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• Video: Secret Service Moves in After Climate Radical Targets Trump Presidential Plaque

  23-04-2025 23:15 via westernjournal.com
  
  A climate activist vandalized a presidential placard inside Trump Tower in New York City Wednesday, prompting a swift response from the Secret Service. The incident occurred just after noon in […]
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• Young Americans Give Congressional Democrats a Crushing Reality Check in New Poll

  23-04-2025 22:47 via westernjournal.com
  
  Two recent polls show that Democrats are in trouble with younger voters, which has been a key demographic for them in past elections. And if the Democrats cannot hold the […]
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• YouTube at 20: Platform says more than 20 trillion videos have been uploaded since 2005

  23-04-2025 22:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  YouTube celebrated the anniversary of its first video on Wednesday.
  
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• Teddi Mellencamp says stage 4 tumors 'shrunk or disappeared' in positive cancer update

  23-04-2025 22:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Teddi Mellencamp took to social media Wednesday to share a positive update on her cancer treatment — all of her brain and lung tumors have "shrunk," she said.
  
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• Every NFL team wants a good, young quarterback. Drafting one is the hard part

  23-04-2025 22:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  At this week’s NFL Draft, the 32 teams in the world’s most profitable league will be searching for its most valuable commodity: a young, difference-making quarterback.
  
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• Consumer spending is up big in early April as people buy in anticipation of tariffs

  23-04-2025 22:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Consumer spending is rising at a faster clip this month as everyday Americans rush to make purchases before President Donald Trump’s full tariff plan takes effect, data released Wednesday from JPMorgan shows.
  
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• Businesses are already trying to pass tariff costs onto customers, Fed report says

  23-04-2025 22:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Businesses dealing with the early stages of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are looking for ways to pass increasing costs onto consumers, according to a Federal Reserve report Wednesday.
  
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• 'Star Wars' fans say 'Andor' feels more relevant than ever

  23-04-2025 22:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Warning: This article contains spoilers for the show “Andor.”
  
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• 'The Tide Is Turning': Churches Across the Country Report Unprecedented Easter Weekend Numbers

  23-04-2025 22:00 via westernjournal.com
  
  Easter weekend 2025 brought an extraordinary wave of spiritual renewal to churches across the United States, with reports of unprecedented attendance, baptisms, and salvations pouring in from faith leaders nationwide. […]
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• Trump wants automakers to move vehicle production to the U.S. It's not that simple

  23-04-2025 21:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  DETROIT — When President Donald Trump hinted last week at a reprieve from 25% auto tariffs, he suggested it would be to allow automakers more time to move or increase U.S. vehicle production and parts.
  
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• Boeing CEO says China has stopped taking its aircraft amid trade war

  23-04-2025 21:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Boeing could hand over some of its aircraft that were destined for Chinese airlines to other carriers after China stopped taking deliveries of its planes amid a trade war with the United States.
  
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• Starbucks imposes new limits on what baristas can wear under their green aprons

  23-04-2025 21:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Starbucks is imposing new limits on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons.
  
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• Fyre sale: After Fyre Festival 2 is postponed, promoter announces brand is up for grabs

  23-04-2025 21:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Fyre Festival brand is up for grabs, its promoter Billy McFarland announced Wednesday, a week after organizers postponed Fyre Festival 2 with no new date set.
  
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• Harvard's president says the school will 'not compromise' on its rights with the Trump admin

  23-04-2025 21:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  The head of Harvard University doubled down on his defiance against the Trump administration on Wednesday, saying the Ivy League school would not compromise on certain issues despite the federal government’s threat to freeze more than $2 billion in funding.
  
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• Trump Throws Support Behind Plan to Incentivize Having Babies by Offering Sizable Cash Bonuses

  23-04-2025 21:25 via westernjournal.com
  
  President Donald Trump has endorsed a proposal to offer cash bonuses to new mothers, aiming to address the nation’s declining birth rates. Trump expressed his support during a White House […]
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• 'Peaches' and 'Baby Doe,' bodies found near Gilgo Beach, ID'd as mother and 2-year-old daughter

  23-04-2025 21:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  The identities of a woman and child whose remains were found 14 years apart on Long Island have been identified as a mother and her daughter, cold case murders that officials say could be linked to the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killings.
  
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• Black churches back embattled Smithsonian African American history museum after Trump’s order

  23-04-2025 21:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  The museum tells the history of slavery and segregation, while also highlighting the determination and successes of Black America through history.
  
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• Harvard president speaks with NBC News after government slashes funding

  23-04-2025 21:02 via nbcnews.com
  NBC Nightly News' Lester Holt spoke exclusively with Harvard President Alan Garber. The interview was Garber’s first since Harvard sued the Trump administration over frozen federal research funding. Garber took a lead role among educators in pushing back on the administration’s efforts to bring sweeping change to top U.S. universities.
  
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• Gut toxin may be a ‘critical piece of the puzzle’ behind the rise in early-onset colorectal cancer

  23-04-2025 20:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  A gut toxin that’s been linked to colorectal cancers for more than two decades may be to the sharp rise of the disease in younger people, according to new research.
  
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• Watch: Ilhan Omar Has Shameful Response When Pastor Quotes the Bible in Defense of the Unborn

  23-04-2025 20:42 via westernjournal.com
  
  A courageous pastor stepped into a hostile arena, confronting Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and her supporters on the red-hot issue of abortion. Armed with biblical truth, he boldly quoted […]
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• Number 2 Senate Democrat Announces Retirement

  23-04-2025 20:35 via westernjournal.com
  
  On Wednesday, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, announced he will not seek re-election in 2026, setting the stage for a potentially contentious battle within his own […]
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• In retrial openings, prosecutors paint Harvey Weinstein as powerful mogul who 'preyed' on women

  23-04-2025 20:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Manhattan prosecutors painted a scathing portrait of Harvey Weinstein at the beginning of his sexual abuse retrial Wednesday.
  
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• Cardinals, conclaves and popes, in five charts

  23-04-2025 20:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Learn more about the history of common pope names, what age past popes have lived to be, how long the conclave process takes historically and more.
  
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• Trump Announces New Additions He's Paying for at White House: Two 'Beautiful' 100-Foot-Tall Flagpoles

  23-04-2025 19:53 via westernjournal.com
  
  President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that he is paying to have large flagpoles installed on the North and South Lawns of the White House. “We’re putting up a beautiful, […]
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• Victims' loved ones denied chance to confront Highland Park mass shooter

  23-04-2025 19:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Witnesses of the 2022 mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb emotionally relived the massacre at the gunman's sentencing hearing on Wednesday — even though Robert "Bobby" E. Crimo III did not show his face in court.
  
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• World Economic Forum Launches Investigation Into Klaus Schwab After Whistleblowers Step Forward

  23-04-2025 19:08 via westernjournal.com
  
  One of the biggest names in international finance is under investigation by the organization he founded. Klaus Schwab, the controversial creator of the World Economic Forum, was accused in a […]
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• Blood test could predict skin cancer recurrence, study shows

  23-04-2025 18:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center have revealed that blood tests could predict the return of skin cancer.Melanoma is a less common form of skin cancer that is more dangerous than other varieties, according to the American Cancer Society. This is because it’s much more likely to spread to other parts of the body if not found and treated early.CANCER REPORT REVEALS SURPRISING NEW DATA ON DEATHS, DIAGNOSESThe new cancer research, published in The Lancet O
  
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• Antisemitism on Campus: The high school front line since October 7

  23-04-2025 18:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Since the horrors of Oct. 7, 2023, Jewish high schoolers across North America have faced a drastically altered reality, marked by fear, hostility and a surge in antisemitism. At NCSY, we work with tens of thousands of Jewish teens nationwide, and what we’re seeing today is not just troubling, it’s unprecedented in this country. What once might have been subtle slights or awkward silences from peers has, for many students, turned into open hostility. Students are being isola
  
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• Top Pollster Calls It: AOC Will Be Democrats' Next Presidential Nominee

  23-04-2025 18:27 via westernjournal.com
  
  Pollster Nate Silver has named Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the early front-runner for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, a prediction that critics say highlights a leftward shift […]
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• California school board votes to keep trans athletes out of girls' sports

  23-04-2025 18:21 via foxnews.com
  
  A southern California school board voted to keep transgender athletes out of girls’ sports on Tuesday night.The Redlands Unified school board voted in favor of adopting the policy, 3-2. The school district is located in San Bernardino County. Board president Michelle Rendler, along with members Candy Olson and Jeanette Wilson, voted in favor of the policy.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I am just so grateful that this insanity had not entered into society when I was grow
  
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• Congresswoman Mary Miller calls for federal investigations into Illinois over trans athletes in girls' sports

  23-04-2025 18:16 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., called on President Donald Trump's administration to take action against her state. In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital addressed to the Departments of Education and Justice, Miller pleaded for the agencies to investigate after the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) said it would continue allowing trans athletes to compete in girls' sports. "I am writing to express my deep concern regarding a recent decision by the Illinois High School Ass
  
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• FoxNews AI Newsletter: Swarm of helpful robots can pack your groceries

  23-04-2025 18:04 via foxnews.com
  
  IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- The AI-powered robot army that packs your groceries in minutes- Anthropic anticipates AI virtual employees coming in next year, security leader says- Discover the world’s first hydrogen outboard engine-powered boatGROCERIES IN 5 MIN: Imagine a grocery store where your entire order is picked, packed and ready for delivery in just five minutes without a single human hand touching your food.BRAVE NEW WORLD: Anthropic – the company behind the artificial inte
  
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• WATCH: Red state gov urges firearms makers to ditch Colorado amid its anti-gun push

  23-04-2025 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: GOP Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is launching a video campaign to remind gun manufacturers in Colorado that if they move just a few hundred miles to the north, they can be free of one of the nation's most restrictive gun control bills signed into law earlier this month in their state."Do you want to move back to America?" Gianforte is asking Colorado gunmakers, after Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-003 into law earlier this month. The new law, which is slated to go into e
  
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• Princeton student missing for days as possible key clue leads police to lake

  23-04-2025 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Princeton University and its Department of Public Safety are searching for a 23-year-old student who vanished on April 19 after he was last seen near a campus library.Lauren Blackburn, 23, of Indiana, was spotted near the Firestone Library around 6 p.m. Saturday before his disappearance. The student is a former staff writer for the university's newspaper, The Daily Princetonian.Vice President for Student Life W. Rochelle Calhoun said in an email to students that she "will share an update wh
  
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• Sarah Ferguson says her double cancer diagnosis felt ‘like a death sentence’

  23-04-2025 17:52 via foxnews.com
  
  Sarah Ferguson’s double cancer diagnosis wasn’t just terrifying – it was a life-altering moment. The Duchess of York candidly opened up about the emotional toll of her dual cancer diagnoses, confessing it felt "like a death sentence" at the time. Ferguson, 65, shared with the U.K. newspaper The Times that her medical news felt like a "bomb going off in my life."SARAH FERGUSON, DUCHESS OF YORK, ADMITS 'SHOCK' FROM 2ND CANCER DIAGNOSIS WITHIN A YEAR: 'BE DILIGENT'In 202
  
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• Palestinian leader demands Hamas release remaining hostages

  23-04-2025 17:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas demanded Hamas disarm, relinquish power and release the hostages.The Palestinian leader said that by letting the hostages go, Hamas would "shut down" Israel’s "excuses" to continue the war that began after the terror group's massacre on Oct. 7, 2023."The first priority is to stop the war of extermination in Gaza. It must be stopped – hundreds are being killed every day," Abbas said, according to the Times of Israel. "Why don’t
  
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• CNN's Jake Tapper rips Paramount owner as CBS fights high-stakes legal battle with Trump

  23-04-2025 17:50 via foxnews.com
  
  CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Tuesday accused Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of CBS News parent company Paramount, of sacrificing the integrity of the outlet by likely settling a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the network.Tapper suggested such a settlement may occur in order for Redstone to protect a possible highly profitable merger with another media giant. "Now, Shari Redstone is the majority owner of Paramount, and she stands to make a fortune if this multibillion
  
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• Conor McGregor reveals 'only' condition for UFC return nearly a year after being sidelined with toe injury

  23-04-2025 17:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Conor McGregor has long touted his return to the octagon after his first attempt last June came to an unfortunate end due to a training injury. But despite his last fight being almost four years ago and his newfound interest in politics, the famous fighter is seemingly interested in making another attempt at a comeback – under one condition. The UFC fighter took to social media on Tuesday following the success of WrestleMania 41, which was held at Allegiant Stadium, the home
  
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• Dick Durbin, No. 2 Senate Democrat, won't seek re-election

  23-04-2025 17:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Sen. Dick Durbin, D- Ill., the Senate Democratic whip and the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, has announced he will not seek re-election in 2026. Durbin, 80, who was first elected to the Senate in 1996, made the announcement in a video message on X Wednesday."The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy," Durbin said. PATEL CAMP DECRIES DURBIN ACCUSATIONS AS ‘POLITICALLY MOTIVATED’ ATTEMPT TO DERAIL FBI CONFIRMATION"I truly love the job of being
  
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• Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen admits he's 'struggling' two years after random attack that left him injured

  23-04-2025 17:30 via foxnews.com
  
  It's been two years since Rick Allen, the legendary drummer from Def Leppard, was randomly attacked outside a Florida hotel, and the 61-year-old musician is still struggling with the aftermath. "I’ve been going through some challenging times, kind of related to what happened in Florida," Allen said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s "Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk," per People. "And that whole thing is ongoing, when I got beaten up outside the hotel. So I’ve been trying to
  
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• Tom Homan vows action as California set to release illegal immigrant who killed two teens

  23-04-2025 17:29 via foxnews.com
  
  Outrage is growing after the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced it will release an undocumented immigrant convicted of killing two American teenagers, more than six years before his original sentence was set to end.Trump border czar Tom Homan says he’s stepping in."I will work with [Homeland Security] Secretary Noem on this case, and I guarantee you, if they don’t honor the detainer, we’ll have ICE agents outside that facility to take custody of t
  
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• WWE star John Cena admits to getting hair transplant after 'bullying' from fans

  23-04-2025 17:24 via foxnews.com
  
  During his farewell run in WWE this year, John Cena largely ignored any reactions from the fans in the stands – whether they have been in support of him or largely against him.Cena suggested on Monday during an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" that there was one negative comment that he took to heart and made a change rather quickly. It was comments about his thinning hair.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe "hustle, loyalty and respect" preacher revealed he underwent
  
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• Report: Here's the 'Final Offer' for Peace the Trump Admin Just Sent Ukraine

  23-04-2025 17:23 via westernjournal.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s administration has unveiled a transformative “final offer” to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war, holding steadfast to his commitment of securing enduring peace in a profoundly volatile and geopolitically […]
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• Texas Lottery executive director resigns amid multiple investigations

  23-04-2025 17:08 via foxnews.com
  
  The Texas Lottery Commission's executive director, Ryan Mindell, resigned Monday, according to a media release.Mindell's exit comes as the agency faces at least two investigations ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott and state Attorney General Ken Paxton into the integrity of the lottery prizes, and how the state handled the introduction of courier companies that buy and send tickets on behalf of customers online."Lottery couriers are unregulated service providers that take lottery ticket orders from cus
  
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• Ancient temple undergoes renovations to prevent earthquake damage

  23-04-2025 17:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Many travelers to Istanbul, Turkey, may find themselves at one of the most beautiful sacred places in the world: the Hagia Sophia.The ancient temple attracts scores of visitors from the West. It's known for its history as a Christian basilica for almost 1,000 years before becoming a mosque during the Ottoman Empire.Officials are now working to preserve the historic domes of the monument — built between 532 and 537 AD — from the threat of earthquakes.POPULAR CHURCH WILL
  
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• Lions exec takes swipe at Packers as Green Bay readies for NFL Draft

  23-04-2025 16:56 via foxnews.com
  
  The rivalry between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers burns red hot even in the offseason.Lions president Rod Wood made sure to throw some kindling on the fire on Tuesday when he talked about the NFL Draft taking place in Green Bay following the event in Detroit last year. Thousands of people are expected to attend the event again this year in Wisconsin.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWood took a shot at the Packers while speaking at an annual draft luncheon in Detroi
  
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• Jaw-Dropper: Susan Rice Is Still at the Pentagon, Even as Trump Is President and Hegseth Is SecDef

  23-04-2025 16:56 via westernjournal.com
  
  A former senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth who lost his job last week amid an investigation into press leaks from the Pentagon — pointed the finger in a […]
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• Child psychiatrist who criticized gender therapy receives $1.6 million from university after firing

  23-04-2025 16:56 via foxnews.com
  
  The University of Louisville has reportedly agreed to pay nearly $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a former professor who was fired for criticizing transgender treatments for children experiencing gender dysphoria.Dr. Allan Josephson worked for nearly 15 years as chief of the University of Louisville's Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology. According to his legal complaint, Josephson was able to turn around the struggling division during his tenure and received per
  
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• Jasmine Crockett tells Jimmy Kimmel she will 'absolutely' take head-to-head IQ test against Trump

  23-04-2025 16:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, told late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday that she would "absolutely" take a head-to-head IQ test against President Donald Trump."He also called you low IQ, I’m sure you’re aware of that. Would you be willing to take an IQ test publicly head-to-head against the President of the United States?" Kimmel asked."Absolutely!" Crockett responded.Kimmel played a clip of Trump talking about the Democratic lawmaker, during which he called Crockett the Democra
  
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• Jelly Roll wins support of Tennessee parole board as he fights to receive full pardon for convictions

  23-04-2025 16:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Jelly Roll has gotten one step closer to receiving a full pardon for his previous convictions.The Tennessee Board of Parole officially recommended the 40-year-old musician receive a full pardon following a 45-minute hearing which included statements from a number of witnesses, including Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall, who runs Nashville’s jail.The hearing ended with a vote, in which the board reached a unanimous agreement to recommend the musician be pardoned, with only one board member recu
  
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