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BIDEN, TRUMP, NEW, PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested negative Monday night for Covid-19, a day after his wife tested positive and three days before he is scheduled to travel overseas.
Biden is negative and not experiencing any symptoms, White House Press Secretary Karine
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ALABAMA, MAP, CONGRESSIONAL, COURT
In a 5-4 decision back in June 2023, the United States Supreme Court agreed with a lower court ruling issued by the United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama (Southern Division), affirming that Alabama congressional maps likely violated Section
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BOYS, PROUD, LEADER, ENRIQUE
Former Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years behind bars for taking a lead role Jan. 6 Capitol riot — the stiffest punishment doled out in the series of cases.
Tarrio, 39, the former national chairman of the far-right extremist
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TRIAL, IMPEACHMENT, PAXTON, TEXAS
Impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is underway Ken Paxton faces 20 charges, including obstruction of justice, conspiracy, abuse of office and bribery — mostly involving his relationship with an Austin real estate developer and
Continued at NPR...
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NORTH, KIM, PUTIN, KOREA
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is reportedly scheduled to travel to Russia this month to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the two countries move toward an arms deal.
The New York Times reported Monday that Kim plans to meet with Putin while both leaders
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POLICE, COMMISSIONER, PHILADELPHIA, RESIGNS
FILE - Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Outlaw will step down this month to take a leadership position with the Port Authority of New York and
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NEW, YORK, RULES, AIRBNB
New York officials launched a campaign Tuesday to fight subway surfing, a potentially deadly trend in which young people ride on top of moving train cars.
The campaign will feature the slogan “Ride Inside, Stay Alive” and includes public service announcements
Continued at Washington Times...
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SANDERS, COLORADO, DEION, SHEDEUR
Deion Sanders won his first game as head coach with the Colorado Buffaloes, and while most are celebrating the win, ex-ESPN personality Jemele Hill found “racism” at the heart of it all.
As many celebrated the Buffaloes’ win over TCU, Hill claimed she saw
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SOCCER, WOMEN, COACH, SPAIN
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: Jorge Vilda, Head Coach of Spain, stands with Federation President Luis Rubiales during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney,
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ESCAPED, PENNSYLVANIA, KILLER, CONTINUES
Authorities expanded the search area for a convicted murderer who escaped from a suburban Philadelphia prison last week after he was spotted on a trail camera at one of the nation's premier botanical gardens.
Danelo Cavalcante, 34, has been spotted five times
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OPEN, FAN, HITLER, GAUFF
A fan at the US Open tournament in New York City was ejected from a match between Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Italy’s Jannik Sinner on Monday night after allegedly yelling Adolph Hitler references.
Zverev was serving at 2-2 in the fourth set against Sinner
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HONOR, MEDAL, PILOT, VIETNAM
President Biden will award the Medal of Honor, the highest military award for valor, to a Vietnam War Army helicopter pilot whose rescue efforts include willfully flying into heavy enemy fire to save four members of a reconnaissance team about to be overrun
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MURDAUGH, TRIAL, JURY, CLERK
Attorneys for convicted killer Alex Murdaugh have issued a bombshell request for a new trial based on evidence that they claim shows a court clerk “tampered with the jury by advising them not to believe Murdaugh’s testimony” in order to cash in on the post-verdict
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ISLAND, PRIMARY, RHODE, HOUSE
Rhode Island voters are casting their ballots Tuesday in a primary contest to winnow down a field of candidates vying for the U.S. House seat vacated by former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, including a handful who could make history by being the first person
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DUKE, CLEMSON, UPSET, TURNOVER
The unranked Duke Blue Devils provided another Week 1 college football upset, taking down the No. 9 Clemson Tigers, 28-7, in shocking fashion in Durham, North Carolina, Monday night.
The Tigers racked up a bunch of miscues, but none bigger than a first-and-goal
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UNITED, FAA, AIRLINES, STOP
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary ground stop on all United Airlines flights Tuesday afternoon at the request of the airline.
The FAA alert to airports regarding the stop went out at 1:37 p.m., with the stop being lifted at 1:45 p.m. per
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ELON, MUSK, DEFAMATION, LAWSUIT
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Elon Musk said Monday that X, formerly known as Twitter, has “no choice” but to file a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League amid an ongoing slump in advertising revenue.
Musk said the tech giant’s advertising revenue
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OIL, WAR, TRIAL, SWEDEN
Oil company plans to have machines suck carbon from the sky — as it still makes oil The American oil company Occidental Petroleum is building machines to suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and inject it underground. Is the technology meant to save the
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BURNING, NEVADA, TENS, EXODUS
Attendees trying to leave the muddy Burning Man festival are now having to deal with a traffic jam of more than 7 hours on Tuesday morning, reports say.
A message posted on the X account Burning Man Traffic less than 24 hours after the Nevada festival’s organizers
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LEE, STORM, HURRICANE, TROPICAL
Tropical Storm Lee has formed in the Atlantic and is expected to intensify into a powerful hurricane later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center's announcement on Tuesday.
The tropical storm formed between Western Africa and the Windward Islands.
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WOMAN, SUBWAY, NYC, COPS
The suspect who allegedly beat a 60-year-old woman with a cane in a Harlem subway station was cut loose by cops after the heinous caught-on-camera assault — and the officers’ response is now under investigation, The Post has learned.
In the now-viral recording,
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