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Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir dead at 78
Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir has died at the age of 78. A family statement posted to the Instagram accountof the band’s founding member on Saturday said he died “surrounded by loved ones.” “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir,” the statement read, accompanied by a photo of the
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Smithsonian scrubs negative info about Trump from caption of presidential portrait: report
Donald Trump’s official presidential portrait has been altered by the Smithsonian so that it no longer includes information about the impeachments in his first term, despite the fact that Bill Clinton’s portrait caption still describes his impeachment, according to reporting. The Washington Post broke the story on Saturday, writing that, “A Trump official previously complained
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Atlanta deputy charged with sending nude pictures and videos to teens
An Atlanta-area sheriff’s deputy was charged with child molestation after allegedly sending nude photos and videos of himself to two teens. Rylee Conner Willis, a deputy in the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested Thursday after allegedly sending “elicit” messages to a girl under 16 and another teenage victim, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Rylee Conner
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U.S. launches new retaliatory strikes against Islamic State in Syria
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria after last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country. The large-scale strikes, conducted by the U.S. alongside partner forces, occurred around 12:30 p.m. EST Saturday, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes
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Trump’s plan to strip immigrants of legal status blocked by judge in weekend order
A federal judge on Saturday swatted down the Trump administration, blocking its plan to strip thousands of immigrants of their legal status. Politico this weekend published an article called, “Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking immigration parole,” in which the outlet reported that the court had granted a “two-week reprieve for more than 10,000 immigrants
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Paralyzed NYC Det. Steven McDonald honored on 9th anniversary of death
Family and friends gathered to remember fallen NYPD Detective Steven McDonald on the 9th anniversary of his death at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on Saturday. McDonald was a 29-year-old patrolman when he was shot three times on July 12, 1986, by a 15-year-old boy while he was questioning the teen about bicycle thefts in
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Leaked ICE shooting clip touted by JD Vance debunks admin’s ‘Orwellian’ tale: conservative
JD Vance promoted a leaked video as evidence that the ICE agent who shot and killed a mom in Minnesota was in the right, but that clip actually works against the administration’s story, according to a conservative analyst Saturday. There was widespread division after a video showed a masked ICE agent shooting the woman, who
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Minnesota’s lefty activist group ‘Monarca’ training civilians to resist ICE agents — ramping up activities: ‘showing in force’
ROSEVILLE, MN — A lefty Minnesota group which trains people to obstruct ICE officers is ratcheting up its activities in the wake of the fatal shooting of activist Renee Nicole Good — with thousands of people showing up “in force” for a radical training seminar on Saturday. Non-profit organization “Monarca” is dedicated to resisting the
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Trump signs executive order meant to protect Venezuelan oil revenue
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump’s new executive order on Venezuelan oil revenue is meant to ensure that the money remains protected from being used in judicial proceedings. The executive order, made public Saturday, says that if the funds were to be seized for such use, it could “undermine critical U.S. efforts to ensure economic and
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The end is near for Iran’s mullahs
As a wave of protests swept across Iran last night, the internet was completely shut down. I have no idea what is happening to my friends, my family, or anyone else. My best friend Champ was at the demonstration. I desperately hope he is safe. Iran is a nation wanting its soul back. Protesters burn