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• Republican Leaders of Wisconsin Legislature at Odds Over Withholding University Pay Raises

  04-12-2023 23:56
  
  The Republican head of the Wisconsin Senate says he wants to see pay raises approved for Universities of Wisconsin employees
  
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• Typo on Progressive New Barbie Box Mocks the Very People It's Supposed to Honor

  04-12-2023 23:55
  
  Mattel is taking a bit of heat after revealing its Barbie doll tribute to America’s first female Cherokee tribal chief, Wilma Mankiller — especially because of an embarrassing typo on the box.
  If you are unaware, Mattel has been using its Barbie line to showcase a long series of woke topics and personalities, including transgender, lesbian and minority dolls.
  The new entry in the brand’s Inspiring Women series honors Mankiller, who led the Cherokee Nation for a decade, end
  
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• Wisconsin Pastor Accused of Exploiting Children in Venezuela and Cuba Gets 15 Years

  04-12-2023 23:49
  A Wisconsin pastor accused of sexually exploiting children from Venezuela and Cuba has been sentenced to 15 years in a federal prison
  
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• WHO Says It Was Forced to Move Medical Supplies From Southern Gaza Warehouse

  04-12-2023 23:46
  
  (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it had been forced to move supplies from a WHO medical warehouse in southern Gaza...
  
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• Philippines' Marcos Tests Positive for COVID-19

  04-12-2023 23:45
  
  MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, but remains healthy enough to hold online meetings,...
  
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• Fossil Fuels Influence and Other Takeaways From Monday's Climate Conference Events

  04-12-2023 23:42
  
  The influence of fossil fuels was a focal point Monday at the United Nations annual climate conference known as COP28
  
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• Snopes Sides with Trump Against Biden Campaign's False Smear in Rare Move, Enraging Leftists

  04-12-2023 23:34
  
  When liberals lose Snopes, they’re losing their minds.
  The most notoriously dishonest “fact-checker” in the dishonest “fact-checker” business, Snopes has a well-earned reputation for putting a thumb firmly on the left end of the scale in rendering judgments on what should be objective disputes.
  In a post published Sunday, though, Snopes took the side of former president Donald Trump — and liberals are raging.
  In the article, Snopes addressed a claim by the cam
  
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• Detroit on Track to Record Fewest Homicides Since 1966, Officials Say

  04-12-2023 23:34
  Officials say the city of Detroit is on track to record its fewest yearly homicides in nearly six decades
  
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• An Arkansas Deputy Fatally Shot a Man Who Fled From an Attempted Traffic Stop, Authorities Say

  04-12-2023 23:30
  Authorities in Arkansas say a sheriff’s deputy has fatally shot a man who fled from an attempted traffic stop
  
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• Man Who Posed as Agent and Offered Gifts to Secret Service Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years

  04-12-2023 23:28
  
  A man accused of pretending to be a federal agent and offering gifts and free apartments to Secret Service officers has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison
  
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• Dave Roberts Expects Mookie Betts to Be Dodgers' Regular Second Baseman in 2024

  04-12-2023 23:27
  
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tells MLB Network that Mookie Betts is set to become the regular second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024
  
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• Mental Evaluation Ordered for Idaho Man Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of His Pregnant Wife

  04-12-2023 23:26
  A magistrate has ordered a mental evaluation for an Idaho man accused of killing his pregnant wife and fleeing with their infant child
  
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• US Restricts Visas for Uganda, Zimbabwe Officials, Citing Repression

  04-12-2023 23:21
  
  By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday expanded a visa restriction policy on Ugandan officials to include those it...
  
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• Credit Suisse Reinstates Independent Reviewer on Nazi Account Probe

  04-12-2023 23:13
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has reinstated an independent reviewer to oversee an investigation into the servicing of Nazi clients and...
  
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• Texas Prosecutor Drops Charges Against 17 Austin Police Over Tactics Used During 2020 Protests

  04-12-2023 23:04
  
  A Texas prosecutor is dropping most of the charges levied against police officers in Austin over tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd’s killing
  
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• Man Who Firebombed Pro-Life Office Busted at Airport, Had a Haunting Item in His Possession

  04-12-2023 23:04
  
  Ironically, it appears that law enforcement has done a marvelous job of tracking down the perpetrator of a crime the regime surreptitiously supports.
  According to a U.S. Department of Justice news release, 29-year-old Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury pleaded guilty Friday to the May 2022 firebombing of a pro-life headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin.
  When authorities arrested him at Boston’s Logan International Airport on March 28, Roychowdhury had in his possession a one-way ticket to Guatemala
  
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• 76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr. Scoffs at Questions About Legitimacy of His Injury, Calls Hit-And-Run Serious

  04-12-2023 23:04
  
  76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. is set to return to the lineup about a month after he said he was struck by a vehicle while walking near his home in Philadelphia
  
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• After Racist Shooting That Killed 3, Families Sues Dollar General Firms and Others Over Lax Security

  04-12-2023 22:56
  
  Family members of three Black people who were killed this summer at a Dollar General store by a shooter who had posted racist writings have filed a lawsuit
  
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• CNN and Disney-Owned ABC News Are Trying to Get Involved in the GOP Primary: Report

  04-12-2023 22:55
  
  Could Mickey Mouse and Wolf Blitzer team up to moderate a Republican primary debate anytime soon?
  Probably not, but the Disney-owned ABC News and the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned CNN networks are, in fact, reportedly angling to get in on those debates, according to a new report from Politico.
  Citing three unnamed people who were familiar with these discussions, Politico revealed that the Republican primary debates may extend beyond Wednesday’s debate in Alabama — a debate that, for n
  
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• Judge Weighing Ohio Abortion Rights Amendment's Legal Impact Keeps Anti-Abortion Groups Clear

  04-12-2023 22:52
  A federal judge in Ohio has denied a group of anti-abortion advocates the ability to weigh in on long-running litigation over abortion clinic transfer agreements
  
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• New Zealanders Gather Across Country to Protest New Policies

  04-12-2023 22:50
  
  By Lucy CraymerWELLINGTON (Reuters) -Thousands of protesters gathered in New Zealand's city squares, motorway over-bridges and in front of the...
  
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• A Deer Broke Into a New Jersey Elementary School. Its Escape Was Caught on Police Bodycams

  04-12-2023 22:45
  
  A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend
  
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• Doug Burgum’s Departure From the Presidential Race Shows the Limits of Money in Campaigns

  04-12-2023 22:42
  
  The North Dakota governor and long-shot GOP candidate had enough money to compete, but it was never enough to launch him beyond a role of quirky and largely unknown also-ran.
  
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• Illinois Halts Construction of Chicago Winter Migrant Camp While It Reviews Soil Testing at Site

  04-12-2023 22:38
  
  Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has halted construction of a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago while the state reviews the removal of soil contaminants at the former industrial site
  
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• New York Times Goes Into Full Panic Mode Over Potential Trump Victory

  04-12-2023 22:34
  
  The New York Times clearly continues to have a bad case of Trump Derangement Syndrome, leading it to make the most preposterous claims about what a second Donald Trump presidential term would look like in an article Monday.
  The panic comes after multiple polls show Trump — the frontrunner in the 2024 GOP primary race — leading President Joe Biden in key swing states such as Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
  Much of the more-than-2,400-word article, written as a news story and not an
  
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• Shoplifter Exacts Deadly Revenge on Macy's Security Guards Who Thwarted Him, Police Say

  04-12-2023 22:28
  
  A 30-year-old Macy’s security guard is dead after he foiled an attempted theft on Monday morning in Philadelphia and the suspect returned shortly after and stabbed him, according to reports.
  Another security guard, whose age was listed as 23, was also stabbed by the suspect but survived.
  WCAU reported that the events that led to the deadly stabbing began at 10:45 a.m. when a man entered the Macy’s store in downtown Philadelphia and tried to steal hats.
  Store loss prevention employees
  
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• Interview Abruptly Ended After Actor Goes Too Far, Voices Support for Trump

  04-12-2023 22:25
  
  I remember years ago seeing a television spoof of a fast-talking used car salesman attempting to sell a vehicle to a potential customer.
  As the salesman gives his pitch, a part falls off the vehicle.
  Not missing a beat, the salesman grabs the prospect, whirls him away from the defective part and continues his spiel regarding the defective car.
  Something like that happened on the BBC’s “Today” radio program when veteran U.S. actor Kelsey Grammer said something he shouldn’t
  
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• Governor Rebukes Philadelphia Protesters for Chanting Outside Israeli Restaurant

  04-12-2023 22:21
  
  Gov. Josh Shapiro is labeling a demonstration outside of an Israeli-owned restaurant “antisemitic” after protesters marched against the bombardment of Gaza
  
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• US Tourist From Boston Killed in Shark Attack in Bahamas, Police Say

  04-12-2023 22:16
  Police say a female tourist from Boston has been killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, police told reporters
  
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• North Carolina Candidate Filing Begins for 2024 Election Marked by Office Vacancies and Remapping

  04-12-2023 22:14
  
  Candidate filing for North Carolina elections next year has opened at the state election board in Raleigh and local board offices in all 100 counties
  
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• More Than $950,000 Raised for Palestinian Student Paralyzed After Being Shot in Vermont

  04-12-2023 22:14
  
  More than $950,000 has been raised for the recovery of one of the three college students of Palestinian descent who was shot in Vermont and is currently paralyzed from the chest down
  
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• Copa América Semifinals in New Jersey and Charlotte, Among 14 U.S. Cities Hosting Next Summer

  04-12-2023 22:08
  
  Fourteen U.S. cities will play host to Copa América next summer, with the semifinals at East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of the July 14 championship in Miami Gardens, Florida
  
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• Released Israeli Hostages Ask Red Cross to Visit Remaining Captives

  04-12-2023 22:07
  
  By Emily RoseJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Eight released Israeli hostages wrote a letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, asking...
  
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• Detroit-Area Performing Arts Center Reopens After Body Is Removed From Vent System

  04-12-2023 22:05
  A performing arts center in suburban Detroit reopened over the weekend with performances of “The Nutcracker," days after a body was found in the building's ventilation system
  
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• Rep. Jayapal Goes on CNN Demanding 'Balanced' Coverage of Israel-Hamas War, Then Something Shocking Happens

  04-12-2023 22:02
  
  It should say something about the current depraved state of the Democratic Party that some of its card-carrying members can’t get safe passage even on CNN’s flagship programs.
  A very satisfying example of this cropped up on Sunday, when far-left Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” program with anchor Dana Bash.
  While the two discussed a few different things, the most noteworthy part of the conversation came up when the Israel-Hamas
  
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• Minnesota, Wisconsin Wildlife Officials Capture 100s of Invasive Carp in Mississippi River

  04-12-2023 22:02
  
  Wildlife officials have captured hundreds of invasive carp from the Mississippi River near Trempealeau, Wisconsin
  
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• US, Allies in Talks on Naval Task Force to Protect Shipping in Red Sea After Houthi Attacks

  04-12-2023 22:00
  
  After three vessels were struck by missiles fired by Iranian-back Houthis in Yemen, the White House says the U.S. may establish a naval task force to escort commercial ships in the Red Sea
  
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• Man Featured in Hit Podcast 'S-Town' Shot and Killed by Police During Standoff, Authorities Say

  04-12-2023 21:46
  
  A man who appeared in the hit podcast “S-Town" died after being shot by police during a weekend standoff
  
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• Venezuela's Government Wins Vote on Claiming Part of Guyana, but Turnout Seems Lackluster

  04-12-2023 21:45
  
  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has the victory he was seeking in a weekend referendum on whether to claim sovereignty over an oil-rich area of neighboring Guyana
  
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• Cloud-Based Software Provider Five9 Considers Options for Sale - Bloomberg News

  04-12-2023 21:43
  (Reuters) -Call center software firm Five9 is weighing options for a sale, more than two years after a buyout by Zoom Video Communications failed,...
  
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• Ohio Republicans Propose Nixing Home Grow, Increasing Taxes in Sweeping Changes to Legal Marijuana

  04-12-2023 21:37
  
  Ohio state Senate Republicans are proposing vast changes to a recreational marijuana measure approved by voters last month
  
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• Islamist Radical Stabs Tourist to Death, Then Cries Out 'Allahu Akbar,' Officials Say

  04-12-2023 21:35
  
  A Muslim man fatally stabbed a tourist near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday before he bludgeoned two more people with a hammer, according to French authorities.
  French officials said the suspect has ties to the Islamic State group.
  The BBC reported the deceased was a German nurse visiting the city and the suspect, whom it identified only as Armand R, was a 26-year-old Frenchman.
  France’s Le Monde reported Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted mu
  
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• Court ‘Justice Stations’ Open in New Mexico, Navajo Nation, Allowing More Remote Appearances

  04-12-2023 21:31
  New offices are being set up in rural northwestern New Mexico to help people appear in court remotely
  
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• Remains Found in Indiana in 1982 Identified as Those of Wisconsin Woman Who Vanished at Age 20

  04-12-2023 21:30
  Authorities say human remains found in rural Indiana in 1982 have been identified as those of a Wisconsin woman who was 20 when she vanished more than four decades ago
  
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• Virginia Officials Certify 2023 Legislative Election Results, Other Electoral Contests

  04-12-2023 21:28
  Virginia’s State Board of Elections has voted unanimously to certify the 2023 legislative elections and other electoral contests during a meeting in Richmond
  
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• Whistleblower Allegation: Harvard Muzzled Disinfo Team After $500 Million Zuckerberg Donation

  04-12-2023 21:18
  
  A prominent disinformation scholar is accusing Harvard University in a whistleblower disclosure of muzzling her speech and stifling — then dismantling — her research team as it launched a deep dive into a damning trove of Facebook files
  
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• Latin America Must Invest up to 4.9% of GDP Annually to Meet Climate Goals -UN

  04-12-2023 21:17
  
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Latin America and the Caribbean need to rapidly boost spending to up to 4.9% of gross domestic product (GDP) annually by...
  
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• Yellen Heads to Mexico to Boost Cooperation on Fentanyl, Supply Chains

  04-12-2023 21:09
  
  By David LawderWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Mexico City this week to boost cooperation with Mexican...
  
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• Phillies Sign Manager Rob Thomson to 1-Year Extension After 2 Straight Trips to NLCS

  04-12-2023 21:00
  
  The Philadelphia Phillies have signed manager Rob Thomson to a one-year contract extension through the 2025 season after he led the team to two straight trips to the NL Championship Series
  
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• Eight Texas Chemical Plant Workers Treated for Toxic Gas Exposure

  04-12-2023 20:50
  (Reuters) -Eight people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Monday after a toxic gas leak at Altivia Chemicals' plant in La Porte, Texas,...
  
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