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BREAKING: Marriage Bill Passes First Senate Vote

The Washington Post reports: The Respect for Marriage Act would require that people be considered married in any state as long as the marriage was valid in the state where it was performed. The bill would also repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman and allowed states to …

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BREAKING: Democrats To Retain Control Of Senate As Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Wins Nevada Senate Race

NBC News reports: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the Senate, will hold onto her seat in Nevada after enduring a bruising campaign against Republican Adam Laxalt, who fell short of ousting the Democrat despite severe midterm headwinds, NBC News projects. In the campaign’s closing days, Laxalt hammered a strict partisan message, vowing not to work with …

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Dozens Killed In Seoul Halloween Stampede [VIDEO]

The BBC reports: Fifty-nine people have died in a crush among huge Halloween crowds in a popular nightlife area of South Korea’s capital, officials say. Yonhap news agency cited emergency services saying 150 more had been injured in Seoul’s Itaewon district. Videos from the scene show body bags on the streets, emergency workers performing CPR, and rescuers trying to pull …

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Paul Pelosi “Violently Assaulted” In SF Home Break-In

ABC News reports: Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” by someone who broke into his San Francisco home early Friday, according to her spokesperson. The suspect is in custody, her spokesperson, Drew Hammill, said in a statement. Paul Pelosi is in the hospital and “is expected to make a full recovery,” Hammill said. “The Speaker …

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5.1 Magnitude Quake Rattles San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco’s NBC affiliate reports: A preliminary 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck near San Jose Tuesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake hit at 11:42 a.m. and was centered 9 miles east of Seven Trees, 9.1 miles east of Alum Rock, 9.9 miles east of Communications Hill and 12.1 miles east of San Jose, the USGS said. …

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BREAKING: Boris Johnson Drops Out Of Race For PM

So much for the post before this one. The BBC reports: This is a huge development. I’ve been on the phone tonight to Boris Johnson backers and they were convinced he’d stand. Tonight, confirmation he won’t. In his statement, Mr Johnson says he thinks he could have won the membership and been in Downing St by Friday. But he concedes …

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BREAKING: Liz Truss Resigns As British Prime Minister

USA Today reports: Liz Truss became the shortest-serving leader in British political history after she resigned Thursday less than two months into the job. Her announcement came after her attempt to roll out a series of aggressive tax cuts aimed at spurring economic growth but which dramatically roiled financial markets, led to unprecedented central bank intervention and drove her personal …

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NY Sues Trump Org And Trump Family For Tax Fraud

The Associated Press reports: New York State Attorney General Letitia James is suing former President Donald Trump and his family for $250 million over “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentations,” according to a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday. The lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat’s three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Trump …

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BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II Dies At Age 96

The Associated Press reports: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement. A link to the almost-vanished generation that fought World War II, she was the only monarch most Britons have ever known, and her name defines an …

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Suspect ID’d In Cincinnati FBI Headquarters Shooting

The Associated Press reports: An armed man decked out in body armor tried to breach a security screening area at an FBI field office in Ohio on Thursday, then fled and was injured in an exchange of gunfire in a standoff with law enforcement, authorities said. Federal officials said the man had “attempted to breach” the visitor’s screening area at …

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Shots Fired At Cincinnati FBI Headquarters [VIDEO]

Cincinatti’s NBC affiliate reports: Interstate 71 in Ohio was shut down Thursday morning in both directions and there was a lockdown in effect after shots were fired in the area. The Clinton County Emergency Management Agency said there was an armed suspect in the area of State Road 73, Smith Road and State Road 380. Multiple news outlets are reporting …

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BREAKING: FBI Executes Search Warrant At Mar-A-Lago

The Daily Beast reports: The FBI executed a search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on Monday. Trump confirmed the raid in a statement posted to his Truth Social platform. Trump said his Florida residence was “currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents” who, among other things, “broke into” a safe belonging …

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BREAKING: Jury Awards $4M To Sandy Hook Parents

CNN reports: Right-wing talk show host Alex Jones will have to pay the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim a little more than $4 million in compensatory damages, a jury decided Thursday, capping a stunning and dramatic case that showcased for the public the real-world harm inflicted by viral conspiracy theories. The award from the jury was far less …

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Dallas Airport In Lockdown After Shooting Report

The Dallas Morning News reports: Dallas police are investigating reports of a shooting at Dallas Love Field airport. “We don’t have confirmed information. We have reports of a shooting. We are investigating,” Dallas police spokeswoman Kristin Lowman told The Dallas Morning News. Rockwall Chief of Police Max Geron tweeted the following after being evacuated: “Just got evacuated out of Love …

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BREAKING: Bannon Found Guilty Of Criminal Contempt

Reuters reports: Steve Bannon, a key associate of former President Donald Trump and an influential figure on the American right, was convicted on Friday of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, a major victory for the Democratic-led panel. A jury found Bannon, 68, guilty of two misdemeanor counts …

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BREAKING: Biden Tests COVID+, Has Mild Symptoms

Via press release from the White House: This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms. He has begun taking Paxlovid. Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time. He has been …

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Five Dead, 16 Injured In Illinois Parade Mass Shooting

The Chicago Sun-Times reports: Five people were killed and 16 others wounded when a gunman started shooting 10 minutes after the Highland Park Fourth of July parade kicked off Monday morning, authorities said. As of 12:15 p.m., the gunman remained at large and authorities urged people in the area to “shelter in place. Law enforcement are searching for the suspect.” …

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Mass Shooting Interrupts Illinois Fourth Of July Parade

The Chicago Sun-Times reports: The Highland Park Fourth of July parade was suddenly halted when shots were fired about 10 minutes after the parade kicked off at 10 a.m. Monday, striking an unknown number of parade-goers and sending hundreds of people running for safety. A Chicago Sun-Times reporter saw blankets covering three bloodied bodies and five other people wounded and …

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Baltimore Pride Flag Arson Destroys Several Homes, Three People Seriously Injured, Two In Critical Condition

Baltimore’s CBS News affiliate reports: A Wednesday morning fire in Baltimore that put three people in the hospital is being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities told WJZ. Based on a preliminary investigation, authorities believe someone set fire to at least one Pride flag outside a row home in the 300 block of E. 31st Street and the flames …

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BREAKING: Multiple Deaths In Maryland Mass Shooting

NBC News reports: A shooter opened fire inside a manufacturing facility in western Maryland Thursday afternoon, killing multiple people, authorities say. Deputies responded to the active shooting in the 12900 block of Bikle Road in Smithsburg around 2:30 p.m. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said there are “multiple fatalities.” The suspect was shot and injured during a confrontation with a …

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