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• Wildfire Closes Highway Through Washington's North Cascades National Park

  07-08-2023 23:54
  A wildfire in Washington state's North Cascades National Park has closed a major cross-state highway
  
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• Nevada Inmate Accused of Teen's Kidnapping and Killing Found Dead in Jail Cell in Apparent Suicide

  07-08-2023 23:54
  
  A 43-year-old Nevada man awaiting trial on kidnapping, sexual assault and murder charges in the March 2022 killing of a rural teenager has been found dead in his jail cell
  
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• ACC Considering Westward Expansion, With Eye on Stanford and Cal, AP Source Says

  07-08-2023 23:51
  
  The four remaining Pac-12 schools, California, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State, will have options if they are looking for another conference
  
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• Leader of Texas' Largest County Takes Leave From Job for Treatment of Clinical Depression

  07-08-2023 23:44
  
  Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo of Texas says she is taking a temporary leave of absence for treatment of clinical depression
  
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• College Professor to Riley Gaines: 'Normalize' Exposing Kids to Adult Genitalia to Prepare Them for Trans Athletes

  07-08-2023 23:29
  
  A Canadian journalism professor locked down her X account, previously known as Twitter, recently and also faced the wrath of former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines after she claimed parents should expose their children to the genitals of adults.
  Gaines, an outspoken advocate for women’s sports and against the transgender agenda, was among numerous people to jump on the far-left university teacher.
  According to social media post viewed by the U.K.’s Daily Mail, a University of British Colum
  
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• Jeff Gunter, a Dermatologist Who Was Trump's Ambassador to Iceland, Is Running for Nevada Senate

  07-08-2023 23:27
  A dermatologist who was ambassador to Iceland during Donald Trump’s administration is running for U.S. Senate in Nevada
  
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• Man Injured by Grizzly Bear While Working in Wyoming Forest

  07-08-2023 23:25
  Authorities in Wyoming say a man working in a remote forest was injured by a grizzly bear and flown to a hospital for treatment
  
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• Chipmaker Skyworks Sees Profit Below Estimates on Weak Demand

  07-08-2023 23:23
  (Reuters) - Apple supplier Skyworks Solutions on Monday forecast fourth-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates as demand for wireless connected...
  
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• Trump Lawyers Urge Judge to Narrow Proposed Rules on Evidence Sharing in Election Subversion Case

  07-08-2023 23:18
  
  Donald Trump's legal team has told a judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against him that the prosecutors’ proposed protective order aimed at preventing the public disclosure of evidence is too broad and would restrict his First Amendment rights
  
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• Trump Lawyers Say Proposed Protective Order Is Too Broad, Urge Judge to Impose More Limited Rules

  07-08-2023 23:18
  
  Donald Trump’s legal team is urging the judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against the former president to reject prosecutors’ proposed protective order concerning evidence in the case, describing it as overly broad
  
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• Trump Lawyers Say Proposed Order on Info Release Is Too Broad, Urge More Limited Rules

  07-08-2023 23:18
  
  Donald Trump's legal team has told a judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against him that the prosecutors’ proposed protective order aimed at preventing the public disclosure of evidence is too broad and would restrict his First Amendment rights
  
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• Possible Human Limb Found Floating in Water off Staten Island

  07-08-2023 23:15
  New York authorities are trying to learn more about a possible human limb discovered floating off Staten Island
  
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• US Doctor Charged with Heinous Abuse of Unconscious Patients

  07-08-2023 23:11
  
  A New York City doctor was charged Monday in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of at least six women, including several patients who were drugged, filmed and assaulted during appointments at a prestigious local hospital, prosecutors said.
  Zhi Alan Cheng was arraigned Monday on charges of sexually abusing three of his patients at New York-Presbyterian Queens hospital and raping three other women inside his apartment in Queens, New York. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
  The 33-year-old
  
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• New York City Doctor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Patients and Filming It

  07-08-2023 23:11
  A New York City doctor was indicted Monday on charges that he sexually abused several women who sought out medical care at a well-known local hospital
  
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• There Goes Central Park - NYC's Illegal Aliens May Get Tents to Solve Overwhelming Housing Crisis

  07-08-2023 23:10
  
  New York City is looking at relinquishing space in one of its most iconic locations to illegal aliens.
  The city’s government is considering Central Park as a location to place tents for housing newly-arrived illegal migrants, according to WNBC.
  The influx of migrants has burdened the city’s homeless shelters beyond their capacity.
  When asked about the Central Park idea on Wednesday, NYC Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom refused to rule out housing the illegal aliens in the large park.
  
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• US Court Blocks Biden Debt Relief Rule Benefiting Defrauded Students

  07-08-2023 23:09
  
  By Nate Raymond(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday blocked the Biden administration from proceeding with another piece of its student...
  
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• Trump Argues Proposed Limits on 2020 Election Case Evidence Violate Free Speech

  07-08-2023 23:03
  
  By Jacqueline ThomsenWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers on Monday urged a Washington, D.C., federal judge to only restrict "genuinely...
  
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• Women Over 70 Risk Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis With Screening, US Study Finds

  07-08-2023 23:02
  
  By Elissa WelleNEW YORK (Reuters) - A new study is raising fresh questions about the value of breast cancer screening in older women, finding that...
  
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• Beyond Meat Revenue Plummets as Americans Flat-Out Reject Company's Products

  07-08-2023 22:58
  
  Plant-based meat substitute maker Beyond Meat said its revenue plunged 30.5 percent in the second quarter as consumer demand for its burgers, sausages and other products fell despite price cuts.
  The El Segundo, California-based company lowered its full-year revenue forecast as a result. Beyond Meat now expects revenue between $360 million and $380 million for the year. That’s down from the $375 million to $415 million it forecast at the end of the first quarter.
  Beyond Meat’s shares
  
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• Major Warning Sign Emerges for Biden as 2024 Campaign Heats Up: 'Whistling Past the Graveyard'

  07-08-2023 22:55
  
  Warning signs for President Joe Biden’s campaign are emerging in what one commentator said is a lack of enthusiasm for small donors to invest in Biden’s re-election.
  Small-donor giving to ActBlue, the major Democratic online fundraising platform, is at $312 million for federal races, about $30 million below where it was in the 2020 election cycle, according to Politico.
  ActBlue also had a 32 percent drop in small donors in the second quarter of the year.
  “Because small donors a
  
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• Sandra Bullock's longtime partner Bryan Randall dead at 57 after battle with ALS

  07-08-2023 22:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Sandra Bullock’s longtime partner Bryan Randall died Saturday after a three-year battle with ALS, his family confirmed to Fox News Digital. He was 57.  "It is with great sadness that we share that on August 5th Bryan Randall passed away peacefully after a 3 year battle with ALS," his family said in a statement. "Bryan chose early to keep his journey with ALS private and those of us who cared for him did our best to honor his request."  ‘THE EXORCIST' DIRECTOR WILLIAM FRIEDK
  
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• North Carolina State Budget Won't Become Law Until September, House Leader Says

  07-08-2023 22:51
  The top leader in the North Carolina House warns that a final state budget won't be enacted until September
  
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• Biden Signs Law Implementing First Part of U.S. Trade Pact With Taiwan

  07-08-2023 22:51
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation on Monday implementing the U.S. and Taiwan's "21st Century" trade initiative and...
  
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• Indiana Teacher With 'Kill List' of Students, Staff Sentenced to 2½ Years on Probation

  07-08-2023 22:50
  A former fifth-grade teacher in northwestern Indiana who was charged with felony intimidation after authorities say she told a student she had a “kill list” of students and staff has been sentenced to 2½ years on probation
  
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• Judge Overseeing Trump Case Has Already Issued the Ruling That Matters - And It's Not for Trump

  07-08-2023 22:46
  
  Special counsel Jack Smith couldn’t have asked for a better courtroom.
  The Department of Justice prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump related to his handling of classified documents and his role in the 2021 Capitol incursion doesn’t know yet who’s going to be on the jury in his sham of a Jan. 6 case.
  But he knows good and well that the judge who’s currently on the case is already in the bag.
  U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, appointed t
  
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• Edtech Chegg Rallies as Strong Quarter Eases Fears About ChatGPT Impact

  07-08-2023 22:43
  (Reuters) -Chegg rallied 25% in extended trading on Monday after better-than-expected quarterly sales and an in-line forecast for the current...
  
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• Chegg Rallies as Strong Quarter Eases Fears About ChatGPT Impact

  07-08-2023 22:43
  (Reuters) - Chegg rallied 25% in extended trading on Monday after better-than-expected quarterly sales and an in-line forecast for the current...
  
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• Father of Missing Girl Harmony Montgomery Insists He Didn't Kill His Daughter

  07-08-2023 22:42
  A New Hampshire father charged in the murder of his missing 5-year-old daughter Harmony Montgomery used a court hearing on an unrelated gun charges to proclaim his innocence
  
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• Second body found on Arizona Capitol grounds in under 2 weeks

  07-08-2023 22:40 via foxnews.com
  
  A body has been found on the grounds of the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix for the second time in less than two weeks, according to authorities. BODY FOUND AT ARIZONA STATE CAPITOL IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said the body was discovered Monday morning in the west parking lot of the Capitol. Public Safety officials are working to identify the body and how it ended up at the Capitol’s premises. FIRE BREAKS OUT AT ARIZONA PLASTIC RECYCLING FACILITY On
  
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• Pebble Beach to Cut Pro-Am Field to 80 Players Over 2 Courses in 2024 Schedule

  07-08-2023 22:39
  
  The PGA Tour has released its 2024 schedule packed with big purses and big bonuses
  
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• Boeing's 1st Astronaut Flight Bumped Into Next Year, More Repairs Needed

  07-08-2023 22:39
  
  Already running years behind, Boeing's first astronaut flight is now off until at least next March
  
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• Beyond Meat Revenue Plummets in the Second Quarter Due to Flagging US Demand

  07-08-2023 22:37
  
  Plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat said its revenue plunged 30.5% in the second quarter as consumer demand for its burgers, sausages and other products fell despite price cuts
  
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• Judge Says Man Charged With Killing 3 in Suburban Boston Mentally Incompetent for Trial

  07-08-2023 22:36
  
  A man charged with killing a couple marking their 50th wedding anniversary as well as the woman’s 97-year-old mother in suburban Boston has been found by a judge to be mentally incompetent to stand trial now
  
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• Hannah Roberts of the US Wins Her Fourth Straight Freestyle BMX World Championship

  07-08-2023 22:32
  
  Hannah Roberts of the U.S. won the freestyle BMX world title for the fourth consecutive time and fifth overall Monday in Glasgow, Scotland
  
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• Thousands of Flight Cancellations and Power Outages as Strong Storms Move Into DC Area

  07-08-2023 22:30
  
  Thousands of U.S. flights have been canceled or delayed as forecasts warn of destructively strong storms, including tornadoes, hail and lightning
  
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• Thousands of Flight Cancellations, 1.1 Million Lose Power as Strong Storms Hit Eastern US

  07-08-2023 22:30
  
  Thousands of U.S. flights have been canceled or delayed and more than 1 million have lost power as destructively strong storms move through the eastern U.S. Residents were warned to stay indoors Monday and prepare for the worst
  
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• Thousands of Flight Cancelations and Power Outages as Strong Storms Move Into DC Area

  07-08-2023 22:30
  
  Thousands of U.S. flights have been canceled or delayed as forecasts warn of destructively strong storms, including tornadoes, hail and lightning
  
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• Powerful Storm Kills 2 People and Leaves 1.1 Million Without Power in Eastern US

  07-08-2023 22:30
  
  At least two people have died, thousands of U.S. flights have been canceled and more than 1 million have lost power as destructively strong storms move through the eastern U.S. Residents were warned to stay indoors Monday and prepare for the worst
  
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• Meme Stocks Are Back as Investors Buy Shares of Beaten-Down Companies Such as Yellow and Tupperware

  07-08-2023 22:30
  
  A new class of meme stocks has sprung up during the stock market’s surprise recent rally, raising concerns about investors’ willingness to take on bigger risks amid a still uncertain economy
  
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• DC Area Braces for Destructive Evening Storms, Hail and Tornadoes

  07-08-2023 22:30
  Thousands of federal employees were sent home early Monday as the Washington, D
  
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• A Storm Is Coming for DC, Federal Employees Sent Home Early

  07-08-2023 22:30
  
  Thousands of federal employees were sent home early on Monday as the Washington area faced a looming forecast for destructively strong storms, including tornadoes, hail and lightning.
  The Office of Personnel Management announced Monday that all non-emergency employees would have to depart before 3 p.m., when all federal offices would close. This rare step comes ahead of an impending storm that meteorologists have predicted could be unusually destructive.
  The National Weather Service has issued a
  
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• 2 Dead, Thousands of Flight Cancellations, 1.1 Million Lose Power in Eastern US Storms

  07-08-2023 22:30
  
  At least two people have died, thousands of U.S. flights have been canceled and more than 1 million have lost power as destructively strong storms move through the eastern U.S. Residents were warned to stay indoors Monday and prepare for the worst
  
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• Haitians march on Port-au-Prince by the thousands as gang violence fatigue boils over

  07-08-2023 22:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Several thousand people — their faces covered to conceal their identities — marched through Haiti’s capital on Monday demanding protection from violent gangs who are pillaging neighborhoods in the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond. Haitians' daily lives have been disrupted by incessant gang violence that has worsened poverty across the country as it awaits a decision from the U.N. Security Council over a potential deployment of an international armed force. "We want security!"
  
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• Tribes Hope Biden's Arizona Visit Means Long-Sought Grand Canyon Monument Designation

  07-08-2023 22:27
  
  Advocates for limiting mining around Grand Canyon National Park are expressing hope that a new national monument will preserve the land for future generations
  
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• McDonald's employee shocks internet with clip showing entire bag of sugar poured into chain's sweet tea

  07-08-2023 22:27 via foxnews.com
  
  A video shared to TikTok by an alleged McDonald’s employee went viral this week after it revealed to users just how much sugar supposedly goes into the fast food restaurant’s sweet iced tea.  TikTok user "gia2bad" recorded the clip while working at the chain, which showed how she dumps a full four-pound bag of sugar into a single brew of the McDonald’s iced tea. The video elicited shocked responses from users on the social media platform, with several of them remarking on
  
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• Biden Will Tout Long-Sought Grand Canyon Monument Designation During Arizona Visit

  07-08-2023 22:27
  
  President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to preserve land around Grand Canyon National Park and limit it from mining
  
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• Simon & Schuster Purchased by Private Equity Firm KKR for $1.62 Billion

  07-08-2023 22:26
  
  Simon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge blocked its purchase by rival publisher Penguin Random House because of concerns that competition would shrink in the book market
  
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• Biden's America: Here's How Much Bidenonmics Has Cut Your Paycheck

  07-08-2023 22:26
  
  President Joe Biden is attempting to rev up his base by claiming his “Bidenomics” policies somehow “fixed” the economy. But few everyday Americans are seeing the benefits he keeps talking about. Indeed, paychecks have taken a serious hit in the Biden era.
  Americans are facing a long list of things bleeding away their earning power. The cost of gasoline, food, rent and mortgages, utilities and nearly everything else has soared under this administration.
  Biden has made all
  
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• Pennsylvania bus crash survivor recounts vehicle impact, ensuing chaos

  07-08-2023 22:21 via foxnews.com
  
  A bus carrying up to 50 people traveling from New York to Ohio crashed and hit another vehicle on a Pennsylvania interstate, killing three passengers, state police said. The wreck happened during heavy rain around 11:50 p.m. Sunday on southbound Interstate 81 just north of Harrisburg, state police said. The bus drove off the roadway, struck an embankment, rolled onto its right side and hit the back of a car that was stopped in the right lane of traffic, according to a crash report. 3 DEAD AFTER
  
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• How long is too long? Congressional health scares raise questions about fitness to serve

  07-08-2023 22:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Do not go gentle into that good night,
  Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
  Rage, rage against the dying of the light. – Dylan Thomas The time is short. There’s always a rush. And if you are a member of Congress, you are always on the clock. Six years in the Senate. Two years in the House. The cycle is relentless. Lawmakers are defeated, they retire or resign. Most of them lament that they never accomplished everything they wanted in office. That’s not because they did
  
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