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Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, has announced she will launch another campaign to become the nation’s first Black female governor. In a video announcing her candidacy, Abrams said: “Opportunity and success in Georgia shouldn’t be determined by background or access to power.”

December 2, 2021

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The first accuser in Ghislaine Maxwell’s child sex trafficking trial testified on Wednesday that Jeffrey Epstein – introduced her to Donald Trump when she was 14. This accuser also claimed that she was on a flight with Prince Andrew. She did not accuse Trump or the Duke of York of any misconduct.

December 2, 2021

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For the first time in the lifetimes of many young baseball fans, the normal rhythms of the game and its offseason will be disrupted as Major League Baseball owners initiated a lockout early Thursday morning. The collective bargaining agreement that governs the way MLB, its owners and players operate expired at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday without a new deal in place.

December 2, 2021

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The Biden administration warned on Wednesday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would trigger “high impact” U.S. sanctions that would surpass any previously imposed on Moscow. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking in the Latvian capital of Riga after meeting with his NATO counterparts. said Russia’s large-scale troop buildup on Ukraine’s border and other pressure tactics resembled steps Moscow took before it invaded Ukraine in 2014

December 1, 2021

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The ‘bullied’ teenage gunman who shot dead four students at Oxford High School in Michigan on Tuesday has been identified as 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley. Crumbley lives with his parents James and Jennifer in a small home in Oxford , less than two miles from where he opened fire on Tuesday, killing Tate Myre, 16, Hana St Juliana, 14, and 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin. A fourth boy, Justin Shilling, 17, died in the hospital on Wednesday morning.

December 1, 2021

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Several Senate Republicans are panning their colleagues’ strategy of forcing a shutdown fight over President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates, hoping they back off before the midnight Friday deadline. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and a clutch of other Republicans are floating the idea of blocking.

December 1, 2021

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U.S. health officials have confirmed the country’s first case of the new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant called omicron in California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. – White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said the individual, who was fully vaccinated, had just returned from traveling in South Africa to the San Francisco area on Nov. 22 and tested positive on Nov. 29.

December 1, 2021

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Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19 three days before his first debate against Joe Biden,the former president’s fourth and last chief of staff has revealed in a new book The Chief’s Chief – Mark Meadows also writes that though he knew each candidate was required “to test negative for the virus within seventy two hours of the start time.

December 1, 2021

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The Supreme Court appeared prepared Wednesday to uphold a Mississippi law that would ban nearly all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which would represent a dramatic break from 50 years of rulings. The justices heard 90 minutes of oral arguments in the most direct challenge to Roe v. Wade in nearly three decades.

December 1, 2021

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Legendary music executive Clarence Avant’s and his wife Jacqueline have been shot dead by robbers in a home invasion in an elite Los Angeles neighborhood. Beverly Hills police were called to the home in neighboring Trousdale Estates around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday after a 911 caller said someone had been shot and killed.

December 1, 2021

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On Day 1 of Parag Agrawal’s new job as CEO of Twitter, congressional Republicans took a tweet he had posted in 2010 out of context to imply that he’s biased against White people. On Day 2, Twitter unveiled a confusingly worded new policy banning the sharing of “private media,” which drew immediate fire from both left and right. And that was all before Agrawal was formally introduced as the company’s new CEO.

December 1, 2021

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ordering all airlines to turn over the names of passengers who arrived in the U.S. from eight countries that are facing travel restrictions. Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia South Africa and Zimbabwe. In an effort to quickly identify and stop the spread of the Omicron variant.

December 1, 2021

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Alec Baldwin sat down for an ‘intense and raw’ interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos to discuss the Rust shooting that killed the film’s cinematographer. In the interview that airs tomorrow at 8 p.m., Stephanopoulos said Baldwin spoke to him in detail about everything that happened on the day his gun accidently discharged and shot Halyna Hutchins on set.

December 1, 2021

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Japan continued its aggressive stance against a new coronavirus variant on Wednesday, asking international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in the country until the end of December in a further tightening of already strict border controls. The transportation ministry said the request is an emergency precaution.

December 1, 2021

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Nuro, a leader in autonomous delivery vehicles, is kicking off a new service in California in partnership with 7-Eleven. The company will deliver convenience store products to customers in its autonomous Toyota Prius vehicles, which will include a safety driver behind the wheel, before eventually shifting over to its fully driverless R2 delivery vehicles.

December 1, 2021

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Nigerian health officials say they have retrospectively identified a case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant dating from October, meaning it was present in Africa weeks before South Africa alerted the world to it last week. The announcement was made as more countries reported their first cases of the variant.

December 1, 2021

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Anti-vaccine Christian broadcaster Marcus Lamb has died from Covid-19 at the age of 64, his channel announced Tuesday, weeks after contracting the virus. Lamb was the co-founder and CEO of the Texas-based conservative Christian Daystar Television Network that has been a vocal opponent of coronavirus vaccines.

December 1, 2021

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City Council member Andre Dickens won a runoff election Tuesday to become Atlanta’s next mayor, riding a surge of support that powered him past the council’s current president, Felicia Moore, after finishing second to her in November. Dickens won a campaign dominated by concern over rising violent crime in the city, arguing he would be more effective than Moore.

December 1, 2021

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The Biden administration was blocked on Tuesday from enforcing two mandates requiring millions of American workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a key part of its strategy for controlling the spread of the coronavirus. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Monroe, Louisiana, temporarily blocked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from enforcing its vaccine mandate for healthcare workers until the court can resolve legal challenges.

December 1, 2021

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Washington’s policy toward Cuba, which has been under review for close to a year, “hit the pause button” after the historic protests that rocked the communist-run island July 11, a senior U.S. official said. “There’s a rule before July 11 and after July 11,” Juan Gonzalez, the National Security Council’s senior director for the Western Hemisphere.

December 1, 2021

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Federal judges questioned whether former President Donald Trump has the authority to invoke executive privilege during a hearing on Tuesday regarding the former president’s efforts to block the release of White House records to the Jan. 6 House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection. The nearly four-hour hearing by Trump’s legal team.

December 1, 2021

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How Mississippi ended up with one abortion clinic – The story of abortion access in the state helps explain why some legal experts believe the U.S. may be on the brink of overturning Roe v. Wade. Malachy DeHenre had been the only doctor at the clinic Atkins owned in Jackson. Recruiting OB/GYNs to perform abortions.

December 1, 2021

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The Biden administration is preparing stricter testing requirements for all travelers entering the United States, including returning Americans, to curb the spread of the potentially dangerous omicron variant, according to three federal health officials. As part of an enhanced winter covid strategy Biden is expected to announce Thursday,

December 1, 2021

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After a 2020 pandemic hiatus, the Art Basel fair and all its high-gauge hoopla returned to Miami Beach on Tuesday, signaling a jubilant “go” for the first Miami Art Week in two years. And it’s safe to say the usual crush of rich collectors, art aficionados and assorted hangers-on and the resulting traffic jams were never more welcome.

December 1, 2021

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Amazon is facing new questions over failed COVID protections in its fulfillment centers, spurred on by New York Attorney General Letitia James. After more than a year of protests from workers and inquiries from legislators. James is now seeking a court order to require Amazon to appoint a monitor to oversee health and safety measures at its warehouse on Staten Island.

December 1, 2021

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Investigators may have found the source of the live bullet fired by actor Alec Baldwin on the “Rust” set in New Mexico last month that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to a new search warrant. Longtime Hollywood armorer Thell Reed, the father of the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, said in a statement .

December 1, 2021

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The Supreme Court will take up the most direct challenge to Roe v. Wade in nearly three decades when it hears oral arguments Wednesday over a Mississippi abortion law. The showdown, which centers on whether the Constitution provides a right to seek an abortion, focuses on a 2018 Mississippi law.

December 1, 2021

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A field training police officer and two other people were killed in a wild shooting in a residential neighborhood in Georgia on Tuesday night, police said. The mayhem unfolded after Clayton County police officers received reports of a woman and a young boy shot at two separate locations.

December 1, 2021

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Oxford High School in Michigan Shooting – A hero footballer, 16, and two girls, 14 and 17, have been named as victims of a school shooting in Michigan yesterday in a rampage that came days after the suspect’s dad had bought a pistol. Hana St Juliana, 14, Tate Myre, 16, and Madisyn Baldwin, 17 died after a gunman opened fire on students.

December 1, 2021

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The lead investigator of an alleged attack on the actor Jussie Smollett on Tuesday denied claims by defense attorneys that Chicago police rushed to judgment, saying about two dozen detectives clocked some 3,000 hours on what they thought was a “horrible hate crime” before concluding the former Empire star had staged a hoax.

December 1, 2021

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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes wept in court Tuesday as a federal prosecutor grilled her over the nature of her relationship with Sunny Balwani, her former business and romantic partner, and her knowledge of problems at the company.

December 1, 2021

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s first accuser known as ‘Jane’ took the stand to testify that she was 14 years old when she first had ‘sexual contact’ with Jeffrey Epstein. In bombshell testimony Tuesday afternoon, the woman, using the pseudonym Jane, said Ghislaine Maxwell was in the room during the alleged abuse.

December 1, 2021

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A coalition of major media companies has filed a legal brief in support of former Trump chief White House strategist Steven Bannon as he fights a proposed protective order in court that would keep him from publicizing Jan. 6th documents and information.

December 1, 2021

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The Jan. 6 select committee has not subpoenaed the phone records of any members of Congress but is likely to do so, multiple people familiar with the panel’s work. Seizing lawmakers’ private communications would be a controversial decision, one that’s already sparked preemptive resistance from House Republicans.and investigators are proceeding carefully as they weigh their next steps.

December 1, 2021

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CNN “indefinitely” suspended host Chris Cuomo on Tuesday over his secret role in trying to defend his brother, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, from the sexual harassment allegations that forced him from office — and for using his journalistic resources to aid that effort.

December 1, 2021

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Fireworks lit up the sky, crowds cheered and the island nation of- Barbados officially became a parliamentary republic at midnight Monday, 55 years after its independence from the United Kingdom. Dame Sandra Mason was named the first president of the country

November 30, 2021

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Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of the notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, was sentenced to three years in prison for aiding her husband’s operation while he was in custody. The sentence imposed Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington.

November 30, 2021

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Michigan Oxford High School 15-year-old student shoots dead three kids and six more were injured Tuesday in the shooting at high school One suspect is in custody, and police said they believe that person is the only shooter. Police responded around 12:55pm to a report of an active shooter in Oxford Township suburb north of Detroit.

November 30, 2021

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Florida congressional candidate Dale Holness alleges Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s support of a proposal that would pay most U.S. adults $1,000 a month was an attempt to illegally bribe voters. His lawsuit also wants counted 18 mail ballots received from military members and family members that were rejected by elections officials because they arrived after Election Day

November 30, 2021

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The Democratic led House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has reached a new agreement with former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to appear for an initial deposition. “Mr. Meadows has been engaging with the Select Committee through his attorney. He has produced records to the committee and will soon appear for an initial deposition,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss

November 30, 2021

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Senior White House officials have in the last few days studied how much funding they have available to respond to the omicron variant, as the Biden administration makes contingency plans to deal with the next potential stage in the pandemic, three people familiar with the matter said.

November 30, 2021

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Dr. Mehmet Oz will enter the high-stakes race for Pennsylvania’s open US Senate seat a as a Republican.The cardiac surgeon, author and host of TV’s “Dr. Oz Show” has already hired campaign aides and reached out to Pennsylvania GOP leaders.

November 30, 2021

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Miami police know their off-duty employment program is ripe for abuse. Audits have found it can’t keep track of all hours worked or money paid, and it risks public safety as tired officers work more hours per day than allowed. Audits and an NBC 6 Investigation found abuses in how Miami Police handle “extra duty” jobs.

November 30, 2021

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated Tuesday that the central bank could step up the removal of its efforts to boost the economy. In an appearance before a Senate committee, the Fed chief said he thinks reducing the pace of monthly bond buy can move quicker than the $15 billion a month schedule announced earlier this month.

November 30, 2021

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A planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station by astronauts Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron was called off early Tuesday after NASA received an overnight warning about possibly. The station’s seven-member crew was not told to take shelter in their Earth-return spacecraft and no other actions were required.

November 30, 2021

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French far-right commentator Eric Zemmour on Tuesday announced he will be running in the 2022 presidential election, joining a crowded field of candidates aiming to unseat President Emmanuel Macron. Zemmour, a former journalist known for his extreme anti-migration stance.

November 30, 2021

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If, Xiomara Castro’s wide lead in Honduras’ presidential election holds, her leftist government could present challenges, but also opportunities for a Biden administration that has struggled with how to work on the country’s problems while keeping current President Juan Orlando Hernández at arm’s length.

November 30, 2021

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Senator Ted Cruz has branded Dr Anthony Fauci ‘the most dangerous bureaucrat in American history’ and suggested the COVID tsar could end up in prison. Speaking on Fox News Monday night, the Texas lawmaker issued his latest salvo against Fauci after the White House’s chief medical adviser lashed at him Sunday.

November 30, 2021

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Ari Lennox, the Grammy-nominated US R&B singer, has been arrested in Amsterdam’s at Schiphol airport for disturbing public order. She tweeted about the incident, saying “I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling her.

November 30, 2021

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The Islamophobia controversy engulfing Rep. Lauren Boebert escalated to a full boil Monday after the Colorado Republican went after Rep. Ilhan Omar in a video following a tense phone call between the two.

November 30, 2021

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Democrats and Republicans in Florida had reached an uneasy truce over redistricting, avoiding a major public conflict even weeks after the GOP-led state Senate had released its preliminary maps.

November 30, 2021

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Japan and France confirmed their first cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus on Tuesday as countries around the world scrambled to close their doors or find ways to limit its spread while scientists study how damaging it might be.

November 30, 2021

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A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict on Tuesday in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow testimony from an additional witness. The court agreed with a defense motion that it allow a doctor who had previously been unable to come to court to add his testimony, a legal official said.

November 30, 2021

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Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama are getting a new vote on whether to form the company’s first unionized warehouse in the United States. A U.S. labor-board official is ordering a re-vote after an agency review found Amazon improperly pressured warehouse staff to vote against joining a union.

November 30, 2021

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