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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports: Barbra Streisand hasn’t stopped working since launching her professional singing career 65 years ago in New York City. The first performer to earn EGOT status, Streisand’s legacy spans music, theater, film and television. Now 83, Streisand is releasing “The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two,” a collection of duets with Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Laufey, Hozier, Sam Smith, …

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Rioter Ordered To Pay $500,000 To Widow Of Late Cop

The Associated Press reports: A federal jury on Monday awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of rioters, including a man who scuffled with the officer during the attack. The eight-member jury ordered that man, 69-year-old chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman, to pay …

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Trump: Israel And Iran Have Agreed To A Ceasefire

“CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED! “Officially, Iran will start the …

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Canada And European Union Sign Defense Pact

Politico Europe reports: Scrambling to reduce Canada’s dependence on the Donald Trump-led U.S., the country’s Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday signed a security and defense partnership with the European Union. The aim is to shift Canada’s defense and security relationship away from the U.S. in the wake of Trump’s threats to annex America’s northern neighbor. A key issue is …

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FEMA To Help Fund Florida “Alligator Alcatraz” Facility

The New York Times reports: The remote facility, comprised of large tents, and other planned facilities will cost the state around $450 million a year to run, but Florida can request some reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security. Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, a Trump ally who has …

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5000+ Mexicans Form Record “Human Pride Flag”

The Latin Times reports: In celebration of Pride Week, more than five thousand LGBTQ+ activists converged on Mexico City’s Zócalo to form the world’s largest human LGBT flag. Under a shower of rain and brandishing vibrant umbrellas, the colorful formation draped the historic Plaza de la Constitución, capturing global attention and shattering previous records. Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada joined …

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Dooky Chute: It’s Despicable How GOP Dumped Me

“Too many of these folks will compromise, they’ll remain neutral. They’ll avoid you when you get in trouble. I got some senators who burned my phone up wanting me to come to their fundraisers. If they’re listening to this, they know who they are. “And some of them are in deep red counties. Deep red counties! Wouldn’t have lost a …

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SCOTUS Lets Trump Deport Migrants To Third Countries

CNN reports: The Supreme Court on Monday granted President Donald Trump’s emergency request to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their homeland, including places like South Sudan, with minimal notice. The decision is a significant win for the Trump administration, which had argued that a lower court usurped its authority by ordering the Department of Homeland Security to provide …

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