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Yevgeny Prigozhin Russian businessman and founder of Wagner group admits interfering in US elections -The influential Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is linked to President Vladimir Putin and has faced sanctions from Washington and European countries, admitted on Monday to interfering in US elections.“Gentlemen, we interfered,

November 7, 2022

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Part of South Florida is now under a hurricane watch after Subtropical Storm Nicole formed Monday morning as the next named system of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.The National Hurricane Center reports the system has winds of 45 miles per hour and is moving northwestat 9 mph while sitting hundreds of miles east of the Bahamas. The area is

November 7, 2022

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Coy Gibbs, the co-owner of Nascar’s Joe Gibbs Racing, has died aged 49 just hours after his son Ty, 20, won the Nascar Xfinity Series championship. Ty Gibbs won the championship at Phoenix Raceway in Arizona on Saturday night and was set to race again in the Nascar Cup Series finale for Kurt Busch on Sunday but he was withdrawn over a family

November 7, 2022

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Subtropical Storm Nicole has formed in the Atlantic and will impact the east coast of Florida and the Southeast starting Tuesday. Officials are warning residents, including those recently hit by the destructive Hurricane Ian, that a tropical system could bring heavy rain and damaging winds this week. The warning comes as Subtropical Storm Nicole has formed

November 7, 2022

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Apple has said it expects fewer iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone Pro Max shipments than previously anticipated as Covid-19 restrictions temporarily disrupt production at an assembly facility in Zhengzhou, China.“The facility is currently operating at significantly reduced capacity,” Apple said in a statement. “Customers will experience longer wait times to receive

November 7, 2022

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Donald Trump told supporters at his Miami, Florida rally on Sunday to re-elect Ron DeSantis as their governor – one day after bashing the popular GOP leader as ‘Ron De-Sanctimonious.’He said Floridians are going to re-elect a great friend of mine, Marco Rubio’ in two days when Americans head to the polls on November 8. Rubio is facing a challenge to his Senate

November 7, 2022

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Mimi Parker, known for her chilling vocals and sparse drumming in the critically acclaimed rock band Low, died on Saturday. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2020.”Friends, it’s hard to put the universe into language and into a short message,” the band’s official Twitter account posted on Sunday morning. “She passed away last night,

November 6, 2022

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Twitter is delaying the rollout of verification check marks to subscribers of its new $7.99 a month subscription service until after Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to an internal post viewed by The New York Times and two people with knowledge of the decision. The company made the call a day after announcing that it was rolling out the program for

November 6, 2022

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The Houston Astros helped ‘Mattress Mack’ becomes the biggest winner in sports gambling history with a $75 MILLION payout -The Houston Astros helped Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale become the biggest winner in sports gambling history after he pocketed a massive $75million in winnings after their World Series triumph

November 6, 2022

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A tropical rainstorm located just north of the Caribbean can strengthen and become better organized this week -While November marks the final month of the Atlantic hurricane season, AccuWeather forecasters say the season will refuse to end quietly. A tropical rainstorm located just north of the Caribbean can strengthen and become better

November 6, 2022

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Kenya dominated the New York City marathon as Sharon Lokedo and Evans Chebet won their respective races on Sunday morning. Lokedi was the top women’s finisher and Chebet won the men’s race in the final World Marathon Major of the year.Brazil’s Daniel Do Nascimento had led for most of the men’s professional race went down just after the 20-mile

November 6, 2022

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Billionaire Ken Griffin tired of Donald Trump -GOP megadonor: I’m ready to back DeSantis for president in ’24 – MIAMI — Hedge fund CEO and philanthropist Ken Griffin smiled when asked if he wants to be the No. 1 political donor in 2024. He has given nearly $60 million to federal Republican candidates and campaigns this election cycle. That puts Griffin

November 6, 2022

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Conservative commentators, who are typically Donald Trump’s allies, turned on the former president after he went after Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday. Trump mocked DeSantis as “Ron DeSanctimonious” while discussing the 2024 Republican presidential primary at a rally in Pennsylvania. The pair is widely considered to be

November 6, 2022

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The final national NBC News poll of the 2022 midterms finds a – highly competitive campaign landscape ahead of Election Day. While Democrats have pulled even with Republicans in enthusiasm, President Joe Biden remains unpopular, and voters express deep dissatisfaction about the state of the country. Forty-eight percent of likely voters say they

November 6, 2022

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Johnson Amendment -Texas Churches Violate the Law Ahead of Tuesday’s Election, Experts Say – Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is seeking reelection, have been crisscrossing the state in the lead-up to Tuesday’s election, visiting megachurches and smaller houses of worship packed tight with parishioners

November 6, 2022

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Campaign contributions can be a confusing web of super PACs, FEC filings and dark money- There’s a phrase that pops up a lot when investigative journalists talk about politics: Follow the money.For journalists, that often means looking at how political campaigns are funded and who’s paying for lobbyists. Today we’re going to talk about some of the methods we

November 6, 2022

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PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ with bans and lawsuits-in the blood of 97 percent of Americans-“Forever chemicals” are everywhere. The thousands of chemicals in the group known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are found in cookware, packaging, cosmetics, clothing, carpet, electronics, firefighting foam and many other products.The chemicals don’t naturally

November 6, 2022

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Powerball’s lottery jackpot grew to $1.9 billion after no ticket matched all six winning numbers during Saturday night’s drawing.Just after 11 p.m., Powerball announced the monumental winning digits were 28, 45, 53, 56, 69 and 20. The jackpot was worth $1.6 billion.Lottery players might have had big dreams to become billionaires but they had only a 1 in 292 million chance of winning

November 6, 2022

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Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Peru on Saturday to demand the resignation of leftist President Pedro Castillo. Castillo’s government is under investigation following several corruption charges. In Lima, the capital, protesters marched toward Congress, but their procession was halted when dozens of riot police released tear gas. There were no immediate reports of

November 6, 2022

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Twitter Inc. said it has begun rolling out software updates to charge users $7.99 a month to mark their accounts with a blue check, part of Elon Musk’s early efforts to boost revenue a little more than a week after taking ownership of the social media network. Details of the latest software versions began appearing Saturday on Apple Inc.’s App Store, promising new features

November 6, 2022

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Founding Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor is suffering from stage 4 prostate cancer, his bandmates revealed during their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction speech on Saturday nightTaylor, 61, was unable to attend the band’s induction ceremony on Saturday night but frontman Simon Le Bon read a letter Taylor had written, in which he revealed

November 6, 2022

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Houston Astros clinched their second World Series title -Yordan Alvarez drilled a three-run home run to straightaway center field to support another strong effort from Framber Valdez as the Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6 to claim their second World Series championship in six seasons. Alvarez clubbed his third homer of the postseason in the sixth inning

November 6, 2022

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Aaron Carter, 34, the brother of famed pop icon and Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has been ‘found dead in his bathtub’ at his home in Lancaster, California. Law enforcement said that they received a 911 call at 11 am on Saturday saying that a male had drowned in the tub.’Homicide detectives have been dispatched to the scene, but there is no information or evidence of foul play

November 5, 2022

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Twitter staff who face losing their jobs in the UK have been given three days to nominate a representative for a formal consultation about their employment. An email sent to staff from Twitter’s HR department on Saturday said they had until 9 am on Tuesday to nominate any current employee. Staff can nominate themselves. The social media company began widespread staff cuts around the

November 5, 2022

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NBC News retracts erroneous Paul Pelosi story that fueled conspiracy theories -NBC News reporter Miguel Almaguer had what seemed like a scoop on Friday about an intruder’s attack last week on Paul Pelosi. The curious new details he presented on the “Today” show quickly went viral on right-wing sites and social media accounts.One problem: Much of Almaguer’s account was

November 5, 2022

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Former President Obama campaigned for John Fetterman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Saturday – Barack Obama warned about divisions fueling a ‘dangerous climate’ politics as he stumped for John Fetterman on Saturday with just three days until the midterms – and the Pennsylvania Senate race too close to call in the polls.The biggest names in Democratic and Republican

November 5, 2022

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Manhattan – Thirty-eight people were hurt, with two suffering life-threatening injuries, after a fire broke out inside a 37-story building.The FDNY reported that a three-alarm fire erupted from the battery of a micro-mobility device, or e-scooter, at around 10:30am on the 20th floor of an apartment building at 429 East 52nd Street. Officials said at least two dozen residents rushed to the roof

November 5, 2022

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A stormy weather pattern off the southeastern coast of the United States could allow the next named tropical system of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season to form next week, AccuWeather meteorologists say. But even if a tropical system doesn’t take shape, rough seas and drenching rain will be ongoing concerns for residents in some coastal areas.A broad area of slowly spinning low pressure,

November 5, 2022

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Florida’s state medical boards voted Friday afternoon to approve the language of a first-of-its-kind rule banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors who don’t already receive it. The rule updates the medical standards of practice in the state to mostly prohibit health care professionals from starting treatment for gender dysphoria in those younger than 18. Gender dysphoria refers the

November 5, 2022

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North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the western sea on Saturday morning, said South Korean military, adding the missiles flew about 80 miles at an altitude of about 12 miles.North Korea has launched a series of missiles this week, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), drawing condemnation from Washington, Seoul and Tokyo and raising

November 5, 2022

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Former president Barack Obama and President Biden are both coming to Pennsylvania on Saturday with the aim of giving a boost to Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman, who is locked in a tight race with Republican Mehmet Oz that could determine control of the Senate next year. Oz, the celebrity physician, is getting help Saturday as well, with former president Donald Trump

November 5, 2022

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Trump’s rally, in Miami with Sen. Marco Rubio and Gov. Ron DeSantis was not invited and didn’t ask to attend. – Florida’s two most powerful Republicans will be far apart on Sunday. And that’s how they want it.Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally Sunday in Miami as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is campaigning at competing events hundreds of miles away, exposing the

November 5, 2022

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Michael Malekzadeh – Rare sneaker broker who made $300m and rode $29k Louis Vuitton bike around his mansion is arrested – A rare sneaker broker who made $300 million by scamming customers out of more than $70 million worth of shoes has been arrested for his Ponzi-like scheme. Michael Malekzadek, the former owner of Zadeh Kicks, a now-defunct company that sold limited

November 5, 2022

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Sean “Diddy” Combs has agreed to purchase licensed marijuana operations in three states for up to $185 million, adding a new business to a portfolio that includes fashion, media, and spirits. If approved by U.S. and state regulators, the deal could create the nation’s largest Black-owned and licensed cannabis company. Mr. Combs said he wants to use the business as a platform to increase

November 5, 2022

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Former president Donald Trump will have an additional week to meet the deadline to turn over documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.“We have received correspondence from the former President and his counsel in connection with the Select Committee’s subpoena,” Chairman Bennie G. Thompson and Vice Chair Liz Cheney said

November 5, 2022

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Devastating cuts to Twitter’s workforce on Friday, four days before the midterm elections, are fueling anxieties among political campaigns and election offices that have counted on the social network’s staff to help them combat violent threats and viral lies.The mass layoffs Friday gutted teams devoted to combating election misinformation, adding context to misleading tweets,

November 5, 2022

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Nike has suspended its relationship with Kyrie Irving after a week where the Brooklyn Nets star was embroiled in an anti-Semitism row. It also said it would not launch the Kyrie 8s later this month – the shoe designed by the player and company. A Nike statement said: ‘We believe there is no place for hate speech, and we condemn any form of antisemitism. ‘To that end,

November 5, 2022

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Former President Donald Trump is preparing to announce a comeback White House bid by the end of November, people familiar with the discussions say, moving him to the center of attention as Republicans work to capitalize on momentum ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.“In order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, I will very, very, very probably do it again,” Mr. Trump said Thursday night at a

November 4, 2022

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Elon Musk has now purged roughly half of Twitter’s 7,500 employee base, leaving whole teams totally or near completely gutted, including those tasked with defending against election misinformation ahead of the US midterms next week, The Verge has learned.The areas of Twitter impacted the most by Musk’s cuts include its product trust and safety, policy, communications, tweet curation, ethical AI, data science, research,

November 4, 2022

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King Charles and Prince William erupted into “torrents of profanity” after hearing comments from Donald Trump about Kate Middleton’s 2012 topless photo scandal, a new biography revealed this week.Kate, then the Duchess of Cambridge, was infamously photographed that year sunbathing topless on private property in France while vacationing with her husband, Prince William.The pictures were subsequently

November 4, 2022

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NBC News pulled a report Friday that claimed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband didn’t let on that he was in any danger when cops showed up at his home just prior to the hammer attack on him.The now-deleted clip said Paul Pelosi, 82, answered the door for cops who responded to a 911 call at the San Francisco home, but the officers were “seemingly unaware they had been called to the home of

November 4, 2022

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The Powerball jackpot has risen to a record-breaking $1.6billon, making it the largest lottery jackpot in history. One lucky winner could scoop the eye-watering figure during this Saturday’s draw – after the mammoth jackpot rolled over 40 times. There wasn’t a winner during Wednesday’s game, where the jackpot sat at $1.5billion. Now the figure has increased once again, making it the largest sum in lottery history. On Wednesday, the numbers drawn were 2

November 4, 2022

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband didn’t let on that he was in any danger when cops showed up at his home just before a madman cracked his skull with a hammer, a new report claims.Paul Pelosi, 82, answered the door for cops who responded to a 911 call at the San Francisco home, but the officers were “seemingly unaware they had been called to the home of the speaker of the House,” NBC News reported,

November 4, 2022

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A New York jury Friday found Trump confidant and billionaire Thomas Barrack not guilty of all charges in his trial on federal foreign lobbying allegations.Barrack, a 75-year-old investor who was an adviser to former President Donald Trump and chair of his Inaugural Committee, was accused of using his connections to Trump’s administration to try to sway U.S. foreign policy for a client, the United Arab Emirates

November 4, 2022

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An off-duty Miami-Dade Police officer was critically injured after he was shot in a domestic-related incident in a Hialeah neighborhood Friday morning, officials said.Hialeah Police spokesman Sgt. Jose Torres said the officer, whose identity wasn’t released, was shot in the 1200 block of W. 79th Street.The officer was transported in “extremely” critical condition to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center

November 4, 2022

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Friday is the deadline for former-President Donald Trump to turn over documents as part of a subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The documents in question refers to assorted electronic messages, call logs, photos and videos — even hand-written notes — from as far back as September 2020.It’s unclear whether Trump will abide by the committee’s subpoena, issued on Oct. 21

November 4, 2022

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A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Twitter over Elon Musk’s plan to sack thousands of staffers — as employees were abruptly locked out of their company Slack and email accounts, and barred from going into the office ahead of the mass layoffs Friday.The lawsuit was filed Thursday in San Francisco federal court after the company notified employees it would eliminate some 3,700 jobs, half its

November 4, 2022

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Gannett Staffers Stage Daylong Strike to Improve Wages- across 14 newsrooms -More than 200 Gannett Co. staffers are staging a one-day strike Friday to push for better wages and benefits and protest layoffs and furloughs, among other cost-cutting measures at the news publisher. The striking staffers from 14 of the company’s newsrooms won’t work Friday, said a spokeswoman for the NewsGuild, a division of

November 4, 2022

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Cuninico in the Peruvian rainforest – British and American tourists are among 70 adults and children being held hostage on a river boat – Britons have been taken hostage by an indigenous group in in a remote part of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, local media reported.The tourists were part of a group of 70 travellers who were also from France, Spain, the US and Switzerland when they were held up on their river boat.A

November 4, 2022

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U.S. employers added 261,000 jobs in October, a sign of continued resilience in the labor market, and the jobless rate rose to 3.7%.The October payrolls number marked a decline from the prior month’s upwardly revised 315,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.Healthcare, professional and technical services and manufacturing sectors led the gains.Average hourly earnings rose 0.4% in October from the

November 4, 2022

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The internet-based telecom provider Vonage agreed to pay $100 million to the Federal Trade Commission – to settle charges that it created an artificially burdensome process to cancel the service that included hidden termination fees.In its complaint, the FTC alleged that Vonage, an Ericsson subsidiary, made it easy for consumers to sign up for its services but far more difficult to cancel. Consumers could sign up for

November 4, 2022

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A Republican running for South Dakota state Senate was charged with felony child abuse Thursday for allegedly grooming and raping his young family member for years, according to local reports. Joel Koskan, the third-time candidate for state senate, allegedly groomed and abused the young girl for at least six years starting in 2014, court documents

November 4, 2022

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The Trump Organization’s asset transfers and other operations will be supervised by an independent monitor, a Manhattan judge ruled Thursday, while the judge presides over an upcoming trial in a $250 million lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general that could cripple the company’s operations.New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ruled in favor of a request by Attorney General Letitia James to impose supervisory conditions

November 4, 2022

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Kash Patel, a loyal aide to Donald Trump and former White House deputy, faced questions before a grand jury Thursday as part of a criminal investigation into the former president’s possession of classified records more than 18 months after he left office, according to a person familiar with the matter.National security prosecutors asked Patel about his public claims this spring that Trump had declassified a large number of government

November 4, 2022

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