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• Conservation Group Sea Shepherd to Help Expand Protection of the Endangered Vaquita Porpoise

  03-10-2023 23:53
  The conservation group Sea Shepherd says it has signed an agreement with Mexico to help expand the protection area for the endangered vaquita porpoise
  
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• Weeks into the Covid booster rollout, parents of young children say the shots are scarce

  03-10-2023 23:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Since the government cleared the latest round of Covid boosters, parents say it’s been hard to make appointments to get their young kids vaccinated against the virus.
  
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• Vanna White Missing from 'Wheel of Fortune,' Sidelined by COVID 'Sniffles'

  03-10-2023 23:48
  
  Vanna White will be away from “Wheel of Fortune” for the remainder of the week after she tested positive for COVID, host Pat Sajak told his audience on Monday.
  The pop culture outlet Decider previously reported that White, 66, would miss some episodes of the pre-taped show this season for its annual Teacher’s Week.
  On Monday evening at the opening of the program, Sajak told fans why.
  “I can’t even find my mark without her,” Sajak joked about his longtime cohos
  
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• Pac-12 Teams Falling Into a Pecking Order Following Undefeated Starts

  03-10-2023 23:48
  
  A month into the season, teams across the Pac-12 are getting a sense of where they stand
  
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• Breaking: McCarthy Removed in Historic Vote, 1st Time House Speaker Voted Out

  03-10-2023 23:47
  
  The House of Representatives ousted Kevin McCarthy as speaker Tuesday, marking the first time in the chamber a speaker was removed by a vote of House members.
  The final vote was 216-210 in favor of removing the California Republican as speaker, according to Fox News.
  Eight Republican representatives joined with the Democrats in voting against McCarthy: Andy Biggs of Arizona, Ken Buck of Colorado, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Eli Crane of Arizona, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Bob Good of Virginia, Nancy
  
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• Analysis: Zach Wilson Proved Robert Saleh, Jets' Confidence in Him Was Deserved

  03-10-2023 23:40
  
  Zach Wilson proved the trust Robert Saleh and the New York Jets had in him was deserved
  
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• Major Fire Strikes Detroit-Area Apartment Complex for Seniors

  03-10-2023 23:38
  Firefighters are trying to control a major fire at an apartment complex for older residents in suburban Detroit
  
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• 3 Residents Injured After Major Fire Strikes Detroit-Area Apartment Complex for Seniors

  03-10-2023 23:38
  A major fire spread through an apartment complex for older residents in suburban Detroit, injuring three residents, severely damaging the roof and forcing crews to fight the flames with aerial hoses
  
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• Federal Government to Conduct Nationwide Emergency Alert Test Wednesday Via Mobile Phones, Cable TV

  03-10-2023 23:37
  The federal government will be testing it's nationwide emergency alert system
  
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• There Was Power Loss Before Plane Crash That Killed Ex-NFL Player Russ Francis, Investigator Says

  03-10-2023 23:27
  
  A federal investigator said the small plane crash that killed former NFL tight end Russ Francis and another man at an Adirondack Mountains airport occurred after the engine apparently lost power
  
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• Biden's Secretary of Interior Slammed for Disturbing Video with Drag Queen Park Ranger

  03-10-2023 23:20
  
  The worst part is, they’re serious.
  A video posted to social media on Monday clearly aims to make Americans more aware of LGBT History Month by showing a chat between Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and an apparently transgender National Park Service ranger in New York City.
  But for normal people, the kinds of Americans who might have thought the country was done with this kind of kabuki theater when “Pride Month” ended in June, a ranger done up like Pippi Longstocking with a mu
  
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• Switzerland, US Donate $8 Million to Brazil's Fund to Fight Amazon Deforestation

  03-10-2023 23:19
  
  BRASILIA (Reuters) - Switzerland and the United States have donated $8.4 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund to help stop deforestation and preserve...
  
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• Americas Rights Court Condemns Violence Against Haiti Journalists

  03-10-2023 23:17
  
  (Reuters) - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Tuesday condemned an escalation of violence against journalists in Haiti,...
  
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• Town Falls Back on Diesel Fleet After None of Its Electric Buses Work

  03-10-2023 23:16
  
  Tales of electric vehicle failures grow more numerous by the day.
  According to Cowboy State Daily, a Wyoming-based news organization, Wyoming’s Teton County and the town of Jackson purchased eight electric buses, all of which have broken down and will no longer run.
  The electric buses’ failure has forced Jackson and Teton County to rely on their existing fleet of 31 diesel buses.
  Of course, all such green energy mishaps originate in tragicomic liberalism.
  For instance, the Southern T
  
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• Colombia's Petro Launches New Anti-Drug Plan With Focus on Opportunity

  03-10-2023 23:13
  
  By Luis Jaime AcostaEL TAMBO, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday launched a new national drug policy that will look...
  
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• Revolut Strikes Share Deal With SoftBank to Remove Barrier to UK Licence - FT

  03-10-2023 23:08
  
  (Reuters) - UK-based fintech company Revolut has agreed to simplify its ownership structure with investor SoftBank, removing one obstacle to win a...
  
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• Man United Stunned by Galatasaray as Ten Hag's Team Loses 3-2 in the Champions League

  03-10-2023 23:07
  
  Mauro Icardi struck in the 81st-minute as Galatasaray beat 10-man Manchester United 3-2 in the Champions League and increased the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag
  
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• Oklahoma's Republican Governor Wants to Cut Taxes. His GOP Colleagues Aren't Sold on the Idea.

  03-10-2023 23:06
  Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is again making his pitch to reduce the state's individual income tax rate
  
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• Britain's Sunak to Promise 'Fundamental Change' to Party Faithful

  03-10-2023 23:02
  
  MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will set out his mission to fundamentally change the country at his Conservative...
  
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• New York City Mayor Heads to Latin America With Message for Asylum Seekers: 'We Are at Capacity'

  03-10-2023 22:57
  
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he's traveling to Latin America to discourage people from seeking asylum in the city as it struggles to handle a massive influx of migrants
  
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• 'Senseless': Father of Three, Businessman Killed by Career Criminal, Police Say

  03-10-2023 22:55
  
  A Tennessee father and businessman was shot and killed in Chattanooga last week by a man with a lengthy rap sheet, according to police.
  Local businessman Christopher Wright, 38, was downtown in the city on Thursday to attend his 20-year high school reunion, according to The Chattanoogan.
  It reported Friday that he graduated from the city’s private Baylor School in 2003 and went on to graduate from Yale University.
  According to police, Wright was on Market Street downtown Thursday just
  
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• Kevin McCarthy Ousted as House Speaker

  03-10-2023 22:53
  
  The stunning vote led by rebel Republicans marked the first time in history that a House speaker was removed from his post.
  
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• Who Could Succeed Republican Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the US House?

  03-10-2023 22:49
  
  (Reuters) - A small group of rebellious Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives succeeded in ousting their leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy,...
  
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• Factbox-Who Could Succeed Republican Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the US House?

  03-10-2023 22:49
  
  (Reuters) - A small group of rebellious Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives succeeded in ousting their leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy,...
  
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• US Pacific Northwest Water Supplies Fall to 22-Year Low in 2023

  03-10-2023 22:45
  By Scott DiSavino(Reuters) - Water supplies in 2023 at The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon fell to the lowest since...
  
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• Fatal Shooting by Police Draws Protests and Raises Questions in North Alabama

  03-10-2023 22:44
  
  Family members of a Black man fatally shot outside his home by Alabama police are seeking more information and access to body camera footage of the shooting
  
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• Mississippi City's Chief of Police to Resign; Final Day on Monday

  03-10-2023 22:41
  The chief of the Gluckstadt Police Department is resigning
  
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• Suspect in Police Beating Has Ruptured Kidney, Headaches; His Attorneys Call for a Federal Probe

  03-10-2023 22:33
  
  Attorneys for a drug suspect who was repeatedly punched, elbowed and kneed by officers in northeast Florida during a traffic stop say that they are petitioning the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the case
  
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• Libs Melted Down Over These Oliver Anthony Lyrics: Here's Why Frederick Douglass Would Have Approved

  03-10-2023 22:31
  
  Oliver Anthony’s viral working-class anthem “Rich Men North of Richmond” has resonated with listeners across the globe.
  But liberals live to take offense at things, and so they have. Predictably, liberal writers found fault with a part of Anthony’s lyrics that criticized abuses in the welfare system.
  Liberals, as usual, have it wrong, and the great 19th-century abolitionist and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass explained why.
  Anthony’s offending lyrics appeared
  
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• FDA Authorizes Novavax’s New COVID-19 Vaccine Without Messenger RNA Technology

  03-10-2023 22:24
  
  The move comes shortly after new coronavirus shots from Moderna and Pfizer rolled out and provides an alternative for people skeptical of mRNA technology.
  
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• Wisconsin Senate Republicans Vote to Reject Commissioner Who Backed Disputed Top Elections Official

  03-10-2023 22:22
  
  Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate's elections committee are retaliating against one of the three Democratic elections commissioners who tried to block them from voting to fire the state’s nonpartisan top elections official earlier this year
  
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• Intel to Spin Out Programmable Chip Unit, Hold IPO; Shares Rise 2%

  03-10-2023 22:09
  
  By Stephen Nellis and Samrhitha A(Reuters) -Chipmaker Intel said on Tuesday it plans to operate its programmable chip unit as a standalone business...
  
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• Intel to Spin Out Programmable Chip Unit, Hold IPO in Coming Year

  03-10-2023 22:09
  
  By Stephen Nellis and Samrhitha A(Reuters) -Chipmaker Intel said on Tuesday it plans to operate its programmable chip unit as a standalone business...
  
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• Republican Congressman: McCarthy Is My Friend, But I Must Follow My Conscience

  03-10-2023 22:06
  
  GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee said Tuesday that despite being a friend of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, he will follow his conscience and vote to remove McCarthy from that position.
  Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida rose on the House floor Tuesday calling for the speaker’s removal after McCarthy worked with Democrats to pass a continuing resolution that kept the federal government open for 45 days.
  In McCarthy’s defense, a majority of the Republican caucus, 126 members, vote
  
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• Amid Conservative Makeover, New College of Florida Sticks With DeSantis Ally Corcoran as President

  03-10-2023 22:04
  
  Trustees of the New College of Florida have voted to stick with a Ron Desantis ally as the school’s president amid a conservative makeover launched by the governor
  
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• 'Miracle' Water Year in California: Rain, Snow Put State's Reservoirs at 128% of Historical Average

  03-10-2023 22:02
  
  California has ended its water year with above average rain and snow, making it one of the wettest years in recorded state history
  
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• US Adds Another Option for Fall COVID Vaccination With Updated Novavax Shots

  03-10-2023 22:01
  
  U.S. regulators have added another option for fall COVID-19 vaccination, updated shots made by Novavax
  
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• United Airlines Makes 2nd Large Order for New Planes in Less Than a Year as It Renews Its Fleet

  03-10-2023 22:00
  United Airlines is making its second large order of new planes in less than a year, again seeking a mix of 110 aircraft from Boeing and rival Airbus as it renews its fleet
  
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• Deputy Dies After Being Shot While Responding to Knoxville Domestic Disturbance Call

  03-10-2023 22:00
  A Tennessee sheriff’s deputy has died from wounds suffered during a gunfire exchange while authorities were responding to a domestic disturbance
  
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• Bus Crash Near Venice, Italy, Kills at Least 21 People, Including Ukrainian Tourists

  03-10-2023 21:57
  
  Italian authorities say at least 21 people have been killed and 18 injured in a bus crash near Venice
  
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• Bus Crash Across Lagoon From Venice's Historic Center Kills 21 People, Including Ukrainian Tourists

  03-10-2023 21:57
  
  Italian authorities say at least 21 people have been killed and 18 injured in a bus crash in Venice
  
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• A Bus Crash Near the Italian City of Venice Kills at Least 21 People, Including Ukrainian Tourists

  03-10-2023 21:57
  
  Italian authorities say at least 21 people have been killed and 18 injured in a bus crash near Venice
  
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• A Bus Crash Near Italian City of Venice Kills at Least 21 People, Including Ukrainian Tourists

  03-10-2023 21:57
  
  Italian authorities say at least 21 people have been killed and 18 injured in a bus crash near Venice
  
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• A Bus Crash in a Venice Suburb Kills at Least 21 People

  03-10-2023 21:57
  Italian authorities say at least 21 people have been killed when a bus crashed near the city of Venice after falling from an elevated street
  
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• Liberty University Failed to Disclose Crime Data and Warn of Threats for Years, Report Says

  03-10-2023 21:55
  
  New reporting says preliminary findings from a federal investigation found that Liberty University failed to warn its Virginia campus community about safety threats
  
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• Dillon Gabriel Seeks Big Win to Go With Big Numbers When No. 12 Oklahoma Faces No. 3 Texas

  03-10-2023 21:55
  
  Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel is second among active FBS players with nearly 13,000 career yards passing
  
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• Damian Lillard Says He Can Help the Bucks on Defense While Embracing Championship Expectations

  03-10-2023 21:54
  
  Damian Lillard understands he has a reputation for being an elite offensive player but not a particularly strong defender
  
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• 'Tennessee Three' Democrat Sues Over Expulsion and House Rules That Temporarily Silenced Him

  03-10-2023 21:46
  
  Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones has filed a federal lawsuit challenging his expulsion and House rules restricting lawmakers’ floor comments that Republicans applied to silence Jones for part of one day
  
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• Longtime State Rep. Jerry Torr Won't Seek Reelection, Will Retire After 28 Years in Indiana House

  03-10-2023 21:45
  Longtime state Rep. Jerry Torr has announced that he will not seek reelection next year to his central Indiana seat and will retire at the end of his current term after 28 years in the Indiana House
  
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• Team USA Hasn't Had a Repeat Ryder Cup Captain Since 1949. Could Tiger Woods Be Next?

  03-10-2023 21:40
  
  The U.S. Ryder Cup committee will get together later in the year to start discussions on the next captain
  
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