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• Christians celebrate Holy Fire amid Jerusalem police limits

  15-04-2023 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Israeli police limit attendance over safety concerns, which churches urge Christians to ignore.
  
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• WATCH: Protesters interrupt DeSantis speech at New Hampshire fundraising event

  15-04-2023 21:55
  
  Protesters interrupted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s speech at a Republican Party fundraising event in New Hampshire on Friday.
  
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• Illinois couple and their 2 children are missing after husband is ordered to stay away over domestic violence case

  15-04-2023 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Illinois couple and their two children have been missing for over two months, police said, revealing that the husband had been previously ordered to stay away from the family home over a domestic violence incident.
  
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• China says it 'hopes and believes' Germany will support its 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan

  15-04-2023 21:22 via foxnews.com
  
  A Chinese government diplomat expressed hope that Germany will support its takeover of Taiwan. Wang Yi, China's top diplomat, made the comments in a statement shared by the Chinese foreign ministry on Saturday, stating that he "hopes and believes" the European country will support its "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan. During a meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in China, Wang said that China once supported the reunification of Germany. "To maintain stability in the Taiwan
  
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• A tense wait for an imprisoned son

  15-04-2023 21:01 via foxnews.com
  
  Ella Milman jumped when her cellphone rang Tuesday. She took a deep breath. The caller was the White House operator and said she would be connecting the call to Air Force One. There was a long pause, then a familiar voice: "Joe Biden," the president started. "I’m so sorry. You must be in so much pain." Ms. Milman was sitting with Mikhail Gershkovich. They are the parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested by Russian security services last month while on a re
  
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• Gunfire and jet strikes, Sudan conflict... in 67 seconds

  15-04-2023 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A power struggle between Sudan's army and a paramilitary group erupted in Khartoum.
  
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• At least 25 killed amid clashes between rival military factions in Sudan

  15-04-2023 20:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Paramilitary group reports seizing control of presidential palace, army chief’s home and Khartoum airportSudan was plunged into a long-feared violent crisis on Saturday as a bitter struggle for power appeared to break out between the two main factions of the ruling military regime.At least 25 people were reported to have been killed in clashes in the vast and strategic east African country during heavy fighting between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support F
  
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• 3 Americans go missing on sailing voyage from Mexico to San Diego

  15-04-2023 20:31 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican Navy are searching for three American sailors who have been missing for almost two weeks.  "Three persons aboard the sailing vessel Ocean Bound, a 44-foot La Fitte, reportedly left Mazatlán en route to San Diego," the Coast Guard said Friday. "The sailors planned to stop in Cabo San Lucas on April 6 for provisions and to report in before continuing on to San Diego." "However, there was no record of them arriving in Cabo San Lucas or a report of their
  
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• US officials knew of more Chinese spy balloons, according to Pentagon leaks

  15-04-2023 19:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Documents allegedly leaked by Jack Teixeira show US knew of at least four balloons beyond one shot down in FebruaryUS officials were aware of up to four Chinese surveillance balloons, beyond one that flew over the continental US and was shot down in February, according to leaked top intelligence. One balloon flew over a US carrier strike group located in the Pacific Ocean, in an incident that was never reported.The information comes from documents that were allegedly leaked by Massachusetts air
  
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• Thirteen killed in India after bus carrying musicians falls into gorge

  15-04-2023 18:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Twenty-nine passengers also injured as vehicle slides off highway during journey from Pune to MumbaiA passenger bus carrying dozens of members of a music troupe slid off a highway and fell into a gorge in western India on Saturday, killing 13 people and injuring 29 others, police said.The bus was on its way to Mumbai, India’s financial capital, in Maharashtra state, from Pune city, where the musicians held a performance, said Atul Zende, a police officer. The exact cause of the crash was n
  
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• Germany shutting down last 3 nuclear plants, relying on coal, natural gas during 'clean' energy push

  15-04-2023 17:18 via foxnews.com
  
  Germany has begun dismantling its nuclear energy infrastructure, claiming the country will aim for a 100% renewable energy systems. The European financial power is shutting down its final three reactors — Emsland, Neckarwestheim II, and Isar II.  "Nuclear power supplied electricity for three generations, but its legacy remains dangerous for 30,000 generations," German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said Saturday. GERMAN GOVERNMENT DISMISSES CALLS TO DELAY THE SHUTDOWN OF COUNTRY'S
  
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• Sudan fighting: The military rivalry behind the clashes in Khartoum

  15-04-2023 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fighting is a direct result of a vicious power struggle within the military leadership.
  
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• Japanese suspect throws smoke bomb at prime minister, gets tackled on video

  15-04-2023 15:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated Saturday after someone threw an explosive device his way during a campaign event at a fishing port in western Japan.  No one was hurt in the incident and police tackled a suspect as panicking bystanders hurried away while smoke filled the air.  Kishida continued to campaign at Saikazaki port in Wakayama prefecture following the incident. The explosion occurred just before he was set to speak. A young man was arrested at the scene afte
  
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• Tunisian footballer dies after setting himself on fire in ‘police state’ protest

  15-04-2023 15:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Mourners clash with police after Nizar Issaoui, 35, dies in protest at ‘terrorism’ accusation over banana prices complaintA professional footballer in Tunisia has died after setting himself alight earlier this week in what he called a protest against the “police state” ruling the country, his brother said.Nizar Issaoui, 35, sustained third-degree burns from his action in the village of Haffouz in the central region of Kairouan, his brother Ryad said. Continue reading...
  
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• US Embassy staff in Sudan shelters in place as paramilitary force seizes presidential palace

  15-04-2023 14:11 via foxnews.com
  
  U.S. officials and travelers inside the African nation of Sudan are being encouraged to shelter in place as gunfire and explosions rocked the capital of Khartoum. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are clashing with Sudan's army, and the RSF claimed Saturday it had seized the presidential palace and taken control of the city's airport. "Due to reports of heavy gunfire in several locations in Khartoum, Embassy staff have been ordered to shelter in place," the U.S. Embassy in Sudan wrote
  
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• Japan: Kishida smoke bomb sparks memories of slain PM Abe

  15-04-2023 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The incident comes as a shock, occurring only nine months after Shinzo Abe's murder.
  
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• Australia espionage: Man accused of passing information to foreign spies

  15-04-2023 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 55-year-old is said to have met two foreign spies in the Chinese city of Shanghai.
  
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• Japan’s PM escapes explosion unharmed after suspected attack

  15-04-2023 12:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Man detained after what looked like a smoke bomb was thrown at Fumio Kishida just before speechThe Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has escaped unhurt after he was apparently targeted by an explosive device on Saturday morning. It comes less than a year after the country’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, was shot dead while making a campaign speech.Kishida was safely evacuated after the incident, while a suspect – named by Japanese media as Ryuji Kimura, 24, a resident of H
  
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• Silencing conservative voices? These female radio station owners insist they're not

  15-04-2023 12:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Latino Media Network's Stephanie Valencia and Jess Morales Rocketto ownership of key Spanish-language radio stations tout cultural programming despite Democratic backgrounds.
  
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• Officials sound alarm on carmakers dropping AM radio in new vehicles: 'Meant for emergencies'

  15-04-2023 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  In the modern age of information overload, AM broadcasting may be going extinct in modern cars, and safety advocates are sounding the alarm. Automakers like Tesla, BMW and Ford are opting to cut AM radio from new models, particularly electric vehicles, due to the added expense and added weight of the radios. In addition, the manufacturers claim there are now a variety of ways information is accessible.  But experts are warning that the seemingly archaic technology plays vital role in emerge
  
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• China expands wartime military draft to include veterans and college students

  15-04-2023 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Beijing this week announced revisions to its conscription policy and said that should China enter a state of war, veterans and educated college students can expect to be on top of the list to be drafted.  China has positioned these changes as a necessary step to modernize the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and to bolster its combat effectiveness.  However, adding the nation's most educated as priority draftees runs counter not only to traditional Western conscription practices, but Chi
  
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• New Hampshire Gov. concerned GOP fighting could impact presidential election: 'I get nervous about 2024'

  15-04-2023 11:50 via foxnews.com
  
  New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu criticized divisions within the GOP during a speech in Indianapolis Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual conference. Sununu said Republicans need to focus on an inspirational message and expand their base across the political spectrum if they hope to win in the 2024 election, and that the party must move past complaining about the results of previous elections. "When we are always yelling at each other, we are not going to get it done
  
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• Former 'Bewitched' child star Erin Murphy explains why the '60s sitcom ended

  15-04-2023 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  As a top-rated sitcom, "Bewitched" was flying high, but the spell suddenly broke in 1972. "We weren’t canceled," Erin Murphy, a former child star who played Tabitha Stephens in the ‘60s series, told Fox New Digital. "We’d been picked up for two more seasons. So we went on our hiatus thinking we were going to come back a month or two [later], and we never did. … They sent a letter to our house [stating] that they decided not to continue. So, I went to Girl Scout camp. "I
  
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• Yemen war: prisoners freed in huge cross-border exchange

  15-04-2023 10:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Second day of prisoner swaps involving nearly 900 detainees comes amid peace talks to end eight-year warScores of prisoners of war, including Saudis, were freed on Saturday as part of a cross-border exchange between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the International Committee of the Red Cross has said.The flights connecting Saudi Arabia and Huthi-held territory in Yemen were part of a large-scale, multiday exchange involving nearly 900 detainees and come
  
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• Bud Light blasted on Twitter for 'TGIF' post amid Dylan Mulvaney controversy

  15-04-2023 10:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Bud Light posted a photo of a beer can on Friday with the caption,"TGIF," leading to criticism in the replies as the company finds itself in the middle of controversy over its partnership with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.  The beer company has faced intense criticism in recent days after the announcement it was partnering with Mulvaney, whose picture appeared on a newly-unveiled Bud Light can. As of Saturday morning, Bud Light's "TGIF" post had more than 11,600 replies and nearly 1,
  
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• Indiana teacher ousted for defying district's trans policy could get court case reexamined, attorney says

  15-04-2023 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  An Indiana music theory teacher's religious discrimination lawsuit against his former employer that allegedly ousted him for refusing to adhere to a transgender name and pronoun policy could get a second look if the conditions are right, his attorney says.  The glimmer of hope for former teacher John Kluge comes after last Friday's blow dealt by the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which upheld a lower court's decision stating the school had not violated his rights. Depending
  
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• Stakeknife: Who was Army's IRA spy Freddie Scappaticci?

  15-04-2023 07:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He has been linked to 18 murders, all while on the state payroll; some victims were fellow agents.
  
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• Jim Jordan declares he is '100% for President Trump' in 2024 amid ongoing legal issues

  15-04-2023 07:05 via foxnews.com
  
  Conservative firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, declared Friday that he is "100% for President Trump" in the 2024 presidential election despite the ongoing legal issues facing the former president. Speaking with Fox News Digital ahead of his speech to the National Rifle Association convention, Jordan argued Trump was the only president to do what he said he was going to do, and did so successfully despite the entire political establishment standing against him. "No one has demonstrated that they
  
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• Manchin’s wife broke 'conflicts of interest' ethics pledge, emails show

  15-04-2023 06:42 via foxnews.com
  
  Gayle Manchin, wife of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), appears to have violated an ethics pledge by advising an organization with ties to her husband's campaign despite vowing to recuse herself from matters where she had a "financial interest," according to emails obtained by Fox News Digital. According to the emails, Manchin quietly advised Coalfield Development, a nonprofit organization, in October 2021 on a $62.8 million grant from
  
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• Bill Maher invokes Clinton in warning to Dems about Trump indictment: 'Sex scandals don't work on presidents'

  15-04-2023 06:30 via foxnews.com
  
  "Real Time" host Bill Maher closed his show Friday by warning Democrats that the indictment of former President Donald Trump over his alleged falsified business records regarding Stormy Daniels could backfire, urging them to "remember the past" or they'll be "condemned to repeat it." "This whole ‘going after the president for f---ing around’ thing — I've seen this movie before. It was called ‘Kill Bill,’" Maher told viewers while showing an image of former President
  
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• Timberwolves knockout Thunder in play-in tournament, set to face Nuggets as West's No. 8 seed

  15-04-2023 06:25 via foxnews.com
  
  The Oklahoma City Thunder were able to win one do-or-die game on the road, but they were unable to accomplish that feat twice. The Minnesota Timberwolves took home Friday's play-in tournament game, 120-95, to clinch the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference and eliminate OKC. Minnesota had another chance to make the playoffs after their overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday (L.A. is the seventh seed) - the Thunder ended the New Orleans Pelicans' season on Wednesday. It was a 10-point
  
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• On this day in history, April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln passes away

  15-04-2023 06:02 via foxnews.com
  
  President Abraham Lincoln died in Washington, D.C., on this day in history, April 15, 1865, one day after he was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth.  Lincoln, who was elected president in 1860, was the first U.S. president to be assassinated.  He was survived by his wife, Mary Todd, whom he married in 1842, and his sons Robert and Tad.ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, APRIL 14, 1910, PRESIDENT TAFT THROWS OUT FIRST PITCH AT MLB GAME The president was shot while he was attending a performance of "Ou
  
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• WATCH: Escaped emu leads police on 20-mile chase

  15-04-2023 05:13
  
  An emu named MeeMoo led police on a 20-mile chase in Tennessee before being safely returned to its owner.
  
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• US looks to boost ties in Vietnam as China reportedly stalls Blinken visit

  15-04-2023 04:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Secretary of state to break ground on new US embassy while Hanoi reluctant to antagonise its powerful neighbourChina has reportedly refused to reschedule a visit from the US secretary of state, as Antony Blinken kicked off a trip to Vietnam, a crucial South-east Asian trade partner that Washington is looking to bolster ties with as it works to balance Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the region and beyond.In his first visit to the country as the top US diplomat, Blinken will meet with to
  
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• New York man who hired a hitman to kill his mob-linked father sentenced to life

  15-04-2023 04:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  A New York man was sentenced to life after hiring a hitman to kill his father in what prosecutors called a scheme to control a real estate empire built from mob money.
  
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• SEAN HANNITY: China's 'dangerous coalition' is growing

  15-04-2023 04:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News host Sean Hannity warned China's 'dangerous coalition' is growing as world leaders rush to meet President Xi Jinping in Friday's opening monologue. SEAN HANNITY: As Biden spent the week embarrassing himself and the U.S. in Ireland, China's dangerous coalition grew even larger. Now, even fake news CNN, they are raising the alarm about the number of world leaders now rushing to meet with President Xi of China. So let me be very clear. These countries have made a deliberate, calculated dec
  
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• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Elon Musk-backed letter calling for AI pause wasn't 'optimal way to address it'

  15-04-2023 04:32 via foxnews.com
  
  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that a letter signed by Twitter CEO Elon Musk and others in the technology community calling for a pause on "giant AI experiments" wasn't the right way to address the issue. Musk, Steve Wozniak, and other tech leaders signed the letter in March, which asked AI developers to "immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4." During a virtual appearance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Thursday, Altman addressed
  
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• California men arrested in Dodger Stadium attack after Elton John concert

  15-04-2023 04:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Two men have been charged with attacking a couple in their 60s after an Elton John concert in November in Los Angeles.  Reece Hopkin, 38, and Chad Reeves, 42, were each charged with one felony count of battery with serious bodily injury, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office said Friday. Hopkin also faces one felony count of vandalism or destruction of property. "What started out as a night of entertainment and revelry ended in violence. Verbal disagreements should never take such a da
  
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• Capitals and head coach Peter Laviolette mutually agree to part ways after three seasons

  15-04-2023 04:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Peter Laviolette's three-year run with the Washington Capitals has come to an end.  On Friday, the Capitals announced Laviolette's contract will not be renewed. The deal expires June 30. Over the course of his three-year tenure, Laviolette compiled a 115-78-27 record. The Capitals qualified for the NHL postseason during Laviolette's first two seasons, but the team failed to advance past the first round both years. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The Capitals struggled wit
  
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• Trump mocks DeSantis, Pence during stump speech at NRA convention

  15-04-2023 04:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump used his speech at the annual National Rifle Association convention on Friday to mock former Vice President Mike Pence and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis while making his case for the nation to send him back to the White House in next year's presidential election. On multiple occasions, Trump referred to DeSantis as "DeSanctus" while rattling off poll numbers showing him as the clear front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination.  He also joked a
  
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• New Jersey's Kanouse wildfire now 95% contained in West Milford: officials

  15-04-2023 04:20 via foxnews.com
  
  New Jersey officials reported that the North Jersey Kanouse wildfire is nearly completely contained, as West Milford reels from the largest wildfire in New Jersey since 2010. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) reported that crews successfully reinforced containment lines in West Milford Township on Friday, bringing the containment percentage to 95%.  The forest is currently 972-acres in size. It is the largest fire in North Jersey since 2010. "Ground crews made excellent progress ad
  
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• Heat survive another Bulls play-in tournament comeback to earn No. 8 seed in NBA playoffs

  15-04-2023 04:17 via foxnews.com
  
  The Chicago Bulls almost seemed like a team of destiny as they rallied for another comeback, but there was a different ending this time. The Miami Heat earned the Eastern Conference's No. 8 seed with a 102-91 win in the play-in tournament, ending Chicago's season. The Bulls reached the game after coming back from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Toronto Raptors in a game that eliminated Toronto from playoff contention. Miami was in this situation after it lost the No. 7 seed game against the Atl
  
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• Elderly Florida man's leg bitten off by alligator, officials say

  15-04-2023 04:14 via foxnews.com
  
  An alligator attacked a 72-year-old Florida man Friday, biting off a part of his leg, state wildlife officials said.  The attack occurred around 1:50 p.m. at the Great Outdoors RV Resort in Titusville, Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a news release. ALLIGATOR SPOTTED ON TEXAS BEACH BY SEAS TURTLE PATROLLERS: ‘CAUGHT BY SURPRISE’  The incident left the man missing a part of one of his legs at the knee, FOX Orlando reported.  He was
  
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• Florida realtor found dead in home, sister arrested for second-degree murder

  15-04-2023 04:10 via foxnews.com
  
  A Florida community is devastated after well-respected realtor was found dead in her home and police charged her younger sister with second-degree murder. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, 54-year-old Sherry Lynn Howard was found dead in her home on in St. Petersburg, Florida on Tuesday. Police said Charee Howard, a licensed osteopathic physician, called 911 at about 3:30 p.m. saying that she had choked her to death. The sisters lived together at a home and no one else was
  
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• Pickup driver charged in Ohio deadly crash one day after being released on unrelated charge in Kentucky

  15-04-2023 04:05 via foxnews.com
  
  A pickup truck driver was reportedly charged in Ohio with vehicular homicide on Friday for a crash that killed three people on Interstate 275 a week ago. Andrew Blankenship, 29, was arrested and booked into Ohio’s Hamilton County Justice Center hours after he was released on his own recognizance from custody in Kentucky Thursday on an unrelated charge connected to a domestic violence probation violation, FOX 19 reported.  A judge said he needed medical treatment for serious,
  
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• Trump reports little income from Truth Social in first financial disclosure since leaving office

  15-04-2023 04:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump says he’s not making much money from his social media network but estimates it is worth between $5 million and $25 million.
  
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• Critics obliterate Anheuser-Busch CEO's 'nothing' statement amid Bud Light-Dylan Mulvaney uproar: A 'disaster'

  15-04-2023 04:03 via foxnews.com
  
  Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth was widely panned on social media for his statement purportedly addressing the uproar over Bud Light's controversial partnership with viral trans activist Dylan Mulvaney.  Over the past several days, Bud Light has been facing intense for partnering with Mulvaney, the social media influencer who detractors accuse of impersonating women while documenting a full year of transitioning into "girlhood." On Friday, Whitworth published a lengthy statement hoping
  
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• 'Survivor' contestant Matt Blankinship confirms romance with fellow contestant: 'I'm the real winner'

  15-04-2023 04:01 via foxnews.com
  
  "Two "Survivor" contestants" left Fiji with something more valuable to them than a cash prize. Matt Blankinship and Frannie Marin clicked almost immediately after meeting for the first time as members of the Soka tribe in the first episode of "Survivor 44." They quickly formed an unbreakable alliance, which blossomed into a romantic relationship that has remained strong since the show ended. "Yeah, we're still dating," Blankinship told Entertainment Weekly following his exit from the show. "We'r
  
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• 7-foot alligator found in California river dies after rescue

  15-04-2023 03:52 via foxnews.com
  
  A seven-foot alligator was found in a California river and wildlife authorities aren’t sure how the animal got there. Patrick Foy, a law enforcement division captain with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, confirmed to Fox News Digital that the alligator was found in Sacramento County in early April, but the reptile has died. Before the alligator’s death, the animal was captured and brought into the Wildlife Care Association of Sacramento, a wildlife rescue in McClellan,
  
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• A man who threatened Merriam-Webster over gender-inclusive definitions was sentenced to prison

  15-04-2023 03:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  A California man who threatened to bomb and shoot people at Merriam-Webster Inc. over the dictionary company’s inclusive language around gender was sentenced to prison Thursday, prosecutors said.
  
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