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THOMAS, JACKSON, COURT, BROWN
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left and his wife Virginia Thomas, right, leave the the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington after attending funeral services of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice
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BIDEN, UKRAINE, POLAND, GAS
President Joe Biden warned on Thursday at the NATO summit in Brussels that a food shortage is imminent following the effect of sanctions levied against Russia coming into effect.
The statement contradicts comments from his press secretary, Jen Psaki, who stated
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FLORIDA, RIDE, PARK, AMUSEMENT
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy fell to his death late at night from a free-fall amusement park ride that is taller than the Statue of Liberty along a busy street in the heart of Orlando’s tourist district.
Sheriff’s officials and emergency crews responded
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, WAR, PHASE
A month into what seems like might be a very long war in Ukraine, the Russian military held a briefing on Friday to explain where it is and what the next steps will be.
The briefer was Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces General
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TRUMP, ELECTION, 2024, LAWSUIT
Donald Trump’s luxury hotel near the White House has received government approval to hand the keys to a Miami investment fund in a sale many industry experts doubted would ever go through
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump's luxury hotel near the White House, which
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UTAH, SPORTS, VETO, TRANSGENDER
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers voted Friday to override GOP Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls’ teams — a move that comes amid a nationwide culture war over transgender issues.
Before the veto,
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NEBRASKA, REP, CAMPAIGN, GUILTY
Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry is found guilty in contributions probe
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LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted Thursday on charges that he lied to federal authorities
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BORDER, TEXAS, PATROL, BIDEN
The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector is dominated with large groups of migrants crossing the border. The detention centers in this sector are substantially overcrowded forcing the rapid release of migrants into the communities along the border.
U.S. Border Patrol
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PETER, SAINT, MADNESS, MARCH
Purdue has a slim lead at halftime in their NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 matchup against Saint Peters 33-29.
The Boilermakers went into the locker room shooting 50% from the floor and 44% from three-point range. It contributed to their slim
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PUTIN, CANCEL, CULTURE, ROWLING
(CNN) J.K. Rowling has hit back at Vladimir Putin after the Russian President compared the West's treatment of his country to a public backlash faced by the Harry Potter author.
In a message shared on her Twitter account on Friday, the writer said critiques
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ICE, SHELF, ANTARCTICA, COLLAPSES
For the first time since satellites began observing Antarctica nearly half a century ago, an ice shelf has collapsed on the eastern part of the continent, scientists said.
The collapse of the 450-square-mile Conger ice shelf in a part of the continent called
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NORTH, KIM, JONG, LAUNCH
Kim Jong Un’s new missile propaganda video launched a hilarious meme.
North Korea’s test-firing of a suspected long-range missile on Thursday was immortalized in a wild clip that aired on state-run TV, which the independent news website North Korea News shared
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GAS, PRICES, HIGH, RECORD
Whether it’s suspending the gas tax or sending out rebates, states are entertaining wrongheaded ideas in response to high gas prices.
NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE S tate-level politicians are facing an emergency: High gas prices in an election year. It’s not the
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DESHAUN, WATSON, ASSAULTED, WOMAN
(CNN) At an introductory news conference Friday, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, recently acquired from the Houston Texans, repeatedly denied the accusations of sexual assault and misconduct made against him by nearly two dozen women in civil lawsuits.
"I've
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CITY, WORKERS, NYC, POLL
Large segments of New York City's workforce say they're thinking twice about returning to their office jobs after the pandemic over fears of safety in the city's streets and on public transportation, with almost half of the respondents saying they want to move
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POLL, BIDEN, ECONOMY, AMERICANS
About seven in ten Americans say President Joe Biden’s economy “is in bad shape,” a Friday Associated Press-NORC poll revealed.
The poll also revealed nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how he is handling the economy. Moreover, a majority of Americans
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COURT, SUPREME, NAVY, RULES
The Supreme Court lifted part of a Texas judge’s order Friday and ruled 6-3 that the U.S. military may refuse to deploy Navy SEALS or other troops who have refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19, citing their religious beliefs.
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel
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CURFEW, SPRING, MIAMI, BREAK
Officials hope Miami Beach spring break curfew will discourage violence Miami Beach has imposed a midnight spring break curfew and declared a state of emergency after shootings left five people wounded.
National Officials hope Miami Beach spring break curfew
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TEACHERS, REACH, STRIKE, END
Members of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, shown rallying on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in St. Paul, Minnesota. They went on strike to push for smaller classroom sizes and safer schools.
CNN —
Minneapolis Public Schools reached a tentative deal with
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LAPTOP, BIDEN, HUNTER, POLL
There has been a lot of ink spilled over Hunter Biden's broken laptop and the way it was treated in the weeks leading up to the 2020 election, but not nearly enough. Now The New York Times has admitted, almost two years too late, that materials in the laptop
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