Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada
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Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada

ByNews Polite

TORONTO — Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall before dawn Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone. Fiona transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical storm late Friday, but it still…

Russians protest in the streets, opposing Putin’s draft
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Russians protest in the streets, opposing Putin’s draft

ByNews Polite

Russian men flocked to border crossings with Finland, Georgia, and other neighboring nations Saturday, waiting in long lines to flee President Vladimir Putin’s “partial mobilization” draft as military officers went door-to-door in Russia’s hinterlands to call up the reluctant troops. The exodus — which reportedly resulted in a quarter-mile-long line…

Rep. Matt Gaetz unlikely to face charges in sex trafficking probe: report
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Rep. Matt Gaetz unlikely to face charges in sex trafficking probe: report

ByNews Polite

Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is not likely to face charges in a long-running investigation that alleges he sex-trafficked a 17-year-old across state lines, according to a new report. Prosecutors have recommended against charging Gaetz in the sex-trafficking probe to senior Justice Department officials, The Washington Post reported Friday, citing…

NRCC kills ads for Ohio GOP House candidate J.R. Majewski after reports reveal lie about Afghanistan deployment
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NRCC kills ads for Ohio GOP House candidate J.R. Majewski after reports reveal lie about Afghanistan deployment

ByNews Polite

The National Republican Congressional Committee is yanking $1 million in ads for Ohio GOP House candidate J.R. Majewski after it was revealed his claims about serving in Afghanistan after 9/11 were false. Majewski’s apparent deceit was outlined Wednesday in a bombshell report by the Associated Press, which obtained military documents…

Delivery robots emerge to bridge gaps as labor shortage drags on
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Delivery robots emerge to bridge gaps as labor shortage drags on

ByNews Polite

As American businesses continue to grapple with an ongoing labor shortage brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people who left the workforce over the past few years may never return. Now, robots are beginning to fill empty roles humans have left behind. Autonomous delivery robots are cropping up in hotels, airports…

Donald Trump says there’s no formal declassification process
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Donald Trump says there’s no formal declassification process

ByNews Polite

Former President Donald Trump in a Wednesday night interview again insisted he had declassified the records seized by the feds at Mar-a-Lago — and said there’s no definitive document declassification process for US heads of state. Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity that aired…

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office seizes enough fentanyl to kill 1.5 million
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Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office seizes enough fentanyl to kill 1.5 million

ByNews Polite

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced a drug bust they say contained enough fentanyl to kill 1.5 million adults. “JSO Narcotics Unit seized 3 kilos of fentanyl, 1.26 kilos of cocaine & over 6,000 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl; enough fentanyl to kill 1.5 MILLION adults,” the Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter Monday. The…