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Democratic Senator Joe Manchin Refuses to Endorse Biden
Before backing President Joe Biden for reelection, Sen. Joe Manchin would like to “see who all the players are.” A week after refusing to identify as a Democrat, the West Virginia Democrat continued to toe the party line on Sunday. On CBS’s Face the Nation, he stated, “My first objective right now is to serve…
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Instagram Expands Age-Verification Tools to Exclude Under-13 Users
Instagram is expanding its age-verification features to guarantee that its platform is accessible to everyone. The company owned by Meta is investigating new methods for users to verify their age in Mexico and Canada, among others. Those who desire to verify their age can upload identity documents or a selfie video. They can even request…
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UC Berkeley Professor Exhumed Hundreds of Native Americans
Almost thirty years after federally sponsored universities were required to report and return any human remains believed to be Native American, the University of California Berkeley’s museum of anthropology still contains the remains of more than 9,000 Indigenous individuals. Even more incriminating, a May 2022 study revealed that a veteran anthropology professor’s collection contained the…
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Unions Claim Norfolk Southern Crash Site Employees Are Sick
According to railroad unions, Norfolk Southern employees who were present at the derailment and chemical spill scene in East Palestine, Ohio, have been ill. According to CNBC, union representatives addressed letters to government officials, including East Palestine Mayor Trent Conway, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, stating that Norfolk Southern employees were…
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Pete Davidson Crashes His Car Into The Side Of A Beverly Hills House
TMZ reports that Pete Davidson and his girlfriend, Chase Sui-Wonders, were engaged in a car accident in Beverly Hills on Saturday night. TMZ alleges that Davidson, 29, was driving a Mercedes at a “high rate of speed” through a quiet area when the vehicle ran over a curb and slammed into the side of a…
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Hundreds of Israeli Troops Will Skip Training to Protest Netanyahu
Reuters reports that dozens of Israeli troops protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial crackdown decided not to participate in a Wednesday drill. The troops, who are members of Israel’s air force reserves, stated in a letter distributed to Israeli media that they would instead focus on “conversation and reflection for the sake of democracy and…
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Men’s Basketball Coach at Texas Tech Suspended Over Slavery Remarks
The university stated on Sunday that it had suspended men’s basketball coach Mark Adams after he referred to Bible texts about servants obeying their masters in a conversation with an athlete. The school condemned Adams’ remark as “inappropriate, disrespectful, and racially offensive” in a statement. Adams eventually apologized to the squad, but the player involved…
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AAA Reports More Drivers Are Afraid Of Self-Driving Vehicles
Businesses like Tesla and Motional may be enthusiastic about driverless vehicles, but a recent AAA survey reveals that many motorists are considerably more skeptical. Seventy percent of drivers stated they were terrified to operate self-driving vehicles, an increase from the previous year’s figure of 55 percent. The primary reasons for their hesitation were the safety…
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein Admitted to Hospital with Shingles Infection
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) has been hospitalized in San Francisco for shingles infection, according to a statement released to the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday. The newspaper stated that the California congressman was diagnosed with the virus, a non-life-threatening condition that causes a severe rash, in late February. She is anticipated to recover fully. Earlier…
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Batshit Law Would Require DeSantis Bloggers to ‘Register’ With the State
Is it 1984 or a typical Thursday in Florida? This week, Republican state Sen. Jason Brodeur introduced a bill that would force bloggers who get paid for writing about Gov. Ron DeSantis or any other elected state official to “register” with the state within five days. The bill, which seems more at home in Soviet…