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Rand Paul said he hopes trucker protests ‘clog up cities,’ including during Super Bowl and in DC
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While protests by truckers and others against Covid mandates continue to occupy Canada's capital, block US-Canada border crossings and add to supply chain headaches, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said he hop...
Nurses are overwhelmed. This Chicago hospital hopes a combat veteran can help them cope with pandemic trauma
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David Bracho became a nurse after nearly two decades in the US Army Reserve. He's now working in a Covid-19 ward at Rush Medical Center in Chicago -- and he recognizes the parallels. He was deployed twice, Bracho...
DeSantis holds on to his hopes of creating a new congressional district map in Florida
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday vowed not to sign a new congressional map unless lawmakers dismantle a North Florida district represented by a Black Democrat, setting up a showdown with his own party that threat...
Eco-friendly and ultra-luxury: How Bahrain hopes to revive its natural pearl industry
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An island kingdom just off the Arabian Peninsula, known as the first emirate nation to discover oil in 1932, wants to re-establish itself as the global center for sustainable pearls. Natural pearls are one of the mo...
China’s Olympic hockey hopes rest on North American talent
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Twenty years later, Jake Chelios is in the Olympics — but not the way he ever envisioned. He is one of seven Americans playing for China at the Beijing Games, part of a team made up of mostly foreign players who will...
Dolly Parton says she hopes to not live as long as Betty White: ‘I just hope I go out at my peak’
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White died at the age of 99 on Dec. 31, 2021, in her home, several days after suffering a stroke and just weeks before turning 100. In the weeks since her passing, many celebrities have spoken out about their adorat...
A Georgia sheriff hopes for ‘much needed change in the mental health system’ after a deputy was shot during a traffic stop
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A central Georgia sheriff is calling for changes in the mental health system after a sheriff's deputy was shot in the chest by a suspect. The suspect, 24-year-old Zachary Lucas Olivar, has a "history of mental illn...
Aaron Rodgers suggests vax status reason why people rooted against Packers, hopes to have been inspirational
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Rodgers appeared in his weekly spot on "The Pat McAfee Show" and spoke at length about why he felt people were rooting against him and the Packers during the season and expanded more on his views when it comes to the...
Louisiana-based ambulance company hopes to offer solution to EMS labor crisis: ‘Could mean life or death’
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Acadian Ambulance, one of the nation's largest ambulance services, is no longer waiting for new EMTs to come to it from technical schools. Instead, the company has created its own fast-track course that will get new ...
Rep. Burgess Owens: Biden agenda doesn’t represent MLK’s hopes, ‘dreams’
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Owens took issue with Democrats' voting rights legislation that, among other provisions, would water down voter ID requirements that states have passed. The freshman lawmaker said Democrats' assumption that ID requir...
No NHL boosts Russian hopes for Olympic gold in men’s hockey
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CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . Seven weeks before puck drop at what was supposed to be the first Olympics with NHL players since 2014, the league pulled the plug amid a rash of postponements for coronavirus-re...
Ben Roethlisberger leads Steelers to overtime win over Ravens, playoff hopes still alive
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The two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback completed 30 of 44 passes for 244 yards with one touchdown and Steelers kicker Chris Boswell booted a 36-yard field goal with 1:56 left in overtime to lift Pittsburgh to a...
Jaguars fans dress as clowns in hopes of convincing ownership to make change
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The game featured a "Klown out" as fans wore the clown costumes in hopes of persuading team owner Shad Khan to fire general manager Trent Baalke. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . Fans in the stands h...
Chicago pastor hopes community center will push South Side over ‘tipping point’ and create permanent change
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The pastor has yet to reach this tipping point, and that is why he has been holding a 100-day rooftop vigil to raise funds for a building to house Project H.O.O.D., his long-running community center. He has taken the...
Raiders cling to playoff hopes with 17-13 win over Denver
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With the win, the Raiders (8-7) severely damaged the postseason chances for AFC West rival Denver (7-8), which dropped its third game in the last four. Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr completed 20 of 25 passes for 2...
Texans run past Chargers 41-29, ding LA’s playoff hopes
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The Chargers' playoff chances took a serious blow with the loss to the lowly, if recently improved, Texans. Outside linebacker Joey Bosa, running back Austin Ekeler, receiver Mike Williams and center Corey Linsley we...