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OLYMPICS, GOLD, TOKYO, GAMES
U.S. Women's Basketball Wins Olympic Gold For The 7th Straight Time
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TOKYO — The U.S. women's basketball team was simply golden in the Tokyo Olympics. The U.S.
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OBAMA, BIRTHDAY, PARTY, 60TH
The mainstream media largely ignored the latest pictures and video of former President Barack Obama dancing maskless in a crowded tent for his 60th birthday party.
On Sunday, the New York Post publicized images of Obama dancing without a mask from his 60th
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The new daily average for COVID-19 infections in the United States has climbed back to about 100,000 as of Saturday, according to CDC data.
After the virus first began to spread in the U.S., it took until November 2020 to reach 100,000 new cases per day, and
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CUOMO, ACCUSER, ANDREW, GOVERNOR
The sheriff of New York’s Albany County said Saturday he refused to be “intimidated” regarding the criminal probe of an allegation Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) sexually harassed a former executive assistant.
The woman, identified as “Executive Assistant #1,” filed
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TRUMP, ELECTION, JUSTICE, DURBIN
(CNN) Two top former Justice Department officials sat for interviews with the Senate Judiciary Committee, providing detailed accounts of a tumultuous period in late December and early January during which a senior Justice Department lawyer sought to deploy
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CHICAGO, KILLED, OFFICER, TRAFFIC
A 29-year-old Chicago police officer was killed and another was wounded in an exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop, officials said Sunday.
The death of the female officer Saturday night was the first fatal shooting of a Chicago officer in the line of
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TALIBAN, AFGHAN, CITY, KUNDUZ
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters Sunday took control of much of the capital of northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, including the governor’s office and police headquarters, a provincial council member said.
Ghulam Rabani Rabani said fighting between
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INFRASTRUCTURE, BILL, SENATE, GOP
Last night, 17 Republicans joined with Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden to set up the final passage of the “bipartisan infrastructure bill.” Those Republicans crossed the aisle to gift Democrats their top policy priority despite the promise of being double-crossed
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CALIFORNIA, FIRE, HISTORY, DIXIE
California's Dixie Fire Is Now The 2nd Largest In State History
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The Dixie Fire in Northern California, which has destroyed hundreds of buildings and whole
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BOWDEN, BOBBY, FLORIDA, 91
The Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer
Bobby Bowden, the folksy Hall of Fame coach who built Florida State into an unprecedented college football dynasty, has died. He was 91.
Bobby's son, Terry,
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MARKIE, POST, NIGHT, COURT
Markie Post, the effervescent actress known for her roles on the television series “Night Court” and “The Fall Guy” and the movie “There’s Something About Mary” during a career that spanned four decades, died on Saturday at her home in Los Angeles. She was
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COVID, FAUCI, VACCINES, FDA
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it is likely that the elderly, along with others with compromised immune systems, will need to get booster shots to protect them against COVID-19.
The White House chief medical advisor said that people with compromised immune
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TRUMP, RNC, CHAIR, PARTY
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President Joe Biden will has no public events on his schedule for Sunday.
The president spent the weekend resting at his family home in Wilmington, Delaware.
President Biden’s Itinerary for 8/8/21:
All
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MASK, DESANTIS, CASSIDY, BAN
Sen. Bill Cassidy on Sunday lambasted the Republican governors of Texas and Florida for banning local governments from issuing mask mandates.
Mr. Cassidy, Louisiana Republican and a gastroenterologist by training, was asked during an appearance on CNN’s
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BARCELONA, MESSI, LIONEL, TEARS
Soccer Football - Lionel Messi holds an FC Barcelona press conference - 1899 Auditorium, Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - August 8, 2021 Lionel Messi during the press conference REUTERS/Albert Gea Soccer Football - Lionel Messi holds an FC Barcelona press conference
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RECALL, GOP, NEWSOM, CALIFORNIA
The California Republican Party overwhelmingly voted Saturday not to endorse a candidate in the recall race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, a move framed as an effort to preserve party unity but viewed by skeptics as an effort to protect an establishment favorite
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BUSH, POLICE, CORI, DEFUND
Missouri Rep. Cori Bush (D) made an odd attempt to defend remarks she gave in a video, in which she defiantly stated that she uses private security while advocating for defunding the police.
The video, which went viral on social media, raised the ire of many
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BORDER, COVID, TEXAS, EXCLUSIVE
A leaked presidential briefing document reported on by NBC News revealed that 20 percent of unaccompanied migrant children who illegally crossed the border are testing positive for COVID-19 after being released into communities by Border Patrol. The report
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TEACHERS, UNION, VACCINE, WEINGARTEN
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten said Sunday that she wants the union to support mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for teachers.
This would be a change in policy, as the AFT currently favors vaccination being a voluntary choice.
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OLYMPIC, ATHLETES, BIDEN, PRAISES
"You handle yourself with such grace, and such decency, it just -- you made me so damn proud," the President told the group of Olympians over Zoom from his home in Delaware, where the first couple is spending the weekend.
Biden offered shoutouts to Olympic
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POLICE, MINNEAPOLIS, NEW, FLOYD
MINNEAPOLIS — On a hot summer afternoon, Latrell Snider and his partner knocked on Abdullahi Mohamed’s door, introduced themselves and launched their pitch: Minneapolis, they said, has a chance to replace its police department with something new, and they wanted
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FAUCI, STURGIS, BERATES, BIRTHDAY
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, SD will likely cause a surge of new COVID-19 cases.
Anchor Chuck Todd said, “You’ve brought up regionally
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SUICIDE, BOX, OFFICE, SQUAD
FILE PHOTO: Cast member Storm Reid poses at the premiere for the film "The Suicide Squad" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Cast member Storm Reid poses at the premiere for the film "The Suicide
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