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“Everyone is talking about ‘Tax The Rich’ because of AOC’s stunt at a gala full of the people she was targeting, where she was invited for free in a free dress… to back up her actual legitimate work on this issue in Congress, and you’re all angry/confused as
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NICHOLAS, TEXAS, HURRICANE, LANDFALL
Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along the Texas coast early on Tuesday morning, bringing with it the threat of up to 20 inches of rainfall to parts of the Gulf Coast, including the same area devastated by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 alongside storm-battered Louisiana.
The
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To celebrities, the red carpet of the Met Gala is like an average person’s front lawn: a place for making bold statements. The event, an annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, is made for flaunting ostentatious couture. The
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TRUMP, MILLEY, BOOK, CHINA
Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley discusses the end of the military mission in Afghanistan during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, September 1, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
Alexander Vindman, a key witness for House Democrats’ impeachment
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VACCINE, BIDEN, MANDATE, ARIZONA
New York (CNN Business) President Joe Biden's push to mandate vaccines or weekly Covid tests for large companies should lead to about 12 million more people getting the vaccine, according to analysis by Goldman Sachs.
The order, announced last week, applies
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COVID, PUTIN, 19, CASES
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 13, 2021. Picture taken September 13, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin
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NORM, MACDONALD, 61, NIGHT
Former “Saturday Night Live” comic Norm Macdonald is dead after a nine-year battle with cancer
NEW YORK -- Comic Norm Macdonald, a former “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer who was “Weekend Update” host during the 1990s, has died.
Macdonald, who was
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MINAJ, NICKI, VACCINE, REID
As the 2021 Met Gala kicked off in New York City, rapper Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to reveal that she wouldn't be attending the event because of its COVID-19 vaccine requirement.
"They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. If I get vaccinated it won't
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DEMOCRATS, BILL, VOTING, SENATE
Democrats Have Dialed Back The Bill They Hope Will Counteract Voting Restrictions Senate Democrats have come up with a new compromise bill on voting rights, which includes a voter ID provision. But their strategy to overcome a Republican filibuster is still
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MANDATE, VACCINE, JUDGE, NEW
A federal judge temporarily blocked the state of New York on Tuesday from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated because the state’s mandate disallowed religious exemptions.
Judge
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HAITI, PROSECUTOR, PRESIDENT, PM
Haiti’s chief prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the acting prime minister not to leave the country until he answers questions about the July assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Last week, the prosecutor issued a police summons for the prime minister, Ariel
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MET, GALA, EILISH, AMERICAN
Meghan McCain slammed the celebrity participants of the Met Gala Monday for being out of touch with everyday Americans in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead of paying thousands of dollars for a table at the swanky soirée, McCain suggested the celebrity
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RESORT, SKI, SEXIST, TAHOE
A Tahoe Ski Resort Ditches Its Name, Saying It's Racist And Sexist
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The famed Squaw Valley ski resort near Lake Tahoe is changing its name, after a
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GEORGIA, CIVIL, RIGHTS, PRISONS
In this Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 file photo, an unidentified prisoner on death row stands in his cell at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison, in Jackson, Ga.
Clarke said the investigation was motivated by complaints by inmates, family members and
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CLIMATE, YOUNG, CHANGE, POLL
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has vowed to keep spending on climate change in President Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget despite opposition from a key Democratic colleague Sen. Joe Manchin, the key swing vote.
Schumer (D-NY) said Monday that the Democrats
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