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• Biden and First Lady to Visit Maine on Friday to Mourn Shooting Victims

  01-11-2023 23:49
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel on Friday to Lewiston, Maine, where 18 people were shot and...
  
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• RFK Jr. Explains Why He Went on Jeffrey Epstein's Private Jet in 1993

  01-11-2023 23:46
  
  A campaign spokesman has put out a statement in response to reports circulating that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy once flew on the notorious convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s private airplane.
  Newsweek reported Wednesday that RFK Jr.’s name was included “among a number of high-profile people” who the outlet had previously named as former passengers on the aircraft.
  The plane has been scornfully referred to as the “Lolita Express” fo
  
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• Alex Murdaugh Doesn't Want the Judge From His Murder Trial Deciding if He Gets a New Day in Court

  01-11-2023 23:44
  
  Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh are asking South Carolina’s highest court to prevent the judge who presided over his murder trial from hearing his request for a new trial
  
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• White House Works on New Measures to Counter Islamophobia

  01-11-2023 23:39
  
  By Jarrett Renshaw(Reuters) - The White House said Wednesday it will develop a national strategy to battle Islamophobia as President Joe Biden...
  
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• A Stabbing Attack That Killed 1 Woman and Wounded 2 Men Appears to Be Random, California Police Say

  01-11-2023 23:37
  A woman was killed and two other people were wounded in an apparently random stabbing rampage in a Sierra Nevada foothills community
  
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• First Australians Leave Israeli-Besieged Gaza for Egypt

  01-11-2023 23:28
  
  By Renju JoseSYDNEY (Reuters) -Twenty Australians were among the first group of foreign citizens to leave the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip and enter...
  
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• First Australian Nationals Leave Israeli-Besieged Gaza for Egypt

  01-11-2023 23:28
  
  By Renju JoseSYDNEY (Reuters) - Twenty Australians were among the first group of foreign citizens who entered Egypt from the Israeli-besieged Gaza...
  
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• Biden and the First Lady Will Travel to Maine to Mourn With the Community After the Mass Shooting

  01-11-2023 23:28
  
  The White House says President Joe Biden will visit Maine later this week to mourn with the community of Lewiston
  
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• Miss Israel Goes Viral After Video Exposing Atrocities by Hamas

  01-11-2023 23:27
  
  Miss Israel 2021 called out Hamas for its atrocities and defended her country from accusations it has oppressed Palestinians in a video that is going viral on social media.
  Noa Cochva took to her Instagram page earlier this week to make a call for international support following nearly four weeks into its war against Islamic terrorism.
  “Hi, I’m Noa Cochva. I am Miss Israel. Everybody knows a beauty queen’s goal in life is to achieve world peace,” Cochva said in the video
  
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• Newcastle Ends Man United's Defense of League Cup With 3-0 Win in Latest Blow for Ten Hag

  01-11-2023 23:26
  
  Manchester United’s defense of the League Cup has ended with a 3-0 loss in the round-of-16 game against Newcastle at Old Trafford and heaped more pressure on manager Erik ten Hag
  
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• US Air Force Blows up Minuteman III in Test Flight After Post-Launch Anomaly

  01-11-2023 23:25
  (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday it had blown up a Minuteman III missile over the Pacific Ocean after an anomaly was detected...
  
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• Don't Let End Times Thinking Divert Attention from What God's Trying to Do on Earth Now

  01-11-2023 23:25
  
  There is a danger for Christians in the turbulent times through which we’re passing to become so end times-minded as to be little or no earthly good.
  With war in the Middle East, advancing technology, lockdowns and digital currency, one can certainly envision the type of world the Bible shows emerging in the “latter days.”
  Shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in Israel last month, I argued that the end-times battle of Gog and Magog that the prophet Ezekiel wrote about over
  
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• Brazil to Militarize Key Airports, Ports and International Borders in Crackdown on Organized Crime

  01-11-2023 23:18
  
  Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says armed forces will boost security at some of the country's most important airports, ports and along its international borders as part of a renewed effort to tackle organized crime
  
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• Brazil to Militarize Key Airports, Ports and Borders in a Crackdown on Organized Crime

  01-11-2023 23:18
  
  Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says armed forces will boost security at some of the country's most important airports, ports and along its international borders to tackle organized crime
  
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• Toyota Recalls Nearly 1.9M RAV4s to Fix Batteries That Can Move During Hard Turns and Cause a Fire

  01-11-2023 23:15
  
  Toyota is recalling nearly 1.9 million RAV4 small SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with batteries that can move during forceful turns and potentially cause a fire
  
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• Qorvo Forecasts Q3 Profit, Revenue Above Estimates on Smartphone Market Recovery

  01-11-2023 23:14
  (Reuters) - Wireless connectivity chip maker Qorvo forecast third-quarter revenue and adjusted profit above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday,...
  
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• Memphis Officer Charged in Tyre Nichols Death to Change Plea

  01-11-2023 23:13
  
  By Daniel Trotta(Reuters) - One of the five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols has asked a U.S....
  
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• Connecticut Man Gets 90 Years in Prison for Stray-Bullet Killing of Olympian's Mom

  01-11-2023 23:09
  A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for his role in the stray-bullet killing of the mother of a two-time Olympian rifle shooter from Puerto Rico
  
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• US Marshals Releases Its First Report on Shootings by Officers

  01-11-2023 23:04
  
  The U.S. Marshals have for the first time released data on how many people were shot by their officers or other police working with them
  
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• Britney Spears' Memoir a Million Seller After Just One Week Since Its Release

  01-11-2023 23:04
  
  Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” has sold 1.1 million copies through its first week
  
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• Britney Spears' Memoir a Million Seller After Just One Week on Sale

  01-11-2023 23:04
  
  Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” has sold 1.1 million copies through its first week
  
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• New Jersey Governor Spent $12K on Stadium Events, Including a Taylor Swift Concert

  01-11-2023 23:02
  
  Politico reports New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tapped into a taxpayer-financed expense account for nearly $12,000 at MetLife Stadium, including almost $1,000 for a Taylor Swift concert in 2018
  
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• Judge orders new primary election after seeing video showing possible ballot-stuffing

  01-11-2023 22:59 via foxnews.com
  
  A Connecticut judge has dismissed the results of a Democratic mayoral primary election in the state's largest city and ordered a new election be held after video surveillance captured people placing multiple absentee ballots into outdoor collection boxes. The Wednesday ruling by Superior Court Judge William Clark came just six days before the general election, creating a perplexing scenario in which voters will decide the outcome of Bridgeport’s mayoral election on Nov. 7, then be asked to
  
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• North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood Says She Won't Seek Reelection in 2024, in a Reversal

  01-11-2023 22:57
  
  North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood says she won’t seek reelection in 2024 after all
  
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• Jan. 6 rioter who was a Princeton sophomore is sentenced to prison for role in attack

  01-11-2023 22:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  A then-Princeton University student who joined rioters trying to storm the Capitol was sentenced to two months in federal prison on Wednesday.
  
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• Florida Attorney General, Against Criticism, Seeks to Keep Abortion Rights Amendment off 2024 Ballot

  01-11-2023 22:46
  
  Florida’s Republican attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the ballot
  
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• Senate passes three funding bills as battle to prevent government shutdown heats up

  01-11-2023 22:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  There's a Nov. 17 deadline to keep the government open that could get entwined with President Biden's national security funding request on Israel and Ukraine.
  
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• Defendant in Tupac Shakur Killing Loses Defense Lawyer Ahead of Arraignment on Murder Charge

  01-11-2023 22:42
  
  The former street gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas has lost his bid to hire the lawyer who spoke about his defense two weeks ago
  
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• Tyler Technologies Misses Quarterly Revenue Estimates

  01-11-2023 22:40
  (Reuters) - Tyler Technologies missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as the IT service provider faces stiff...
  
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• New Orleans Swears in New Police Chief, Anne Kirkpatrick, First Woman to Permanently Hold the Role

  01-11-2023 22:33
  
  Anne Kirkpatrick has been sworn in as the first woman to hold a permanent appointment as the head of New Orleans' police department
  
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• Schumer and Other Senate Democrats Call for a Federal Probe of Huge Oil Deals by Exxon and Chevron

  01-11-2023 22:32
  
  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democratic senators are urging federal regulators to investigate multibillion-dollar acquisitions by oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying the deals could lead to higher prices at the gas pump
  
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• Jury Selected After Almost 10 Months for Rapper Young Thug's Trial on Gang, Racketeering Charges

  01-11-2023 22:31
  
  A jury has been selected for the trial of Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug and several others accused of participating in a criminal street gang responsible for violent crimes
  
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• Speaker Mike Johnson Signals That Ukraine Aid, Coupled With Border Security, Is Next on GOP Agenda

  01-11-2023 22:28
  
  New Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will consider a fresh aid package for Ukraine, but he wants to link it to more money at home for the U.S. border with Mexico
  
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• Judge Clears Way for Massachusetts to Begin Capping Number of Migrant Families Offered Shelter

  01-11-2023 22:28
  A Superior Court judge has denied a request by lawyers representing homeless families in Massachusetts to temporarily bar the state from capping the number of families offered emergency shelter
  
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• Israel's Defence and Finance Ministers Clash Over Palestinian Tax Payout

  01-11-2023 22:28
  
  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's defence and finance ministers clashed on Wednesday over whether some West Bank tax revenues should be transferred to...
  
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• Cornell University Student Accused of Posting Online Threats About Jewish Students Appears in Court

  01-11-2023 22:16
  
  A Cornell University junior accused of posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus was held without bail after his first appearance in federal court
  
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• Newspaper Publisher and Reporter Arrested and Accused of Revealing Grand Jury Information

  01-11-2023 22:15
  A smalltown newspaper publisher and reporter in Alabama were arrested after authorities accused them of publishing an article that revealed information about a grand jury investigating the local school system
  
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• Ex-Goldman Banker Gets Three Years in Prison for Insider Trading

  01-11-2023 22:12
  By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs investment banker was sentenced on Wednesday in Manhattan to three years in prison,...
  
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• Dem Gov. Katie Hobbs May Have Violated Law After Boasting About Tax Credit She Didn't Want

  01-11-2023 22:07
  
  Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs appears to be trying to take undue credit for a tax rebate being sent to taxpayers even though she not only opposed the implementation of the credit in the first place, but is also apparently taking an end run around a provision that specifically prevents her office from taking credit for giving citizens the rebate.
  Hobbs’ administration recently sent out a short press release to Arizona taxpayers on Tuesday claiming that “Governor Hobbs puts m
  
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• Watch: Sen. Hawley Rips Sec. Mayorkas Apart Over Anti-Israel Post by DHS Employee

  01-11-2023 22:06
  
  Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri demanded answers from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday about anti-Semitic comments made by one of the department’s employees.
  During a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tuesday, Hawley questioned Mayorkas about a U.S. Customs and Immigration Services employee who celebrated the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel on social media.
  Hawley noted that the employee, Nejwa Ali, posted comments on Instagr
  
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• George Santos Survives House Expulsion Attempt

  01-11-2023 22:00
  
  The New York Republican has been embroiled in scandal since he took office and admitted to fabricating elements of his resume.
  
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• George Santos Faces Another Expulsion Attempt – This Time From Republicans

  01-11-2023 22:00
  
  Just five lawmakers have ever been removed from the House by an expulsion vote. Santos’ removal would mark the first member to be removed without being convicted of a crime.
  
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• In Continuing Battle Between the Branches, North Carolina Judges Block Changes to Some Commissions

  01-11-2023 21:58
  
  North Carolina judges have blocked for now changes the Republican-controlled legislature made to membership on three state boards that would end Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s control of a majority of seats on each
  
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• Airbnb Posts $4.4 Billion 3Q Profit With Help From a Tax Break and Higher-Than-Expected Revenue

  01-11-2023 21:54
  
  Airbnb says it made nearly $4.4 billion in the third quarter on better-than-expected revenue and a tax benefit
  
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• Airbnb Earns $4.4 Billion in 3Q Thanks to Tax Break and Higher-Than-Expected Revenue

  01-11-2023 21:54
  
  Airbnb says it made nearly $4.4 billion in the third quarter on better-than-expected revenue and a tax benefit
  
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• Confusion, Frustration and Hope at Gaza's Border With Egypt as First Foreign Passport-Holders Depart

  01-11-2023 21:51
  
  Hundreds of Palestinians with foreign passports and dozens of seriously wounded patients desperate to escape the war in Gaza have crowded at the black iron gate on the Egyptian border, hoping to pass through the enclave’s only portal to the outside world for the first time since the war began
  
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• Judge Indicates She May Delay Trump Trial on Charges He Hid Classified Documents at Mar-A-Lago

  01-11-2023 21:49
  
  A federal judge in Florida has indicated she may delay the start of former President Donald Trump's trial on charges that he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
  
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• Opposition Mounts in Arab Countries That Normalized Relations With Israel

  01-11-2023 21:47
  
  Countries in the Middle East that have normalized or are considering normalizing relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas
  
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• Walmart Pledges $1 Million Aid for Israel Victims

  01-11-2023 21:46
  
  By Siddharth CavaleNEW YORK (Reuters) - Walmart Foundation, the philanthropy arm of the U.S. retailer, has pledged $1 million to an Israeli...
  
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• Video: Jason Aldean and His Wife Dress as Trump & Biden for Halloween

  01-11-2023 21:39
  
  They were out to make America grin again — and it worked bigly.
  Country singer Jason Aldean, a man who made headlines this year for a song that touched off a controversy pitting leftists against Americans tired of seeing their country trashed — celebrated Halloween with his wife, Brittany, with a parody of American politics that was a treat for the eyes for normal people.
  Even if it wasn’t so hot for Joe Biden fans.
  In a video originally posted to Instagram, the couple staged a
  
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