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A Colorado state lawmaker sparked uproar in the legislature this week after calling one of his colleagues “Buckwheat” during a House session. Rep. Richard Holtorf (R) was talking about about military rules of engagement while discussing a piece of legislation on Wednesday when another representative tried to chime in, KDVR reported. “I’m getting there. Don’t worry Buckwheat. I’m getting there,” Holtorf told the …

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Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) targeted Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday for refusing to wear a face mask in the Senate, calling him “kind of a lunatic.” Brown, speaking to reporters during a visit to a mass vaccination site in Columbus, Ohio, was asked about colleagues who do not wear face coverings and mentioned Paul in response, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. …

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After a year of unprecedented use of the National Guard at home while it still juggles its combat missions abroad, military leaders say their goals are to slow the operational tempo and to provide health care for the force. “Our force has been heavily committed over the past 20 years in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and around the …

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President Joe Biden on Wednesday promoted the newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established to help struggling restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open during the coronavirus pandemic. “Restaurants are more than a major driver of our economy, they’re woven into the fabric of our communities,” Biden said in a speech at …

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An Alabama state trooper accused of raping a child was previously kicked out of the FBI while facing sexual misconduct claims, The Associated Press reported Wednesday, citing its findings after investigating the case. Christopher Bauer was arrested last week on charges of allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. The state trooper stepped down from his position, saying it was …

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President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers and more than 100 other countries, but angering pharmaceutical companies. Biden voiced his support for a waiver – a sharp reversal of the previous U.S. position – in remarks to reporters, followed …

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) chided Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) after the Republican posted a picture of himself having dinner with former President Trump this week. “Had a great dinner tonight with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago,” Cruz said in his social media post on Tuesday evening. “He’s in great spirits! We spent the evening talking about working together to re-take the House & Senate in …

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Former NFL safety Jack Brewer said God and discipline must return to classrooms in order to change the anti-police sentiment and racial divide spreading across the country. “We gotta get God back in our schools. I’m a believer in that,” Brewer told the Daily Wire. “And most importantly, we gotta get discipline back in our schools because when …

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A mission to explore energy transport in space using a NASA suborbital sounding rocket launching May 8, 2021, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia may provide a brief light show for residents of the eastern United States and Bermuda. The mission is scheduled for no earlier than 8:02 p.m. EDT with a 40-minute launch …

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A federal appeals court has heard arguments from advocates who want to overturn a local ordinance that bans women from going topless at the beach in Ocean City, Maryland. The Washington Post reports that the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing a ruling last year that upheld Ocean City’s law barring women …

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