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Senate Passes Bill Improving Air Safety, Service Before FAA Law Expires

β€” May 9th 2024 at 19:30
The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires.The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the...

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Cornell President: Retirement Decision 'Is Mine Alone'

β€” May 9th 2024 at 18:38
Cornell University President Martha Pollack on Thursday announced her retirement after seven years, adding in a statement the decision was "mine and mine alone."

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Puerto Rico in Crisis: Emergency Declared Amid Flooding

β€” May 9th 2024 at 18:29
Puerto Rico's governor, Pedro Pierluisi, has declared a state of emergency in response to heavy rains, widespread flooding, and landslides across the U.S. territory, ABC News reported.

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Arizona State Researcher on Leave After Hijab Confrontation

β€” May 9th 2024 at 18:09
A postdoctoral scholar at Arizona State University finds himself embroiled in controversy after a video capturing a heated confrontation with a woman wearing a hijab went viral, prompting the university to place him on leave pending investigation, The Hill reported.

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Judge Could Block New Rule Capping Credit Card Late Fees

β€” May 9th 2024 at 16:13
An amended Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation that was set to take effect next week is facing a final effort to block its implementation.

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Rep. Sessions to Newsmax: Boy Scouts Rebrand Departure From Traditional Values

β€” May 9th 2024 at 15:33
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, a staunch supporter of the Boy Scouts with a multi-generational connection to the organization, voiced his sentiments to Newsmax on Thursday, expressing pride and reservations about the recent rebranding.

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Oklahoma Judge Stymies Anti-ESG State Law

β€” May 9th 2024 at 14:51
A judge in Oklahoma, a major oil and gas producing state, blocked a state law prohibiting state pension systems from contracting with more than a dozen companies that limit investment in the oil and gas industry.

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Judge: Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Needs Conservatorship

β€” May 9th 2024 at 14:40
A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a "major neurocognitive disorder. "At a hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge...

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Union Explores Legal Action Against Columbia University

β€” May 9th 2024 at 14:29
The Transport Workers Union said it's considering suing Columbia University, saying the school failed to keep employees safe during anti-Israel protests in the past month.

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Texas to Compensate Landowners for Damage From Border Crime

β€” May 9th 2024 at 14:11
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a program to compensate landowners along the Texas-Mexico border for damages to their property that may have been the result of illegal border crossers, smugglers and drug traffickers.

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Appeals Court Doesn't Dismiss Hunter Biden Gun Charges

β€” May 9th 2024 at 12:53
A federal appeals court Thursday rejected a motion to dismiss a federal gun indictment against Hunter Biden, freeing the way for his criminal trial in Delaware this summer.

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2 Men Expelled as Teens Win $1M in 'Blackface' Case

β€” May 9th 2024 at 12:51
Two California teens booted from their elite Catholic school for wearing blackface have been awarded more than $1 million after proving the viral selfie was a green acne face mask.

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Report: Gun Stolen From Car Every 9 Minutes in US

β€” May 9th 2024 at 12:42
The rate of gun theft from cars has tripled in the United States since 2013, according to a new study published Thursday by gun safety group Everytown.

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Trump VP Pick May Hand Critical Governor a Senate Seat

β€” May 9th 2024 at 12:51
As presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump considers potential running mates, two vice president contenders could put a Senate selection in the hands of a Republican governor who has previously clashed with the former president.

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Delay in Trump Documents Case Casts Doubt on Future Trials

β€” May 9th 2024 at 12:00
The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case might have signaled the beginning of the end of designs of a conviction before the November election, according to experts

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British Govt Tries to Avert Unrest Seen on American Campuses

β€” May 9th 2024 at 11:53
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday called for an end to antisemitism on campus as he met with university leaders in an effort to prevent the type of unrest seen on American campuses in recent weeks. Sunak summoned the vice chancellors of Britain's top ...

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House Dems Call on Biden to Secure US Border

β€” May 9th 2024 at 11:11
House Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, arguing that Republicans would rather "see the crisis continue and use it as a campaign ad instead of actually addressing this national security issue."

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Hillary Clinton: SCOTUS Doing 'Grave Disservice' on Trump Immunity

β€” May 9th 2024 at 11:07
The Supreme Court is committing a grave disservice by delaying its ruling on former President Donald Trump's claims of presidential immunity, according toΒ Hillary Clinton onΒ  Thursday.

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BLM Org Sues Foundation Funding College Protests

β€” May 9th 2024 at 10:56
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc. (BLMGNF) is suing its former partner, the Tides Foundation, claiming the fund has not delivered on more than $33 million in donations promised to the social activist group, the New York Post first reported.

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Boy Scouts Name Change Sparks Anti-woke Firestorm

β€” May 8th 2024 at 12:02
Americans are expressing disappointment a once-cherished institution as the Boy Scouts of America is changing its name to become more inclusive.

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Trump: Pro-Biden Jewish Americans 'Should Be Ashamed'

β€” May 9th 2024 at 10:33
Jewish Americans who support President Joe Biden should be "ashamed of themselves" because he has "abandoned Israel," according to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday.

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FreedomWorks: Trump Populism Led to Us Shutting Down

β€” May 9th 2024 at 10:03
FreedomWorks, a conservative group founded in 1984 that helped turn the Tea Party movement into a national political force, is shutting down.

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Fulton County Reprimanded by Ga. Elections Board for 2020 Error

β€” May 9th 2024 at 09:22
The Georgia State Election Board determined Tuesday that Fulton County used improper procedures during the 2020 recount of the presidential election.

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House Probe Faults Labor Board Mail Ballot Elections

β€” May 9th 2024 at 09:04
A Republican-led House committee released a report Thursday detailing "blatant misconduct" and mismanagement surrounding the mail ballot union elections administered by the National Labor Relations Board that have "resulted in the disenfranchisement of workers.

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Rep. Neal Dunn to Newsmax: D.C. Campus Protest Response 'Too Little, Too Late'

β€” May 9th 2024 at 08:57
It was a "sad day" for George Washington University when protesters defaced a statue of the nation's first president, alumnus and Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., told Newsmax.

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Lawyer: Florida Deputies Who Fatally Shot US Airman Had Wrong Apartment

β€” May 9th 2024 at 07:47
The family of a 23-year-old Black U.S. Air Force airman who was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies at his off-base apartment in Florida last week will join civil rights attorney Ben Crump for a news conference Thursday calling for transparency in the investigation.

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Elon Musk Listens to Podcasts About Fall of Civilization to Sleep

β€” May 9th 2024 at 07:43
Elon Musk had admitted that one of his biggest worries is the fall of civilization - and yet he listens to podcasts about that scenario to help him fall asleep at night.

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Tornadoes Kill 2 in Tennessee, 1 in North Carolina

β€” May 9th 2024 at 07:41
Severe storms tore through parts of the U.S. again Wednesday, spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing two people in Tennessee and one person in North Carolina.

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Stormy Daniels Back on Witness Stand for Cross Examination

β€” May 9th 2024 at 07:00
Stormy Daniels will face tough questioning from Donald Trump's lawyers Thursday as they try to dismantle the credibility of a woman whose story of a 2006 sexual encounter ultimately led to the first criminal trial of a former president.

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First Faculty-Led Pro-Palestinian Encampment Erected at The New School

β€” May 8th 2024 at 21:26
In solidarity with their student activists, professors at The New School in New York City on Wednesday erected the first faculty-led pro-Palestinian encampment in the United States.

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Whistleblower: Fuselages Supplied to Boeing Had Defects

β€” May 8th 2024 at 21:04
A whistleblower who worked as a quality manager for Spirit AeroSystems, a troubled Boeing supplier that builds the bulk of the 737 Max airplane, said fuselages regularly left the factory with serious defects.

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Rev. Franklin Graham: Boy Scouts Program Lost Its Way

β€” May 8th 2024 at 18:36
The Rev. Franklin Graham, leader of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse, bemoaned Wednesday the Boys Scouts' decision to change its name for the first time in its 114-year history to Scouting America.

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Columbia Custodian Trapped by 'Angry Mob' Shares Story

β€” May 8th 2024 at 17:35
During last week's protest at Columbia University, an image went viral of a custodian fighting back against the "angry mob" of demonstrators who succeed in briefly taking over Hamilton Hall.

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Federal Prosecutors: Hunter Pulling Stunt to Delay Tax Trial

β€” May 8th 2024 at 17:01
Federal prosecutors in the tax fraud case involving Hunter Biden said in a court filing Tuesday that President Joe Biden's son is pulling a "stunt" and trying to "game the system" by appealing a motion to dismiss his charges that was denied last month."

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Biden Administration to Unveil New Asylum Rule

β€” May 8th 2024 at 16:05
The Biden administration plans to unveil new changes to the asylum system Thursday, including expediting the expulsion of migrants who officials consider national security or public safety risks, according to media reports.

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Baseball Star Ohtani's Ex-interpreter Agrees to Plead Guilty to US Charges

β€” May 8th 2024 at 15:46
Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges he illegally transferred nearly $17 million from the athlete's bank account, without Ohtani's knowledge, to pay off his own gambling debts.The plea agreement reached...

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Former Trump Cabinet Member Mulls TikTok Purchase

β€” May 8th 2024 at 14:28
Steve Mnuchin, Treasury Secretary in the Trump administration, said Tuesday he is still interested in buying TikTok from ByteDance, which has ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

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Suspect Indicted in Murder of Nursing Student Laken Riley

β€” May 8th 2024 at 12:46
Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan migrant suspected in the murder of nursing student Laken Riley, was indicted Wednesday on 10 charges, including a new charge he allegedly assaulted her during an attempted rape in the February attack.

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Trump Dining with NFT Supporters at Mar-a-Lago

β€” May 8th 2024 at 12:17
Former President Donald Trump will be dining with supporters who bought his "Mugshot Edition" NFTs (non-fungible tokens) on Wednesday, Axios reported.The dinner, at Mar-a-Lago, will be taking place on Trump's day off from his Manhattan trial. Trump is charged with...

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Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Blockchain Border Legislation

β€” May 8th 2024 at 11:54
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., this week introduced legislation that if passed will require the Homeland Security secretary to implement a public blockchain-based system that would boost operational efficiency and data security at the United States borders.

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NYC Mayor Adams Kicks in $5K for Anti-Israel Vandalism Info

β€” May 8th 2024 at 11:22
New York City Mayor Eric Adams donated $5,000 to the reward for information leading to the arrest of anti-Israel protesters who vandalized a city World War I monument.

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Study: Illegal Immigration Costs New Jersey Billions

β€” May 8th 2024 at 10:47
According to a study from New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Kanitra, illegal immigration costs the state $7.3 billion per year.

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Sen. Marsha Blackburn Blasts Biden for Giving Free Healthcare to Migrants

β€” May 8th 2024 at 10:35
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and other senators are blasting the Biden administration's plan to expand Obamacare to more than 100,000 illegal migrants protected under the 2012 DACA program.

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Speaker Johnson Credits Comer for George Washington University Cleanup

β€” May 8th 2024 at 10:22
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., credited House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., for forcing Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser to allow police to evict on-campus anti-Israel protesters and restore order at George Washington University.

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Rapper Macklemore Calls Out Biden in Pro-Palestinian Song

β€” May 8th 2024 at 10:04
Macklemore has called out Joe Biden in a rap, saying he will not be voting for the president.

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Weinstein Ruling Prompts Quest for New Legislation

β€” May 8th 2024 at 10:01
A New York lawmaker proposed new legislation after a 2020 rape conviction was overturned for disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

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Matthew Whitaker to Newsmax: Stormy Daniels Testimony 'Manifest Injustice'

β€” May 8th 2024 at 09:26
Stormy Daniels' testimony in the New York paperwork trial of former President Donald Trump was "a manifest injustice," according to former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to Newsmax on Wednesday.

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Rep. Comer: Oversight's D.C. Mayor Hearing Canceled

β€” May 8th 2024 at 09:02
The House Oversight Committee has canceled its hearing with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser after the city's Police Department cleared a protesters' encampment on the campus of George Washington University, committee Chair James Comer said Wednesday.

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Ruling Removes N.Y. Abortion Amendment From Ballot

β€” May 8th 2024 at 08:18
New York state's Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine the right to an abortion, will not be on this November's ballot after a judge's ruling found Democrats did not follow the appropriate procedures to pass it.

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Biden Campaign Launches $14M Advertising Push

β€” May 8th 2024 at 07:25
President Joe Biden's campaign announced that it's spending $14 million in new advertising dollars across the nation's battleground states, including advertising that will attack former President Donald Trump's efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.

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RFK Jr.'s Health Issues Included Parasite on Brain

β€” May 8th 2024 at 07:29
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has faced previously undisclosed health issues, including a dead parasite found in his brain.

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Biden Campaign Launches $14M Advertising Push

β€” May 8th 2024 at 07:25
President Joe Biden's campaign announced Wednesday that it's spending $14 million in new advertising dollars across the nation's battleground states, including advertising that will attack former President Donald Trump's efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or...

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Overcoming Low Trust in Public Health Remains a 'Challenge' Amid Bird Flu Outbreak

β€” May 8th 2024 at 07:23
While the CDC maintains that a bird flu outbreak poses a "low risk to the general public," epidemiologists fear that the erosion in public health following the mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic could result in Americans ignoring warnings on how to stop the disease.

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Georgia Governor Signs New Election Changes Into Law

β€” May 8th 2024 at 06:52
Gov. Brian Kemp has signed legislation making additional changes to Georgia's election laws ahead of the 2024 presidential contest in the battleground state, including defining probable causes for removing voters from the rolls when their eligibility is...

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Disney Receives Key Approval to Expand California Theme Parks

β€” May 8th 2024 at 06:52
Disney has received a key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland in decades.

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House GOP Turns to K-12 Schools in Antisemitism Probe

β€” May 8th 2024 at 06:45
Leaders of three large public school systems told a congressional panel Wednesday that they're fighting antisemitism with education and, when necessary, discipline, rejecting accusations that they have allowed hate to go unchecked.

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Storms Battering Midwest Bring Tornadoes, Hail, Strong Winds

β€” May 8th 2024 at 06:19
Severe storms continued to barrel through the Midwest early Wednesday, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes that forecasters warned could spill out of the region.

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Idaho Seeks to Revive 'Abortion Trafficking' Law in US Appeals Court

β€” May 7th 2024 at 15:52
A lawyer for the state of Idaho on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to revive a 2023 state law making it a crime to help a minor cross state lines for an abortion without her parent's consent, which a lower court judge had blocked in November.

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George Washington Protest Cleared Before Mayor Bowser's House Testimony

β€” May 8th 2024 at 05:36
Police began to clear a Pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., early Wednesday, hours after dozens of protesters left the site and marched to President Ellen Granberg's home.

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Final Missing Body From Baltimore Bridge Collapse Found

β€” May 7th 2024 at 19:56
The sixth and last missing body of a construction worker killed when the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed was found and recovered by salvage teams, local officials said Tuesday.

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More GOP States Challenge US Title IX Rules Protecting Trans Students

β€” May 7th 2024 at 17:45
Seven more Republican-led states sued Tuesday to challenge a new federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools. Republican plaintiffs call the effort to fold protection for transgender students under the 1972 Title IX...

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Panera to Phase Out Controversial Charged Lemonade

β€” May 7th 2024 at 17:30
Panera Bread announced on Tuesday its decision to discontinue its Charged Lemonade, a beverage linked to controversy and legal battles following reports of fatalities allegedly associated with its consumption, reported CNBC.

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Columbia Law Backs Grads Amid Conservative Judges' Boycott

β€” May 7th 2024 at 16:58
The head of Columbia Law School in New York backed its graduates Tuesday, saying they were "consistently sought out" as it responded to an announcement by 13 conservative federal judges that they would not hire students from the Ivy League university.

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Trump's Classified Docs Trial Is Indefinitely Delayed

β€” May 7th 2024 at 16:24
Donald Trump's trial in Florida on charges of illegally keeping classified documents after leaving office has been indefinitely postponed, a judge decided on Tuesday, greatly reducing the odds he will face a jury in either of the two federal criminal cases against him...

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Idaho Seeks to Revive 'Abortion Trafficking' Law in US Appeals Court

β€” May 7th 2024 at 15:52
A lawyer for the state of Idaho on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to revive a 2023 state law making it a crime to help a minor cross state lines for an abortion without her parent's consent, which a lower court judge had blocked in November."The law is narrow, and...

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Boy Scouts of America Changing Name to More Inclusive Scouting America After Years of Woes

β€” May 7th 2024 at 15:40
The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It's a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion.The...

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Biden Welcomes Peaceful Protests at College Commencements, White House Says

β€” May 7th 2024 at 15:25
President Joe Biden welcomes peaceful protests at college commencement ceremonies where he and other administration officials will speak, the White House said on Tuesday as pro-Palestinian protests spread around the country.Columbia University on Monday canceled its main...

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Pro-Palestinian Encampment Cleared at UC San Diego

β€” May 7th 2024 at 14:53
Nearly 200 police officers in riot gear broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment Monday at the University of California San Diego.

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Some Colleges, at First Permissive of Pro-Palestinian Protests, Get Tough

β€” May 7th 2024 at 14:22
Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety.University President Paul Alivisatos...

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Foundation Hopes to Stop Funding ESG Agenda With Pension Money

β€” May 7th 2024 at 14:10
A new effort launched by the State Financial Officers Foundation is pushing back on the use of public pension funds to finance ESG (environmental, social, and governance) initiatives that further political agendas.

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Ed Secretary Pressed on Loan Forgiveness for Antisemitic Protesters

β€” May 7th 2024 at 13:22
At a congressional hearing Tuesday, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., called for Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to withdraw student loan forgiveness for students engaged in antisemitic protests on college campuses.

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Report: Weinstein Back to Rikers After VIP Treatment

β€” May 7th 2024 at 12:41
Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former movie mogul, was moved to Rikers Island prison on Monday after a report that he was being kept in a private room at Bellevue Hospital Intensive Care Unit in New York City.

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Sen. Josh Hawley Demands DOJ Probe Anti-Israel 'Dark Money'

β€” May 7th 2024 at 12:33
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., called on the Department of Justice to investigate the third-party funding behind the antisemitic protests that have taken college campuses by storm in recent weeks.The Missouri Republican sent a letterto Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday,...

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Trump Mediating Rep. Greene, Speaker Johnson Impasse

β€” May 7th 2024 at 12:13
Former President Donald Trump is not only making public statements in support of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., but he is trying to mediate between the speaker and the Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., threat to file a notice to vacate.

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Biden Condemns Antisemitism at Holocaust Memorial

β€” May 7th 2024 at 11:38
President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that the threat of antisemitism is growing, in remarks honoring the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust, as his support for Israel's assault on Gaza divides his Democratic Party.

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Philadelphia Set to Clear Homeless Encampment, 'Drug Market'

β€” May 7th 2024 at 11:37
Philadelphia will clear a homeless encampment Wednesday out of an area that is known as the center of the city's opioid crisis, a fulfillment of a campaign promise of recently elected Mayor Cherelle Parker.

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Sen. Rubio: GOP 'Must Outlaw' TSA's Pro-illegals Flight Policy

β€” May 7th 2024 at 11:23
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Republicans must lead the way in ending the Biden administration's "blatant mockery" of U.S. immigration law by allowing illegal migrants to fly the friendly skies with nothing more than an arrest warrant as identification.

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Generation Lab Poll: Most College Students Have Little Interest in Protests

β€” May 7th 2024 at 11:19
Only a small minority of college students say they are participating in anti-Israel protests on campuses - and few view the Israel-Hamas war as an important issue, according to a new poll by Generation Lab.

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Trump Looks to Throttle RFK Jr.'s Campaign

β€” May 7th 2024 at 11:09
Former President Donald Trump is moving to throttle the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as the presumptive GOP nominee looks to prevent the independent challenger from siphoning votes.

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Rasmussen Poll: 52% Say Shoplifting a Serious Problem

β€” May 7th 2024 at 10:31
More than half of Americans say shoplifting and retail theft is a serious problem in their community, including 21% who say it is a very serious problem, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey.

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N.Y. Bill Would Block Pistols That Can Fire Like Machine Guns

β€” May 7th 2024 at 10:05
A New York bill would block the sale of pistols that could be converted to fire like machine guns, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

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States Work to Stop Squatters Exploiting Legal Loopholes

β€” May 7th 2024 at 09:53
Legislators are working to fix loopholes that protected squatters at the expense of property owners.

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Kevin Spacey Endorses RFK Jr. for President

β€” May 7th 2024 at 09:25
Academy Award winning actor Kevin Spacey publicly endorsed independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday, noting the environmental lawyer had stuck by him amid allegations of sexual assault.

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N.Y. Gov. Hochul: 'Black Kids' in Bronx Don't Know Word 'Computer'

β€” May 7th 2024 at 09:08
New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul expressed "regret" Monday night for asserting "Black kids" in the borough of the Bronx "don't even know what the word 'computer is'" hours earlier at a conference in California.

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Rob Schmitt Investigates: Secret Billionaires Out to Stop Trump

β€” May 6th 2024 at 21:12
In a Newsmax special presentation, "Rob Schmitt Tonight" turned the spotlight on the network of billionaires and their radical-left causes that are funding everything from the anti-Israel protests on college campuses to making sure Donald Trump never sees a second term.

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$1B Tax Refund Deadline Looms for 2020 COVID Year

β€” May 7th 2024 at 08:30
Some 1 million Americans could be missing out on tax refunds for 2020, the year the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the IRS.

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Stormy Daniels Takes Stand in Trump's N.Y. Trial

β€” May 7th 2024 at 08:20
Stormy Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday at Donald Trump's New York criminal trial, describing for jurors a sexual encounter the porn actor claims she had with him in 2006 that resulted in her being paid off to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years...

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Sen. Bernie Sanders: Gaza May Be Biden's 'Vietnam,' But He's Still Best for Gaza

β€” May 7th 2024 at 07:51
In April, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., repeatedly stood shoulder to shoulder with President Joe Biden, promoting their joint accomplishments on healthcare and climate at formal White House events while eviscerating Donald Trump in a widely viewed campaign TikTok video.

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Lawmakers Oppose Moving Air National Guard to Space Force

β€” May 7th 2024 at 07:38
A bipartisan group of 85 lawmakers are urging their congressional leaders to oppose a Biden administration proposal that would remove state governors' authority over the Air National Guard space operations.

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Lawmakers Oppose Moving Air National Guard to Space Force

β€” May 7th 2024 at 07:38
A bipartisan group of 85 lawmakers are urging their congressional leaders to oppose a Biden administration proposal that would remove state governors' authority over the Air National Guard space operations. The Air Force's Legislative Proposal 480, which has been included in...

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Idaho Will Seek to Revive 'Abortion Trafficking' Law in US Appeals Court

β€” May 7th 2024 at 07:24
Idaho will urge a federal appeals court Tuesday to revive a 2023 law making it a crime to help a minor cross state lines for an abortion without her parent's consent, which a judge blocked in November.

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Rick Scott: 'Crisis of Confidence' in NPR's Reporting

β€” May 7th 2024 at 07:09
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., has expressed concern about the lack of "public confidence" in National Public Radio's reporting.

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Biden's Media Aversion 'Unlikely to Bolster' Reelection Odds

β€” May 7th 2024 at 06:55
While President Joe Biden's thorny relationship with the press has grown pricklier, political strategists say his "unorthodox" campaign communications strategy that largely avoids traditional news outlets could prove to be a "pretty smart" move - if it doesn't backfire.

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Mass Arrests As Cops, 1,000 Protesters Clash Near Met Gala

β€” May 6th 2024 at 19:42
New York police reportedly made at least two dozen arrests Monday while clashing with more than 1,000 anti-Israel protesters carrying Palestinian flags near the star-studded Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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White House: 'Unfortunate' Columbia Commencement Canceled

β€” May 6th 2024 at 16:24
The White House on Monday issued a statement decrying the cancelation of Columbia University's main commencement ceremony this year due to pro-Palestine demonstrations on campus.

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Election Watchdog Group's First Ad Goes Viral

β€” May 6th 2024 at 15:21
The Fair Election Fund's first ad went viral on X over the weekend, getting 3 million views in less than 48 hours.

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Monmouth Poll: Americans' Climate Change Concern Drops

β€” May 6th 2024 at 15:04
A new poll finds fewer Americans see climate change as a "very serious problem," The Hill reported Monday. The Monmouth University poll, conducted in April, shows a 10-point decline from the last time the poll was conducted in September 2021, 56% to 46%.

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College Rescinds Invite to CNN's Michael Smerconish Over 2004 Book

β€” May 6th 2024 at 13:14
CNN host Michael Smerconish announced on Monday that Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, rescinded his invitation to deliver the commencement address at this year's graduation ceremony over unearthed comments he made in a 2004 book.Smerconish, in an article...

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Harvard President: Protesters Face 'Involuntary Leave' From School

β€” May 6th 2024 at 11:53
Harvard students who participate in on-campus pro-Palestine protests "will be referred for involuntary leave" from school, the university's interim president said Monday. Protesters behind the pro-Palestine encampment efforts at Harvard on Friday gave school leaders a Monday...

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John O'Hurley to Newsmax: Humor Keeps Us Mentally Healthy

β€” May 6th 2024 at 11:29
Political correctness is hurting comedy, actor John O'Hurley told Newsmax on Monday. Known for playing J. Peterman on "Seinfeld," O'Hurley agreed with Jerry Seinfeld, who recently said the far left is too worried about offending people instead of being funny.

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New York Times Editor: Not Media's Job to Defeat Trump

β€” May 6th 2024 at 10:48
Joe Kahn, executive editor of The New York Times, said it's not the media's job to stop former President Donald Trump from winning a second term in office.

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Speaker Johnson: Columbia Should Oust President Shafik

β€” May 6th 2024 at 10:43
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Monday called on Columbia University's board of trustees to remove Minouche Shafik as president after failing to handle on-campus anti-Israel protests and for ceding "control to Hamas supporters."

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, 82, Announces Reelection Campaign

β€” May 6th 2024 at 10:38
Eighty-two-year-old liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced Monday he is running for reelection, saying American democracy is in question during difficult times for the country and the world.

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Biden Speaks With Netanyahu, Who Vowed 'We Will Stand Alone'

β€” May 6th 2024 at 10:24
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday morning, a White House official and a National Security Council spokesperson said.

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NRB, American Family Association Sue FCC on Gender Requirements

β€” May 6th 2024 at 09:20
The National Religious Broadcasters association and the American Family Association announced they are suing the Federal Communications Commission over the reinstatement of a workforce data collection order that would mandate employer reporting of staff race and gender.

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Trump: 'Good Riddance' to Departing ABC News President

β€” May 6th 2024 at 09:17
Former President Donald Trump celebrated the news that embattled ABC News President Kim Godwin was stepping down after three tumultuous years at the network.

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Columbia Cancels Commencement After Protests

β€” May 6th 2024 at 08:08
Columbia University on Monday canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony scheduled for May 15 in favor of smaller, school-based events after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests roiled the Ivy League School.

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Biden's 'Uphill' Play for Florida a 'Lost Cause'

β€” May 6th 2024 at 06:27
President Joe Biden's campaign believes it has a shot winning Florida thanks to the issue of abortion, and campaign experts say even though the Sunshine State's "significant" electoral votes make it an undertaking "worth considering," it is likely a "lost cause."

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Robert Kraft Fights Antisemitism With Full-Page Ads

β€” May 5th 2024 at 21:06
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft published a letter bemoaning hatred against Jews in a full-page ad from his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism appearing in several newspapers, Page Six reported.

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Chicago Cinco de Mayo Parade Canceled Over Safety Concerns

β€” May 5th 2024 at 21:03
Chicago police abruptly canceled the city's annual Cinco de Mayo parade due to gang violence.

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Companies Eyeing Public School Graduates as Anti-Israel Protests Take Over Ivy Leagues

β€” May 6th 2024 at 06:49
A degree from an Ivy League school has long been considered a golden ticket to landing a high-paying job.

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Biden's 'Uphill' Play for Florida a 'Lost Cause'

β€” May 6th 2024 at 06:27
President Joe Biden's campaign believes it has a shot winning Florida thanks to the issue of abortion, and campaign experts say even though the Sunshine State's "significant"Β electoral votes make it an undertaking "worth considering,"Β it is likely a "lost cause."

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Poll: Seniors' Top Health-Related Concern Is Money

β€” May 6th 2024 at 06:17
Worries over health-related costs are plaguing the minds of older Americans of all backgrounds, a new poll suggests.

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Trump Plan: Deport 'Nearly 20 Million' Illegals

β€” May 5th 2024 at 20:48
Former President Donald Trump vowed to deliver the "largest mass deportation effort" in American history if elected in November.

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Noem Suggests Biden's Dog Should Have Been Killed

β€” May 5th 2024 at 19:53
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, suggested Sunday that Commander, President Joe Biden's dog, possibly should have been put down.

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NYC Mayor Adams Backs Police Crackdown on Campus Protests

β€” May 5th 2024 at 18:07
New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the NYPD crackdown on campus demonstrators at Columbia University and City College of New York, saying the protests escalated into criminal activity and violence when protesters took over a building and vandalized property.

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Robert Kraft Fights Antisemitism With Full-Page Ads

β€” May 5th 2024 at 21:06
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft published a letter bemoaning hatred against Jews in a full-page ad from his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism appearing in several newspapers, Page Six reported.

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Chicago Cinco de Mayo Parade Canceled Over Safety Concerns

β€” May 5th 2024 at 21:03
Chicago police abruptly canceled the city's annual Cinco de Mayo parade due to gang violence.

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Trump Plan: Deport 'Nearly 20 Million' Illegals

β€” May 5th 2024 at 20:48
Former President Donald Trump vowed to deliver the "largest mass deportation effort" in American history if elected in November.

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Noem Suggests Biden's Dog Should Have Been Killed

β€” May 5th 2024 at 19:53
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, suggested Sunday that Commander, President Joe Biden's dog, possibly should have been put down.

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NYC Mayor Adams Backs Police Crackdown on Campus Protests

β€” May 5th 2024 at 18:07
New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the NYPD crackdown on campus demonstrators at Columbia and City College of New York, saying Sunday that the protests escalated into criminal activity and violence when protesters took over a building and vandalized property.

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Ala. Pol Chides Male Colleagues on Parental Leave Bill

β€” May 5th 2024 at 16:55
The Alabama Senate this week approved, and then killed, a bill that would give public school teachers eight weeks of paid parental leave.

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MIT Does Away With New Hire Diversity Statements

β€” May 5th 2024 at 15:02
MIT reportedly is doing away with a requirement for diversity statements for new hires, which is being billed as a watershed moment for college institutions that previously had widely accepted DEI initiatives pushed by Democrats and the Biden administration.

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Morton Klein to Newsmax: More Action Needed on Columbia Leaders

β€” May 5th 2024 at 08:34
A call from Columbia University's chapter of the American Association of University Professors for a vote of no confidence in university President Minouche Shafik for calling in the NYPD to clear out an occupied building at the school was not enough, Morton Klein said.

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'Star Wars' Mark Hamill Drops By WH to See 'Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi'

β€” May 4th 2024 at 18:53
"Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill dropped by the White House on Friday for a visit with President Joe Biden and walked away with a pair of the president's aviator sunglasses and a greater respect for the office."

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Photo Finish: Mystik Dan Wins 150th Kentucky Derby

β€” May 4th 2024 at 18:08
Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. won on Mystik Dan in a photo finish in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby Saturday.

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Dick Morris to Newsmax: Biden 'Waffling' Finally Costing Him in Polls

β€” May 4th 2024 at 17:27
President Joe Biden attempted to hang on to votes of antisemitic leftists who support Hamas' campaign against Israel's existence, but ultimately they have abandon him along with those Democrats who support Israel, presidential campaign adviser Dick Morris warned.

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US Moves to Reclassify Marijuana; Will More States Legalize It?

β€” May 4th 2024 at 16:45
As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be little immediate impact in the dozen states that have not already legalized cannabis for widespread medical or recreational use by adults.

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Texas Yearbook Stirs Outrage with 'Palestine' Page Downplaying Attack

β€” May 4th 2024 at 16:44
A Texas high school yearbook has sparked outrage among the community, particularly its Jewish members, for including a "Times of Palestine" page that notably glosses over the ramifications of a Hamas terror assault on Israel, which claimed the lives of over 1,200...

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Campus Protests Wane After Crackdowns, Biden Rebuke

β€” May 4th 2024 at 16:20
Pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked U.S. campuses for weeks were more muted Friday after a series of clashes with police, mass arrests, and a stern White House directive to restore order.

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Bernie Kerik to Newsmax: Root Out Funders of Anti-Israel Unrest

β€” May 4th 2024 at 15:39
The Biden Justice Department must take a moment out of its busy schedule pursuing Donald Trump or Catholics or school board protesters, according to former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik on Newsmax, and hunt down the funders of the anti-Israel protests.

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Columbia Chaplain: 'Explicitly Communist' Forces Organized Protests

β€” May 4th 2024 at 15:32
Protests at Columbia University are being organized in part by "explicitly communist" outside forces, according to Father Roger Landry, a Catholic chaplain at the New York City Ivy League School.

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Tom Cotter to Newsmax: 'Silent Majority' Will Reveal Itself

β€” May 4th 2024 at 12:58
Standup comedian Tom Cotter says there's a "silent majority" in America and it will reveal itself in the 2024 presidential election despite the rhetoric pushed by woke corporate programming."I think most" people are fed up with the nonsense today, Cotter told Newsmax TV's...

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USC Alumna to Newsmax: Jewish Students Are Not Powerless

β€” May 4th 2024 at 13:05
Daisy Kahn, the campus manager for End Jew Hatred, told Newsmax on Saturday that Jewish students across American campuses "are not powerless."

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Sen. Ted Budd to Newsmax: North Carolina Leads Against Antisemitic Protests

β€” May 4th 2024 at 12:29
North Carolina, which President Joe Biden had hoped would become a key 2024 presidential election battleground state, has proved it stands in stark contrast to pro-Palestine Democrat activists of blue states and liberal colleges and universities, Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., told...

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Dem Rep. Bowman Hosts Fundraiser With Pro-terrorist Group Leader

β€” May 4th 2024 at 11:57
A member of the House Democrats' progressive "Squad" is under fire for hosting fundraiser with extremist Muslim leader who praised Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel.

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Trump Campaign Praises Patriotic Counterprotesters

β€” May 4th 2024 at 10:36
Amid antisemitic and pro-Hamas protests, illegal and at times violent, on college campuses around the U.S., the Trump campaign has issued a video showing the peaceful counter protesters sharing the message of patriotism.

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Judge Disbands Biden's DHS Intelligence Group Led by 'Hoaxers'

β€” May 4th 2024 at 09:14
America First Legal and Ric Grenell have hailed "victory" over the partisan and biased Department of Homeland Security intelligence group led by "Letter of 51" Obama officials and "Russia collusion hoaxers John Brennan and James Clapper."

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Student Organization Calls on Congress to Stop Antisemitism

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 20:52
Students from more than 50 universities sent a letter to Congress on Friday demanding lawmakers take action to stop the "tsunami" of antisemitism erupting across college campuses nationwide.

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Alan Dershowitz to Newsmax: Anti-US Radicalization of Students Dangerous

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 20:48
Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Friday the anti-Israel protests that have been rocking college campuses, leading to thousands of arrests, are a symbol of a deeper and more dangerous problem.

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Harvard Commencement Speaker: Israel Targeting Journalists

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 20:31
The guest speaker for Harvard's commencement ceremony in May is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who has accused Israel's military of intentionally targeting journalists in the Gaza Strip and whose media outlet has voiced opposition to how the Jewish state has conducted its war.

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Columbia Head Shafik Bemoans 'Violent Act' of Protesters

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 20:05
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik broke her silence Friday night, releasing a three-minute video about the events that led to police being asked to liberate an administration building that was illegally occupied by anti-Israel protesters.

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UNC Student to Newsmax: Protest Became About America

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 19:41
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student Isaac Maleh told Newsmax on Friday that once pro-Palestinian demonstrators started taking down the American flag, the protests "became an American issue."

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John Rich Vows Free Concert at 'Rager' for UNC Frat Boys

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 19:08
Country music singer John Rich reiterated Friday that he will play a free concert at a "rager" to honor the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill fraternity brothers who defended the American flag from pro-Palestinian protesters earlier this week.

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DOJ Threatens to Sue Iowa if It Acts on Immigration Law

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 18:32
Iowa will face legal consequences if it enforces a recently passed immigration law that prohibits people from being in the state if they were previously denied entry into the United States, the Des Moines Register reported.

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Daughtry, Chell to Newsmax: Somebody Is 'Radicalizing Our Students'

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 17:08
New York City Police Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry told Newsmax on Friday that the evidence collected at Columbia University's Hamilton Hall suggests somebody is "radicalizing our students."

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Education Chief Condemns 'Abhorrent' Campus Antisemitism

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 16:35
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sent a letter to college and university presidents on Friday condemning as "abhorrent" the antisemitic incidents being reported by Jewish students on campuses across the country.

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Protesters Offered Enrollment at Tehran, Houthi Universities

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 15:37
Administration officials at several Middle Eastern universities offered enrollment this week to students in the U.S. and Europe who are facing consequences for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, Breitbart reported.

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'Rebel Alliance' Instructs Protesters on Campus Escalation

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 15:27
A self-described "rebel alliance" operates a website that reacts in real time to the protests roiling college campuses across the country with analysis and instruction on the benefits of digging in and escalating violence, especially as it pertains to law enforcement.

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Morning Consult Poll: 76 Percent Support Police on Campuses

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 15:10
More than three-quarters of Americans believe colleges and universities should call in police to protect students from violence and nearly half say pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campuses should be banned, a new poll showed.

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Parents Asking Elite Schools for Refunds Amid Chaos

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 14:53
Parents of students who attend elite U.S. universities have started contacting the schools for refunds amid the pro-Palestinian protests on campus as classes and exams have been canceled amid the chaos, reports the Wall Street Journal.

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Rep. Mace, Historic Citadel Grad, to Give Commencement

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 14:21
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., will deliver the commencement ceremony address at The Citadel this Saturday, 25 years after becoming the first female cadet to graduate from the military college in South Carolina.

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Hillary Clinton Group Backs Climate Protesters

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 13:45
Onward Together, a progressive group founded by Hillary Clinton after she lost the 2016 election, has transferred at least $500,000 to a climate change hub that finances the organizations behind anti-oil protests, records show.

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Chicago Catholic Priest Blesses Same-Sex 'Spouses'

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 13:37
A Roman Catholic priest in Chicago last month blessed a same-sex couple using the term "holy spouses," citing a recent Vatican document authorizing such blessings.

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Study: Abortion Linked to Heart Disease in Women

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 13:00
An alarming new study discloses evidence suggesting pregnancy loss - induced, including by abortion, or natural - is linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.

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Hope Hicks Takes the Witness Stand in Trump Trial

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 12:42
Hope Hicks, who was Donald Trump's 2016 campaign press secretary and went on to hold various roles in his White House, took the witness stand in his New York criminal case Friday.

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Arrests of Israel-Hamas War Protesters Exceed 2,300

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 12:32
Police ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to abandon a tent encampment at New York University early Friday, following weeks of demonstrations and police crackdowns at college campuses nationwide that have resulted in more than 2,300 arrests.

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Border Agent Falsely Accused of Whipping Migrants Receives Award

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 12:13
One of the Border Patrol agents falsely accused of whipping Haitian migrants in Texas nearly three years ago has received a Border Patrol achievement award from the agency for his work on human smuggling cases, the New York Post reports.

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Young Dems Warn Biden to Change Course on Gaza

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 11:58
Young Democrat voters are warning President Joe Biden that he must change course on the issues that matter to them – including the Israel-Hamas war – or risk losing their vote in November.

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Dem Rep. Cuellar, Wife Indicted Over Ties to Azerbaijan

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 11:26
Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges Friday in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice probe into ties between American business leaders and the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.

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I-95 Traffic Snarled as Workers Remove Scorched Connecticut Overpass

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 11:08
Workers on Friday began removing a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck - a project expected to keep both sides of Interstate 95 closed through the weekend and extend a traffic nightmare on the major artery...

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Newspapers Stand With Detained Journalists

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 09:36
In honor of World Press Freedom Day, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The New York Times are running a joint ad in their newspapers Friday calling attention to journalists detained overseas.

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Judge to Trump: Gag Order Doesn't Bar You From Testifying in Criminal Case

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 09:30
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's New York criminal trial said Friday that a gag order preventing him from commenting about witnesses and jurors does not bar him from testifying in court on his own behalf."I want to stress to Mr. Trump: you have an absolute right to...

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Trump: Judge Making Case 'Salacious as Possible'

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 09:16
Former President Donald Trump, speaking Friday to reporters before entering the Manhattan courtroom where his criminal trial continues, accused Judge Juan Merchan of trying to make the case against him as "salacious as possible" by "allowing testimony that has nothing to do with the case."

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NYPD Officer Accidentally Fired Gun During Columbia Raid

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 07:55
During the raid to clear anti-Israel protesters from Columbia University's Hamilton Hall, an NYPD officer accidentally fired his gun, police sources told the New York Post.

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Captain Gets 4 Years for Criminal Negligence in Fiery Deaths of 34 on Scuba Boat

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 16:31
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in custody and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel.

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Parents Protesting Colleges' Reactions to Campus Tensions

β€” May 3rd 2024 at 07:12
College students' parents are protesting schools' reactions to mass demonstrations on their campuses, and are demanding that more be done to keep their young adults safe, in class, and learning.

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Greenwood to Newsmax: Rally for UNC Frat Brothers 'Epic'

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 21:10
Country music singer Lee Greenwood told Newsmax on Thursday that he is excited to join the call of a free concert to honor the University of North Carolina fraternity brothers who defended the American flag from anti-Israel protesters earlier this week.

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Governors: Don't Move Air National Guard to Space Force

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 20:27
All but two governors signed a letter opposing the Pentagon's plan to unilaterally move some Air National Guard units into the U.S. Space Force, saying it "undermines over 100 years of precedent."

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Ark. Gov. Orders State to Defy Biden Revisions to Title IX

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 20:24
Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is following the lead taken by other red states in directing her government to defy changes to Title IX made by the Biden administration regarding transgender students.

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Manta Ray: US Navy's New Underwater Drone Triumphs in Trials

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 17:55
The U.S. Navy has successfully trialed a cutting-edge, self-driving submarine drone, dubbed the "Manta Ray," which can hibernate on the ocean floor for extended periods without refueling, reported the New York Post.

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Simcha Rothman to Newsmax: US Campus Protesters Inciting Violence

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 17:30
Protesters on U.S. campuses are inciting violence, terror, and antisemitism, said Israeli politician Simcha Rothman.

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Manta Ray: US Navy's New Underwater Drone Triumphs in Trials

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 17:55
The U.S. Navy has successfully trialed a cutting-edge, self-driving submarine drone, dubbed the "Manta Ray," which can hibernate on the ocean floor for extended periods without refueling, reported the New York Post.

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Simcha Rothman to Newsmax: US Campus Protesters Inciting Violence

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 17:30
Protesters on U.S. campuses are inciting violence, terror, and antisemitism, said Israeli politician Simcha Rothman.

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NAACP Partners With Lyft to Drive Traffic to the Polls

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 16:55
The NAACP is teaming up with ride-sharing company Lyft to help drive traffic to the polls in November.

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Captain Gets 4 Years for Criminal Negligence in Fiery Deaths of 34 on Scuba Boat

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 16:31
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in custody and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel.The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S....

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Donates $10K to Fund UNC Frat 'Rager'

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 16:17
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman donated $10,000 Thursday to the GoFundMe page set up for the fraternity house that defended the American flag during pro-Palestinian protests.

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'Manhunt for Lincoln's Killer' Author: History Repeats

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 15:55
To call James Swanson a "celebrity historian" is by no means joshing him. The former Reagan administration official-turned-author was hailed almost universally by critics for "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase For Lincoln's Killer."The gripping saga of the pursuit and capture of...

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US Intel Chief Warns of Sharp Increase in Cyberattacks

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 15:50
The U.S. intelligence chief on Thursday warned Congress of a sharp increase in cyberattacks, telling lawmakers the threats remain one of the most serious international threats U.S. officials face.

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Illegal Arrested With Suspected ISIS Ties Was in US 2 Years

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 15:27
A suspected Islamic State terrorist living in Baltimore who was recently arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been in the U.S. for two years after being caught crossing the southern border and then released.

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Sen. Menendez Defense: 'Trauma' Behind Gold, Cash Stash

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 15:21
The defense team for Sen. Bob Menendez wants to call a psychiatrist to testify that the New Jersey Democrat is suffering from "generational trauma" and it's that condition, not bribery, that led to him having 13 gold bars and $480,000 at his home.

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Maryland Officials Release Timeline, Cost Estimate, for Rebuilding Bridge

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 15:17
Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, a state transportation official said Thursday.As salvage efforts continue, authorities also announced late Wednesday they had recovered...

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At Least 2,000 People Arrested at Pro-Palestinian Protests on US Campuses: AP Tally

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 14:36
Police have arrested more than 2,000 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, according to an Associated Press tally Thursday.Demonstrations - and arrests - have occurred in almost every corner of the nation. But...

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Documents Reveal Biden WH Worked With Archives on Trump Case

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 13:21
A trove of unsealed documents connected with the investigation into allegations that former President Donald Trump mishandled classified materials has revealed that several top Biden administration officials were working with the National Archives.

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Trump Trial Judge Signals Another Fine Over Gag Order

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 12:42
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan signaled Thursday he may impose more fines on him for violating a gag order that prohibits him from talking about witnesses and jurors.

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Michigan Poll: Trump Holding 15-Point Lead Over Biden

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 12:45
An April Kaplan Strategies poll has former President Donald Trump with a big lead over President Joe Biden in Michigan.

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Conservative Group Fights WH Student Loan Push

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 11:34
Heritage Action, the advocacy arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, has launched a campaign seeking comments on President Joe Biden's attempt to cancel student loans.

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Sen. Joni Ernst Presses Biden to Halt Gazan Refugee Proposal

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 11:32
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa., sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Wednesday demanding his administration halt their proposed plan to accept Gazan refuges into the United States.

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W.Va. AG Morrisey to Newsmax: Emulate Courage of Banned Girls

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 10:22
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey celebrated the courage of the five middle school girls in his state who stood up to the unfairness of competing against a biological male, saying their protest is a crucial one against the radical policies of the Biden administration.

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Education Secretary Cardona Says Title IX Is Not Just for Women

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 09:59
At a Senate subcommittee hearing Tuesday, Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said new Title IX regulations were meant to protect all students who have been historically marginalized.

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Israeli Olympic Bobsledder to Newsmax: Protests Driven by Violence, Hate

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 09:31
Israeli Olympic Bobsledder AJ Edelman told Newsmax on Thursday that his experience at the Columbia University protests revealed "there's something very, very violent about it.

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Israeli Olympic Bobsledder to Newsmax: Protests Driven by Violence, Hate

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 09:31
Israeli Olympic Bobsledder AJ Edelman told Newsmax on Thursday that his experience at the Columbia University protests revealed "there's something very, very violent about it.

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South Dakota Gov. Noem's Puppy Story 'Damages Her Nationally'

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 09:25
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem may have killed her shot at becoming Donald Trump's running mate after she admitted in a forthcoming book that she shot and killed her "untrainable" 14-month-old German wirehaired pointer, Cricket, political strategists say.

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Report: White House Voter Call Included Left-Wing Activists

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 09:16
President Joe Biden's executive order aimed at increasing voter registration was the basis for a video meeting involving left-wing organizations, the Washington Examiner reported.

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NYPD Chief of Patrol Chell to Newsmax: Expel Students for 'Hate Speech'

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 09:02
The New York City Police Department knew "the world was watching us" when officers stormed a Columbia University building occupied by anti-Israel protesters, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell told Newsmax on Thursday.

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Trump Vows '24 Election Challenge If Fraud Is Evident

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 08:49
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Wednesday he would accept the 2024 general election results "if everything's honest" but vowed to "fight" if it is not.

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Dems Still Planning to Weaponize Abortion Against Trump in Arizona

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 08:18
Arizona's 1864 abortion ban will soon be gone from the state's law books, but not from the campaign trail, despite Donald Trump's work to support exceptions and warning off harsh restrictions.

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Outside Groups Linked to College Student Demonstrations

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 08:14
Rapid media reports that attempt to discredit any suggestion there is any coordination between protesters, some violent, on college campuses across the country.

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Arizona Dem Gov. Hobbs Set to Sign Repeal of 1864 Abortion Restriction Law

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 07:48
Arizona is waving goodbye to a Civil War-era restriction on nearly all abortions as a repeal bill reaches the desk of Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs.

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Biden Thinks He Can Flip North Carolina, Polls Show Rough Road

β€” May 2nd 2024 at 07:39
Since 1968, North Carolina has backed only two Democrats for president: Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Barack Obama in 2008. It will prove tougher for President Joe Biden, Reuters laments.

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