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BIDEN, HUNTER, DEAL, PLEA
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said “no” at a press briefing on Thursday when asked if President Joe Biden would pardon his son, Hunter Biden, as his legal troubles continue to worsen.
Jean-Pierre began the question-and-answer portion of the
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TRUMP, INDICTMENT, CASE, LAWYERS
Former President Donald Trump is facing new federal charges over his alleged refusal to return classified documents to federal authorities after he left the White House.
A 60-page superseding indictment filed Thursday accuses Trump of directing Carlos De Oliveira,
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CUP, WORLD, WOMEN, NETHERLANDS
An open letter to the US Women’s National Team:
Please sing.
Everybody sings.
It’s one of the unspoken norms of soccer on the world stage: National teams sing their national anthems at major international tournaments.
Your opponents all sing.
The Dutch
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FLORIDA, CURRICULUM, HISTORY, SLAVERY
William Allen, who helped write Florida's new history standards, stands by cirriculum NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to William Allen, who helped write Florida's new K-12 social studies curriculum, which is getting a lot of criticism for its portrayal of African
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POLICE, WOMAN, FOUND, FLORIDA
Seattle police released dashcam footage showing officers encounter a disorderly crowd at an illegal street race over the weekend hours before four people were shot.
The video shows police arriving at the intersection of Broadway and East Pike Street in the
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HEAT, EXTREME, BIDEN, RECORD
President Joe Biden told the Labor Department on Thursday to issue an alert for extreme heat and to ramp up workplace safety enforcement as scorching temperatures engulf much of the country.
This summer’s heat has created dangerous conditions for millions
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FACEBOOK, HOUSE, ZUCKERBERG, CONTEMPT
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, released a Twitter Files-like thread Thursday, where he revealed what he called a Facebook censorship operation by President Joe Biden's White House.
Jordan's "Facebook Files Part 1" alleged the White House
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KOREA, KIM, NORTH, JONG
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shared center stage with senior delegates from Russia and China as he rolled out his most powerful, nuclear-capable missiles in a military parade in the capital, Pyongyang, marking a major war anniversary
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11, GIRL, ARRESTED, FLORIDA
Five current and former Palm Beach Central High School officials have been arrested and charged with felony failure to report the assault of a minor after not reporting that a 15-year-old student was allegedly assaulted, according to court records.
The Florida
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MCCONNELL, MITCH, PLANE, FREEZE
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reportedly tripped and fell while disembarking a plane earlier this month, weeks before his unfortunate freeze incident on Wednesday.
Two sources familiar with the fall incident confirmed to NBC News that it happened
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ARREST, JAMES, CARDIAC, SON
Three days after LeBron James Jr. collapsed during a basketball practice, a cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said on Thursday that he “has been discharged home, where he is resting.” His father, LeBron James, said on social media that
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RANDY, 77, MEISNER, FOUNDING
Randall Herman Meisner, a skilled musician and a founding member of the Eagles, died on Wednesday at the age of 77.
The band released a statement which said:
Randy was an integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band. His vocal
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NIGER, COUP, SOLDIERS, MUTINOUS
NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s foreign minister called for mutinous soldiers to release the president on Thursday, a day after members of the presidential guard declared they had seized power in a coup over the West African country’s deteriorating security situation.
While
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COURT, SUPREME, PIPELINE, MOUNTAIN
A unanimous Supreme Court stepped in to slap down an injunction by a lower court and permit the construction of the 300-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to continue. The pipeline began construction in 2018 to bring natural gas from West Virginia to Southern
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At least six people were injured after the top of a burning crane collapsed and struck a nearby building before parts of it, along with 16 ton of concrete, plunged into the street from 45 stories early Wednesday morning in Manhattan.
The fire broke out around
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FEINSTEIN, VOTE, CONFUSED, AYE
As RedState reported, the moment during a press briefing where Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 81, froze for several seconds while standing at a podium in what appeared to be a troubling health episode sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill on Wednesday,
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BUD, LIGHT, HUNDREDS, ANHEUSER
Modelo overtook Bud Light last month as the top-selling beer in the U.S.
Anheuser-Busch plans to lay off hundreds of corporate employees, a company spokesperson told ABC News on Thursday.
The layoffs come months after a product endorsement from Dylan Mulvaney,
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IMPEACHMENT, BIDEN, GOP, INQUIRY
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), who previously opposed the idea, now supports opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
McClintock supports launching an impeachment inquiry into Biden “on the charge of bribery,” he told CNN’s Annie Grayer.
“McClintock
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BIDEN, MELONI, ITALY, HOUSE
That was not always a given. Ms. Meloni’s party, Brothers of Italy, traces its roots to the neo-fascist political factions that emerged after World War II. In forming a coalition government after last September’s elections, Ms. Meloni became the first far-right
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MACE, NANCY, PRAYER, BREAKFAST
Rep. Nancy Mace is certainly an interesting figure. She’s also someone who’s hard to figure out. On any given day, she might spew conservative fire during a hearing, or she might defend abortion as a constitutional right.
Her unpredictability was on display
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MAYORKAS, ROY, SLAMS, GOP
Republicans hedging on impeaching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas are "hiding behind the Constitution," says Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas.
"More Republicans have come to the understanding and realization that he indeed has committed
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TRIAL, BAM, STAND, STAR
FILE - This Jan. 14, 2013 file photo shows Bam Margera at the LA premiere of "The Last Stand" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. “Jackass” star Bam Margera is due in court Thursday, July 27, 2023, near Philadelphia on charges that he punched his brother
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