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• Biden family, Hunter associates raked in over $17M from foreign sources, IRS whistleblower testifies

  19-07-2023 23:59 via foxnews.com
  
  An IRS whistleblower who came forward to testify before Congress Wednesday confirmed claims by House Republicans that Hunter Biden and his companies raked in over $17 million from foreign sources over several years, beginning while his father was vice president. The House Oversight Committee interviewed two IRS whistleblowers alleging political misconduct throughout the Hunter Biden investigation: special agent Joseph Ziegler, whose identity was revealed during the hearing, and his IRS supe
  
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• Early mammals may have hunted dinosaurs, rare China fossil suggests

  19-07-2023 23:49 via foxnews.com
  
  An unusual fossil found in China suggests that some early mammals may have preyed on dinosaur, according to new research. The fossil — which is reported to have dated back to around 125 million years ago — was found in China's Liaoning Province in 2012, the Canadian Museum of Nature said in a release. It comes from an area of fossil beds dubbed "China's Dinosaur Pompeii," referring to the fossils of animals and dinosaurs in the area that had been buried suddenly by mudslides and debr
  
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• Judge dismisses request for drug test in 'Rust' movie shooting case involving Alec Baldwin

  19-07-2023 23:42 via foxnews.com
  
  The former weapons supervisor on the set of the movie "Rust" won't have to take a drug test as she confronts felony charges of evidence tampering and involuntary manslaughter in the on-set shooting death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin. A New Mexico district court judge on Wednesday dismissed a request from prosecutors to test Hannah Gutierrez-Reed for illegal drugs, calling it "an ambush" against her defense lawyers. Prosecutors say Gutierrez-Reed passed narcotics to another person t
  
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• Parties, courts interfered in Guatemalan elections, observers' report states

  19-07-2023 23:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Some Guatemalan political parties and other actors unnecessarily dragged the country’s June 25 elections into the courts in an attempt to ignore the will of the people, the Organization of American States observation mission has concluded. "The mission considers that the abuse of legal instruments by actors unsatisfied with the results introduced a high degree of uncertainty in the electoral process and put at risk the country’s democratic stability," the election observers wrote in
  
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• Venezuelan ex-spy chief, Chávez confidant, extradited to US on drug trafficking charges

  19-07-2023 23:38 via foxnews.com
  
  A former Venezuelan spymaster close to the country's late leader Hugo Chávez has been extradited to New York from Spain on Wednesday to face decade-old drug trafficking charges. Retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal will enter a not guilty plea at his initial appearance Thursday in Manhattan federal court, his lawyer, Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma, told The Associated Press. Nicknamed "El Pollo" (The Chicken), Carvajal advised Chávez for more than a decade. He later broke with Chávez's
  
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• Newspaper fires writer, makes corrections to story about alleged sexual abuse by Georgia football players

  19-07-2023 23:37 via foxnews.com
  
  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) released a statement on Wednesday to say that it has "issued corrections" in a story that investigated current and former members of the Georgia football team. The author, Alan Judd, has been "terminated for violating the organization’s journalistic standards," the outlet said. The AJC declined Georgia's demand to retract the article but detailed the corrections it made. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Judd's article, originally tit
  
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• Chattahoochee River in Georgia reopens to the public after E. Coli contamination incident

  19-07-2023 23:36 via foxnews.com
  
  After a spill closed parts of the Chattahoochee River last month in Georgia, officials said Wednesday the waterway is back open to the public. The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area closed sections of the river in late June as a precaution after elevated E. Coli contamination was detected due to a release at the Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility in Fulton County, news outlets reported. The bacteria levels are now below the criteria recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Ag
  
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• Virginia lawmaker's court hearing postponed after judge fails to appear in hit-and-run case

  19-07-2023 23:35 via foxnews.com
  
  A court hearing for a Virginia lawmaker facing felony charges in connection with a hit-and-run that injured a woman was postponed this week after the judge failed to show up. Republican Del. Matt Fariss had been set for a bench trial Tuesday afternoon on a misdemeanor reckless driving charge in connection with the March incident and a preliminary hearing on two felony charges, according to Don Caldwell, the prosecutor appointed to handle the case. But retired judge Thomas Bondurant — who h
  
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• Second police officer charged in severe beating case near St. Louis

  19-07-2023 23:33 via foxnews.com
  
  A second police officer from a suburban St. Louis department is now facing charges after a man was allegedly driven to a secluded spot and beaten until his jaw broke. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell on Wednesday announced that his office charged Northwoods, Missouri, Police Officer Michael Hill, 51, with second-degree kidnapping. Hill is jailed on $100,000 cash-only bond and doesn't yet have a listed attorney. On Monday, Northwoods Officer Samuel Davis, 26, was charged with ass
  
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• Kevin Spacey got away with sexual assaults because of his celebrity status: prosecutors

  19-07-2023 23:33 via foxnews.com
  
  The prosecution in Kevin Spacey's criminal sexual assault trial claimed the actor got away with his behavior because of his celebrity status in closing arguments Wednesday. Spacey seized brief moments for an "opportunity grab" and was able to get away with the assaults for years, because he was a celebrity who took advantage of his power, prosecutor Christine Agnew said. Spacey is on trial after pleading not guilty to charges of sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in
  
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• Florida City Walmart shooting kills at least 1, injures 2: police

  19-07-2023 23:33 via foxnews.com
  
  A Florida suspect gunned down customers in a Florida City Walmart, hitting two people and killing one. The shooting took place at around 3 p.m. Wednesday. WSVN reported that two people were shot: one person was hit in the foot, while another was injured in the abdomen. A third customer had a panic attack from the incident, requiring medical attention. Police cleared all of the customers and employees out of the Walmart. WSVN was told that one of the individuals involved in the shooting is believ
  
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• Massachusetts man accused of zip-tying people, placing ‘bomb’ on counter during armed bank robbery

  19-07-2023 23:31 via foxnews.com
  
  A man from Martha’s Vineyard is accused of zip-tying individuals and placing a "purported bomb" on the counter during an armed bank robbery in April.  Prosecutors said Wednesday that Petar Petyoshin, 40, is charged with one count of armed robbery. He’d previously been arrested on related state charges in May.  Charging documents say Petyoshin entered the Rockland Trust Bank in Falmouth just before 9 a.m. on April 8, 2023. Wearing a blonde wing, Petyoshin placed an alleged b
  
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• As recruitment flounders, this small change to GI Bill would make kids ‘flock to the military,’ teen says

  19-07-2023 23:30 via foxnews.com
  
  As university enrollment and Americans' confidence in higher education decline, there's growing support for allowing veterans to use their GI Bill benefits to start a business rather than attend college. Proponents say the policy change could also alleviate the military's recruiting crisis. "In the past, the GI Bill college tuition grants was the military's big recruiting magnet. But it didn't really appeal to me," 18-year-old Aden Gilbert told Fox News. "My acquaintances and peers, we think tha
  
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• MTG shows censored nude pictures of Hunter Biden during IRS whistleblower hearing

  19-07-2023 23:26 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., caused a stir when she held up several graphic photos from Hunter Biden’s laptop during a committee hearing Wednesday with IRS whistleblowers alleging misconduct in investigations into the Biden family. The House Oversight Committee interviewed two IRS whistleblowers alleging political misconduct throughout the Hunter Biden investigation — Special Agent Joseph Ziegler, whose identity was revealed during the hearing, and his IRS supervisor
  
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• Florida man accused of selling fentanyl disguised as ADHD medication: police

  19-07-2023 23:16 via foxnews.com
  
  A Florida suspect has been arrested for allegedly selling fentanyl pills disguised as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication, authorities say. Jaquan Jones McCrary was charged with trafficking of fentanyl, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. "McCrary was selling these pills as ADHD medication, but they were actually fentanyl," the Orange County Sheriff's Office wrote in Facebook post. The sheriff's office posted a picture of dozens of light orange pills. They fou
  
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• Saquon Barkley says he 'might have to' sit out season, 'say f--- you' to Giants after failed contract talks

  19-07-2023 23:15 via foxnews.com
  
  Saquon Barkley has two options: play on the franchise tag worth just over $10 million or not play at all. The New York Giants running back is in this position because he and the G-Men were unable to reach a long-term deal before Monday's 4 p.m. deadline – Barkley and the Giants can now only negotiate salary for 2023. But a holdout is now officially on the table. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM In an interview recorded on July 11, six days before the deadline, Barkley adm
  
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• Warriors’ Draymond Green talks Jordan Poole punch: ‘I don’t just hit people’

  19-07-2023 23:14 via foxnews.com
  
  The punch that Draymond Green landed on Jordan Poole during training camp in October was the start of a disappointing season for the Golden State Warriors.  After winning the organization's fourth NBA championship in eight years, the Warriors struggled during the regular season before falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.  Shortly after the playoff exit, Golden State traded Poole to the Washington Wizards for veteran point guard Chris Paul, ending P
  
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• Matt Damon spent first 'big paycheck' helping his mom and brother

  19-07-2023 23:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Matt Damon received his first "big paycheck" in Hollywood and decided not to spend it on himself. In a recent interview with his "Oppenheimer" co-stars, Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy, Damon revealed he was able to put his mother, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, through her Ph.D. program with the $25,000 he earned for his role in the 1990 drama "Rising Son." "I bought my brother a car and I put my mom through her Ph.D. program," Damon shared with The Hollywood Reporter. "That was a really cool feeling." B
  
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• Maryland police announce arrest after dad beaten to death protecting child after schoolyard fight

  19-07-2023 23:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Police in Maryland announced Wednesday the arrest of a suspect in the May beating death of a father who sustained life-threatening injuries while defending a child after a schoolyard fight. Suspect Trevor Taylor faces charges of manslaughter, three counts of second-degree assault, affray and disorderly conduct after the attack on Christopher Wright, according to a Anne Arundel County Police Department statement. "The facts of this case were presented to the State's Attorney's Office for review,"
  
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• RFK Jr. denies being antisemite, expresses regret over COVID-19 comments

  19-07-2023 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. repudiated accusations that he peddled a racist and antisemitic conspiracy theory about COVID-19 during a New York City dinner last week.  In an interview with Jewish News Syndicate published Monday, Kennedy expressed regret that his controversial remarks about COVID-19 were picked up by The New York Post during what he thought was an off-the-record dinner. The Post first reported video showing Kennedy discussing an argument that the
  
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• Sarah Sanders slams 'The Left' for outrage over Jason Aldean song while not stopping 'looters and criminals'

  19-07-2023 22:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders slammed left-wing activists for trying to cancel country music star Jason Aldean’s latest anti-crime music video, pointing out what she views as hypocrisy on public safety. Aldean recently released a video for "Try That In a Small Town" that included actual news clips of riots and looting in 2020. After activists claimed it was "racist and violent" for Aldean to suggest lawlessness would not be tolerated in a small town, CMT pulled the music
  
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• North Carolina state Rep. Ben Moss withdraws labor commissioner bid for 2024 election

  19-07-2023 22:54 via foxnews.com
  
  North Carolina state Rep. Ben Moss won't run for labor commissioner next year after all, saying on Wednesday that he'll seek reelection to the General Assembly instead. Moss, a Republican from Richmond County, announced his bid for commissioner last December. But he's withdrawing, saying his time now "is best spent focusing on being present with my family and continuing my service" to House district constituents. Moss is in his second two-year term in the House. CLIMATE PROTESTERS ARRESTED ON CA
  
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• What criminal charges could Trump face in January 6 investigation?

  19-07-2023 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the former president says he expects to be indicted, we explain what the possible counts could be.
  
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• At least two killed after Kenyan police fire on protesters

  19-07-2023 22:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Protests against tax rises and cost of living turn violent with hospitals reporting many wounded by gunshotAt least two people have been killed during anti-government protests in Kenya, as police opened fire on demonstrators protesting against the cost of living and tax increases.Demonstrators hurled rocks at police and burned tyres in the streets on Wednesday, while the security forces fired teargas in the third round of anti-government protests called by the opposition this month. Continue rea
  
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• Four arrested over €1.6m Celtic coin theft

  19-07-2023 22:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  German authorities say investigations are continuing into the November museum heist in Bavaria.
  
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• Wesleyan University: Top US college says it will end 'legacy' admissions

  19-07-2023 21:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wesleyan says it will scrap the controversial policy, seen as a perk for the white and wealthy.
  
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• Russia strikes Ukraine grain after ending Black Sea deal

  19-07-2023 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Attacks on Black Sea ports destroy 60,000 tonnes of grain and damage infrastructure, officials say.
  
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• Trump loses retrial bid in E Jean Carroll defamation case

  19-07-2023 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A jury had ordered the ex-president to pay $5m in damages which he argued was excessive.
  
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• International Gymnastics Federation says Russian and Belarusians can compete as neutral athletes

  19-07-2023 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russian and Belarusians may compete again in events sanctioned by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) as neutrals, says the FIG.
  
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• Tobias Ellwood: Afghan women slate UK MP's video praising 'country transformed'

  19-07-2023 20:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tobias Ellwood is castigated for backing engagement with the Taliban but barely mentioning human rights.
  
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• Jordan Henderson: Al-Ettifaq agree deal worth £12m plus add-ons for Liverpool captain

  19-07-2023 20:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool agree a deal in principle worth £12m plus add-ons to sell midfielder and captain Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq.
  
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• Reported gas explosion causes cracks in crowded Johannesburg street

  19-07-2023 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of people are injured after a reported gas explosion in the centre of Johannesburg.
  
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• Vladimir Putin to miss South Africa summit amid row over possible arrest

  19-07-2023 19:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Cyril Ramaphosa faced demands for Russian president to be detained under ICC warrant if he attended Brics summit Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin will not attend a Brics summit in South Africa next month amid speculation that he could be detained under an international criminal court warrant for his arrest for war crimes in Ukraine.South Africa’s presidential office announced that the Russian president would not be attending the summit after holding a “num
  
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• Jason Aldean: US country star denies new music video is 'pro-lynching'

  19-07-2023 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jason Aldean defends his song as it is yanked by Country Music Television and Sheryl Crow attacks him.
  
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• Leader of Russian mutiny 'reappears in public'

  19-07-2023 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The footage appears to show the Wagner boss with large numbers of men in a camp in Belarus.
  
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• Riyad Mahrez: Manchester City agree £30m deal for Al-Ahli to sign Algeria winger

  19-07-2023 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City agree a £30m deal for Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli to sign Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez.
  
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• Tour de France 2023: Jonas Vingegaard on brink of retaining title after stretching lead on stage 17

  19-07-2023 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonas Vingegaard is on the brink of retaining his Tour de France title after opening up a lead of more than seven minutes on a gruelling stage 17.
  
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• Hugo Carvajal: Spain extradites Venezuela's ex-spy chief to US

  19-07-2023 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hugo Carvajal, a close ally of late President Hugo Chávez, faces drug trafficking charges in the US.
  
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• Fast grocery firms doomed by French dark store ban

  19-07-2023 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hampered by hostile new regulations, firms that promised instant grocery deliveries are leaving France.
  
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• Kenya Azimio demonstrations: 'I feel betrayed by William Ruto'

  19-07-2023 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Ruto was elected vowing to help poor Kenyans but since coming to power, life has got worse.
  
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• WATCH: Dust storm towers over Phoenix area

  19-07-2023 16:21 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The first dust storm of the season struck the Phoenix area on Monday.
  
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• WATCH: Dolphin hassles swimmers at beach in Japan

  19-07-2023 16:07 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Swimmers at a beach in Japan got a little more than they bargained for when a dolphin seemingly hassled multiple people in the water.
  
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• Putin will not attend Brics summit - South African presidency

  19-07-2023 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The announcement ends months of speculation over the Russian president's planned visit.
  
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• Europe heatwave: Nearly all major Italian cities on red heat alert

  19-07-2023 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parts of Sardinia and Sicily will be the hottest in Europe with highs of 46C or 47C.
  
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• Pita Limjaroenrat: Thai reformist leader who won election will not be PM

  19-07-2023 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man who won the general election is suspended as an MP and blocked from becoming prime minister.
  
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• Israel condemns EU envoy's Gaza paragliding flight

  19-07-2023 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff is accused of a "provocative action" serving as propaganda for militants.
  
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• Indian opposition unites in attempt to oust Narendra Modi

  19-07-2023 14:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Leaders put aside personality clashes and ideological differences to form coalition to take on PMLeaders of 26 opposition political parties in India have united to form an alliance in an attempt to oust the country’s populist prime minister, Narendra Modi, in next year’s general election.During a conclave of opposition parties held this week, it was decided that the coalition will be called the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance: otherwise known as INDIA. Continue readi
  
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• The Open 2023: Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler & Jon Rahm among Royal Liverpool contenders

  19-07-2023 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy, who lifted the Claret Jug at Hoylake in 2014, returns as one of the favourites to win the 151st Open when it starts on Thursday.
  
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• European outcry forces US economist to drop top job

  19-07-2023 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fiona Scott Morton pulls out of the EU role of Chief Competition Economist amid a storm of criticism.
  
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• Disaffected Russians spying for UK, says MI6 head

  19-07-2023 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many are silently appalled to see Russian forces pulverising Ukrainian cities, Sir Richard Moore says.
  
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