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U.S. Navy unveils its most advanced aircraft carrier in exercise with NATO allies

Thu, 11/10/2022 - 01:51

The U.S. Navy showcased its most advanced aircraft carrier to date, the USS Gerald R. Ford, during the Silent Wolverine exercise with six NATO allies this week.

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Florida sheriff: Deputies’ arrest of blind man ‘unacceptable’

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 23:25

Two Florida deputies who mistook a legally blind man's service cane for a firearm have been suspended without pay for violating department policy after they arrested the man.

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Biden acknowledges voters' frustrations, cheers lack of a 'red wave'

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 23:04

President Joe Biden spoke to reporters one day after the midterms, calling it a "good day for democracy." Biden acknowledged that while the "giant red wave didn't happen," voters still are "frustrated."

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Elon Musk warns Twitter will do "lots of dumb things in coming months"

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 21:41

Elon Musk warned Twitter users on Wednesday that the social media platform "will do lots of dumb things in coming months."

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Man sentenced to more than 17 years in prison after planning to bomb Pittsburgh church

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 21:08

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for attempting to provide support to the Islamic State of Iraq, the Department of Justice said Wednesday.

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3 Americans dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at Mexico City Airbnb

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 20:59

Three Americans were found dead in an Airbnb in Mexico City as the result of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Judge orders Newt Gingrich to testify in Georgia election investigation

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 20:28

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich must testify in front of a special grand jury in Georgia before the end of the month, a judge in Virginia ruled Wednesday.

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Important U.S. rail union extends cooling off period, continues talks to avoid strike

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 19:59

The railroad union Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees-IBT announced Wednesday it is extending talks to Dec. 9 in an effort to avert a possibly catastrophic U.S. freight rail strike.

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Wisconsin re-elects Sen. Ron Johnson; Georgia Senate race heads to runoff

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 19:56

Republican Ron Johnson was re-elected to his Wisconsin Senate seat and a Georgia race was sent to a runoff as vote counting continued in Nevada and Arizona to determine which party would win control.

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An EV ballot measure in California seems headed for defeat

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 18:18

California's governor, a Democrat, sided against what would normally be seen as a key issue for Democrats -- more electric vehicles.

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Army Corps of Engineers: No evidence of dangerous radiation at Missouri elementary school

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 17:58

The Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday it found no evidence of dangerous radiation levels at a Missouri elementary school that had been shut down after an independent study showed problems.

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Voters in three states enshrine constitutional abortion protections

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 17:37

Voters in Michigan, California and Vermont on Tuesday, enshrined abortion protections in their states' constitutions in Tuesday's midterm elections.

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Wholesale natural gas prices to remain high this winter

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 16:27

The U.S. Energy Department sees wholesale natural gas prices at about twice the level they were last year.

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Facebook parent company Meta to lay off 11,000 employees

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 16:02

Facebook's parent company, Meta, will be laying off 11,000 employees, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday.

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Teen who escaped while serving probation for killing her rapist back in custody

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 15:55

Pieper Lewis, a teenage Iowa sex-trafficking victim convicted of killing her convicted rapist, is back in custody Wednesday after having escaped.

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Fla. Democrat Maxwell Frost wins House seat, becomes 1st Gen Z member of Congress

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 14:28

Florida Democrat Maxwell Frost has become the first member of Generation Z to win a seat in Congress. The 25-year-old defeated Republican Calvin Wimbush for a U.S. House seat Tuesday night.