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'Golden nuggets': Trump explains to Woodward why judges are key to his record

President Donald Trump repeatedly boasted to journalist Bob Woodward about the number of judges he has appointed to the federal bench during several of their interviews for "Rage." The recorded comments provide insight into Trump's relationship with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as the two prepare to push through a potential third Supreme Court nominee in the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death.

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Republicans are speeding toward confirmation -- even without a nominee

Senate Republicans, in less than 72 hours, have put themselves on the path to confirm a nominee to dramatically shift the balance of power in the US Supreme Court. And they very well may do it before the November 3 election.

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FedEx Praises Redskins Name Change Against Will of Native Americans

Free Enterprise Project Urges FedEx to Focus on Business, Get Out of Picking Names for Professional Sports Teams

Despite evidence that Native Americans approve of the Washington Redskins moniker, FedEx today defended its role in pushing the National Football League team to change its name.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer, the court announced. She was 87.

City of Houston Releases Climate Impact Assessment Projecting Future Houston Climate Trends

The City of Houston’s Mayor’s Office released the Houston Climate Impact Assessment, to better illustrate how climate change will impact Houston’s future based on lower and higher scenarios of future climate change. The assessment, conducted by Anne Stoner and Katharine Hayhoe of ATMOS Research & Consulting, studied 25 separate future climate indicators, including the number of days with temperatures above 100 degrees, the number of nights above 80 degrees, total annual precipitation, days with precipitation above 4 inches, and the annual number of dry days.

Hundreds of Harmony Public Schools Teachers to Receive up to Additional $32k

The Texas Education Agency has announced that Harmony Public Schools is one of the state’s rare first recipients of the new Teacher Incentive Allotment, a special fund created to reward the state’s highest-performing teachers. The recognition means that hundreds of Harmony teachers across the state will receive up to $32,000 in additional salary starting this fall.

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California governor emphasizes wildfires show reality of climate change

Firefighters are making tremendous progress combating the huge wildfire complexes afflicting California -- but the real battle is against climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.

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Exhausted firefighters sing together after a 14-hour shift battling wildfires in Oregon

Sprawled on a smoky street, a crew of Oregon firefighters belted out a song after a long day fighting fires.

Enough people have to take a Covid-19 vaccine for it to be efficient, Fauci says

If too few Americans get a Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available, it won't help reduce the spread of the deadly virus, the nation's top infectious disease official said.

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Los Angeles deputy who was critically injured in Compton shooting was released from hospital, sheriff says

One of the two Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies attacked by an unknown gunman Saturday has been released from the hospital.

Heritage Action Unveils “No Police, No Peace” Billboards in New York, Dallas, and Atlanta

Heritage Action for America September 14, 2020 https://heritageaction.

Heritage Action today announced their new “No Police, No Peace” billboards in New York City, Dallas, and Atlanta. Jessica Anderson, Executive Director of Heritage Action, first announced the billboards on Fox & Friends this morning.

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will go on, but only in TV land

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will go on, but it'll look very different than it has over its last 94 years.

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Fact-checking Trump's false claims on unsolicited ballots

President Donald Trump has been waging a disinformation campaign against mail-in voting for months, but recently, he's seized on a particular statistic to support the narrative that this election is prime for widespread fraud.

Lawsuits hit mail-in ballots in four states

You've heard of Kanye West. You've probably never heard of Howie Hawkins. And you might not have realized he's also running for president.

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Why Johnson & Johnson and others are investing in this burgeoning Black-owned haircare company

Infinite Looks, Inc., founder Keenan Beasley wants to help Black women who love working out hit the gym without worrying about "sweating out their edges."

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A crawling Hurricane Sally is threatening a 'historic rainfall event' in parts of the Gulf Coast

A crawling Hurricane Sally is set to pound parts of the US Gulf Coast with rain for another day Tuesday before it makes landfall, raising fears that significant flooding is in store for coastal Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.

License plate camera leads police to felon suspected of rape

Gwinnett County Police are crediting the use of flock cameras, cameras that read license plates, for assisting them in locating a suspected rapist.

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Hong Kong was once a safe haven from China. Now activists are fleeing the city by boat to Taiwan

For Ha Sze-yuen, the sea surrounding Hong Kong is more than just a backdrop for sunsets and beaches.

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Biden campaign eyes strength with older voters as key to a Florida victory

Joy Solomon is a retired businesswoman in Boca Raton, Florida, who voted for Donald Trump in 2016. But after watching the President's response to the coronavirus pandemic, she says she's voting for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden this time around.

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Rank-and-file House members achieve rare bipartisan consensus in bid to press Hill leaders to cut stimulus deal

A bipartisan group of House members is unveiling a sweeping proposal to inject up to $2 trillion in aid to the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, a move aimed at jump-starting talks that have devolved into bitter acrimony and finger-pointing between the White House and Democratic leaders in the heat of this election year.