Apply to Participate in New Voucher Program

  30-07-2023 21:47
  More than 80 private and parochial schools in Arkansas have so far applied to participate in the state’s new school voucher program that allows eligible students to use taxpayer funds to help pay tuition
  
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• Jets' Aaron Rodgers Defends Nathaniel Hackett and Fires Back at the Broncos' Sean Payton

  30-07-2023 21:45
  
  Aaron Rodgers is sticking by his offensive coordinator and firing his hardest throw of the summer at Sean Payton
  
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• Over 150 Dogs Join Race to Support Venezuelan Shelters

  30-07-2023 21:32
  CARACAS (Reuters) - More than 150 dogs wearing colorful scarves on their necks participated alongside their owners in a race through Venezuela's...
  
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• No. 2 Pick Stroud Competes With Mills for Starting QB Job With Houston Texans

  30-07-2023 21:26
  
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• Russian Embassy in Moldova to Suspend Consular Appointments

  30-07-2023 21:25
  
  By Alexander TanasCHISINAU (Reuters) - Russia's embassy in Moldova has announced it will temporarily stop providing appointments for consular...
  
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• 'Play of the Year': Cubs Outfielder Makes Outstanding Catch at the Wall to Save Game

  30-07-2023 21:08
  
  For a sport that digs the long ball, it’s ironic how some of baseball’s greatest plays often involve that typically thankless and dirty “d” word — defense.
  Perhaps it’s the lingering after-effects of the steroid era. Perhaps it’s the dawn of fantasy baseball. Whatever it is, there’s always been a slight tilt toward batting and pitching for baseball fans, despite the absolute importance of fielding.
  And that importance was on full display Friday nig
  
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• Dalvin Cook Visits With the Jets and Watches Practice as He Considers His Options

  30-07-2023 21:08
  
  Dalvin Cook got an up-close view of Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets while watching practice from the sideline
  
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• Ukraine to Start Talks With US on Security Guarantees -Senior Official

  30-07-2023 21:00
  
  (Reuters) - Ukraine is to start consultations with the United States this week on providing security guarantees for Kyiv pending the completion of...
  
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• 'Barbenheimer' Box Office Sales Keep Rolling in Second Weekend

  30-07-2023 21:00
  
  By Nicholas P. Brown(Reuters) - Warner Bros' "Barbie" showed no signs of slowing down in its second weekend at the box office, and was set to haul...
  
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• Hamas Scrambles to Disperse Event as Thousands Under Their Rule Rise Up

  30-07-2023 20:51
  
  Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip on Sunday to protest chronic power outages and difficult living conditions, providing a rare public show of discontent with the territory’s Hamas government. Hamas security forces quickly dispersed the gatherings.
  Marches took place in Gaza City, the southern town of Khan Younis and other locations, chanting “what a shame” and in one place burning Hamas flags, before police moved in and broke up the prote
  
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• Three Killed When Small Plane Hits Hangar, Catches Fire at Southern California Airport

  30-07-2023 20:45
  Authorities say a pilot and two passengers were killed when a single-engine plane crashed into a hangar and burst into flames at a Southern California airport
  
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• Ethnic Albanian Party in North Macedonia Offers Deal to Clear the Way to Join EU

  30-07-2023 20:45
  SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The largest party representing North Macedonia's ethnic Albanian minority offered to pull its ministers from the government to...
  
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• Man Dies After Being Electrocuted at Lake Lanier

  30-07-2023 20:32
  Authorities say a 24-year-old man has died after being electrocuted after jumping off a dock into Georgia's Lake Lanier
  
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• Ohio Man Convicted of Abuse of Corpse, Evidence Tampering in Case of Missing Kentucky Teenager

  30-07-2023 20:18
  An Ohio man has been convicted of abuse of a corpse and evidence tampering in the case of a Kentucky teenager whose body was found in Ohio a decade after she went missing
  
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• Transgender Canadian Slams Docs for Euthanasia Denial – Can't Endure Brutal Pain from Surgically-Built Vagina

  30-07-2023 20:09
  
  An indigenous man in Canada who identifies as a woman blasted Canada’s healthcare system for denying his euthanasia request despite the excruciating pain he was feeling when doctors surgically built a vagina for him in 2019.
  In a Monday X post, previously known as Twitter, Lois Cardinal, a self-described “sterilized first nations Post Op Transsexual,” shared a letter he wrote for the Canadian government, explicitly asking the government to reconsider its position on “gend
  
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• Ex-Chiefs Linebacker Frank Clark Reunites With Russell Wilson in Denver

  30-07-2023 20:04
  
  Outside linebacker Frank Clark is still in the AFC West
  
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• Roseanne Barr Hits the Bullseye with Assessment of 'Soy Induced Frail Boy' David Hogg

  30-07-2023 20:03
  
  David Hogg bit off more than he could chew when he targeted Senator Mitch McConnell over a worrying pause in the lawmaker’s speech last week.
  The young Harvard University gun grabber targeted the senator for a strange episode that occurred on Wednesday. McConnell was then speaking during a press conference when he froze and appeared unwell. Aides helped him away from the podium.
  That same day, Hogg couldn’t resist wallowing in the apparent medical episode to get one over on Republica
  
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• IMAX CEO Relegates Disney to 'Backup,' Won't Show Marvel Film Unless 'Dune 2' Gets Delayed

  30-07-2023 19:50
  
  For better and for worse, the Walt Disney Company probably couldn’t have imagined just how this “Marvel Cinematic Universe” would turn out when it began in 2008 with “Iron Man.”
  For better, it has been an unmitigated financial success spanning across three different decades (the 2000s, the 2010s and the 2020s) and 32 movies (not counting television projects), and selling untold billions in movie tickets, licensing rights, toys, video games, etc.
  Love them or hate th
  
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• Two People Killed After Shots Fired Blocks From University of Florida Campus

  30-07-2023 19:48
  
  Police say two people were killed after shots rang out in a crowd in the home city of Florida’s flagship university
  
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• 4 Found Clinging to Hull of Overturned Boat off New Jersey Rescued, Taken to NJ Hospital

  30-07-2023 19:40
  Authorities say four people found clinging to the hull of an overturned boat off New Jersey were rescued and taken to a hospital
  
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• 4 Found Clinging to Hull of Overturned Boat off New Jersey Rescued, Taken to Hospital

  30-07-2023 19:40
  Authorities say four people found clinging to the hull of an overturned boat off New Jersey were rescued and taken to a hospital
  
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• When Did She Die? Coroners Trying to Piece Together Timeline for Sinéad O'Connor's Death

  30-07-2023 19:31
  
  The coroner has yet to determine a time of death for the Grammy-winning singer Sinead O’Connor, according to reports.
  O’Connor’s family confirmed last week that she’d died in her apartment in London, The Associated Press reported.
  A representative with the London Inner South Coroner’s Court told U.K.’s Daily Mail the “date of death is unknown,” and investigators are trying to put together a timeline of events.
  O’Connor was found in her home W
  
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• Denmark to Look for 'Legal Tool' to Prevent Koran Burnings

  30-07-2023 19:22
  
  COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Danish government will seek to "find a legal tool" that would enable authorities to prevent the burning of copies of the...
  
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• Burger King: Prince William Serves up Food to Surprised Diners

  30-07-2023 19:08
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William has served up a surprise to hungry members of the public when he dished out environmentally friendly...
  
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• DeSantis Falls to 3rd Place in Key GOP Primary Bellwether State, Dark Horse Surges Past Gov

  30-07-2023 18:59
  
  A new poll in Ohio shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in third place in the crucial Republican state.
  The poll by Ohio Northern University showed former President Donald Trump on top at 64.1 percent support.
  Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy was second at 11.8 percent followed by DeSantis at 8.7 percent.
  Former Vice President Mike Pence received 6.4 percent support, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley was at 2.7 percent, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was at 1.8 percent support while former  Ar
  
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• Plaintiffs in Voting Rights Case Urge Judges to Toss Alabama's New Congressional Map

  30-07-2023 18:57
  
  Civil rights groups urged three federal judges to reject Alabama’s newly drawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans prioritized partisan concerns over compliance with a court order to draw lines that are fair to Black voters
  
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• The ‘Barbie’ Bonanza Continues at the Box Office, ‘Oppenheimer’ Holds the No. 2 Spot

  30-07-2023 18:43
  
  A week later, the “Barbenheimer” boom has not abated
  
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• Indiana Search Teams Recover Body of Missing Man From Lake Michigan

  30-07-2023 18:40
  Emergency responders have recovered the body of a man who went missing in Lake Michigan off the Indiana shore
  
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• Spain Identifies 212 German, Austrian and Dutch Fighters Who Went Missing During Spanish Civil War

  30-07-2023 18:03
  Spain’s government researchers say they've identified hundreds of foreign fighters who disappeared in the region during the Spanish Civil War
  
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• Turkey Urges Sweden to Take Steps to Stop Koran Burnings - Source

  30-07-2023 18:02
  
  ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday urged Sweden to take concrete steps to prevent burnings of the Koran, a Turkish...
  
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• Turkey Urges Sweden to Take Steps to Stop Koran Burnings

  30-07-2023 18:02
  
  ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday urged Sweden to take concrete steps to prevent burnings of the Koran, a Turkish...
  
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• Thousands Take to Streets in Gaza in Rare Public Display of Discontent With Hamas

  30-07-2023 17:55
  
  Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip to protest the territory’s chronic power outages and difficult living conditions
  
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