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DeSantis blocks state money for Tampa Bay Rays training facility after team tweets against gun violence
DeSantis blocks state money for Tampa Bay Rays training facility after team tweets against gun violence

CNN -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blocked state funding for a new Tampa Bay Rays training facility partly because the baseball team spoke out against gun violence in the wake of back-to-back gun-related massacres in Uvalde, Te...

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Jun 04, 2022
‘Extraordinary’: NYT reporter says Pence aide gave warning before January 6
‘Extraordinary’: NYT reporter says Pence aide gave warning before January 6

New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman discusses her report that the day before the January 6 riot, former Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff Marc Short warned the Secret Service that President Trump was going to turn on Pence, and that th...

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Jun 04, 2022
Deadly assaults on US medical workers on the rise; recent spate of attacks across nation is ‘frightening trend’
Deadly assaults on US medical workers on the rise; recent spate of attacks across nation is ‘frightening trend’

This week's shooting that left four people dead at a Tulsa medical center is an all-too-familiar scenario for health care workers across the nation. Read More

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Jun 04, 2022
‘They stopped listening to her’: Why the jury didn’t find Amber Heard credible
‘They stopped listening to her’: Why the jury didn’t find Amber Heard credible

The Hill Johnny Depp set to release album with Jeff Beck Just days after his court win against Amber Heard, Johnny Depp is getting ready to release an album with guitarist Jeff Beck. Beck announced Thursday at a concert in England that music from him...

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Jun 04, 2022
Peter Navarro: Ex-Trump aide charged with contempt of Congress
Peter Navarro: Ex-Trump aide charged with contempt of Congress

Image source, EPA An ex-top White House adviser has been charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to co-operate with the inquiry into last year's US Capitol riot. Peter Navarro is the second Trump aide to be arrested after defying a...

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Jun 04, 2022
Vigil held for Texas Family killed by escapee
Vigil held for Texas Family killed by escapee

Friends and family are mourning the death of a Texas man and his four grandsons who were killed by an escaped convict. (June 3) Read More

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Jun 04, 2022
Milwaukee County Zoo has new giraffe calf
Milwaukee County Zoo has new giraffe calf

The Milwaukee County Zoo has a new giraffe calf. The female was born May 27 and was walking within 90 minutes. (June 3) Read More

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Jun 03, 2022
Saudi dissidents call Biden’s planned visit to kingdom a betrayal
Saudi dissidents call Biden’s planned visit to kingdom a betrayal

BEIRUT -- Saudi dissidents expressed anger Friday at reports that President Biden was planning his first presidential visit to Saudi Arabia -- without any sign that the United States had demanded improvements in human rights in the kingdom, or accou...

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Jun 03, 2022
Republican Congressman Quits Race After Backlash Over His Gun Stance
Republican Congressman Quits Race After Backlash Over His Gun Stance

Reuters U.S., S.Korea, Japan envoys meet as N.Korea appears to prepare nuclear test SEOUL (Reuters) -Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday to prepare for "all contingencies" amid signs North Korea is preparing...

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Jun 03, 2022
WH jobs report robust, inflation a major concern
WH jobs report robust, inflation a major concern

U.S. employers added 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an economy under pressure from high inflation and rising interest rates. (June 3) Read More

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Jun 03, 2022
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