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ISRAEL, GAZA, HAMAS, WAR
The son of one of the co-founders of Hamas has backed Israel in the war while comparing his dad’s terror group to Hitler’s Nazis — insisting that “it’s not Israel’s fault” that civilians are dying in the Gaza Strip.
“Hamas started this war. We’re talking about
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TRUMP, TRIAL, ORDER, GAG
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyer Christopher Kise argues with Judge Arthur Engoron during the Trump Organization civil fraud trial in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 3, 2023 in this courtroom
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SUPREME, COURT, BUMP, GUN
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether a Trump era-ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns, violates federal law.
The justices will hear arguments early next year
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BIDEN, SHOOTING, MASS, MAINE
LOADING ERROR LOADING
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading to Lewiston, Maine to mourn with a community where 18 people were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in state history. It’s the type of trip that is becoming far too familiar.
“Too
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TRUMP, JAN, SENTENCED, YEARS
Federico Klein, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who former President Donald Trump had politically appointed to the State Department, was sentenced Friday to nearly six years in prison on his conviction on eight felonies and related misdemeanors in connection with
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MATTHEW, PERRY, LATE, FRIENDS
Fans of the hit sit-com "Friends" gather at a cafe that pays homage to the Central Perk cafe in the series, to mourn the death of Matthew Perry who played the Chandler Bing character, in Shanghai, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Long before "Friends" made its official
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NEW, YORK, NRA, SUPREME
The Supreme Court on Friday agree to hear two appeals involving gun and free speech rights : one dealing with "bump stocks" accessories for high-powered guns, and a free speech challenge by the National Rifle Association (NRA)
The high court will hear arguments
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I've mentioned Joe Biden's slurring in the past. He's even slurred his way through a UN speech, embarrassing himself before the world in September. I'm not sure what it's due to, whether it's a function of his deterioration or perhaps due to medication. Of
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PROCEED, YEAR, LAWSUIT, SHOT
A Newport News, Virginia, circuit court judge ruled Friday that a teacher shot by her 6-year-old student can move forward with a $40 million negligence lawsuit against Newport News Public Schools, The Hill reported Friday.
"We are eager to continue our pursuit
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STUDENTS, BATHROOM, POLICY, VA
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order requiring school systems to notify parents of school-related overdoses after the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said there have been seven fentanyl-related overdoses connected to one high school in the last
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HUNTER, BIDEN, BOBULINSKI, LIED
Hunter Biden, through a letter from his lawyer, asked the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., to investigate his former business associate Tony Bobulinski, claiming that Bobulinski lied to the FBI about their relationship.
"Specifically, we recently
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NUCLEAR, SOUTH, SECURITY, CAROLINA
An Arkansas man, accused of breaching security fences at the Oconee Nuclear Station in South Carolina, has been found and arrested, authorities confirmed Friday.
According to the Pickens County Sheriff's Office, 66-year-old Doyle Wayne Whisenhunt, of Lockesburg,
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PILOT, AIRLINES, DUTY, ATTEMPT
FAA mental health rules are under scrutiny after off-duty pilot tried to cut engines After an off-duty pilot allegedly tried to shut down the engines during an Horizon Air flight, the FAA's policies around mental health are getting renewed scrutiny.
National
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SAM, FRIED, BANKMAN, CUSTOMERS
Sam Bankman-Fried, crypto’s Icarus, was convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy on Thursday night after a trial that generated 10 million pages of documents and only a few hours of jury deliberation. As ever, it is perhaps best to start from the very
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NURSING, HOME, 17, DEATHS
A former Pennsylvania nurse, arrested in May for the murder of two patients, has confessed to trying to kill more than a dozen other people, according to authorities.
Heather Pressdee, 41, of Natrona Heights, allegedly admitted to trying to end the lives of
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BARRAGE, RUSSIA, AERIAL, ATTACKS
Russian forces targeted Ukraine overnight with their biggest drone attack in weeks, part of what Ukrainian officials and military analysts say appears to be a campaign to wear down and probe Ukrainian air defenses ahead of winter.
Ukraine’s air forces said
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NASA, ASTEROID, FLYBY, MOON
The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists. It turns out that the asteroid Dinkinesh has a dinky sidekick — a mini moon. via Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The little asteroid visited by
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SWIFT, TAYLOR, KELCE, TRAVIS
FRANKFURT, Germany — Travis Kelce declined to discuss Taylor Swift’s status for Sunday’s game in Germany - and their status as a couple.
The Chiefs tight end spoke Friday at a press conference but wouldn’t say whether the pop star plans to attend the game
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THROWN, CARS, OVERPASS, ROCKS
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Police in central Pennsylvania released photos and videos on Friday of two suspects in a string of incidents over the past month where rocks have been thrown at vehicles from an interstate overpass, saying they want the public’s help identifying
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FUNDRAISER, ADAMS, MAYOR, FBI
The home of a top fundraiser for New York City Mayor Eric Adams was raided by the FBI on Thursday morning with various electronic devices and paperwork confiscated in relation to a corruption investigation, according to The New York Times.
The federal agency
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MAINE, ALIVE, AUTOPSY, MANHUNT
The Army reservist who opened fire inside at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, before disappearing was alive and possibly on the run during a good portion of the massive search that followed, according to a conclusion from the state medical examiner’s
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JORDANIAN, STUDYING, JEWS, BOMBS
A “radical” Jordanian national living in Texas was allegedly plotting an attack on Houston’s Jewish community before he was arrested on gun charges.
Sohaib Abuayyash, 20, had been studying how to build bombs and posted about his support for killing Jews, federal
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