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• Biden Administration Tells US Supreme Court to Review Social Media Laws

  14-08-2023 23:56
  
  By Andrew Chung(Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a dispute over Republican-backed laws in...
  
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• 0815 Today in History

  14-08-2023 23:56
  0815 Today in History      
  
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• Former FBI Agent Says He Was Not Aware of Interference in Hunter Biden Probe

  14-08-2023 23:50
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former FBI agent who helped lead the probe of Hunter Biden told congressional investigators that he was not aware of any...
  
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• Wendy McMahon and Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews Take Lead News Executive Roles at CBS

  14-08-2023 23:48
  
  CBS has appointed Wendy McMahon to a new top role supervising CBS News, its local stations and syndicated programming
  
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• The Story Behind Artist of Viral 'Rich Men North of Richmond' Will Move Deepest Parts of Your Soul

  14-08-2023 23:48
  
  Those of us who believe that God works in mysterious ways have cause for renewed faith.
  Last week, the song “Rich Men North of Richmond” exploded onto social media, transforming little-known country singer Oliver Anthony into an overnight sensation. Only days after the now-viral hit first appeared on an obscure YouTube channel, the video for “Rich Men North of Richmond” had garnered more than 10 million views by Monday afternoon.
  Meanwhile, Anthony’s new fans have l
  
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• Witnesses in Trump election probe spotted at Georgia courthouse ahead of possible indictments

  14-08-2023 23:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Witnesses in the probe into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies interfered with the 2020 presidential election were spotted at the Fulton County courthouse.
  
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• Jason Cantrell, husband of New Orleans mayor, dead at 55, city announces

  14-08-2023 23:39
  
  The First Gentleman of New Orleans, Jason Cantrell, has passed away, according to a spokesperson for New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.      
  
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• Fintech Vesttoo Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

  14-08-2023 23:36
  LONDON (Reuters) - Israel-based fintech Vesttoo is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court which will enable it to pursue legal...
  
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• Mississippi Officers Plead Guilty in Assault of Two Black Men

  14-08-2023 23:35
  By Rachel Nostrant(Reuters) - Six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty on Monday to state charges for brutally...
  
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• Northwestern Sued Again Over Troubled Athletics Program. This Time It's the Baseball Program

  14-08-2023 23:32
  
  Three former Northwestern baseball staffers filed a lawsuit against the university alleging their contracts were discontinued as retaliation for reporting misconduct in the program
  
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• Hiker who went missing in Sequoia National Park on 1st solo backpacking trip found safe

  14-08-2023 23:30
  Bill Roberts, 76, of Lake Tahoe was found safe in Sequoia National Park after a weekend-long search in less-than-optimal conditions.      
  
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• Environmentalists Sue Puerto Rican Government Over Location of Renewable Energy Projects

  14-08-2023 23:30
  
  Activists and environmental groups including the Sierra Club are suing Puerto Rico’s government over the planned location of dozens of renewable energy projects meant to ease the U.S. territory’s power woes
  
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• Former TPG Executive's Guilty Plea Upheld in US College Admissions Scandal

  14-08-2023 23:29
  
  By Nate Raymond and Jonathan StempelBOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction of a former senior executive at the...
  
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• US Denied Russians Visas to Travel to APEC Meeting -Russian Ambassador

  14-08-2023 23:28
  
  (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to the United States said on Monday the U.S. denied entry visas to some Russian officials who planned to travel to...
  
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• UK RAF launches Typhoon fighters to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers

  14-08-2023 23:28
  Britain's air force said two Typhoon fighters were launched from RAF Lossiemouth to monitor the Russian bombers as they flew north of the Shetland Islands off Scotland. (August 14)      
  
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• Argentina's Milei Scores Big in Provinces, Including Kirchner Stronghold

  14-08-2023 23:21
  
  By Anna-Catherine BrigidaBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's shock primary election leader Javier Milei, a radical libertarian economist, scored...
  
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• Ivy League Football Coaches Praise Conference's Stability (And Wish They Weren't So Alone)

  14-08-2023 23:20
  
  There’s one college football conference sitting out the reshuffling going on among its big-money brethren: The Ivy League will start the season with the same eight members it has had since it formed in 1956
  
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• Algeria Bans 'Barbie' Movie, Media and Official Source Say

  14-08-2023 23:20
  
  ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria has banned the movie "Barbie," which had been showing at some cinemas in the country for several weeks, an official...
  
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• 3 Maryland Vacationers Killed and 3 More Hurt in House Fire in North Carolina's Outer Banks

  14-08-2023 23:19
  Officials have identified three Maryland residents who died and three others who were injured in a house fire in North Carolina’s Outer Banks last week
  
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• Mulch fire in Houston burns for a second day

  14-08-2023 23:16
  For a second day straight, a mulch fire continued to burn at a facility in Northwest Houston. (Aug. 14)      
  
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• Disturbing Discovery Reportedly Made Outside NYC Building, One Man Dead

  14-08-2023 23:09
  
  After the 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens, New York City was given a reputation as a callous city where people more or less looked out for themselves.
  Six decades later, residents of the city aren’t doing much to dispel the notion that they live in one of the most selfish places on the planet.
  According to The New York Post, a 72-year-old man was found dead in a Manhattan courtyard on Sunday, and it is believed he was there for 25 hours before anyone noticed.
  How a man can lay dead
  
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• 'Zepotha' is social media's favorite film — but it doesn't exist

  14-08-2023 23:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  “Zepotha” is finally getting the recognition it deserves, according to its many TikTok fans.
  
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• EXPLAINER: Why Is a Police Raid on a Newspaper in Kansas So Unusual?

  14-08-2023 23:04
  
  Tensions between public officials and the press are hardly unusual
  
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• China Opposes UN Security Council Meeting on North Korea Rights

  14-08-2023 23:03
  
  By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China opposes a planned United Nations Security Council meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea...
  
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• A Former Georgia Police Chief Is Now Teaching Middle School

  14-08-2023 23:02
  The former police chief of Georgia’s second-largest city has become a teacher
  
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• 'Nothing can prepare you for what I saw,' FEMA Director admits after seeing Hawaii fire damage

  14-08-2023 23:01
  'Nothing can prepare you for what I saw,' FEMA Director admits after seeing Hawaii fire damage      
  
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• Trump Looks Like a Rock Star as He Throws MAGA Hats Into Crowd of Cheering Supporters

  14-08-2023 22:56
  
  Indictments, inschmitments, Donald Trump seems to be saying — Bring ’em on!
  Or is it indictments, excitements?
  It seems as if the more the Rich Men North of Richmond go after the leading 2024 GOP presidential contender, the greater support for him grows.
  Witness the former president throwing out MAGA hats to a crowd at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday, as posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, by Trump adviser Dan Scavino Jr.Happening Now at Trump Nation
  
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• 17-year-old supporter of Islamic extremism arrested in Philadelphia terrorism case

  14-08-2023 22:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  The FBI and Philadelphia authorities arrested a 17-year-old supporter of Islamic extremists who was allegedly radicalized online and picking out potential targets.
  
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• Maui Wildfires' Death Toll May Rise as Search of Charred Lahaina Continues

  14-08-2023 22:40
  
  By Jorge Garcia and Mike BlakeKAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) - Search teams on Monday resumed the painstaking, dangerous task of picking through the...
  
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• Maui Search Teams Sift Through Ashes as Hundreds Await Fate of Loved Ones

  14-08-2023 22:40
  
  By Jorge Garcia and Mike BlakeKAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) -Search teams on Monday resumed the painstaking, dangerous task of picking through the...
  
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• Maui Search Is 25% Complete as Death Toll From Wildfires Grows to 99

  14-08-2023 22:40
  
  By Jorge Garcia and Mike BlakeKAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) - Search teams with cadaver dogs have combed through 25% of the Lahaina disaster zone from...
  
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• American Ambassador to Russia Visits Jailed Reporter Gershkovich, Says He's in Good Health

  14-08-2023 22:40
  U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy has made her third visit to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been behind bars in Russia since March on charges of espionage
  
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• Indiana Teen Who Shot Teacher and Student at a Middle School in 2018 Is Ordered to Treatment Center

  14-08-2023 22:39
  A judge has ordered a teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a teacher, to a residential treatment center
  
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• FBI Agent Drops Bombshell About Biden Transition Team, Secret Service Getting Tipped Off on Hunter Biden Interview Plans

  14-08-2023 22:36
  
  Did President Joe Biden and his team know more than they should have about the first son’s legal woes?
  That explosive allegation lies at the heart of a Fox News report claiming that the transition team for Biden and the Secret Service were tipped off about a “planned interview” with Hunter Biden as part of the federal investigation into him.
  Perhaps more alarmingly, the FBI supervisory special agent who offered this testimony also claims that the tip-off ultimately led to the i
  
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• Intel Adds Synopsys IP to Advanced Contract Manufacturing

  14-08-2023 22:33
  
  By Max A. Cherney(Reuters) - Chip design tools maker Synopsys has signed a deal to bring its technical building blocks to the advanced contract...
  
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• Police Seize Nebraska Dispensary Products for THC Testing

  14-08-2023 22:32
  Police have seized products from five Lincoln, Nebraska dispensaries to see if they contain illegally high levels of THC
  
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• Biden Offers Maui Fire Survivors 'One-Time' Pittance on Same Day $200 Million Announced for Ukraine

  14-08-2023 22:28
  
  If Republicans are actually serious about overthrowing President Joe Biden in the 2024 general election, perhaps they should spend less time bickering among themselves and spend more time paying attention to the octogenarian-in-chief himself, because he’s doing a bang-up job writing the GOP sales pitch for them.
  While some may (rightfully) feel that both Joe and Hunter Biden should be behind bars in the event that these damning bribery allegations turn out to be true, that still involves p
  
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• North Carolina Father Charged in Killing of Driver Who Fatally Struck Son

  14-08-2023 22:24
  A North Carolina sheriff says a father has been charged after fatally shooting a driver who hit and killed his teenage son along a road
  
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• Illinois National Guard Member Dies of Heat Injuries at Camp Shelby in Mississippi

  14-08-2023 22:19
  An Illinois National Guard member has died after suffering heat injuries during outdoor fitness activities at a military base in Mississippi
  
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• Bankman-Fried Used $100 Million in Stolen FTX Funds for Political Donations, US Says

  14-08-2023 22:18
  
  By Luc CohenNEW YORK (Reuters) - Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make than $100 million...
  
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• Bankman-Fried Charged With Using Stolen Customer Funds for $100 Million in US Political Donations

  14-08-2023 22:18
  
  By Luc Cohen(Reuters) - Sam Bankman-Fried used stolen customer funds to make more than $100 million in political campaign contributions ahead of...
  
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• Exclusive-US, S. Korea, Japan to Launch New Defense Steps at Camp David -Officials

  14-08-2023 22:13
  By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Brunnstrom and Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States, Japan and South Korea will launch a series of joint...
  
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• Exclusive-US, Korea, Japan Set to Launch New Steps on Defense at Camp David -Officials

  14-08-2023 22:13
  By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Brunnstrom and Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States, Japan and South Korea will launch a series of joint...
  
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• Russia's ruble hits lowest level since early in conflict

  14-08-2023 22:11
  The Russian ruble has reached its lowest value since the early weeks of the special military operation in Ukraine, as Moscow increases military spending and Western sanctions weigh on its energy exports. (Aug 14)      
  
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• After Alarming Discovery, Montana Issues Warning Not to Eat Fish Caught Where Train Derailed Into River

  14-08-2023 22:09
  
  Following a train derailment in June, Montana officials conducted a test of fish downstream from the site of the accident and found contamination sufficient to warrant an advisory against consuming any fish caught in the area.
  The freight train plunged into the river after a bridge over the Yellowstone River collapsed on June 24, The Associated Press reported at the time.
  No one was injured in the crash, but several tank cars were at least partially submerged in the river. A reporter noted an un
  
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• Book: Biden Let 65 Afghan Terrorists Into America After Disastrous Withdrawal - Just Look at What They'd Done

  14-08-2023 21:54
  
  Two years after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan humiliated his country on the world stage, the episode isn’t looking any better.
  The terrorist Taliban Islamist cult remains in control in Kabul. The American families who lost loved ones in the terrorist attack on Karzai International Airport remain infuriated at the incompetence and callousness of their president.
  And, according to a new book by two established national security authors, it’s even worse than Am
  
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• New Mexico Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Law Enforcement Authority During Traffic Stops

  14-08-2023 21:53
  The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday clarified the authority of law enforcement officers to expand the scope of their investigation during a traffic stop to ask a passenger in a vehicle for identifying information
  
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• Remains of at Least 13 Bodies Found in Mexico's Veracruz State

  14-08-2023 21:52
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Police found the remains of at least 13 people packaged in freezers in a couple of buildings in Mexico's Veracruz state,...
  
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• Clashes Hit Libyan Capital, Residents Say

  14-08-2023 21:49
  TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli late on Monday, residents said, after the reported seizure of a powerful armed...
  
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• Atlanta braces for potential Trump indictment

  14-08-2023 21:46
  Donald Trump and officials in Atlanta are bracing for a potential new indictment in a Georgia prosecutor's investigation into the Republican ex-president's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. (Aug. 14)      
  
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