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• Biden Administration Seeks New Order Halting Curbs on Social Media Contacts

  11-09-2023 23:51
  
  By Brendan Pierson(Reuters) - A Louisiana judge's order sharply limiting U.S. officials' contacts with social media companies could soon take full...
  
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• Trump Team Looks to Remove Judge in D.C. Case Citing ‘Prejudgment of Guilt’

  11-09-2023 23:47
  
  The former president’s lawyers argued that previous statements by the judge undermine public confidence and disqualify her from overseeing the case.
  
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• UEFA Hosts Women Soccer Stars for Expert Advice. Then It Thanks Ousted Luis Rubiales for His Service

  11-09-2023 23:46
  
  European soccer body UEFA has hosted a storied group of women players and coaches for a conference to help shape a brighter future for their game
  
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• MGM Resorts Shuts Down Some Computer Systems After Cyber Attack

  11-09-2023 23:45
  (Reuters) - MGM Resorts International has shut down some of its computer systems due to cybersecurity issues, according to a post on the company's...
  
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• Suspended Michigan State Coach Calls Harassment Allegations False and Outside Scope of Title IX

  11-09-2023 23:40
  
  Suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker says allegations of sexual harassment against him are completely false
  
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• North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Russia Amid U.S. Warnings Not to Sell Arms

  11-09-2023 23:37
  
  By Josh Smith and Hyunsu YimSEOUL/WASHINGTON, Russia (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia, Japanese media reported on...
  
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• Chiefs Sign All-Pro Defensive Tackle Chris Jones to New 1-Year Deal to End His Holdout

  11-09-2023 23:33
  
  The Kansas City Chiefs signed Chris Jones to a new one-year contract Monday, which should end the All-Pro defensive tackle’s holdout
  
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• Family Called Police on Biden Energy Secretary's EV Caravan - They Didn't Care There Was a Baby on Board

  11-09-2023 23:30
  
  It was no doubt supposed to be a creampuff piece. It ended up being damning instead.
  A reporter for the state-propaganda network of NPR rode along on a road trip with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to get a look at the future of electric vehicles on the American road system.
  But amid the paeans to Granholm’s background and the serious look at the problems facing the liberal dream about the future American auto fleet, one incident stood out — not just for what it said about the li
  
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• Wireless Cellular Service to Be Made Available to All Toronto Subway Riders From October

  11-09-2023 23:28
  
  (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Monday announced new licence conditions requiring mobile carriers to provide all of Toronto's subway riders...
  
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• US Allows $6 Billion Transfer as Part of Iran Prisoner Swap

  11-09-2023 23:27
  
  By Humeyra Pamuk and Arshad MohammednWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States waived sanctions to allow the transfer of $6 billion in Iranian funds...
  
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• 'Revolutionary Communists' Target Jason Aldean Concert, Aren't So Tough When Police Show Up

  11-09-2023 23:21
  
  If you need any further proof that America is the freest country in the world, look no further than the type of idiocy this country tolerates.
  A brazen incident at a Jason Aldean concert was crystal clear proof of that fact.
  Aldean was performing in Tinley Park, Illinois, just outside Chicago, on Saturday night when a group calling themselves “Revolutionary Communists” (yes, they have a website, and yes, it looks like it’s been built with pre-Soviet Union era computers) showed
  
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• Four Crew Members Face Manslaughter Charges After What Happened to Man Trying to Board Ship

  11-09-2023 23:14
  
  “The mind can’t comprehend it,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said of the Tuesday death of a 36-year-old man who drowned after a ferryboat crew barred him from boarding, allegedly pushing him into the water as the captain sailed the ship away.
  Three crew members and the captain of the “Blue Horizon” ferry are being charged with homicide, according to the Greek Reporter.
  Viral video showed Antonis Kariotis running toward the ramp of the ferry as it prepare
  
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• Factbox-US Offshore Wind Projects Facing Inflation Headwinds

  11-09-2023 23:08
  
  (Reuters) - The U.S. has no large-scale commercial wind farms in operation today, but President Joe Biden's administration aims to have 30 gigawatt...
  
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• Norway's Labour Loses Regional Vote After a Century on Top

  11-09-2023 23:07
  
  OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's governing Labour Party fell to second place behind the Conservatives in Monday's regional and municipal election, a...
  
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• Trump formally asks judge in federal election meddling case to recuse herself

  11-09-2023 23:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  The filing contends Judge Tanya Chutkan should step aside because of previous comments she made suggesting Trump should be charged in connection with Jan. 6.
  
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• Israeli Court Hears Arguments in Showdown Over Judicial Curbs

  11-09-2023 23:04
  
  By Maayan LubellJERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Tuesday against a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's...
  
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• Israel Supreme Court Set for Historic Judicial Overhaul Session

  11-09-2023 23:04
  
  By Maayan LubellJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court is set on Tuesday to hear arguments against a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin...
  
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• In Showdown, Top Israeli Court Hears Arguments Against Judicial Curbs

  11-09-2023 23:04
  
  By Maayan LubellJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing arguments against a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin...
  
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• CPSC advances first safety requirements for nursing pillows after dozens of deaths

  11-09-2023 23:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  CPSC advances first safety requirements for nursing pillows after dozens of deaths
  
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• Was 9/11 The End of America As We Knew It? A Sobering Retrospective 22 Years in the Making

  11-09-2023 23:00
  
  Today is September 11.
  It’s a day of remembrance, of sorrow, and of humble reflection.
  9/11 is remembered as the worst terrorist attack on American soil, ever, and rightfully so.
  It’s a terrible black mark on American history.
  Twenty-two years later, however, and it seems that the 9/11 terrorist attacks are a darker stain on U.S. history than anyone could’ve imagined.
  Co-founder and CEO of The Federalist, Sean Davis, posted a sobering retrospective on X, formerly Twitter, and,
  
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• Groups Sue EPA in an Effort to Strengthen Oversight of Livestock Operations

  11-09-2023 23:00
  
  A coalition of civil society groups is seeking to force the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its regulation of large livestock operations that release pollutants into waterways
  
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• Finding Black joy in unexpected venues: Jam band shows

  11-09-2023 22:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  More Black people are finding community when following their favorite jam bands, including groups like Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band and Phish.
  
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• Trump Moves Against Judge Chutkan, Seeks to Have Her Off the Case for Good

  11-09-2023 22:55
  
  Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked the federal judge presiding over his election subversion case in Washington to recuse herself, saying her past public statements about the former president and his connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion call into question whether she can be fair.
  The recusal motion from Trump’s lawyers takes aim at U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has stood out as one of the toughest punishers of Jan. 6 defendants.
  The request that she give up the h
  
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• Trump Lawyers Seek Recusal of Judge in DC Presiding Over Federal Election Subversion Case

  11-09-2023 22:55
  
  Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked the federal judge presiding over his election subversion case in Washington to recuse herself
  
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• Trump Seeks Disqualification of US Judge in Federal Election Case

  11-09-2023 22:54
  
  By Andrew GoudswardWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump filed a motion on Monday seeking to disqualify U.S. District Judge...
  
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• Trump Seeks Disqualification of US Judge in Election Case -Filing

  11-09-2023 22:54
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump filed a motion on Monday seeking to disqualify U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan from...
  
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• Spicy Food Challenges Have a Long History. Have They Become Too Extreme?

  11-09-2023 22:53
  
  A tortilla chip maker’s decision to pull its extremely spicy product sold as a “One Chip Challenge” from store shelves following the death of a Massachusetts teen has renewed attention on the popularity — and risks — of similar dares marketed by brands and spread widely online
  
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• Hurricane Margot Forms in the Atlantic -US Hurricane Center

  11-09-2023 22:48
  (Reuters) - Storm Margot strengthened into a hurricane and further strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane...
  
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• Atlanta officials stall signature processing for ‘Stop Cop City’ petition

  11-09-2023 22:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Atlanta officials refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted on Monday by activists trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training center, the latest setback for organizers who have accused the city of trying to illegitimately push the project forward.
  
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• Grand Canyon Hiker Dies After Trying to Walk From Rim to Rim in a Single Day

  11-09-2023 22:47
  Authorities say a 55-year-old man from Virginia has died in the Grand Canyon while trying to hike from the South Rim to the North Rim in a single day
  
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• US OKs Potential Sale of Air and Missile Defense System to Poland -Pentagon

  11-09-2023 22:45
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of an Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System to...
  
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• New Benchmark Tests Speed of Running AI Models

  11-09-2023 22:45
  
  By Max A. Cherney(Reuters) - An artificial intelligence benchmark group called MLCommons unveiled the results on Monday of new tests that determine...
  
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• Houston Rockets Guard Kevin Porter Jr. Charged With Assaulting Girlfriend at Manhattan Hotel

  11-09-2023 22:43
  
  Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested Monday and charged with assault and strangulation after allegedly attacking his girlfriend at a New York City hotel
  
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• 'Dumb Money' Goes All in on the GameStop Stock Frenzy — and May Come Out a Winner

  11-09-2023 22:41
  
  Think of movies about the financial system and your mind is almost sure to go to Gordon Gekko and “Wall Street” or Leonardo DiCaprio’s gyrating Jordan Belfort in “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
  
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• Brazil, Paraguay Clash With Argentina Over Grains Waterway Tolls

  11-09-2023 22:35
  By Daniela DesantisASUNCION (Reuters) - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay have urged Argentina to stop applying tolls for ships and barges...
  
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• Argentina Insists on Key River Tolls Amid Criticism From Neighbors

  11-09-2023 22:35
  By Daniela DesantisASUNCION (Reuters) -Argentina must collect tolls on a crucial waterway, the country's energy chief said on Monday after meeting...
  
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• Kansas high school sports photographer dies after accidental hit on football sidelines

  11-09-2023 22:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Kansas high school sports photographer has died after she was accidentally hit by football players on the sidelines of a game and suffered a concussion.
  
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• Texas Defense Emerging as a Dominant Group for No. 4 Longhorns After 2 Games

  11-09-2023 22:33
  
  After a routine win over Rice to start the season, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian lamented no one seemed to be talking about how good the No. 4 Longhorns’ defense could be
  
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• US Spy Agencies Invest $22 Million in 'Smart Clothing' That Could Monitor Wearer, Secretly Surveil Anyone Nearby

  11-09-2023 22:26
  
  Imagine if your own clothes were spying on you.
  A research operation for the U.S. intelligence community is developing clothing with the capability to monitor and record its wearer and his or her surroundings.
  The Office of the Director of National Intelligence touted the research project in an August news release.
  “The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity … recently launched a cutting-edge program that aims to make performance-grade, computerized clothing a reality,&rdq
  
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• Police Veteran Hailed for Reform Efforts in Washington, California Nominated to Be New Orleans Chief

  11-09-2023 22:24
  
  New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Monday that she has chosen Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of police in Spokane, Washington, and Oakland, California, to head the New Orleans Police Department
  
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• Michigan Prep Football Poll

  11-09-2023 22:20
  Division 1 School Record Total Points 1. Belleville (5) (3-0) 50 2. Rockford (3-0) 41 3. West Bloomfield (3-0) 39 4. Davison (3-0) 34 5. Saline (3-0) 30 6. Southfield A&T (3-0) 22 7. Macomb Dakota (3-0) 17 8. Northville (3-0) 10 9. Lake Orion (3-0) 9 10. Hudsonville (3-0) 7 (tie) Utica Eisenhower (3-0) 7
  
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• California Fast Food Workers to Get $20 Minimum Wage Under New Deal Between Labor and the Industry

  11-09-2023 22:19
  
  Most fast food workers in California would get a raise next year under a new bill in the state Legislature
  
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• California Fast Food and Health Care Workers Poised to Win Major Salary Increases

  11-09-2023 22:19
  
  Nearly 1 million California workers would win major salary increases under a pair of bills in the state Legislature
  
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• Hunt for escaped Pennsylvania killer has entered the 'long game,' police say

  11-09-2023 22:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Police entered the "long game" in their hunt for an escaped murderer in Pennsylvania, officials said Monday, as they searched an area where the fleeing prisoner had dumped a stolen van.
  
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• Thousands feared dead in Libya after dam collapse

  11-09-2023 22:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  BENGHAZI, Libya — Authorities in eastern Libya said at least 2,000 people were killed and thousands more were missing after a massive flood ripped through the city of Derna following a heavy storm and rain.
  
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• Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Bijan Kian, a Onetime Business Partner of Michael Flynn

  11-09-2023 22:12
  
  Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a onetime business partner of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn
  
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• World War II Veteran From Rhode Island Identified Using DNA Evidence

  11-09-2023 22:10
  An American soldier from Rhode Island who was killed in Germany during World War II has been identified using DNA evidence
  
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• Weekly State High School Football Rankings

  11-09-2023 22:10
  Minnesota High School Football State Rankings
  
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• Judge Rules for Oregon State and Washington State, Says Departing Pac-12 Schools Can't Hold Meeting

  11-09-2023 22:09
  
  A judge has granted a request by Oregon State and Washington State for a temporary restraining order to prevent departing Pac-12 schools from meeting until it can be determined who has the right to be on the disintegrating conference’s board of directors
  
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• Judge Rules for Oregon State and Washington, Says Departing Pac-12 Schools Can't Hold Meeting

  11-09-2023 22:09
  
  A judge has granted a request by Oregon State and Washington State for a temporary restraining order to prevent departing Pac-12 schools from meeting until it can be determined who has the right to be on the disintegrating conference’s board of directors
  
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