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• North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance at Major Arms Factories -KCNA

  05-08-2023 23:50
  
  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave field guidance at major weapons factories between Thursday and Saturday including production...
  
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• North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance at Major Arms Factories

  05-08-2023 23:50
  
  By Jack KimSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave field guidance at major weapons factories between Thursday and Saturday including...
  
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• Kim Jong Un Tells North Korea Arms Factories to Boost Capacity -KCNA

  05-08-2023 23:50
  
  By Jack KimSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed factories making missile engines, artillery and other weapons to boost...
  
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• 1 of 2 Fargo Officers Wounded in Ambush That Killed Another Officer Is Leaving the Hospital

  05-08-2023 23:50
  One of two Fargo police officers wounded by a gunman who ambushed them and killed another officer last month has recovered enough to leave the hospital
  
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• Oregon Extends Crab Fishing Restrictions to Protect Whales From Getting Caught in Trap Ropes

  05-08-2023 23:49
  
  Oregon has extended rules restricting the number of crab traps in the water and how deep they can drop in the late-season months when humpback whales are more likely to swim there
  
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• Russia Officials Say Ukraine Hit Donetsk University With Cluster Shells

  05-08-2023 23:31
  
  DONETSK (Reuters) -Flames engulfed a university building's wooden roof in Donetsk following Ukrainian shelling on Saturday, said an emergency...
  
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• Russia Official Blames Ukraine Cluster Shells for Donetsk Fire

  05-08-2023 23:31
  
  KYIV (Reuters) - A university building in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine was in flames late on Saturday following Ukrainian shelling, the...
  
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• Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Taking Artifacts From Protected National Forest Site

  05-08-2023 23:23
  A Mississippi man has admitted to using a tractor to unearth artifacts at protected sites in and around Wayne County
  
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• 'What a joke': Gavin Newsom's team slams Ron DeSantis' debate proposal

  05-08-2023 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  It looks like the possibility of a debate between California's Gavin Newsom and Florida's Ron DeSantis may still be a ways off.
  
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• Heat Derails Some Grain Cars on Moldova Train Headed to Ukraine River Port

  05-08-2023 23:14
  CHISINAU (Reuters) - Six grain wagons in a 61-car train headed for a Ukrainian river port derailed in Moldova on Saturday as extreme heat weakened...
  
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• White House Pushes US Agencies to 'Aggressively' Boost In-Person Work

  05-08-2023 23:13
  
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House wants federal agencies to "aggressively" execute a shift to more in-person work starting...
  
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• Earthquake Shakes Eastern China, but No Immediate Reports of Injuries

  05-08-2023 23:05
  An earthquake has shaken eastern China, but there are no immediate reports of injuries
  
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• Earthquake in Eastern China Knocks Down Houses and Injures at Least 21, but No Deaths Reported

  05-08-2023 23:05
  
  An earthquake in eastern China before dawn has knocked down houses and injured at least 21 people, state media report, but no deaths have been reported
  
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• Earthquake in Eastern China Knocks Down Houses and Injures at Least 10, but No Deaths Reported

  05-08-2023 23:05
  An earthquake in eastern China before dawn has knocked down houses and injured at least 10 people, state media report, but no deaths have been reported
  
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• 5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northeast China

  05-08-2023 23:05
  A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck northeast China early Sunday morning
  
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• Environmentalists Step up Amazon Monitoring as Fire Season Picks Up

  05-08-2023 22:56
  
  By Leonardo BenassattoPORTO VELHO, Brazil (Reuters) - Environmentalists warn that the Brazilian Amazon could be in for a bad burning season despite...
  
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• Maria Sakkari Gets Past Top-Seeded Jessica Pegula to Reach the DC Open Final

  05-08-2023 22:52
  
  Maria Sakkari has recovered to take the last four games and beat top-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 after letting a huge lead slip away in the DC Open semifinals
  
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• Striking Nigerian Doctors to Embark on Nationwide Protest Over Unmet Demands by Country's Leader

  05-08-2023 22:51
  
  Doctors from Nigerian public hospitals who have been on strike since last week say they will embark on a nationwide protest, accusing the country’s president of ignoring their demands for better work conditions
  
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• Missing Mexican Woman Maria Fernanda Sanchez Found Dead in Germany

  05-08-2023 22:49
  
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Police in Germany, reported on Saturday that they found the body of a 24-year-old Mexican woman who disappeared in Berlin...
  
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• Missing Mexican Woman Found Dead in Germany

  05-08-2023 22:49
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Police in Germany, reported on Saturday that they found the body of a 24-year-old Mexican woman who disappeared in Berlin...
  
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• Matt Gaetz Threatens Jack Smith with Subpoena to Force Him Before House Judiciary Committee

  05-08-2023 22:41
  
  Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida wants to put special prosecutor Jack Smith on the receiving end of a few pointed questions.
  Gaetz, who has called for removing the funding that supports Smith, lashed out as former President Donald Trump was indicted by Smith for the second time.
  Trump, who was earlier charged with mishandling classified documents in an investigation led by Smith, was charged Thursday with conspiracy in his efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election.
  “House Re
  
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• O'Neill: The Tipping Point Is Here - It's Now Up to We the People

  05-08-2023 22:34
  
  The onslaught of attacks against a fundamental American principle — equal justice for all — has given way to grave concerns that a criminal enterprise has taken control of the federal government to enrich itself and its friends while acting under the color of law to destroy its rivals.
  This last week has given Americans plenty of reason to despair for our great nation. Evidence is massing that the current president and his family used his offices as a senator and then vice president
  
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• DeSantis Steps up Dire Warning to GOP About Distraction From Biden, Amid Trump's Latest Indictment

  05-08-2023 22:23
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is increasingly pressing Republican voters to avoid the temptation to refight the 2020 election next year, even as former President Donald Trump remains the dominant favorite for the 2024 GOP nomination on a message of persecution
  
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• Zelenskiy Says Russian Bomb Hits Blood Transfusion Center

  05-08-2023 22:19
  
  KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a Russian guided aerial bomb hit a blood transfusion center in the town of Kupiansk...
  
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• Defiant Jason Aldean Surprises with New Rendition of Hit Anti-Woke Song at His Restaurant Grand Opening

  05-08-2023 22:08
  
  Country star Jason Aldean continues to make headlines with his hit song “Try That in a Small Town,” this time at his new restaurant in Tennessee.
  Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar officially opened on Thursday in Gatlinburg, with the singer on hand for the ceremonial ribbon-cutting. He was joined by his wife, Brittany, their children and Mayor Mike Werner.
  Aldean also christened the spot with a 35-minute performance, according to Country Now.
  During the set, the star played a vari
  
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• Verlander Pitches 7 Innings and Starts Second Astros' Stint With 3-1 Loss to the Yankees

  05-08-2023 22:01
  
  Justin Verlander pitched seven innings, allowed a go-ahead home run to Jake Bauers in the fifth inning and began his second stint for the Houston Astros with a 3-1 loss to the New York Yankees
  
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• Two Dead, 57 Rescued From Migrant Shipwrecks off Italy's Lampedusa

  05-08-2023 21:46
  
  ROME (Reuters) -Italy's coastguard said on Sunday it had recovered two bodies and rescued 57 people off the southern island of Lampedusa, amid...
  
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• Two Dead, 30 Missing After Migrant Shipwrecks off Italy's Lampedusa

  05-08-2023 21:46
  
  By Alvise Armellini and Angelo AmanteROME (Reuters) -Two people died and around 30 more are missing at sea after two migrant shipwrecks off the...
  
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• One Dead, Two Missing in Migrant Shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa - Ansa

  05-08-2023 21:46
  
  ROME (Reuters) - Italy's coastguard on Saturday found one person dead following a migrant shipwreck off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa,...
  
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• McConnell Is Warmly Embraced by Kentucky Republicans Amid Questions About His Health

  05-08-2023 21:44
  
  U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell received a rousing welcome from the party faithful Saturday at a high-profile home-state political gathering amid renewed scrutiny of his health
  
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• New York City High School Student Charged With Hate-Motivated Murder in Killing of Gay Dancer

  05-08-2023 21:41
  
  Police have arrested a 17-year-old high school student on a hate-motivated murder charge in the fatal stabbing of a professional dancer during an altercation between two groups of friends at a New York City gas station last weekend
  
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• Rescue Organization Hope for Horses Opens in Stafford

  05-08-2023 21:32
  
  STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Grace Purdum was happy when the thoroughbred mare known as Mare #1 kicked her in the leg one morning.
  
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• St. Louis Police Protesters Begin Picking up Checks in $4.9 Million Settlement

  05-08-2023 21:29
  Some of the people who were arrested during a 2017 protest over the acquittal of a white police officer in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith have started receiving their share of a $4.9 million settlement
  
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• Pac-12 Conference Crumbles After Mass Exodus of Schools - Here's Where They Are Now

  05-08-2023 21:26
  
  The Pac-12 may very well still be the “Conference of Champions” — but that’s just because there are only four teams left in it, so even a second-to-last finish in the conference would be a bronze-medal finish.
  All jokes aside, the Pac-12 is in a dire, existential crisis after a number of top schools left the once-venerable conference in droves by Friday night.
  It’ll actually be easier and quicker to recap which schools are still in the flailing conference:University
  
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• Influencer Kai Cenat Charged With Inciting a Riot After New York City Mayhem

  05-08-2023 21:21
  
  (Reuters) - Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot after he announced a giveaway of video game consoles that drew...
  
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• Trump Lawyer to Make Ingenious Request for Trial: 'Take the Curtain Away and All Americans Get to See What's Happening'

  05-08-2023 21:12
  
  After three indictments and a slew of spurious criminal charges brought against Donald Trump, the former president may have a genuinely ingenious move up his sleeve in his never-ending battle with the American political machine.
  The move is a simple one: Try me if you must, but let the whole world watch.
  This tactical zigzag has been lost in the noise of the third indictment, but it was proposed last month by Trump attorney John Lauro during an interview on the Fox News program “America Re
  
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• Bahrain Calls on Its Citizens to Leave Lebanon - Statement

  05-08-2023 21:10
  (Reuters) - Bahrain's foreign ministry called on its citizens to leave Lebanon, it said in a statement on Saturday, following the same call from...
  
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• Twenty-One Injured in East China Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake - State Media

  05-08-2023 21:09
  (Reuters) -Twenty-one people were injured and 126 buildings collapsed after an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the eastern Chinese province of...
  
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• Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Northeastern China Region - GFZ

  05-08-2023 21:09
  (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the northeastern China region on Sunday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.The...
  
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• Federal Agency Given Deadline to Explain Why Deadly Nevada Wild Horse Roundup Should Continue

  05-08-2023 20:56
  A judge has asked federal land managers to explain why they should be allowed to continue capturing more than 2,500 wild horses in northeastern Nevada — a roundup opponents say is illegal and has left 31 mustangs dead in 26 days
  
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• Lawsuit Filed to Block Port of New Orleans' $1.8B Container Port Project

  05-08-2023 20:51
  A south Louisiana parish is suing the Port of New Orleans to block it from building a planned $1.8 billion container facility
  
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• Watch Mongolian Prime Minister's Reaction as Kamala Harris Begins to Speak

  05-08-2023 20:45
  
  Some eight centuries ago, nightmarish hordes of riders charged out of Mongolia and changed the world forever.
  In the wake of their sweeping conquest, the Mongol khans made a name for themselves with unforgiving military tactics and cruel punishment for any resistors. The tortures were as varied as they were inventive, from allowing riders to trample carpet-rolled victims to crushing others under gigantic wooden boards serving as dining floors for Mongol officers.
  Much to the chagrin of the desce
  
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• Two Boaters Die in Northern Wisconsin Lake

  05-08-2023 20:43
  Authorities have recovered the body of a second boater at a lake in northern Wisconsin
  
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• 'The View' Goes Downhill Fast After Host Refused to Give in to Pressure to Support Biden

  05-08-2023 20:28
  
  Alyssa Farah Griffin, the token Republican-lite on ABC’s “The View,” found out what it feels like to be a Republican in the real world when she admitted to her co-panelists this week that she would not be voting for Joe Biden in the 2024 election.
  The confrontation began with co-host Joy Behar defending Biden’s economic record during a discussion about Trump beating Biden in the general, according to the polls.
  “Let me just say something about Joe Biden. According t
  
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• Catania Airport in Sicily Cleared to Reopen Main Terminal

  05-08-2023 20:19
  
  ROME (Reuters) - The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) on Saturday gave its green light to reopen the main terminal at Sicily's Catania...
  
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• China is Funding America's Public Schools in $17 Million 'Global Influence' Plan, 'Alarming' Report Indicates – GOP Investigating

  05-08-2023 20:04
  
  China’s tentacles are reaching into American public schools at an alarming rate, according to parents and several Republican members of Congress.
  A new report from Parents Defending Education, a grassroots organization focused on education, says that over time, China has reached into 143 school districts in 34 states and the District of Columbia through its Confucius Classrooms program, giving schools $17,967,565.12 since 2009. Of those schools, the report said, the “CCP has had ties
  
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• DeMarcus Ware Overcame Tough Environment to Win Super Bowl, Earn a Gold Jacket

  05-08-2023 19:55
  
  DeMarcus Ware got his Super Bowl ring after leaving the Cowboys for Denver
  
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• Darrelle Revis Takes His Island to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

  05-08-2023 19:55
  
  Revis Island has a new home in “Football Heaven.”
  
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• Teen Charged With Hate Crime in Death of Dancer in New York City

  05-08-2023 19:45
  (Reuters) - A 17-year-old male has been charged with murder as a hate crime in the stabbing death in New York City of a man who was dancing at a...
  
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• Drollinger: Understanding the Separation - The Church's Job Is Crucial to the State

  05-08-2023 19:41
  
  When Jesus said, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:21b), He was proclaiming a huge new distinction — something quite different for the coming Church Age relative to Old Testament Israel.
  This verse is among the New Testament passages that represent the biblical basis of the institutional separation of civil government from God’s ordained institution of the church.
  Unlike the preceding biblical epo
  
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