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• Costa Rica to Declare State of Emergency Amid Migrant Surge

  26-09-2023 23:49
  SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves said on Tuesday that he has ordered officials to declare a state of emergency as the...
  
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• Defendant in Michigan Fake Elector Case Seeks Dismissal of Charges Over Attorney General's Comments

  26-09-2023 23:42
  
  A Michigan Republican who is accused of taking part in a fake elector scheme filed a motion Tuesday asking for eight criminal charges to be dismissed after the state Attorney General Dana Nessel said the group had been “brainwashed” and legit believe” that former President Donald Trump had won the 2020 election
  
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• Louisiana's Struggle With Influx of Salt Water Prompts a Request for Biden to Declare an Emergency

  26-09-2023 23:41
  
  Salt water flowing from the Gulf of Mexico into the drought-stricken Mississippi River is prompting Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency
  
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• Delaware Trooper Facing Felony Charges Involving Assaults on Teens After Doorbell Prank at His House

  26-09-2023 23:41
  A Delaware state trooper is facing several felony charges involving a brutal assault on a teenager who targeted the trooper’s house in a prank
  
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• University of Wisconsin Regents Select Mankato Official to Serve as New Parkside Chancellor

  26-09-2023 23:35
  University of Wisconsin System leaders have chosen a Minnesota State University, Mankato official who specializes in student success as the next chancellor at UW-Parkside
  
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• Revised Report on Maryland Church Sex Abuse Leaves 5 Church Leaders’ Names Still Redacted

  26-09-2023 23:29
  Maryland’s attorney general has released a less-redacted version of its report on child sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
  
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• Biden’s History-Making Walk on the Picket Line

  26-09-2023 23:29
  
  Long a supporter of organized labor, the president upped his game by walking the picket line with striking auto workers in a key battleground state.
  
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• Over the Past Week 130 World Leaders Spoke at the UN - Where Were the Women?

  26-09-2023 23:27
  
  By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Over the past week 130 world leaders and more than 50 ministers addressed the annual high-level...
  
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• Magic Johnson Has Declined Multiple NBA Ownership Chances. the New York Knicks Would Interest Him

  26-09-2023 23:27
  
  Magic Johnson’s love for his Los Angeles Lakers has kept him from considering ownership of any other NBA team
  
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• Phillies' Injured First Baseman Rhys Hoskins Remains a Long Shot to Make Postseason Roster

  26-09-2023 23:26
  
  Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins remained a long shot to make the postseason roster as he recovers from a torn ACL in his left knee
  
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• Amazon Has Deep Bench of Defense Lawyers to Fight US FTC Lawsuit

  26-09-2023 23:20
  
  By Andrew Goudsward and Mike ScarcellaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s monopoly lawsuit against Amazon.com filed on...
  
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• Tucker Carlson: The Promise Being Made by Abortion Advocates Is 'As Old as Time'

  26-09-2023 23:19
  
  Despite the overwhelming secularism of our age, it’s refreshing to see public figures — themselves often products of secularism — begin to poke around spiritual truths many of us have long known of and attempted to adhere to.
  Famed psychologist Jordan Peterson continually speaks of biblical truths or perhaps symbolic concepts he sees embedded in the Bible.
  Comments sections in Peterson’s online videos often reflect messages from those who are praying this esteemed public
  
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• Missouri's GOP Attorney General Sues School for Closed-Door Debate on Transgender Bathroom Use

  26-09-2023 23:19
  Missouri’s Republican attorney general is suing a school district for secretly discussing transgender student bathroom access
  
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• House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation Into Biden Official's EV Road Trip That Led to 911 Call

  26-09-2023 23:18
  
  House Republicans are investigating Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s summer EV publicity trip that made news by having the police called on it.
  As noted by WRDW-TV, on June 27 while Granhom was making her way through Georgia, a woman made a 911 call that led to police being dispatched when a staff member blocked the charger to ensure Granholm could drive up to use it.
  “I’m calling because I’m at the Grovetown Walmart at the charging station, and there’s literall
  
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• Spain Routs Switzerland in Front of Record Crowd in First Home Match Since Women's World Cup Title

  26-09-2023 23:17
  
  Spain’s women’s team has received the support of a record crowd in its first home match since winning the World Cup title
  
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• Searchers Find Body Believed to Be That of a Woman Swept Into Ocean From Popular Washington Beach

  26-09-2023 23:15
  The Coast Guard says the search for a 26-year-old woman who was swept into the ocean from a popular beach on the Washington coast has ended after a body was found that matches her description
  
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• Blinken Interviewed in Federal Probe of Biden's Handling of Classified Documents -ABC News

  26-09-2023 23:14
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was among the scores of witnesses interviewed in the federal investigation into...
  
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• Germany to Boost Border Controls With Poland, Czech Republic, Minister Says

  26-09-2023 23:12
  By Sarah MarshBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will enforce stronger border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to help fight human trafficking,...
  
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• US SEC Settles Fraud Charges Against Hyzon Motors Over Misleading Investors

  26-09-2023 23:11
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday it settled fraud charges against Hyzon Motors of misleading...
  
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• Tech CEO Pava LaPere Found Dead in Baltimore Apartment With Blunt Force Trauma

  26-09-2023 23:11
  A young woman who recently founded a successful Baltimore tech startup was found dead in an apartment late Monday morning
  
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• Tech CEO Honored by Forbes Was Fatally Attacked at a Baltimore Apartment Complex, Police Say

  26-09-2023 23:11
  The founder of a successful Baltimore tech startup was discovered dead after being reported missing on Monday
  
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• New COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline

  26-09-2023 23:10
  
  It’s the first time in more than two months that weekly coronavirus hospital admissions declined.
  
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• Cuba's Ambassador to the US Says Molotov Cocktails Thrown at Cuban Embassy Were a 'Terrorist Attack'

  26-09-2023 23:09
  
  Cuba's ambassador to the United States says an incident in which at least one incendiary device was thrown into the Cuban embassy compound was a “terrorist attack.”
  
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• United Steelworkers Union Names David McCall as President

  26-09-2023 23:07
  (Reuters) - The United Steelworkers executive board on Tuesday appointed David McCall to lead the 850,000-member union, the largest in North...
  
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• Deion Sanders Tunes Out Detractors and Turns the Page on Colorado's Lopsided Loss to Oregon

  26-09-2023 23:01
  
  Deion Sanders is turning the page on Colorado's 42-6 loss to Oregon while also tuning out his detractors
  
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• Want to Tune in for the Second GOP Presidential Debate? Here's How to Watch

  26-09-2023 22:55
  
  The second Republican presidential debate is drawing near with a smaller on-stage lineup than last month's event
  
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• A Company Is Seeking Permission to House Refugees in a Closed South Georgia Factory

  26-09-2023 22:47
  Officials in south Georgia are considering a proposal to use a former clothing factory as housing for 200 to 300 refugees
  
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• Florida to Seek Death Penalty Against Man Accused of Murdering Lyft Driver

  26-09-2023 22:45
  
  Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a Florida man accused of murdering a Lyft driver whose car he allegedly stole in an attempt to escape another killing
  
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• DeSantis Purposely Dismantled a Black Congressional District, Attorney Says as Trial Over Map Begins

  26-09-2023 22:44
  Lawyers representing Black voters told a three-judge federal panel that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the U.S. Constitution by deliberately dismantling a congressional district that favored Black candidates
  
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• Author of School Districts' Most-Challenged LGBT Book Speaks Out: 'Parental Rights Really Anger Me'

  26-09-2023 22:43
  
  It tells us something when a person who is too confused to figure out their own gender wants to substitute his judgment for the judgment of millions of parents.
  The author of one of the most banned novels in the country says “parental rights” make him angry and push him to write more such stories.
  Alex Gino is the author of “Melissa,” a book about a boy named George who believes he is a girl. The book has been banned in four U.S. states and was No. 1 on the American Libra
  
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• Biden Gives Up After Botching Simple Acronym: 'Doesn't Matter What We Call It'

  26-09-2023 22:40
  
  Joe Biden tried desperately, but failed and ultimately gave up Monday trying to pronounce a simple acronym for the name of the administration’s initiative to help build infrastructure in the Pacific Islands.
  Appearing at the White House during a meeting with representatives of leaders from the Pacific Islands, the 80-year-old Biden attempted to talk about his administration’s Pacific Islands Infrastructure Initiative, or PIII.
  “Today I’m pleased to announce we’re wo
  
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• US Judge Throws Out Texas Ban on Drag Acts, Calls It Unconstitutional

  26-09-2023 22:33
  
  By Jonathan Allen(Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas ruled on Tuesday that the state's new law limiting public drag performances was an...
  
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• Oklahoma City Council Sets Vote on $900M Arena to Keep NBA's Thunder Through 2050

  26-09-2023 22:32
  
  The Oklahoma City Council has set a citywide vote for Dec. 12 on a proposed 1% sales tax for six years to help fund a new $900 million downtown arena for the NBA's Thunder
  
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• Trump Is Found Liable for Fraud in New York Civil Case

  26-09-2023 22:29
  
  By Jonathan Stempel and Karen FreifeldNEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump and his family business were found liable for fraud on Tuesday by a New...
  
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• Judge Finds Trump Liable for Fraud in New York Civil Case

  26-09-2023 22:29
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss state Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of...
  
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• Donald Trump Is Found Liable for Fraud in New York Civil Case

  26-09-2023 22:29
  
  By Jonathan Stempel and Karen FreifeldNEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York judge found Donald Trump and his family business fraudulently inflated the...
  
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• Donald Trump Found Liable for Fraud in New York Civil Case

  26-09-2023 22:29
  
  By Jonathan Stempel and Karen FreifeldNEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York judge found Donald Trump and his family business fraudulently inflated the...
  
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• Hollywood Studios Can Train AI Models on Writers' Work Under Tentative Deal - WSJ

  26-09-2023 22:28
  
  (Reuters) - Hollywood studios are expected to retain the right to train artificial-intelligence models based on writers' work under the terms of a...
  
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• Judge Rules Donald Trump Defrauded Banks, Insurers While Building Real Estate Empire

  26-09-2023 22:23
  
  A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House
  
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• Judge Rules Donald Trump Defrauded Banks, Insurers as He Built Real Estate Empire

  26-09-2023 22:23
  
  A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House
  
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• Judge Rules Against Trump, Claims He Committed Fraud for Years While Building Real Estate Empire

  26-09-2023 22:23
  
  A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House.
  Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling Tuesday in a civil lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, found that the former president and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing financing.
  The decision, days before the start of a
  
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• US Urges Continued Humanitarian Aid for Nagorno-Karabakh

  26-09-2023 22:16
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States urged continued humanitarian access to Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday as officials announced...
  
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• North Carolina Splits Insurance Commissioner's Job From State Fire Marshal's Responsibilities

  26-09-2023 22:11
  
  North Carolina’s elected insurance commissioner will soon be prevented from holding the dual role of state fire marshal
  
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• Ex-Venezuela Oil Minister's Pilot Pleads Guilty to Violating US Sanctions

  26-09-2023 22:08
  By Luc CohenNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. pilot pleaded guilty on Tuesday to violating American sanctions by transporting former Venezuelan oil...
  
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• Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Could Go on Strike as Union Holds Authorization Vote

  26-09-2023 22:07
  
  Tens of thousands of hospitality workers in Las Vegas are set to vote on whether to authorize a strike that could disrupt dozens of resorts
  
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• Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Could Be the Latest Major Labor Union to Go on Strike

  26-09-2023 22:07
  
  Tens of thousands of hospitality workers in Las Vegas have voted on whether to authorize a strike that could disrupt dozens of resorts
  
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• Target to Shut 9 Stores Across 4 US States Amid Rising Retail Crime

  26-09-2023 22:05
  
  (Reuters) - Target said on Tuesday it would close nine stores across four U.S. states, including California, citing that theft and organized retail...
  
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• Wisconsin Woman Gets Life Without Parole for Killing and Dismembering Ex-Boyfriend

  26-09-2023 22:04
  
  A Wisconsin woman convicted of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his body parts at various locations has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the grisly case
  
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• Maine to Extend Electrical Cost Assistance to Tens of Thousands of Low-Income Residents

  26-09-2023 22:04
  Maine’s public utility regulators have approved an extension of an energy assistance program that is expected to help tens of thousands of low-income state residents while potential cuts to federal assistance loom
  
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• Herschel Walker's Wife Is Selling the Atlanta House Listed as Republican's Residence in Senate Run

  26-09-2023 22:04
  
  Herschel Walker’s wife is seeking to sell the Atlanta house that the football great listed as his residence when he ran for U.S. Senate last year as a Republican
  
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