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Axios: George Conway Gives $930K To Biden Campaign

Axios reports: George Conway, the lawyer who became an online celebrity with his anti-Trump tweeting, will headline a fundraiser for President Biden in D.C. on April 24, Democratic sources tell Axios. This is Conway’s first big pro-Biden event. Conway, who’s divorced from former Trump aide Kellyanne Conway, wrote a check for $929,600 — the max you can give to the …

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Major 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan [VIDEO]

The Associated Press reports: Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and leaving nine people dead. Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency said the quake was 7.2 magnitude while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It struck about 18 kilometers (11.1 miles) south-southwest of Hualien and was …

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Seven Food Aid Workers From Chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen Killed In Israeli Strike, Netanyahu Sorry

The Daily Beast reports: A dual U.S.-Canadian citizen was among seven food aid workers killed in an Israeli military strike on a humanitarian convoy in Gaza, the World Central Kitchen said Tuesday. Haaretz reported that the convoy of vehicles, which had coordinated its route through a demilitarized zone with the Israel Defense Forces, was hit three times in succession until …

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Feds Launch National “Distracted Driver” Crackdown

The National Highway & Traffic Safety Administration writes: For the past decade, distracted driving has taken U.S. roadways by storm, endangering not only the distracted drivers, but their passengers, pedestrians and others using the road. When we’re behind the wheel, we must focus on one task: safe driving. Anytime you shift your attention from driving, you’re distracted. Distracted driving comes …

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SUV Rams Entrance To FBI’s Atlanta Headquarters

Atlanta News First reports: A person rammed into the front gate at the FBI Atlanta headquarters Monday afternoon. Officials say it happened just after noon off Flowers Road. He was taken into custody by the DeKalb County Police Department. The FBI said they could not provide any further details about what led this person to do this, but said there …

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Texan Contracts Bird Flu From Infected Cattle [VIDEO]

Austin’s NBC affiliate reports: The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Monday a human case of avian influenza A(H5N1), also known as bird flu, in the state. According to a press release from the department, the person had direct contact with dairy cattle presumed to be infected with avian influenza. DSHS did not specify where the person lives or …

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Netanyahu Has Surgery Amid Growing Health Concerns

The Times Of Israel reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be discharged from hospital tomorrow afternoon and is recovering well after undergoing a successful hernia surgery at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem last night, his office says in a statement. Skepticism has intensified regarding Netanyahu’s health since he secretly had a pacemaker fitted last year. Doctors later revealed that he had …

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Germans Celebrate Legal Weed With Smoke-In [VIDEO]

The Associated Press reports: Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country liberalized rules on cannabis to allow possession of small amounts. The German Cannabis Association, which campaigned for the new law, staged a “smoke-in” at Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate when the law took effect at midnight. Other public consumption events were scheduled throughout the country. …

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Texas Appeals Court Tosses Five-Year Sentence Of Woman Who Voted Without Knowing Of Ineligibility

The Guardian reports: A Texas appeals court has thrown out a five-year prison sentence for Crystal Mason, a Texas woman who was sentenced for trying to cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election that was rejected. Mason, now 49, attempted to vote in Fort Worth in the 2016 even though she was ineligible because she was still on …

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Crypto Scammer Sam Bankman-Fried Gets 25 Years

The New York Times reports: Sam Bankman-Fried, the former cryptocurrency mogul who was convicted of fraud, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday, capping an extraordinary saga that upended the multi-trillion-dollar crypto industry and became a cautionary tale of greed and hubris. Mr. Bankman-Fried’s sentence was shorter than the 40 to 50 years that federal prosecutors had recommended, …

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Florida Supreme Court Has Until Monday To Rule On Abortion Rights And Legal Marijuana Ballot Measures

Florida Politics reports: The Florida Supreme Court must make a consequential decision between now and Monday, April 1, on whether to allow two significant ballot initiatives on the November 2024 ballot. Attorney General Ashley Moody asked the court to block the marijuana amendment from the ballot, but the scope of questions during the Supreme Court hearing suggested that several Justices …

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Major Baltimore Bridge Collapses After Cargo Ship Strikes Support Column, Search And Rescue Underway

The Baltimore Sun reports: Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel, sending cars and at least one tractor-trailer into the Patapsco River and prompting Gov. Wes Moore to declare a state of emergency. A spokesperson for the Baltimore City Fire Department said a major rescue operation was underway with …

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Chick-Fil-A Reverses, Will Allow Antibiotics In Chicken

Reuters reports: Chick-fil-A announced it is allowing certain antibiotics in its chicken, overturning a commitment it made in 2014. The company said in a recent statement posted on its website that the change will take effect in spring 2024, and is intended “to maintain supply of the high-quality chicken you expect from us.” The statement said the antibiotics that will …

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Two Crew Members Die In Cruise Ship “Incident”

CBS News reports: Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship’s engineering space, the cruise line said. The unidentified crew members died Friday while the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam was at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, Holland America said in a statement. The cruise line did not offer any further details about …

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Princess Kate Middleton Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

The Independent reports: The Princess of Wales has been diagnosed with cancer and personally revealed her diagnosis to the world. In a deeply moving video statment, Kate Middleton disclosed that the cancer was discovered while she underwent major abdominal surgery at the London Clinic at the start of the year. The 42-year-old princess said she needed to recover from surgery …

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Paris Olympics Lifts “Intimacy” Ban, Stocks Condoms

CBS News reports: The intimacy ban that had been in place for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been lifted for the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the Olympic village, where the athletes stay during the event, will be stocked with 300,000 condoms, Laurent Michaud, director of the village, told Sky News. In an interview about the upcoming games, which will be …

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US Capitol Police Begin Body Camera Pilot Program

ABC News reports: The U.S. Capitol Police on Monday started wearing body-worn cameras as part of its pilot program to protect its officers and members of Congress as well as enhance public trust, its chief said. Seventy Capitol Police officers will wear the body cameras during the 180-day program. Body cameras will not be used inside buildings on the Capitol …

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Solar Eclipse Tourism Spurs Surge In Hotel Bookings

Axios reports: A glimpse of next month’s once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse is already one of the country’s hottest attractions. Millions of people are planning to travel to areas with the best views, and businesses are cashing in on the hype by offering eclipse-themed goodies. Come April 8, as the moon’s shadow passes northeast across North America, it should completely engulf several …

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Targets Takes 10-Item Self-Checkout Limit Nationwide

NBC News reports: Target is set to limit the number of items that can be purchased in its self-checkout lanes to 10 items or fewer. The retail giant said Friday that the change would take effect Sunday at most of its almost 2,000 stores nationwide. Some self-checkout lanes may also close entirely at certain hours depending on foot traffic patterns, …

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Iceland Sees 4th Volcanic Eruption In Months [VIDEO]

The Guardian reports: Emergency teams worked through the night to bolster defensive barriers around the evacuated fishing town of Grindavik as lava from the fourth volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula since December flowed towards it. After weeks of warnings that semi-molten rock was building up under the ground, the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said the eruption, at 8.23pm local …

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