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Naomi Osaka tells Megyn Kelly to ‘do better’ after tweet over magazine covers

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Naomi Osaka shot back at Megyn Kelly after the former NBC News anchor criticized the tennis star for appearing on magazine covers after refusing to speak to media at the French Open.

Osaka made international headlines in May when she announced she wouldn’t participate in post-match news conferences during the tournament, later leaving the French Open and withdrawing from Wimbledon. She said in social media posts at the time that she was instead prioritizing her mental health.

In tweets on Monday, Kelly and conservative commentator Clay Travis appeared to accuse Osaka of not being genuine about her struggles after she

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Twitter suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, again, for Covid-19 tweets

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Twitter suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Monday after a pair of posts about Covid-19 that the company said violated its misinformation policy.

Greene, who has compared mask mandates at the U.S. Capitol to the Holocaust and was suspended from Twitter earlier this year for making false claims about voter fraud, will be locked out of the social media platform for 12 hours.

In the tweets, posted Sunday and Monday, Greene made unsubstantiated claims about Covid-19 and the vaccination effort.

The claims come as a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus surges across states with low vaccination rates,

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Iowa man arrested after firearms found in Chicago hotel room overlooking July 4 festivities

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Keegan Casteel, 32, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

July 6, 2021, 7:53 PM

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An Iowa man has been arrested after a rifle and ammunition were found near a window inside his hotel room in downtown Chicago on the Fourth of July, officials said.

A member of the cleaning staff at the W Hotel alerted authorities about firearms he found “in a very suspicious position inside one of the rooms” on Sunday, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said Tuesday.

The rifle and handgun, along

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Elsa weakens to tropical storm, approaching Florida’s west coast

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When will Elsa make landfall?

As of 5 a.m., Tropical Storm Elsa is currently traveling north “almost parallel” to Florida’s west coast, and that general motion is expected to continue through Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The storm is expected to turn toward the north-northeast in the late afternoon or evening.

“On the forecast track, Elsa will move near or over portions of the west coast of Florida this morning, then make landfall along the north Florida Gulf coast by late this morning or this afternoon,” according to the NHC. “The storm should then move across

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Kevin McCarthy nailing down GOP members for Capitol riot panel as Republicans’ defense strategy comes into view

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Initially, there was an internal debate inside the House GOP about whether the California Republican should appoint members to the select committee or just skip it altogether as a way to paint the entire effort as partisan. But McCarthy indeed plans to place Republicans on the high-profile panel, CNN has learned, according to multiple GOP sources familiar with his intentions, and is in the process of making his selections. The thinking among Republicans is that the perch will enable them to shape a counternarrative to a probe that could ensnare not only Donald Trump, but also other members of their
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Atlanta woman wakes up to find serval cat in bed after husband leaves door open

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A suburban Atlanta woman woke to a surprise on Wednesday when she found a serval cat in her bed, according to local NBC affiliate WXIA.

Kristine Frank’s husband got up early that morning to let their dog out, but she stayed in bed and continued to rest, according to WXIA.

The exotic cat that woke up Kristine Frank in Brookhaven, Ga.Courtesy Kristine Frank

But then Frank felt movement on the bed, which couldn’t have been her husband or dog, since she doesn’t allow the dog to sleep in the bed. Startled, she woke up and found an unfamiliar,

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At least 1 dead, multiple injured as storm whips north Florida, pushing toward Georgia and the Carolinas

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Winds from Elsa caused a tree to fall on two cars during an afternoon commute in Jacksonville, Florida, killing one person, according to Capt. Eric Prosswimmer with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. A possible tornado touched down in the city Wednesday evening, according to Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry.

In Georgia, there were reports of multiple injuries and damage after a suspected tornado touched down at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, about 40 miles north of Jacksonville. The possible tornado touched down around 5:50 p.m. ET, according to the base. Many of the inured were taken to local hospitals
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Map: Tracking the Delta variant | Coronavirus pandemic News

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The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has now been detected in more than 100 countries and in the coming months, it is expected to become the dominant strain globally, spreading quickly in countries with both low and high vaccination coverage, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Delta, which was designated as a variant of concern in May, is believed to be the reason behind a vicious second wave of the virus in India, with daily new infections that month in the country exceeding 400,000.

Dozens of countries including South Africa, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand have implemented

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Cowboys news: A look at some free agents who could fit in Dallas

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Dallas Cowboys: 5 free agents still on the market Dallas should sign – Reid Hanson, SportDFW

The Cowboys could make a move at any time.

No. 3 Gareon Conley, CB

Notice a trend here? The last cornerback on this list is the former first round pick, Gareon Conley. At just 26-years-old, Conley is the youngest free agent on the list and possibly the only player who is still in his prime. Conley didn’t play at all in 2020 and in the seasons he has played, he’s been mediocre.

But if the Dallas Cowboys want to bring in someone who can

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Security robots expand across U.S., with few tangible results

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When the Westland Real Estate Group bought Liberty Village, a sprawling 1,000-unit apartment complex on the northeastern edge of Las Vegas nearly two years ago, the police department identified it as one of the city’s most frequent sources of 911 calls.

“There was a little bit of everything,” said Dena Lerner, a spokeswoman for Westland. “A lot of gang activity that revolved around controlled substances, prostitution, dog rings. We had issues with gun rings, drive-by shootings, robberies, assaults — we’re talking everything.”

So earlier this year, Westland introduced a broader program to reduce crime and added an “autonomous security robot”

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