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MI Teen Shot In Face By Friend Sues Ghost Gun Seller

The Associated Press reports: A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit filed a lawsuit Tuesday against his former best friend who accidentally shot him and the Pennsylvania company that sold his friend the kit. The lawsuit, which was filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court, alleges that …

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Trump: Videos Showing My Memory Failures Are AI

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump has baselessly alleged that House Democrats used “Artificial Intelligence” to create a montage designed to show his lack of mental acuity, adding “‘Can’t do that Joe!!” on social media. The video in question was presented Tuesday by Rep. Jerry Nadler, who pushed back at Republicans during a hearing by rolling out a supercut of …

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WaPo: Trump Tried To Sell Truth Social To Elon Musk

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump asked Elon Musk last summer whether the billionaire industrialist would be interested in buying Trump’s social network Truth Social, according to two people with knowledge of the conversation. The overture to Musk, whose business empire includes SpaceX, Tesla and the social networking site X, did not lead to a deal. But the …

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Cultists Fail To Oust GOP Wisconsin Assembly Speaker

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: Organizers of a recall attempt against Wisconsin’s longest-serving Assembly Speaker failed to gather enough signatures in the district he was last elected in to trigger a recall election, according to an initial review by the state elections commission. The signatures are now under scrutiny as the elections commission and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and his allies …

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TODAY: House Votes On Bill To Ban TikTok Nationwide

CNN reports: The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok, a major challenge to one of the world’s most popular social media apps that comes as former President Donald Trump has signaled opposition to a ban. The bill would prohibit TikTok from US app stores unless the social media …

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Trump Clinches GOP Nomination With GA Primary Win

Axios reports: Former President Trump has won enough delegates to clinch the Republican presidential nomination, AP projects. President Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president earlier on Tuesday, kicking off what is expected to be one of the longest presidential campaigns in modern history. Trump was projected to win primaries in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington State on Tuesday. Republicans …

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Putin To The West: Russia Is “Ready” For Nuclear War

Reuters reports: President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict. Putin, speaking just days before a March 15-17 election which is certain to give him another six years in power, said the nuclear war …

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Pro-Trump Lawyer Found Liable For Defamation

Law & Crime reports: Pro-Donald Trump defamation attorney L. Lin Wood was found liable for defaming his former law partners by a federal court on Tuesday. Attorneys Nicole Wade, Jonathan Grunberg, and Taylor Wilson have been feuding with Wood since February 2020 over the terms of their departure from his law firm. After a series of abortive agreements and legal …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline reports: A slate of Broadway newcomers drew strong audience figures last week, with several – An Enemy of the People, The Notebook and The Who’s Tommy filling every seat and then some. Of the recent late-winter/early-spring arrivals, An Enemy of the People, the Ibsen revival starring Jeremy Strong, Michael Imperioli and Victoria Pedretti, was the top earner, grossing $1,109,137 …

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Biden Clinches Dem Nomination With GA Primary Win

The Hill reports: President Biden is projected to win the Georgia Democratic primary, giving him enough delegates to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination and all but guaranteeing he will face off against Donald Trump again in November, according to Decision Desk HQ. DDHQ projected Biden the winner in Georgia at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday. Biden is expected to notch at …

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