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BIDEN, HUNTER, PLEA, DEAL
President Biden's Justice Department is facing heat over developments that transpired during Hunter Biden's first court appearance on Wednesday.
Hunter Biden's plead deal fell apart, and he pleaded "not guilty" as federal prosecutors confirmed he's still under
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CRANE, FIRE, NYC, COLLAPSES
Four civilians and two firefighters sustained minor injuries Wednesday morning when part of a construction crane in Manhattan caught fire and plummeted from the top of a skyscraper to the street below, New York City authorities said.
Firefighters were already
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BORDER, BIDEN, HUNTER, MAYORKAS
Members of the House Judiciary Committee repeatedly pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for basic data on deportations, Terror Watch List encounters at the southern border, Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs), and those
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GIULIANI, RUDY, WORKERS, ELECTION
“Defendant Giuliani, for the purposes of this litigation only, does not contest that, to the extent the statements were statements of fact and other wise actionable, such actionable factual statements were false.”
Giuliani seems to be slipping in his stance
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POLICE, OHIO, FIRED, OFFICER
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A lawsuit accuses West Virginia State Police troopers of using excessive force in tackling and handcuffing a man who was walking along an interstate highway.
Edmond Exline, 45, of Hagerstown, Maryland, died at a hospital after the Feb.
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KEVIN, SPACEY, ASSAULT, SEXUAL
Actor Kevin Spacey is cleared of nine sex offenses in a London court Actor Kevin Spacey has been cleared of nine sex offenses in a court in London. The jury delivered the verdict of not guilty on all charges relating to four men, dating back to over a decade
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FOUND, MARINES, DIED, POISONING
Three men who were found dead over the weekend at a North Carolina gas station were identified as Marine lance corporals stationed at nearby Camp Lejeune, the U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday.
Deputies from the Pender County Sheriff's Office found the men unresponsive
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DESANTIS, TRUMP, POLL, POINTS
Mike Pence may have saved American democracy on Jan. 6, 2021, from his boss’ coup attempt, but Republican primary voters, at least so far, seem less than appreciative.
The former vice president is entering the final weeks before the first scheduled Republican
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FED, RATES, RAISES, INTEREST
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve unanimously approved a quarter percent interest rate hike, taking borrowing costs to the highest level they have been since 2001.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved a much-anticipated interest rate hike that takes benchmark
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MCCONNELL, CONFERENCE, MITCH, PRESS
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is helped by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, after the 81-year-old GOP leader froze at the microphones as he arrived for a news conference,
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NIGER, SOLDIERS, COUP, PRESIDENT
Soldiers from the presidential guard in the West African nation of Niger barricaded the president in his palace in an apparent mutiny on Wednesday, according to the president’s office and the regional bloc of neighboring states.
The country’s president, Mohamed
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FLORIDA, RECORD, WATER, WORLD
Ocean water off the southern tip of Florida broke a scorching 100 degrees for back-to-back days this week in a potentially record-breaking event that has stunned experts.
Temperature readings on a buoy at Manatee Bay soared to 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday
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Alyssa Thompson has made five appearances for the United States
Fifa Women's World Cup 2023: United States v Netherlands Venue: Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Date: Thursday, 27 July Kick-off: 02:00 BST Coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer
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SINGER, 56, SINEAD, O'CONNOR
Irish singer-songwriter and activist Sinead O'Connor has died at age 56.
"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinead. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time," O'Connor's
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TRUMP, TRIAL, CASE, ELECTION
The media are so desperate for Republicans to nominate Donald Trump that they've turned over 96.7% of their programming to covering him, with brief interruptions for Emmett Till updates. Like dogs playing a game of fetch for eternity, they never tire of rehashing
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UFOS, HEARING, HUMAN, CONGRESS
Another busy morning on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Today’s hearings include one before the House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs regarding “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” (UAPs, more commonly referred to as UFOs)
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ABUSE, JACKSON, MICHAEL, COURT
LOS ANGELES — Workers for corporations owned by Michael Jackson had no legal obligation to protect children from the pop star, an attorney told an appeals court Wednesday.
Jackson estate lawyer Jonathan Steinsapir pushed back against a tentative decision by
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ALDEAN, JASON, SMALL, VIDEO
Jason Aldean’s controversial music video for his song “Try That in a Small Town” has received a mysterious edit.
The Washington Post reports that the video is now six minutes shorter than it was when it was when originally uploaded to YouTube on July 14, and
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BERGDAHL, BOWE, JUDGE, CONVICTION
A federal judge on Tuesday voided a 2017 court-martial conviction against Bowe Bergdahl, an Army sergeant who walked off his post in 2009 only to be captured by the Taliban and spend five years as their prisoner.
Bergdahl's conviction in 2017 left him with
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WHALES, AUSTRALIAN, STRANDED, 100
Rescue efforts are underway for dozens of whales beached along an Australia coast
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PERTH, Australia — Volunteers worked frantically on a second day Wednesday to save dozens of pilot whales that have stranded themselves
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WOMAN, NAKED, BAY, BRIDGE
A naked woman was arrested Tuesday for firing a gun at motorists and in the air on a bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland, according to authorities.
The California Highway Patrol said the woman, who wasn’t identified, was arrested and taken from the
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DEAD, GUARD, NORTH, SHIP
The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday relieved a commander over a "loss of confidence" in his judgment and his ability to fulfill his assigned duties.
Capt. Matthew Baer was relieved last month as the commander of the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina pending the
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NEWS, FOX, HOLOCAUST, COMMENTS
A White House spokesperson on Tuesday joined the chorus of criticism that has been leveled at Fox News personality Greg Gutfeld, slamming a comment Gutfeld made on the air about the Holocaust as a “horrid, dangerous, extreme lie.”
On Monday’s episode of “The
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