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• Retired Professor Charged With Stealing Rare Jewelry From Well-Heeled Acquaintances

  15-08-2023 23:58
  
  A retired political science professor who traveled in Washington’s elite social circles has been charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry from his wealthy acquaintances
  
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• North Korea Says US Soldier Bolted Into North After Being Disillusioned at American Society

  15-08-2023 23:57
  
  North Korea is asserting that a U.S. soldier who bolted into the North across the heavily armed Korean border last month did so after being disillusioned at the inequality of American society
  
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• North Korea Asserts US Soldier Travis King Crossed Border After Becoming Disillusioned With America

  15-08-2023 23:57
  
  North Korea is asserting Pvt. Travis King bolted across the border last month after becoming disillusioned with the inequality of American society and racial discrimination in its Army
  
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• North Korea Asserts US Soldier Bolted Into North After Being Disillusioned With American Society

  15-08-2023 23:57
  
  North Korea says a U.S. soldier who bolted into the North across the heavily armed Korean border last month did so after being disillusioned at the inequality of American society
  
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• Cuba Is in the Little League World Series for the First Time. It'll Debut Vs Japan on Wednesday

  15-08-2023 23:54
  
  Little League has been hosting its World Series in Williamsport since 1947, yet it will be welcoming a new guest when the tournament starts Wednesday — Cuba
  
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• Georgia Case Against Trump Presents Problems From the Start: From Jury Selection to a Big Courtroom

  15-08-2023 23:50
  
  There is no shortage of logistical challenges raised by the sprawling racketeering indictment returned this week by a grand jury in Atlanta
  
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• Georgia Arraignment Likely to Backfire if Trump Picks Strategic Day to Turn Himself In

  15-08-2023 23:50
  
  In one unusual way, former President Donald Trump stands to benefit from his persecutors’ latest act of vengeance-inspired wrath.
  On Monday, a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia indicted Trump and 18 others on charges related to the 2020 presidential election. The former president and his fellow defendants have until Aug. 25 to surrender.
  Meanwhile, the first Republican presidential debate looms on Aug. 23. Fox News will broadcast the debate in Milwaukee.
  It’s unlikely Trump will p
  
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• Georgia Tribunal Rejects Recommendation to Fire Teacher Over Controversial Book

  15-08-2023 23:42
  A trio of retired educators has rejected a suburban Atlanta school district’s recommendation to fire a teacher who was removed from the classroom after she was accused of improperly reading a book on gender fluidity to her fifth-grade class
  
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• Biden Smirks Again as He Refuses Questions About Maui Fires, Later Uses Small Stairs to Board AF1

  15-08-2023 23:36
  
  Sometimes silence cuts deeper than the sharpest words.
  After four whole days, President Joe Biden finally made commented upon the devastating tragedy in Maui.
  Even NBC News called his long silence “the sort of split-screen moment that no White House relishes.”
  “My wife Jill and I are going to travel to Hawaii as soon as we can. That’s what I’ve been talking to the governor about,” he said. “I don’t want to get in the way — I’ve bee
  
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• Meadows Seeks to Move Fulton County Election Case to Federal Court

  15-08-2023 23:34
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows filed notice on Tuesday seeking to move a case brought against him by the...
  
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• West Virginia Public Broadcasting Chief Steps Down in Latest Shakeup at News Outlet

  15-08-2023 23:25
  
  The executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting has stepped down after one year
  
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• West Virginia Public Broadcasting Chief Steps Down in Latest Shake-Up at News Outlet

  15-08-2023 23:25
  
  The executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting has stepped down after one year
  
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• North Korea Says Travis King Wants Refuge From Mistreatment, Racism in US Army

  15-08-2023 23:24
  
  By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh SmithSEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea concluded that Travis King wants refuge there or in another country because of "...
  
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• North Korea Says Travis King Wants Refuge From Mistreatment, Racism in US

  15-08-2023 23:24
  
  By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh SmithSEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea concluded that Travis King wants refuge there or in another country because of "...
  
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• North Korea Says Travis King Wants Refuge From Mistreatment in U.S. Army -KCNA

  15-08-2023 23:24
  
  SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said that Travis King confessed to crossing into the North because of "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination...
  
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• Oklahoma Declines to Discuss a Settlement of Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors' Lawsuit

  15-08-2023 23:20
  
  Oklahoma says it won't participate in settlement discussions with survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre who are seeking reparations
  
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• Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Police Officer in January 2021 US Capitol Attack

  15-08-2023 23:19
  A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer during the January 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol
  
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• Deal Over Florida's Redistricting Plan Could Lead to Restoration of Black-Dominant District

  15-08-2023 23:13
  
  Voting rights groups have agreed to narrow their lawsuit against state officials over a Florida redistricting plan championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis
  
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• Duke Energy Prefers Meeting North Carolina Carbon Target by 2035, but Regulators Have Final Say

  15-08-2023 23:10
  Duke Energy Corp. has offered updated proposals on how it would meet mandated greenhouse gas emissions reductions in North Carolina set in a law that seeks a 70% drop by 2030
  
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• Panel Recommends Release for Woman Convicted of Murder in Baby's Post-Katrina Malnutrition Death

  15-08-2023 23:08
  Louisiana's pardon board has recommended release for a woman convicted of second-degree murder in the 2005 malnourishment death of her baby
  
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• Southern Arizona Doctor Dies While Hiking in New Mexico With Other Physicians, Authorities Say

  15-08-2023 23:06
  Authorities say a southern Arizona doctor has died after suffering an apparent heart attack in New Mexico while on a hike with other physicians
  
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• Not So 'Green': Wind Turbine Bursts Into Flames, Will Likely Be Left to Burn Itself Out

  15-08-2023 23:03
  
  Something about that monument to clean energy, a failed giant wind turbine belching lots of smoke into the atmosphere, makes me think of an old Road Runner cartoon.
  Coyote sets up a giant whirling device entitled “Acme Bird Catcher,” and somehow Road Runner — beep beep — eludes it and breaks the device, leaving a charred coyote atop the wrecked machine.
  Look closely. Can you see the coyote?UK – Oops …. Wrong kind of wind today.
  wind turbine in Scroby Sands ha
  
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• Alex Murdaugh's Friend Gets Almost 4 Years in Prison for Helping Steal From His Dead Maid's Family

  15-08-2023 22:58
  
  A longtime friend of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for scheming to steal millions of dollars in insurance settlements from the sons of his dead housekeeper
  
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• American Industrial Icon US Steel Is on the Verge of Being Absorbed as Industry Consolidates Further

  15-08-2023 22:55
  
  United States Steel Corp. seems poised to be soon purchased by a competitor, with two bidders revealed in a matter of days and more in the wings
  
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• Geraldo Rivera Makes Stunning Admission About Fox News in New Interview

  15-08-2023 22:51
  
  Geraldo Rivera was never a good fit for “The Five.”
  For most Fox News viewers, that was evident with every minute he spent on the set of one of the network’s most popular shows — getting regularly destroyed in battles of wits with his better-armed, conservative co-hosts.
  And now, weeks after he was fired from “The Five” and quit the network in response, he’s admitting the truth.
  “They made a very pragmatic decision, a business decision,” Rive
  
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• Magoo, 'Up Jumps Da Boogie' Rapper and Timbaland Collaborator, Dies at 50

  15-08-2023 22:48
  The rapper Magoo, known for his work as one-half of the hip-hop duo Timbaland & Magoo and the hit song “Up Jumps da Boogie” featuring Aaliyah and Missy Elliott, has died at 50
  
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• Explosive Materials in New Jersey Home Caused Blast That Killed 2 Men, 2 Children, Officials Say

  15-08-2023 22:40
  Authorities say a house fire and explosion in New Jersey that killed two men and two young children earlier this month was caused by explosive materials found in the residence
  
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• Sponsor cuts ties with YouTube star who said she wanted international wine expert 'dead'

  15-08-2023 22:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tana Mongeau threatened the wine tour guide on her podcast, which led to harassment and negative reviews. Babbel, who sponsored Mongeau, says it's cutting ties.
  
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• Two Connecticut Deaths Linked to Bacteria Found in Raw Shellfish

  15-08-2023 22:33
  
  Connecticut's health department says two residents have died this summer from infections linked to a bacteria found in raw shellfish or seawater
  
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• John Fetterman Flamed for Making Fun of Woman's Mental Breakdown Months After His Own 'Recovery'

  15-08-2023 22:30
  
  Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is being lit up online for making fun of a viral video of a woman’s mental health episode on an airplane — just months after he was hospitalized for clinical depression.
  As the saying goes, “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.”
  Fetterman, who spent six weeks at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center this year for clinical depression, missed the memo.
  In an attempt to take a shot at Republican 2
  
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• McCarthy Floats Stopgap Funding to Prevent a Government Shutdown at the End of Next Month

  15-08-2023 22:27
  
  Congressional leaders are pitching a stopgap government funding package to avoid a federal shutdown after next month
  
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• Oprah, Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan to Be Honored at Academy Museum Gala

  15-08-2023 22:24
  
  The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will pay tribute to Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Michael B
  
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• Biden Announces Trip to View Maui Wildfire Damage

  15-08-2023 22:23
  
  The president, who has been criticized by Republicans and needled by the press for his silence on the devastation in Maui, announced a trip to view wildfire damage.
  
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• Ecuador Candidate Gonzalez Says Will Use $2.5 Billion in Reserves to Help Economy

  15-08-2023 22:20
  
  By Alexandra ValenciaQUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez, who has led polls ahead of a Sunday vote riven by the...
  
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• Ecuador Presidential Hopeful Zurita Promises Better Policing, Social Programs

  15-08-2023 22:18
  
  By Alexandra ValenciaQUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador presidential hopeful Christian Zurita, who is running in place of his friend, slain candidate...
  
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• The Man Accused of Locking a Woman in a Cinder Block Cell in Oregon Has an Oct. 17 Trial Date

  15-08-2023 22:05
  
  A federal judge has set an Oct. 17 trial date for an Oregon man accused of posing as an undercover police officer, kidnapping a woman in Seattle and locking her in a cinder block cell until she bloodied her hands breaking the door to escape
  
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• Norway Wealth Fund to Firms: Use AI, but Do It Responsibly

  15-08-2023 22:02
  
  By Gwladys FoucheOSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.4 trillion wealth fund, the world's single largest stock market investor, is urging firms it invests...
  
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• Maui Police Chief Pleads for Patience, Recalls Pain of Victim IDs After Deadly Vegas Mass Shooting

  15-08-2023 22:00
  
  The police chief in Maui has been pleading for patience while bodies of victims of Hawaii’s deadly wildfires are found and identified
  
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• New COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increase as EG.5 Spreads

  15-08-2023 21:59
  
  New weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations increased more than 14% during the first week of August.
  
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• District Attorney: Officers Justified in Shooting Armed 17-Year-Old Burglary Suspect in Lancaster

  15-08-2023 21:53
  A Pennsylvania prosecutor says police officers were justified in fatally shooting a teenager who pointed a gun at them after they were called to a report of a burglary at a Lancaster home
  
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• UN Envoy Urges World Court to Prosecute Afghan Gender Discrimination

  15-08-2023 21:47
  
  By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) should recognize gender discrimination in Afghanistan as a...
  
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• Moderate Democratic Coalition Creates AI Working Group

  15-08-2023 21:41
  
  By Diane BartzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moderate Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have formed a working group on artificial intelligence...
  
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• Georgia Indictment Says Trump Telling People to Watch TV Is Proof of Racketeering Activity

  15-08-2023 21:41
  
  In their ongoing crusade to criminalize dissent, former President Donald Trump’s persecutors might have sunk to a new low.
  Trump’s latest criminal indictment, handed up Monday by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, claimed the leading GOP 2024 presidential contender and his associates “constituted a criminal organization whose members and associates engaged in various related criminal activities.”
  It included one assertion that defies belief.
  In a section that detaile
  
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• Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking to Remove Roadblocks Set up by Wisconsin Tribe

  15-08-2023 21:40
  A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block a northern Wisconsin tribe from barricading roads on its reservation
  
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• US Senator Feinstein Sues Over Financial Abuse in Husband's Estate

  15-08-2023 21:35
  
  By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein has filed a lawsuit alleging financial elder abuse and breach of...
  
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• Auto Parts Maker Shinhwa Plans $114M Expansion at Alabama Facility, Creating Jobs

  15-08-2023 21:35
  Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's office said Tuesday that an auto parts supplier plans a $114 million investment to expand its facility in Auburn to support the production of electric vehicle parts
  
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• Budweiser's New Can Design Makes Customers Distance Themselves Further from Brand

  15-08-2023 21:33
  
  Like Bud Light, Budweiser beer has been suffering from the massive boycott over the disastrous partnership with transgender TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney, and it is clear the company can still do no right with the backlash it is facing since the release of its new camo can in honor of our beloved veterans.
  Of course, Bud Light has crashed and burned with no end in sight to the fallout after teaming up with transgender personality Mulvaney early this year.
  The Mulvaney partnership sparked a bo
  
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• As People Fled the Fires, Pets Did Too. Some Emerged With Marks of Escape, but Many Remain Lost

  15-08-2023 21:32
  
  Pets and people are recovering this week after fleeing Maui wildfires that claimed over 90 lives and decimated a historic town
  
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• Georgia Court Acknowledges Releasing Trump Document on Website

  15-08-2023 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Fulton County Georgia court clerk on Tuesday acknowledged the release on its website of a document about former president...
  
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• Georgia Court Acknowledges Early Release of Trump Document on Website

  15-08-2023 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Fulton County Georgia court clerk on Tuesday acknowledged the early release on its website of a document about former...
  
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