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Twitter has a removed a post from 1980’s pop singer Richard Marx that GOP Sen. Rand Paul said encourage violence against him. The social media/messaging platform said Wednesday the Marx’s tweet violated its rules, according to Politico. Paul on Tuesday criticized Marx and his tweet, calling him a “C-list” celebrity on Just The News’ “The Water Cooler” after the Kentucky senator received a package with threatening …

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When Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) was out of state this week, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin (R) became acting governor in Little’s absence and took the opportunity to issue an executive order banning mask mandates in the state, including those imposed by local governments. Gov. Little left the state to attend the Republican Governors Association …

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Former President Trump on Friday responded to a recent speech by former House Speaker Paul Ryan in which he implied Trump’s brand of politics was ruinous for Republicans, calling Ryan a “curse” on the party. “Paul Ryan has been a curse to the Republican Party,” Trump said in statement on his website. “He has no clue …

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An Oregon eighth-grade teacher was recorded on a Zoom video session warning fellow teachers they will be “fired” if they don’t “come to the light” and become “anti-racist.” Katherine Watkins — a humanities teacher at Cedar Park Middle School in the Beaverton School District — was decked out in what appeared to be African-inspired garb …

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There’s an outcry from Baltimore city city taxpayers, after an online budget forum Thursday night. Many of those who testified were angry that Mayor Brandon Scott’s proposed spending plan for next fiscal year actually increases the budget of the Baltimore Police Department. It comes after the mayor promised to “re-imagine” policing in the city. The …

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The bottle appeared to open up one Lowcountry resident’s mind as they drunkenly texted a series of deep questions to the South Carolina Aquarium’s educational number. The aquarium shared a screenshot on Monday afternoon showing the conversation between the inquisitive, inebriated resident and the folks manning the “Ask an Aquarium Educator” number. Timestamps revealed the …

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed an “uncompromising struggle” against anti-socialist elements at home, state media reported Thursday, as he tries to fortify his power amid pandemic-related difficulties and U.S.-led economic sanctions. The comments by Kim, the third member of his family to rule the impoverished nuclear-armed country, come as doubts increase about both North …

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Maryland Natural Resources police have identified the woman who was pulled from the water Sunday at Sandy Point State Park. Officials say the woman has died. NRP said officers were called around 1:38 p.m. for an unresponsive woman who was pulled from the water. She was taken to a hospital. Police identified the woman as Geeta …

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Last month, Virginia lawmakers quietly passed one of the most restrictive bans in the country on the use of facial recognition technology. The legislation, which won unusually broad bipartisan support, prohibits all local law enforcement agencies and campus police departments from purchasing or using facial recognition technology unless it is expressly authorized by the state …

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A bill that would require the Maryland Department of Health to create and implement a two-year plan for COVID-19 recovery by June 1, among other measures, is nearing passage in the Maryland General Assembly. With a price tag of at least $152.5 million in federal funds, the COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of …

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