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Family Dollar Announces Closure Of Nearly 1000 Stores

NBC News reports: The parent company of Family Dollar said it would close approximately 1,000 stores, citing market conditions, store performance and other factors. Shares of Dollar Tree fell as much as 13% in Wednesday trading as the company also posted financial results that missed analysts’ expectations, including a net loss of more than $1.7 billion for the fourth quarter. …

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LIVE VIDEO: House Votes On Bill That Could Ban TikTok

The Hill reports: The House is expected to pass a bill Wednesday presenting an ultimatum to the ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok. Under the measure, the company would have to sell the popular video platform or else face a ban in the U.S. Former President Trump, who attempted to ban TikTok in 2020, has nonetheless come out against …

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How GOP Rep. Ken Buck Just Screwed Beetleboob

The Colorado Sun reports: Rep. Ken Buck will leave Congress on March 22, the Windsor Republican announced Tuesday in a surprise decision that’s scrambling the already highly contentious and competitive race to replace him that includes U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. Gov. Jared Polis, who is responsible for setting the date of the special election, on Tuesday said he planned to …

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REPORT: RNC To End Its Minority Outreach Program

The Daily Beast reports: After years of accusations of financial mismanagement, the Republican National Committee is overhauling its 2024 election operations—a full-on MAGA makeover that the RNC claims will curb excessive spending and steer as much money as possible to supporting Donald Trump’s campaign. But it appears that one of those strategic spending moves may have a profound effect on …

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Secret Service Told Trump That Rioters Were Armed

Politico reports: The head of Donald Trump’s Secret Service detail informed an agitated president on Jan. 6, 2021, that large groups of people had been denied entry to his rally that day because they were carrying prohibited items, the driver of his presidential SUV told congressional investigators, according to a transcript reviewed by POLITICO. The testimony is further evidence that …

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QAnon/OAN Host To Run RNC “Election Integrity” Unit

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump took charge of the Republican National Committee this week with the political equivalent of shock and awe — leaving dozens out of work, revamping strategic priorities and raising fears among some former officials about the party’s future support for down-ballot candidates. Trump’s team, led by campaign adviser Chris LaCivita, is bringing in …

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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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