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• Novak Djokovic Will Face Daniil Medvedev in the US Open Final. It's a Rematch From 2021

  08-09-2023 23:59
  
  Novak Djokovic is back in the U.S. Open final for a record-tying 10th time after a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over unseeded American Ben Shelton
  
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• Novak Djokovic Reaches His 10th US Open Final by Hanging up the Phone on American Ben Shelton

  08-09-2023 23:59
  
  Novak Djokovic is back in the U.S. Open final for a record-tying 10th time after a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over unseeded American Ben Shelton at a tournament the 23-time Grand Slam champion missed last year because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19
  
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• Novak Djokovic Reaches His 10th US Open Final by Beating Ben Shelton in Straight Sets

  08-09-2023 23:59
  
  Novak Djokovic is back in the U.S. Open final for a record-tying 10th time after a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over unseeded American Ben Shelton at a tournament the 23-time Grand Slam champion missed last year because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19
  
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• Mark Meadows Fails in Bid to Move Georgia Election Case to Federal Court

  08-09-2023 23:53
  
  By Jack Queen(Reuters) -Charges against Donald Trump’s onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows over efforts to reverse the results of the 2020...
  
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• Alaska Sues US Government to Contest Tongass Forest Protections

  08-09-2023 23:51
  By Clark Mindock(Reuters) - The state of Alaska sued President Joe Biden's administration on Friday seeking to block its decision to reverse a...
  
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• Brazilians, Battered by Tropical Cyclone, Begin to Rebuild Their Lives

  08-09-2023 23:49
  
  By Diego VaraLAJEADO, Brazil (Reuters) - For several hours, the floodwaters rose until they swept away Miguel Rutigliano Bieleski's home, his wife...
  
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• Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Proposes Carve-Out of Arkansas Public Records Law During Tax Cut Session

  08-09-2023 23:40
  Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proposing shielding a broad range of government records from the public when the Legislature convenes for a special session next week
  
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• Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff Praises 'Gutsy' Play That Helped First NFL Game Start with a Bang

  08-09-2023 23:37
  
  If conventional wisdom suggests you are the heavy underdog in a fight, it might be time to use some unconventional wisdom to give yourself a better chance through the element of surprise.
  That’s what happened on Thursday night when the Detroit Lions marched into Arrowhead Stadium and stunned the defending world champion Kansas City Chiefs, winning 21-20.
  Given that the Chiefs are widely regarded as the NFL’s next dynastic team, and the Lions are a historically moribund and downtrodde
  
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• UN Report on Ecuador Links Crime With Poverty, Faults Government for Not Ending Bonded Labor

  08-09-2023 23:35
  
  A U.N. envoy is urging urged Ecuador’s leaders to boost enforcement of labor laws and end popular fuel subsidies
  
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• EXPLAINER: Challenges From Intense Summer Heat Raise Questions About Texas Power Grid's Reliability

  08-09-2023 23:35
  
  This summer’s sweltering heat has put tremendous stress on Texas’ power grid, with the state setting 10 new records for electricity demand
  
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• Elon Musk's Social Media Site X Sues California Over the State's Content Moderation Law

  08-09-2023 23:35
  
  Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter has sued the state of California
  
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• Elon Musk's Social Media Site X Sues California Over Content Moderation Law

  08-09-2023 23:35
  Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter has sued the state of California over a law requiring social media companies to publish their policies for removing offending material such as hate speech, misinformation and harassment with details on how and when they remove that content
  
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• Former Democratic Minority Leader Skaff Resigns From West Virginia House

  08-09-2023 23:34
  
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• Airline Passenger Complained of Camera Placed in Bathroom, Police Say

  08-09-2023 23:27
  Law enforcement officials are investigating an episode in which passengers complained of a camera allegedly placed in a bathroom on American Airlines passenger jet
  
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• Officers Shoot and Kill 'Agitated' Man in Coastal Oregon City, Police Say

  08-09-2023 23:26
  Oregon State Police say law enforcement officers have shot and killed a man described as “agitated” in the small coastal city of Rockaway Beach
  
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• Elon Musk's X Corp Sues California to Undo Content Moderation Law

  08-09-2023 23:25
  
  By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - Elon Musk's X Corp sued California on Friday, challenging the constitutionality of a state law establishing new...
  
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• Trump Scores South Dakota Governor's 2024 Endorsement at Rally

  08-09-2023 23:18
  
  By Nathan Layne(Reuters) -South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem endorsed Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Friday, potentially boosting the former...
  
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• Trump Expected to Get South Dakota Governor's 2024 Endorsement at Rally

  08-09-2023 23:18
  
  By Nathan Layne(Reuters) - South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is expected to endorse former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Friday, a...
  
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• Kentucky Misses a Fiscal Trigger for Personal Income Tax Rate Cut in 2025

  08-09-2023 23:12
  
  Kentucky’s individual income tax rate is set to remain the same in 2025 after the state failed to meet certain fiscal requirements that would have ushered in another reduction under a Republican plan to phase the tax out
  
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• US Army Corps Holds off Endorsing Dakota Access Oil Pipe Alternative

  08-09-2023 23:09
  
  By Arathy SomasekharHOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for Energy...
  
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• Ohio State Rep. Bob Young Says He'll Resign Following Arrests in Domestic Violence Case

  08-09-2023 23:06
  A state lawmaker in Ohio says he'll step down next month following a pair of arrests in less than two months in an ongoing domestic violence case
  
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• Alabama Woman Gets a Year in Jail for Hanging Racially Offensive Dolls on Black Neighbors’ Fence

  08-09-2023 23:03
  A south Alabama woman has been sentenced to a year in prison for hanging racially offensive homemade dolls on her Black neighbors’ fence in an attempt to get them to move
  
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• New Jersey Leaders Agree With U.S. That Veterans Homes Need to Be Fixed, but How Isn't Clear

  08-09-2023 23:01
  
  New Jersey’s leaders appear to agree with Justice Department findings that state-run veterans homes failed residents during COVID-19 and continue to violate their constitutional rights, but there’s little clarity on how exactly they’ll address the issues
  
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• A Former Texas Lawman Says He Warned AG Ken Paxton in 2020 That He Was Risking Indictment

  08-09-2023 23:01
  
  A former Texas lawman says he told Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2020 that he was risking indictment by by helping a donor under FBI investigation
  
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• US House Republicans to Consider FY'24 Defense Spending Legislation Next Week

  08-09-2023 23:00
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider fiscal 2024 defense spending legislation next week, Majority...
  
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• US House Republicans Set to Debate 2024 Defense Spending Next Week

  08-09-2023 23:00
  
  By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider fiscal 2024 defense spending legislation next week,...
  
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• Rescue Helicopter Pilot Says He Heard Bangs Before Fiery Crash That Killed 2, Report Says

  08-09-2023 23:00
  
  The pilot of a Florida medical rescue helicopter has told investigators he heard a loud bang before a fire broke out onboard and the aircraft crashed, killing two people
  
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• Federal Reserve Experts Predict US Will Avoid Recession: Here's Why Sowell Said You Can Never Trust Them

  08-09-2023 22:56
  
  Few figures in conservativism are more revered than Thomas Sowell. A free-market economist, social theorist and philosopher, Sowell’s work has spanned decades and influenced generations.
  Sowell wrote a nationally syndicated column, authored dozens of books and dazzled television audiences time and time again with his common sense, anti-intellectual approach to political and cultural issues.
  The following story is part of The Western Journal’s exclusive series, “The Sowell Diges
  
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• China's Gotion to Set up a $2 Billion Lithium Battery Plant in Illinois

  08-09-2023 22:44
  (Reuters) - China's Gotion High-tech Co Ltd will set up a $2 billion electric vehicle (EV) lithium battery manufacturing plant in Manteno, Illinois...
  
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• Jacksonville Begins Funerals for Black Victims of Racist Gunman With Calls to Action, Warm Memories

  08-09-2023 22:42
  
  Funerals have begun in Florida for the three Black victims of a racist gunman who shot them down at a Jacksonville discount store
  
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• St. Louis Photographer Run Over and Municipal Worker Arrested After Village Threatens to Tow Cars

  08-09-2023 22:36
  A municipal worker in suburban St. Louis has been arrested after allegedly running over and seriously injuring a TV station photojournalist
  
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• No Charges Against Maine Authorities for Death of Handcuffed Man Who Was Hit in Head With Flashlight

  08-09-2023 22:32
  Maine’s attorney general has concluded there was no criminal conduct when four law enforcement officers used a stun gun and beat a handcuffed man in the head with a flashlight while facedown on a porch that was determined to be a homicide
  
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• Infrequent Inspection of Fan Blades Led to a United Jet Engine Breaking up in 2021, Report Says

  08-09-2023 22:28
  Investigators say one of the engines on a United Airlines jet broke up over Denver in 2021 because of wear and tear on a fan blade that wasn't adequately inspected for signs of cracking
  
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• Baltimore School Police Officer Indicted on Overtime Fraud Charges

  08-09-2023 22:28
  A Baltimore school police officer and longtime high school football coach has been arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $215,000 in overtime pay
  
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• Fourth Man Charged in Connection With Threats and Vandalism Targeting Two New Hampshire Journalists

  08-09-2023 22:24
  A fourth man has been charged in connection with threats and vandalism targeting two public radio journalists in New Hampshire
  
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• Additional Bodycam Footage Is Released in the Death of Pregnant Black Mother Ta'Kiya Young

  08-09-2023 22:19
  
  Ohio authorities have released additional bodycam and store surveillance footage, offering more details in the death Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother fatally shot by police late last month
  
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• 3 Former Deputy Jailers Sentenced to Prison in Kentucky Inmate's Death

  08-09-2023 22:19
  Three former deputy jailers at an eastern Kentucky facility have been sentenced to prison in connection with the death of an inmate
  
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• 2 Siblings Are Sentenced in a North Dakota Fentanyl Probe. 5 Fugitives Remain

  08-09-2023 22:19
  
  A judge sentenced a pair of siblings, the last of more than 30 people who were indicted for an international fentanyl trafficking operation
  
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• Death of Indianapolis Murder Convict at Indiana Prison Investigated as Homicide, Police Say

  08-09-2023 22:17
  Indiana State Police say the death of a 44-year-old convicted murderer at the State Prison in Michigan City is being investigated as a homicide
  
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• Federal Appeals Court Allows Texas Rio Grande Floating Barriers for Now Under Under Emergency Stay

  08-09-2023 22:16
  
  On Friday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals placed a hold on a federal judge’s order from earlier in the week requiring Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to remove a floating border barrier his administration deployed on the Rio Grande.
  The appeals court issued an administrative stay to the order as the case makes its way through the court system.
  In July, Texas began installing a 1,000-yard barrier of floating buoys on the Rio Grande marking the boundary between the United States and Mexico in
  
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• From Piñata to Postage Stamp, US Celebrates Centuries-Old Hispanic Tradition

  08-09-2023 22:11
  
  The U.S. Postal Service is rolling out its latest special edition postage stamps, paying homage to a Hispanic tradition that has evolved over centuries to become a universal symbol of celebration
  
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• Biden Reportedly Plots 'Remain in Texas' Policy for Illegals to Prevent Busing to Blue States – Abbot Vows 'Even More Buses'

  08-09-2023 22:11
  
  President Joe Biden has finally found a border he finds worthy of securing, apparently.
  The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday (behind a paywall, but Fox News summarized it here) that the Biden administration was considering implementing a policy that would require illegal immigrants who manage to pass through the porous U.S. border with Mexico into Texas to stay in that state.
  The unnamed U.S. officials reportedly told the Times that the administration planned to claim that the proposed policy
  
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• Kamala Harris Is All Smiles When Asked About Taking Command if Joe Biden Dies

  08-09-2023 22:03
  
  This is what happens when progressives choose leaders based on the color of their skin or some other accidental attribute rather than competence.
  If President Joe Biden wins a second term in 2024, what are the chances that he’d make it through that term? He very well might not, and his job would be passed over to the inept Kamala Harris.
  Harris is ready to take the ball and run with it, even if she doesn’t know where she’s going.
  In an interview with Harris on CBS News’ &
  
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• Crowds Camp in Front of Niger French Army Base to Press for Troop Departure

  08-09-2023 22:01
  
  NIAMEY (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters have been camping outside a French military base in Niger's capital Niamey for the past six days to...
  
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• California Governor Signs Bill to Clear Hurdles for Student Housing at Berkeley’s People’s Park

  08-09-2023 22:00
  
  Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill aimed at clearing the way for construction of a controversial student housing project in a historic Berkeley park
  
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• New ESPN Show Hosted by Ex-NFL Player Begins with Warning to Viewers: 'Don't Sue Us'

  08-09-2023 21:58
  
  During the mid- to late 1990s, World Wrestling Entertainment faced an existential crisis as its product stagnated and people began tuning out in droves.
  Then-WWE head honcho Vince McMahon salvaged his company by pivoting his kid-friendly content to an aggressively more PG-13 tone. This meant more blood, more sexuality, more swearing and more over-the-top violence than ever before.
  This became known as the “Attitude Era,” and it is still regarded by many as the biggest boom period in
  
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• Trial for Ex-Baltimore Prosecutor Is Moved Outside the City Due to Potential Juror Bias, Judge Says

  08-09-2023 21:56
  
  The perjury and mortgage fraud trial of Baltimore's former top prosecutor is being moved outside the city due to potential juror bias
  
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• Authorities Identify Remains of 2 Victims Killed in 9/11 Attack on World Trade Center

  08-09-2023 21:48
  Officials say they've identified the remains of two people who died in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center have been identified
  
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• Supreme Court Is Asked to Reject Limits on a Drug Used in the Most Common Method of Abortion

  08-09-2023 21:44
  
  The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off mail-order access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States
  
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• 'I Was an Idiot': Country Star Zach Bryan Apologizes for Arrest, Shows Support for Law Enforcement

  08-09-2023 21:42
  
  Country music star Zach Bryan has issued an apology and an explanation regarding his arrest on an Oklahoma highway.
  Bryan, 27, was arrested by a trooper with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Thursday evening near a town called Vinita in Craig County, KOTV reported.
  The music sensation was booked into the county jail at around 6:45 p.m. and charged with obstruction of investigation.
  A mug shot that began circulating online netted the singer and songwriter a great deal of attention, while no details
  
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