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A rumor said that US President Joe Biden made a secret deal with Mitch McConnell meaning that he nominated a Republican anti-abortion lawyer to be a federal judge in Kentucky.

Did Biden and McConnell Make a Deal to Nominate an Anti-Abortion Judge in Kentucky?

2 July 2022

In exchange, McConnell reportedly wouldn't hold up future federal nominations by the Democratic president's administration.

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FILE - Hells Angels founder Ralph "Sonny" Barger and his wife Sharon are shown after his release on $100,000 bond in San Francisco, Aug. 1, 1980. Barger, the leather-clad figurehead of the notorious Hells Angels motorcycle club, has died at age 83. Barger's death was announced late Wednesday, June 29, 2022, on his Facebook page. Barger composed the post placed on the Facebook page managed by his current wife, Zorana. (AP Photo/Robert Houston, File)

Sonny Barger, Figurehead of Hells Angels, Dies at 83

1 July 2022

Sonny Barger, the leather-clad fixture of 1960s counterculture and figurehead of the Hells Angels motorcycle...

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From left, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Minister of Information and Culture of Nigeria Lai Mohammed, Nigerian Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Zubairo Dada and German Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Claudia Roth pose for the media near two Benin Bronze sculptures after signing an agreement in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 1, 2022. Germany and Nigeria signed an agreement in Berlin Friday paving the way for the return of centuries-old sculptures known as the Benin Bronzes that were taken from Africa in the 19th century and displayed in German museums and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany, Nigeria Sign Accord for Return of Benin Bronzes

1 July 2022

Germany and Nigeria signed an agreement paving the way for the return of hundreds of...

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FILE - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg listens at an event in Philadelphia, on Jan. 14, 2022. Buttigieg is launching a $1 billion pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects. He promises wide-ranging help to dozens of communities despite the program's limited dollars. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Buttigieg Launches $1B Pilot to Build Racial Equity in Roads

1 July 2022

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect...

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Did Clarence Thomas Claim Vaccines Contain Cells of Aborted Fetuses?

1 July 2022

Some mainstream news outlets misrepresented a statement the Supreme Court justice made in a dissenting...

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A Facebook post and Reddit thread said that a video showed Marines performing boarding exercises with jetpacks and landing on a high-speed ship.

Is the Video of ‘Marines Perform Boarding Exercises with Jetpacks’ Real?

1 July 2022

A video of a man using a jetpack out at sea near a military ship...

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Simone Biles, of the United States, poses wearing her bronze medal from balance beam competition during artistic gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

Biden to Award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

1 July 2022

Biden’s honors list includes both living and deceased honorees from the worlds of Hollywood, sports,...

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Brooke Davis, photographed Thursday, June 30, 2022 in McDonough, Ga., has been struggling with medical debt. Starting Friday, the three major U.S. credit reporting companies will stop counting paid medical debt on the reports that banks, potential landlords and others use to judge creditworthiness. The companies also will start giving people a year to resolve delinquent medical debt that has been sent to collections before reporting it — up from six months previously. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

Some Medical Debt is Being Removed from US Credit Reports

1 July 2022

The three major U.S. credit reporting companies will stop counting paid medical debt on the...

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Is Rudy Giuliani Selling Sandals for MyPillow?

1 July 2022

The former Trump lawyer and NYC mayor is doing something different with his time.

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FILE - UCLA guard Jaime Jaquez Jr., right, tries to get by Southern California forward Isaiah Mobley during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on March 5, 2022, in Los Angeles. UCLA and Southern California are planning to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten Conference in a seismic change that could lead to another major realignment of college sports. A person who spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday, June 30, 2022, on condition of anonymity because the schools' talks with the Big Ten have not been made public said the schools have taken steps to request an invitation to join the conference. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Big Ten Votes to Add USC, UCLA As Members Starting in 2024

1 July 2022

In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to...

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U.S. Attorney Breon Peace speaks to members of the media outside federal court, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Federal law enforcement is investigating the New York Police Department’s treatment of sex crime victims after concluding there is “significant justification” to do so and after receiving reports of deficiencies for more than a decade, prosecutors said Thursday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Justice Department to Investigate NYPD Sex Crimes Unit

1 July 2022

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a sweeping inquiry into the New York Police Department's...

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Workers of a helmet store paste degradable plastic substitute material on a glass in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, June 30, 2022. India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as a part of a longer federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Cups, Straws, Spoons: India Starts on Single-Use Plastic Ban

1 July 2022

India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products as part of a federal plan to...

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FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2021, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Rear Adm. John Korka, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), and Chief of Civil Engineers, leads Navy and civilian water quality recovery experts through the tunnels of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A Navy investigation released Thursday, June 30, 2022 revealed that shoddy management and human error caused fuel to leak into Pearl Harbor's tap water last year, poisoning thousands of people and forcing military families to evacuate their homes for hotels. The investigation is the first detailed account of how jet fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, a massive World War II-era military-fun tank farm in the hills above Pearl Harbor, leaked into a well that supplied water to housing and offices in and around Pearl Harbor. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Luke McCall/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Navy Report: Multiple Errors Poisoned Pearl Harbor Water

1 July 2022

A Navy investigation revealed that shoddy management and human error caused fuel to leak into...

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WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 1, 2022. U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner is set to go on trial in a Moscow-area court Friday. The proceedings that are scheduled to begin Friday come about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Trial for US Basketball Star Begins in Moscow-Area Court

1 July 2022

American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow-area court for trial about 4 1/2...

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Is the Facebook Post About Alan Turing’s Life and the Apple Logo Truthful?

30 June 2022

A viral Facebook post purported to provide information about the life of Turing, including details...

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FILE - Protestors in support of transgender rights rally outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., March 30, 2021. Three days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can prohibit abortion, Alabama seized on the decision to argue that the state should also be able to ban gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youth. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

Alabama Cites Abortion Ruling in Transgender Medication Case

30 June 2022

Days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can prohibit abortion, Alabama has seized...

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Former US President Donald Trump genuinely did say the words in the quote meme titled Fox News just asked Trump what he'd do differently from Biden on Ukraine.

Is the ‘What I Would Do’ Trump Quote About Ukraine Real?

30 June 2022

A meme displayed a genuine quote from former U.S. President Donald Trump that showed some...

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Hansika Daggolu, an incoming junior at Mission San Jose High School, poses in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Middle and high school students in California will be able to sleep a little bit later when the new school year starts. Hansika, 15, said she is happy she will no longer have to rise before 7 a.m. herself to get to school by 8 a.m. The overall mood, she suspects, will lift as well. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

California Late Start Law Aims to Make School Less of a Yawn

30 June 2022

Beginning this fall, high schools in the nation’s most populous state can’t start before 8:30...

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President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden Backs Filibuster Exception to Protect Abortion Access

30 June 2022

Although Democrats already control the Senate by the narrowest of margins, there isn’t enough support...

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, May 27, 2022, in Houston. New York's highest court rejected Trump's last-ditch effort to avoid testifying in the state attorney general's civil investigation into his business practices on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, clearing the way for his deposition in July. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

Judge Lifts Trump’s Contempt Order After 2-Month Legal Fight

30 June 2022

Donald Trump is no longer in contempt of court.

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The Poptopic blog claimed without evidence that Disney has allegedly offered Johnny Depp a USD $301 million contract deal for him to return as Jack Sparrow in another Pirates of the Caribbean film and a Disney Plus series.

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An ad promised a hotel trick for luggage going in the bath tub ASAP.

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