Warrant issued for ‘crazy’ man who interrupted live Hurricane Ida report

An arrest warrant has been issued for a “crazy” man who harassed a TV reporter during a live segment about Hurricane Ida.

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New car innovation seeks to prevent children dying in hot cars

Each year, the U.S. sees dozens of children lose their life after being left in hot cars. To prevent the trend from continuing, an emerging piece of technology is hoping to put the era of hot car deaths to rest.

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QAnon conference kicked out of Las Vegas convention center

The great awakening will have to be somewhere else.

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‘Martinsville Seven,’ Black men executed in Virginia in 1951 for rape of white woman, granted posthumous pardons

A group of Black men known as the “Martinsville Seven” were posthumously pardoned Tuesday, 70 years after their 1951 execution for the alleged rape of a white woman.

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Kraft’s mac & cheese ice cream back on sale after one-hour sellout debut

The cheesiest ice cream flavor that took the Big Apple this summer is now available for sale nationwide.

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Bonnaroo music festival canceled due to rain from Hurricane Ida

The storm rolled through Tennessee after inundating Louisiana with rain.

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Anti-vaxxer dies from smallpox, says unearthed 1903 article

'He even advocated the doctrine was not not contagious,' the paper said

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Brazilian bank robbers use hostages as human shields by tying them to cars during heists

After successfully robbing two banks in Brazil, a group of crooks managed to flee the scene with hostages tied to their getaway vehicles on Monday morning.

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Idaho has just 4 adult ICU beds available, nears ‘crisis standard care’ designation

The Idaho National Guard is also being mobilized amid the current surge.

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Bud Light is making pumpkin spice (and other fall flavors) hard seltzer now

Just when you thought alcoholic seltzers couldn’t get any sweeter.

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Florida man who tweeted child sex abuse photos gets 5 years in prison

A Florida man who posted a series of child sex abuse images on Twitter and was later caught with more than 100 child porn photos at home was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday.

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Florida man who tweeted child sex abuse photos gets 5 years in prison

A Florida man who posted a series of child sex abuse images on Twitter and was later caught with more than 100 child porn photos at home was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday.

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Paris drops citywide speed limit below 20 mph, cites climate and safety

Now every lane is the slow lane.

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News footage shows Taliban gunmen surrounding Afghan news anchor during broadcast

A BBC reporter called the footage 'surreal'

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‘Storm the Weather Dog’ interrupts Toronto meteorologist during live forecast

'Storm the Weather Dog' roamed onto the set of Global News Canada's weather forecast, seeking treats from owner Anthony Parnell, chief meteorologist.

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Virginia Supreme Court upholds reinstatement of teacher who spoke out against protections for trans students

Tanner Cross, a physical education teacher at Leesburg Elementary, in Loudoun, Va. Tanner Cross, was placed on administrative leave in June after he spoke out against his school’s proposed new gender policies.

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Watch a school board get pranked, Bart Simpson style

Phil McCracken, Eileen Dover and Wayne Kerr were nowhere to be found

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Instagram influencer killed in apparent murder-suicide in Texas: cops

A popular influencer known on social media as Miss Mercedes Morr was brutally killed over the weekend in what police in Texas believe was a murder-suicide.

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Multiple cold cases solved after plane crash victim identified as Florida serial killer

Solved!

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Instagram influencer killed in apparent murder-suicide in Texas: cops

A popular influencer known on social media as Miss Mercedes Morr was brutally killed over the weekend in what police in Texas believe was a murder-suicide.

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Johnson & Johnson’s HIV vaccine offers minimal protection: mid-stage study

The study, involving around 2,600 young women, found the vaccine was only 25% effective at preventing HIV.

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Chicago cop investigated after grabbing woman walking dog in viral video

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said the Saturday incident at North Avenue Beach would be investigated and would include a review of the officer’s body camera footage.

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Cow seen in car at McDonald’s drive-through: ‘Who puts a cow in a Buick?’

Holy cow!

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‘Hoax’ kills COVID-denying anti-vaxxer who worked for the CIA: report

Robert David Steele told Vice he was among the first to say COVID was a 'hoax'

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Love your KFC? Now there’s a phone case for it

There’s a new phone accessory collection on the market that is truly finger lickin’ good.

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Lifeguard killed, at least 6 injured after lightning strike at New Jersey beach

A lifeguard was killed and six people were injured after a lightning strike Monday afternoon at a beach in New Jersey.

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China limits kids to three hours of online gaming per week and only on weekends

The Chinese Communist Party in Beijing recently passed a new law forbidding children from playing video games for more than three hours per week in order to quell what the government is calling “spiritual opium.”

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Boeing 777 jets grounded until 2022 over faulty engine design

That’ll delay some flights.

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Finding sleep ‘sweet spot’ is key to protecting your brain as you age, new study claims

A new study published in the journal JAMA Neurology suggests that the length by which adults sleep could play a major role in their brain health, including the prevention of early on-set dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

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Live broadcast from Hurricane Ida disrupted by ‘crazy’ man

'There’s a lot of crazy out there,' an anchor noted

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SEE IT: Great white sharks feast on whale carcass off Cape Cod

A group of whale watchers got to see something they did not pay for when their boat came across a literal feeding frenzy.

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Spa shooter Robert Aaron Long in court for final 4 slayings after pleading guilty to first 4 in Georgia

The gunman accused of murdering eight people at three Asian spas in neighboring Georgia counties last March appeared in court Monday but did not enter a plea for the remaining murder counts still pending against him.

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Tesla in auto-pilot crashes into parked Florida police car

An autopiloted Tesla careened into a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser Saturday after the officer pulled over to help a broken-down vehicle on the interstate, according to officials.

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Canadian court bans unvaccinated jurors in murder trial

"The defense wants intelligent people on the jury," the murder suspect's lawyer said.

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Farmhand gets life sentence for Mollie Tibbetts’ 2018 murder

The man who was convicted of murdering Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who was abducted and killed in 2018, has been sentenced to life in prison.

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Chad Daybell’s children say dad was framed for murder of Lori Vallow’s kids

Chad Daybell was a professional gravedigger, argues his son. If he had been the one to bury JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan, he’d have done a much better job.

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Canadian court bans unvaccinated jurors in murder trial

"The defense wants intelligent people on the jury," the murder suspect's lawyer said.

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Restaurant that took share of waiters’ tips — while paying them $3 an hour — must return money: Labor Department

A South Carolina restaurant must pay nearly $76,000 worth of back wages to 10 employees after illegally forcing them to share their tips with the owner and manager, the U.S. Department of Labor said Monday.

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Brazilian bull rider killed in ‘terrible wreck’ during California competition

A young Brazilian bull rider seen as a “rising star” in the sport was killed in a “terrible wreck” Sunday during a competition in California, according to the Professional Bull Riders organization.

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European Union drops U.S. travelers from safe list amid COVID surge

As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to surge, fueled by the delta variant’s continued spread and a plateauing vaccination rate, the rest of the world is taking notice.

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Brazilian bull rider killed in ‘terrible wreck’ during California competition

A young Brazilian bull rider seen as a “rising star” in the sport was killed in a “terrible wreck” Sunday during a competition in California, according to the Professional Bull Riders organization.

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European Union drops U.S. travelers from safe list amid COVID surge

As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to surge, fueled by the delta variant’s continued spread and a plateauing vaccination rate, the rest of the world is taking notice.

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88-year-old University of Georgia professor Irwin Bernstein quits during class after student refused to wear a mask

An elderly professor who warned students he could die from COVID-19 because of underlying health conditions quit during class after a student refused to wear a mask.

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Restaurant that took share of waiters’ tips — while paying them $3 an hour — must return money: Labor Department

A South Carolina restaurant must pay nearly $76,000 worth of back wages to 10 employees after illegally forcing them to share their tips with the owner and manager, the U.S. Department of Labor said Monday.

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Florida woman watched partner beat son to death because she was ‘too eager to be in a relationship’: police

A Florida woman charged with dumping her dead 5-year-old son’s body in Colorado stood by as she watched his stepfather beating him, according to police.

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‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin sells zoo formerly owned by Joe Exotic

The terms of the sale prevent the new owners from using the property as a zoo or as a place to keep exotic animals for the next 100 years.

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Florida woman watched partner beat son to death because she was ‘too eager to be in a relationship’: police

A Florida woman charged with dumping her dead 5-year-old son’s body in Colorado stood by as she watched his stepfather beating him, according to police.

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Eric Clapton appears to criticize COVID restrictions with song ‘This Has Gotta Stop’

“It’s gone far enough,” Clapton sings. “If you wanna claim my soul/ You’ll have to come and break down this door.”

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Tropical Storm Kate forms in Atlantic Ocean; 11th named storm this season

A newly formed tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Kate, the 11th named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, as it moved over the open ocean Monday morning.

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‘Leave It to Beaver’ actor Tony Dow hospitalized with pneumonia

Dow has repeatedly tested negative for COVID-19 since arriving at the hospital, his wife said.

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SEE IT: Terrifying videos show Hurricane Ida’s massive devastation in Louisiana

Much of Hurricane Ida’s catastrophic damage on the Gulf Coast was captured on video Sunday as terrified residents, daring TV reporters and gutsy storm chasers risked their lives to register the jaw-dropping scenes — and share them on social media.

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California hospital evacuated as Caldor Fire grows unchecked

The Caldor Fire in southern California has now stretched to more than 168,000 acres and evacuation orders are growing, driving out the residents of a local hospital.

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Pregnant woman found dead in river identified as 19-year-old Chicago resident

A pregnant woman whose dead body was found floating on Lake Michigan this month has been identified as a missing 19-year-old Chicago resident, authorities said.

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Pregnant woman found dead in river identified as 19-year-old Chicago resident

A pregnant woman whose dead body was found floating on Lake Michigan this month has been identified as a missing 19-year-old Chicago resident, authorities said.

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911 emergency phone systems still down in Orleans, Jefferson parishes after Hurricane Ida

The 911 emergency phone systems around New Orleans remain out of service Monday, leaving those in dire need after Hurricane Ida with limited options.

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Ida weakens to tropical storm after knocking out power to more than 1 million homes

Ida was downgraded to a tropical storm Monday after slamming into Louisiana and Mississippi as a Category 4 hurricane, a catastrophic system that caused widespread devastation across the region and knocked out power to the entire city of New Orleans on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

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Man killed by falling tree in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, first death amid Hurricane Ida’s rage

Hurricane Ida claimed its first official fatality Sunday as an unidentified man was killed by a falling tree in Ascension Parish, just northwest of New Orleans.

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Hurricane Ida knocks out power to all of New Orleans as city limps on generators

Fierce Hurricane Ida knocked out power to the entire city of New Orleans Sunday night, leaving the nearly 390,000-strong metropolis limping along on generators.

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SEE IT: Hurricane Ida rips roof off a Louisiana hospital in seconds

Hurricane Ida devoured part of the roof off a Louisiana hospital Sunday afternoon, in a jarring event captured on video.

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51 dogs and cats relocated by humane society before Hurricane Ida made landfall

“Our Disaster Response Team worked diligently with our shelter partners throughout the Southeast to ensure that as many animals as possible were moved out of harm’s way ahead of Hurricane Ida’s landfall,” the Atlanta Humane Society said.

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‘Accidental’ death ruling for Boston woman after hike with cop up Phoenix mountain

A Boston woman who died last month while hiking with an off-duty police officer she barely knew succumbed to “environmental heat exposure,” according to the coroner’s office, which ruled her death accidental.

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Ed Asner remembered for work as actor, labor activist after death

Ed Asner’s contributions to Hollywood and the world were honored Sunday as friends and fans came together to mourn the actor after his death.

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Florida correctional officer trainee dies after ‘accidental discharge’ during firearms training

A newly hired trainee with the Florida Department of Corrections has died after she was accidentally shot during a training exercise.

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‘Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ ‘Lou Grant’ star Ed Asner dead at 91

Ed Asner, a self-described Hollywood lefty whose Lou Grant character gave every American worker hope that the boss really does have a heart, died Sunday.

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East Baton Rouge institutes curfew ahead of Hurricane Ida destruction

East Baton Rouge officials are telling its residents to stay inside as they prepare to be battered by Hurricane Ida.

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Chicago mom claims she lost custody of son because she refused to get COVID-19 vaccine

A Chicago woman claims a judge took away her parental rights and banned her from seeing her 11-year-old son because she hasn’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Two brothers arrested after claiming they buried mom and sister in backyard

Authorities are now working to determine the identities of the remains found in the containers, Police Chief Tom Herion said.

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Mountain lion that attacked boy, 5, is shot and killed

The child was playing by his Calabasas home when the attack took place, officials said.

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SEE IT: Al Roker almost washed out to sea by massive winds, waves while reporting on Hurricane Ida

Al Roker put himself in the eye of the storm — literally — Sunday morning while reporting on Hurricane Ida.

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Toyota shuts down self-driving vehicles after car crashes into Paralympian at Tokyo Olympic Village

A day after a self-driving vehicle hit a visually impaired athlete at the Paralympics, Toyota has paused the program entirely.

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Liberty University announces campus-wide quarantine amid rising COVID-19 cases

Liberty University is shutting down to keep COVID-19 cases from going up.

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Hurricane Ida barrels toward Louisiana as ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm

Hurricane Ida strengthened into a Category 4 storm Sunday morning, just a few miles per hour short of a Category 5, as it approached the Gulf Coast of Louisiana.

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Texas anti-mask ‘Freedom Defender’ Caleb Wallace dies at 30

An anti-mask advocate is dead of COVID-19.

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Containers found where Illinois man admitted to burying mom, sister

Concealing any death in Illinois is a felony.

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Georgia woman charged with masturbating on public beach

She didn't think anybody had witnessed her getting into it “because it only took her 20 seconds to orgasm."

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Former child star Matthew Mindler found dead at 19, a week after he was reported missing in Pennsylvania

Mindler was last seen leaving his residence hall at Millersville University in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night.

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Masks must be worn in all Iowa courthouses no matter vaccine status

The new rule though does not have any bearing on the state’s law that prevents schools, cities and counties from mandating masks.

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Mormon university reviewing video of man defacing messages of support for LGBTQ students, saying ‘f--s go to hell’

"We unequivocally condemn behavior and language that is disrespectful and hurtful. There is no place for hateful speech, or prejudice of any kind, on our campus or in our community."

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Taliban cut off Kabul airport to most as evacuations wind down

Evacuations from Afghanistan are winding down, with the Taliban taking more control of the Kabul airport.

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Video appears to show 14-year-old Aiden Fucci’s mother washing blood off his jeans same night he’s accused of murdering 13-year-old classmate

The mother of a 14-year-old boy accused of murdering a teen cheerleader earlier this year was allegedly captured on video washing blood out of her son’s jeans after his classmate was killed, according to authorities.

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U.S. airstrike on ISIS ‘not the last,’ Biden says; another terror attack ‘highly likely’

President Biden said the U.S. will continue to strike terrorists, but warns another ISIS-K attack in Afghanistan is "highly likely."

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Woman arrested for allegedly stealing jewelry from deceased at French funeral home

The suspect, described as a woman in her 60s, allegedly stole from at least two coffins at a funeral home in the northern French town of Liévin.

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Pregnant woman fleeing Afghanistan gives birth to baby girl on flight 30,000 in the air

Baby on board!

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More than 20 killed after Bangladesh boat sinks following collision with cargo ship

About 50 people were originally reported to be presumed missing.

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Paris’ Arc de Triomphe to be wrapped in silver and blue as posthumous Christo installation

"Christo has wrapped museums, parliaments as in Germany, but a monument like this? Not really. This is the first time."

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Louisiana braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Ida, as forecasters warn of ‘life-threatening’ conditions

The storm is expected to make landfall on Sunday, exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina.

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Daycare owner accused of hiding 26 children behind fake wall found guilty on more than two dozen abuse charges

A Colorado woman accused of stashing 26 children behind a phony wall when her daycare was hit with a surprise inspection has been found guilty on a slew of child abuse charges.

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Game warden who appeared on ‘Lone Star Law’ died from COVID complications at 43

"His End of Watch leaves a hole in the hearts of many a colleague and many a Texan."

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Drive-by shooting during high school football game kills 7-year-old girl in Pennsylvania

A 7-year-old girl was killed in a drive-by shooting during a high school football game in Pennsylvania, which also left another two minors injured.

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Unvaccinated teacher infects half of grade-school class

Despite experiencing symptoms, the teacher continued coming to work for a couple more days

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6 of RFK’s kids rip decision to parole killer Sirhan Sirhan

Robert Kennedy's kids are divided on the decision to grant parole to his killer.

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U.S. continues treacherous Kabul evacuation, mourns dead troops

The U.S. pressed ahead with its perilous evacuation efforts in Afghanistan on Friday, one day after a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport delivered a devastating trail of death that was still being measured.

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Mom of three, her body found in barrel in New Jersey, mourned at funeral: ‘I’ll always remember that big, beautiful smile’

Family and friends of Nicole Flanagan packed the front pews of St. Mary’s Church in Greenwich, Conn., where she was remembered by those who loved her as a kind and gentle woman who adored her children.

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Michigan couple ordered to pay son $30K for getting rid of porn collection

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

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RFK’s assassin Sirhan Sirhan granted parole after 2 Kennedys supported his release

Sirhan Sirhan, the man who assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy in a narrow hotel pantry in 1968, was granted parole Friday after two of the dynastic Democrat’s sons spoke out in favor of his release.

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New Orleans Saints cancel final preseason game because of Hurricane Ida

The Saints were supposed to play the Arizona Cardinals.

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Marine killed by suicide bomb at Kabul airport remembered as ‘just awesome, without a mean bone in his body, always smiling’

Kareem Nikoui always wanted to be a Marine, so when he landed in Kabul, Afghanistan, only days before his death at the hands of an ISIS suicide bomber, he was eager to help, his father told the Daily News.

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Texas homeowner slashes suspect in face with machete during burglary attempt: cops

A Texas homeowner caught a man trying to break into his home and slashed him in the face with a machete, sending the perp to the hospital, cops said Friday.

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SEE IT: Rolling Stones pay tribute to Charlie Watts with touching video montage

The montage shows Watts, who died Tuesday at a London hospital, through various stages of his career with the band, dating back to 1963.

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Texas homeowner slashes suspect in face with machete during burglary attempt: cops

A Texas homeowner caught a man trying to break into his home and slashed him in the face with a machete, sending the perp to the hospital, cops said Friday.

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Florida man hits alligator, egg nest with lawn mower in caught-on-video attack

A Florida man was operating a tractor mower when he intentionally struck an alligator and a nest of eggs, authorities said.

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SEE IT: Rolling Stones pay tribute to Charlie Watts with touching video montage

The montage shows Watts, who died Tuesday at a London hospital, through various stages of his career with the band, dating back to 1963.

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Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny forced to watch state television, propaganda for eight hours a day

For eight hours every day, jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny alleged he is forced to watch propaganda and state television while he also endures other forms of mental torture.

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COVID cases spike by more than 500% in weeks after Sturgis Bike rally in South Dakota

COVID-19 cases have spiked more than 500% in the weeks after hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists flocked to the state for the famous Sturgis Bike Rally, which drew one of its largest crowds yet this year despite the fast-spreading delta variant.

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‘Master manipulator’ who kidnapped ex-wife in bizarre plot to win her back gets 25 years in prison

A Georgia man who authorities called a “master manipulator” was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to kidnapping his ex-wife so he could pretend to rescue her, a mind-boggling plot he apparently hoped would help him win her back, officials said Thursday.

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‘Master manipulator’ who kidnapped ex-wife in bizarre plot to win her back gets 25 years in prison

A Georgia man who authorities called a “master manipulator” was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to kidnapping his ex-wife so he could pretend to rescue her, a mind-boggling plot he apparently hoped would help him win her back, officials said Thursday.

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At least 16 killed in massive blaze at Pakistan chemical factory

The cause of the fire is being investigated, as is the presence of equipment to extinguish fires.

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Contracting and beating COVID provides better protection against delta variant than Pfizer shot, new research shows

Catching and beating COVID-19 during one of the previous waves of the global health pandemic appears to provide more protection against the highly-contagious delta variant than both doses of the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.

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Family of man who died in Phoenix police custody sues city, cops

Ramon Timothy Lopez died in police custody last August after being held for several minutes by officers against hot asphalt.

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Continuing 50th anniversary celebration, Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles roll out bite-sized candy

Cereal killers should be on the lookout when visiting the candy aisle.

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Two children die in hot cars this week, 16th and 17th this year nationwide

The heat wave sweeping much of the nation is killing children in hot cars. Two perished this week in as many states, a 4-year-old in Pennsylvania and a 3-year-old in Alabama, the 16th and 17th to die that way this year.

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Time’s Up for Tina Tchen. Movement lead resigns following news of Cuomo connection

'It is clear that I am not the leader who can accomplish that in this moment,' she said of the organization's need to move forward

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Scientists discover new species of prehistoric four-legged whale in Egypt

Scientists in Egypt made the jaw-dropping discovery of a new species of whale, unique for its four legs.

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Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy arrested on 4 rape charges

Mendy was also charged with one count of sexual assault.

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Maskless woman physically carried out of Texas school board meeting by police

They weren’t being chair-itable.

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South Dakota AG gets $500 fines, no jail time for fatally striking pedestrian while driving home from Republican fund-raiser

Ravnsborg, 45, was handed the sentence by a South Dakota judge after accepting a plea deal on the eve of trial in the misdemeanor traffic case.

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Horse dewormer in short supply in Oklahoma as FDA warns yokels that it does not cure COVID

'Please don't eat' Ivermectin, one store is urging customers

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$100M repair to fix sinking, tilted San Francisco high-rise halted as tower continues to sink

The Millennium Tower, which opened in 2009, had sunk 16 inches by 2016.

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3 arrested in homophobic attack on couple outside U.K. gay bar that left 1 man unconscious, another with ‘nasty cuts’

Two men in their 30s were subjected to homophobic abuse, then attacked with bottles at 4 a.m. on Aug. 15 outside a gay bar in Birmingham, in England’s West Midlands.

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Ex-Met Lenny Dykstra sued for $75,000 in Los Angeles after reaching settlement with firm who worked on his jail beating case

Ex-Met Lenny Dykstra allegedly stiffed lawyer a lawyer out of hefty fees after hiring him for a malpractice claim against a different firm who worked on his failed lawsuit claiming he was beaten up by Los Angeles County jail guards in 2012.

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Psychiatrist pleads no contest to sexual assault against female patients

In addition to allegations of rape, sexual harassment or verbal abuse from half a dozen female patients, Mark Beale is accused of having also given patients medication they didn’t need.

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Video shows ‘astronomical’ corrosion in collapsed South Florida condo

The South Florida condo that crashed to the ground in a deadly catastrophe this summer was filled with corrosion and overcrowded concrete reinforcement, according to a newly released video showing more evidence of the building’s decay.

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Psychiatrist pleads no contest to sexual assault against female patients

In addition to allegations of rape, sexual harassment or verbal abuse from half a dozen female patients, Mark Beale is accused of having also given patients medication they didn’t need.

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German police investigating after model mauled by leopard during photo shoot

Police in Germany are investigating after model was mauled by a leopard during a photo shoot at a facility for retired show animals.

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Moscow man abducted, taken to Chechnya and pressed for information on LGBTQ people, says Russian rights group

According to the Russian LGBT Network four Chechen-speaking man abducted Ibragim Selimkhanov earlier this year.

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Africa’s vaccinations have tripled in past week amid surge in COVID infections: WHO

It remains a "very daunting task" to protect 10% of continent by the end of September, according to the WHO Africa director.

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WHO scientists in China warn window to uncover COVID origins ‘closing fast’

A group of scientists with the World Health Organization warned the window of opportunity to uncover the origins of COVID-19 is “closing fast,” as China continues to resist turning over critical information.

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Another former coach at Colorado school says she was forced to resign for being gay

"Essentially, if I decided that I wanted to pursue a relationship with another female, I would no longer be in alignment with Valor’s culture statement, and I would be asked to leave."

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Texas man strips down to his swim trunks to make a point about masks in school

James Akers shared his (nearly) naked truth about COVID protocols

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Steven Avery, of ‘Making a Murderer’ Netflix doc, takes case to Wisconsin Supreme Court

Steven Avery, the man at the center of the popular Netflix documentary series “Making a Murderer,” is taking his years-long legal saga to Wisconsin’s highest court, his lead attorney said Thursday.

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Anti-mask Florida dad charged with child abuse for attack on student outside daughter’s high school

A Florida dad fighting his daughter’s high school’s mask mandate assaulted another student, pushing her and wrenching her arm, according to police.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln suspends frat after sexual assault allegation triggers protests

The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was temporarily shut down after hundreds of students came together in protest of an alleged sexual assault that occurred in the frat house earlier this week.

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Paralympics TV presenter finds plane to Tokyo has pilot who airlifted him out of Afghanistan 10 years earlier

British Marine vet and BBC presenter JJ Chalmers never knew who airlifted him out of Afghanistan 10 years ago – he was in a medically induced coma after being torn apart by a roadside bomb. But fast forward to August 2021, and he learned that the same pilot was flying his plane to Tokyo, where he was en route to cover the Paralympics.

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SEE IT: Canadian cyclist pranked security at Tokyo Olympics with her gold medal

Her comedy game is gold.

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Dylann Roof loses appeal, death sentence upheld

A federal appeals court upheld the conviction and death sentence of Dylann Roof, who killed nine people at Black South Carolina church in 2015, for reasons of legal records not being able to describe the “full horror” of the mass shooting.

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Man pardoned by ex-Kentucky governor convicted for same 2014 killing in federal court

Patrick Baker was first convicted in 2017, freed in 2019 and then sent back behind bars Wednesday.

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Father dining with his family in Miami fatally shot, shooter danced on top of his lifeless body

A father dining with his family inside a Miami Beach restaurant was killed after a gunman entered the dining room and shot the man randomly at close range, police said.

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Man pardoned by ex-Kentucky governor convicted for same 2014 killing in federal court

Patrick Baker was first convicted in 2017, freed in 2019 and then sent back behind bars Wednesday.

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Man who plotted to kidnap Michigan governor gets 6 year sentence

The 25-year-old plans to be a 'star witness' against his co-conspirators

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Florida men arrested in matching ‘Simpsons’ shirts near Universal Studios

Umpossible.

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Eternal love: Ancient graveyard reveals 1,500-year-old embracing skeletons in China

It is said that love is eternal, and archeologists in China have stumbled onto ancient proof: a 1,500-year-old pair of embracing skeletons entwined for posterity.

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Michael Nader, ‘All My Children’ and Dynasty’ star, dies from cancer at age 76

Nader died surrounded by family at his Northern California home.

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CDC urges people to heat up cured meats due to salmonella outbreak

The federal government is urging Americans to heat up their cold cuts until it finds the source of a pair of salmonella outbreaks linked to Italian-style meats — a head-scratching suggestion that sparked ridicule on social media.

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Florida kite surfer dies after strong winds slam him into building

“He was attempting to kitesurf in the ocean behind the address here, actually, just two doors down, when strong winds came into the area unexpectedly, and he was not able to release from the kite in a timely manner."

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COVID vaccine booster shots to be approved after 6 months, not 8 months: report

Official approval is expected by mid-September.

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Officer who shot Ashli Babbitt to be named and interviewed Wednesday night on NBC

Donald Trump is among those involved in the Jan. 6 uprising who have called for the officer to be named

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Number of new COVID cases ‘seems to be plateauing’ around the world, WHO says

After nearly a two month-battle against the fast-spreading delta variant, the number of new COVID cases reported around the globe “seem to be plateauing,” according to the World Health Organization.

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Second beluga whale at Connecticut aquarium ‘extremely ill’ after transfer from Canada

The news comes just three weeks after a male beluga — another one of five belugas imported from Canada in May — died at its new home at the Mysitc Aquarium in Connecticut.

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New bodycam video shows brutal police beating of Black man during traffic stop in Louisiana that trooper called ‘pain compliance’

The new video shows white Louisiana State Police trooper Jacob Brown striking Aaron Larry Bowman 18 times with a reinforced aluminum flashlight as the Black man begs for mercy while pinned to the ground near his home in Monroe, La.

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Texas woman sues Starbucks over burns from spilled coffee

A Texas woman who suffered first- and second-degree burns when her coffee spilled at a drive-thru has sued Starbucks negligence.

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Man’s use of epoxy adhesive instead of condom may have killed him, Indian authorities say

Police in India are investigating the death of a man who used epoxy adhesive to seal his private parts during sex, according to multiple reports.

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Moderna completes application for full FDA approval of coronavirus vaccine, says 93% efficacy for six months

Moderna Inc. has completed the submission process for requesting full authorization for its coronavirus vaccine for individuals 18 and over, the company announced Wednesday.

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Florida doctor bounced from post for allegedly selling $50 notes to exempt kids from wearing masks

Leon County saw two children die from COVID in the past month

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Young Phoenix woman arrested in fatal shooting at airport-area Radisson

Witnesses told authorities they heard an argument in the moments before they heard multiple gunshots from the seventh floor early Sunday.

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New ‘Tallahassee Bystander’ app designed to capture interactions with Florida cops

A “Bystander” app designed to record interactions between civilians and law enforcement officers is now available on the smart phones of residents across Tallahassee

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Human clinical trials begun for promising, llama-derived COVID antibodies

Human clinical trials have begun in study of so-called nano-bodies, a smaller, eminently stable version of coronavirus antibodies derived from llamas. Such antibodies may be the key to saving humanity from the novel coronavirus, research has shown. Now it’s being tested in people.

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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80, weeks after revealing he had unspecified medical procedure

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at age 80, just weeks after pulling out of the legendary band’s U.S. tour following a medical procedure.

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Mom who said college admissions scam ‘worth every cent’ to plead guilty: feds

The CEO of a California liquor distribution company will admit to paying $500,000 in bribes to get her son into an elite university, an investment she said was “worth every cent,” federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

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Notre Dame defends leprechaun mascot after survey ranks it 4th-most offensive

They’re punching back.

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Georgia lecturers resign over teaching in-person amid COVID surge: ‘I really don’t understand how parents feel comfortable’

"I think they are asking me to choose between my job and the health of myself and my family."

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Mom who said college admissions scam ‘worth every cent’ to plead guilty: feds

The CEO of a California liquor distribution company will admit to paying $500,000 in bribes to get her son into an elite university, an investment she said was “worth every cent,” federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

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Man drowns at Lake Michigan after saving two kids

“The children showed that they were in distress, and an adult male relative entered the water to save the children,” the Racine County sheriff’s office said.

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Alaska Airlines jet evacuated after cellphone catches fire

Time for an upgrade.

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Diabetes screenings for overweight adults should start at age 35 instead of 40: new national guidelines

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 13% of all adults (18 years or older) in the U.S. have diabetes, and 34.5% meet criteria for prediabetes.

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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80, weeks after revealing he had unspecified medical procedure

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at age 80, just weeks after pulling out of the legendary band’s U.S. tour following a medical procedure.

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California man busted with more than 300 ballots for upcoming gubernatorial recall election in his car

A California man who was caught in his car last week with a loaded gun, meth and multiple drivers licenses also had more than 300 voting ballots, police said Monday.

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2 bodies that had ‘been there for a while’ found in car at Miami-area park

The grisly discovery was made around 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Gwen Cherry Park in Gladeview.

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Driver facing murder charges in alleged street racing crash that killed Tony Baker’s son, two others

A 19-year-old from California has pleaded not guilty to playing a role in the street racing crash that left three people dead earlier this month, including the son of comedian Tony Baker.

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Tennessee mom showed flooding on Facebook Live right before drowning: ‘This is scary’

A Tennessee mom drowned in the historic floods that devastated the state over the weekend shortly after showing the water rising around her home on Facebook Live, her family said.

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Driver facing murder charges in alleged street racing crash that killed Tony Baker’s son, two others

A 19-year-old from California has pleaded not guilty to playing a role in the street racing crash that left three people dead earlier this month, including the son of comedian Tony Baker.

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Unfriendly skies distract pilots: FAA to mask-averse passengers

Being unfriendly in the skies distracts pilots from flying safely. This may seem obvious on its face, but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) saw fit to create a whole public-service announcement explaining just that.

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Louisiana State University to forgive $7 million in student debts

"Their dream is to walk across the stage and receive an LSU diploma, and our job is to do everything we can to make sure that happens.”

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Chicago officer wounded in attack that killed partner Ella French leaves hospital for rehab facility

The Chicago police officer who lost an eye and was left paralyzed in the same roadside attack that killed his partner, Ella French, has left the hospital for a rehab facility.

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Michael Avenatti’s embezzlement case ruled a mistrial

The ruling came down Tuesday in California.

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SEE IT: Firefighters rescue 15-year-old deaf dog from Texas storm drain

Firefighters in Texas saved an older deaf dog after a harrowing two-day search.

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Woman injured by falling Ohio rollercoaster piece ‘fighting for her life’

A woman who was hit by a piece of falling metal the size of “a man’s hand” at an Ohio amusement park remains hospitalized in intensive care with a brain injury, according to her family.

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Deloitte to mandate vaccines for all U.S. employees, starting in October

“The ability to participate in the broader business ecosystem will be increasingly challenging for those who are not vaccinated."

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Virginia school district will not adopt trans-inclusive policies, in defiance of state law

Chesapeake is the second city in Hampton Roads that is refusing to adopt policies to protect transgender students. Last week, the Newport News School Board voted to reject state guidelines, but it has since called a special meeting to reconsider its decision.

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Hot dogs can shave 36 minutes off one’s life, PB&J can restore 33: study

Eating hogdogs can shave 36 minutes per dog off one's life, but peanut butter and jelly can put all but three of those minutes back, according to a new study out of the University of Michigan's School of Public Health.

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Arkansas school officials accused of censorship after ripping 2020 news timeline from yearbook

Arkansas school officials are being accused of censorship after ripping a news-timeline spread out of a high school yearbook because they thought the news portrayed was too controversial.

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Dozens of doctors in Florida take part in symbolic walkout to protest unvaccinated COVID-19 patients

Nearly 75 doctors in South Florida took part in a symbolic walkout on Monday to protest the overwhelming amounts of unvaccinated coronavirus patients receiving care at their hospital in Palm Beach Gardens.

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Jacob Blake, paralyzed by police bullets a year ago, in pain ‘90% of the day’: family

A year after being paralyzed by a cop’s bullets in Kenosha, Wisc., Jacob Blake is in pain 90% of the day, his family said Monday.

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Jacob Blake, paralyzed by police bullets a year ago, in pain ‘90% of the day’: family

A year after being paralyzed by a cop’s bullets in Kenosha, Wisc., Jacob Blake is in pain 90% of the day, his family said Monday.

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Outrage after Australian officials order rescue dogs to be killed over COVID fears

Local Australian health officials sent animal rights activists into outrage mode after they ordered the killings of an unknown amount of rescue dogs, fearing COVID-19 transmission. The national government is now investigating.

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Robert Durst drops new theory at L.A. murder trial, says killer was still in house when he found pal’s body

Robert Durst claimed for the first time Monday that Susan Berman’s true killer was still at her Southern California home when he found her dead body more than 20 years ago.

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Three babies have been born during Afghanistan evacuations, US military official says

With the dire situation in Afghanistan bringing tens of thousands of weary people to the gates of Kabul Airport, including expecting mothers, a top U.S. military official said on Monday that three babies have been born during evacuation operations.

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Lawsuit accuses high school football team of sexual assault during hazing ritual

The parents of two suburban Chicago teenagers filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday, accusing older players on their high school’s football team sexually assaulted during a hazing ritual that the coaches allegedly had knowledge about.

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‘Major damage’ to plane struck by police drone

A flight school operator said the collision could have been tragic

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At least 3 Chick-fil-A restaurants in Alabama close dining rooms

Add Chick-fil-A to the list of fast food chains having difficulty staffing its restaurants during the pandemic.

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Carmelo Anthony remembers ‘war’ with Kobe Bryant, who would have turned 43 Monday

'We became very close,” Anthony recalled of his battles with Bryant. “But we became close on some disrespectful s--t.'

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California police officer aiming for suspect shoots and kills bystander by accident

While attempting to shoot at a suspect in the small coastal city of Guadalupe, California, a police officer accidentally shot and killed an innocent bystander who was sitting in his car.

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Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to over 5 months for burning Black Lives Matter flag and bringing ammo to D.C.

A judge ruled the right-wing organization's frontman 'betrayed' democratic values

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Chicago woman convicted of murdering mother in Bali hotel to be released from prison

A Chicago woman who was convicted of murdering her mother in Bali is being released from prison.

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Robert Durst testifies he’s ‘autistic and not normal.’ Prosecutor suggests he’s trying to ‘blame’ disability affecting ‘millions of people.’

Robert Durst told jurors at his murder trial Monday that he’s “autistic and not normal.”

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Chicago woman convicted of murdering mother in Bali hotel to be released from prison

A Chicago woman who was convicted of murdering her mother in Bali is being released from prison.

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Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to over 5 months for burning Black Lives Matter flag and bringing ammo to D.C.

A judge ruled the right-wing organization's frontman 'betrayed' democratic values

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Trump ‘maybe not that bright,’ says Alex Jones after the former president defended vaccines

Trump upset some fans in Alabama Saturday when he advocated for COVID vaccines

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18 midshipmen leave Naval Academy over cheating scandal

Eighteen midshipmen were expelled or quit the Naval Academy and another 82 were sanctioned following an investigation into a cheating scandal during last winter’s exams.

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New Zealand, Australia take opposite approaches to latest COVID-19 outbreaks

As worldwide vaccine numbers remain low, countries will likely be forced into different states of lockdown to tamp down outbreaks for the foreseeable future

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‘Buffy’ actor Nicholas Brendon busted for prescription drugs: report

Brendon, who played "Buffy" sidekick Xander Harris, has had his struggles since leaving the show.

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America’s tallest man, Igor Vovkovinskiy, dies at 38

Igor Vovkovinskiy, a Ukrainian-born man who was declared America’s tallest person about a decade ago, has died in Minnesota, his family confirmed over the weekend.

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Harvey Weinstein back in L.A. court, gets delay for plea on disputed count his lawyer calls ‘snakebit’

Harvey Weinstein was back in a California courtroom Monday where he won a 1-month delay to “review” a revived sexual battery count before entering his plea.

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Harvey Weinstein back in L.A. court, gets delay for plea on disputed count his lawyer calls ‘snakebit’

Harvey Weinstein was back in a California courtroom Monday where he won a 1-month delay to “review” a revived sexual battery count before entering his plea.

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Car belonging to missing Wisconsin fire chief found with dead body inside

In the search for a Wisconsin fire chief reported missing Friday, local police have found his car in a “remote wooded area” with a body inside.

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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ returns for Season 11 in October

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” is ready to rise from the ashes.

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4-year-old child fatally shot inside moving car on Florida road

A 4-year-old child was shot and killed while riding in a car in Florida late Sunday night, police said.

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4-year-old child fatally shot inside moving car on Florida road

A 4-year-old child was shot and killed while riding in a car in Florida late Sunday night, police said.

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Off-duty cop shot to death while having dinner on patio of Houston restaurant: police

A New Orleans police detective was shot and killed while having dinner on the patio of a Texas restaurant over the weekend, authorities said.

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Matt Gaetz gets married in California to Ginger Luckey

“I love my wife!” Gaetz tweeted Saturday.

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FDA grants full approval to Pfizer’s COVID vaccine in major pandemic milestone

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval Monday to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, whose shots are now the first to move beyond emergency status since the pandemic began.

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Off-duty cop shot to death while having dinner on patio of Houston restaurant: police

A New Orleans police detective was shot and killed while having dinner on the patio of a Texas restaurant over the weekend, authorities said.

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Man drives into workers at COVID vaccination clinic during brazen attack in California

Authorities in California are looking for the driver who struck two workers at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in a brazen attack over the weekend.

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Man drives into workers at COVID vaccination clinic during brazen attack in California

Authorities in California are looking for the driver who struck two workers at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in a brazen attack over the weekend.

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‘Field of Dreams’ streaming series is a tip of the cap to the other American pastime — the baseball movie

Last week’s green-lighting of the 1989 classic “Field of Dreams” as a streaming series shows that while the sport itself hasn’t been packing stadiums the way it once did, the entertainment industry believes in baseball’s ability to fill seats.

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Country great Loretta Lynn’s beloved ranch foreman dies in Tennessee floods

Loretta Lynn is grieving the loss of her beloved ranch foreman in the floods that inundated central Tennessee over the weekend.

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Five South Florida cops die in a single week of COVID-19: report

The novel coronavirus has become a leading killer of police officers across the U.S., with five South Florida police officers succumbing to COVID-19 in a single week, according to a new report.

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Death in Death Valley: Hiker succumbs to heatstroke amid 108-degree temps

Authorities were cautioning people to take care in extreme heat this weekend after a hiker died in Death Valley National Park last week of apparent heatstroke, urging outdoor lovers to take heat warnings seriously.

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Trump border wall damaged by heavy flooding

One wildlife worker described a state of 'disrepair'

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Devastating Tennessee floods kill 22, with 43 missing

Infant twins wrested from their father’s arms were among the 16 or more people who died in flash floods that swept through central Tennessee Sunday. At least 51 people were missing as surprise storms dumped a record 17 inches of rain on rural Humphreys County.

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Rachel Maddow and MSNBC reach multiyear deal to keep top-rated host at the network: report

Negotiations had reportedly become 'heated' at at least one point

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Trump devotees boo as the former president suggests vaccines in Alabama

'You gotta’ do what you have to do,' he conceded to anti-vaxxers

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7 Afghan civilians dead at Kabul airport in latest chaos after Taliban takeover, officials say

“Conditions on the ground remain extremely challenging but we are doing everything we can to manage the situation as safely and securely as possible,” the United Kingdom’s defense ministry said.

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Baby girl born on plane fleeing Afghanistan

The baby was delivered safely in a C-17 cargo bay

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Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall on Rhode Island with winds of 60 mph

The powerful storm, which began as a hurricane, is drenching the East Coast

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Henri danger isn’t over once storm passes, FEMA says. Here’s how to stay safe

Storm surges were expected to continue into the night Sunday in parts of New York and New England, with the risk of flash floods looming, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said.

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Boys, 6 and 8, drive to safety after dad is fatally shot behind the wheel

Authorities aren't sure what led to the 29-year-old driver's killing

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Henri prompts President Biden to declare state of emergency for New York

The move allows the feds to help local authorities with their storm response.

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Tropical Storm Henri puts more than 50 million under extreme weather warnings in Northeast

Henri was was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday.

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WATCH LIVE: Track Tropical Storm Henri’s progress as historic storm makes its way through NY

Henri was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday.

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10 people dead in Tennessee after heavy flooding

Ten people are dead and at least 20 others are missing in areas of Middle Tennessee after extreme amounts of rainfall created dangerous flooding conditions, officials said.

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Jesse Jackson and wife test positive for COVID-19, hospitalized despite being fully vaccinated

Iconic American civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., and his wife Jacqueline are currently in the hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, his organization the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said.

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Sha’Charri Richardson finishes last in return, makes a fiery statement

Despite her last place finish in her return to the track following her suspension, Sha’Charri Richardson is telling the critics that she’s “not done.”

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Russian police detain journalists participating in press freedom demonstration

On Friday, Russian officials declared two independent media outlets as "foreign agents."

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And she’s off! Horse escapes racetrack, is caught on highway

After escaping from the Ellis Park horse racetrack, the only thing with more horsepower than the runaway was the cars it was running alongside.

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Nebraska hospital puts surgeries on back burner amid COVID spike

The limit on in-patient surgeries will likely last through October.

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World’s second-tallest coaster shut amid probe into incident that left woman hospitalized

“Why aren’t they telling us what went wrong and what they’re going to do to fix it and to keep it from happening again?”

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New lifeguard, 16, dies off Cape May beach: ‘He was just doing his job’

The accident occurred late Thursday morning.

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China officially adopts 3-child policy amid steep decline in birth rates

The shift in policy was announced earlier this year, after census data showed that the number of births in mainland China in 2020 would be the lowest since 1960.

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Rain falls instead of snow for the first time on record at Greenland ice summit

For the first time on record, rain — not snow — fell at the summit of Greenland’s massive ice sheet, marking what scientists dubbed the latest example of how climate change is impacting the earth.

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Hundreds arrested in protests against Australia lockdowns

The Melbourne protest was the most violent, involving roughly 4,000 namely unmasked demonstrators, some of whom let off flares.

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Henri strengthens to hurricane on slow trek toward Long Island

Henri is now a hurricane, and Long Island looks to be in its path.

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SeaWorld San Diego’s youngest orca dies suddenly

The animal was first found to be sick on Wednesday.

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Fire risk causes GM to recall Chevy Bolt worldwide

Friday’s recall adds roughly 73,000 Bolts sold in 2019 through 2022 to a previous recall of 69,000 earlier model Bolts.

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Man on meth breaks into California jail, gets arrested: cops

An officer thought the alleged trespasser was an inmate

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Larry Harlow, salsa pioneer from Brooklyn, dead at 82

Friends remember Larry Harlow as "a legend" of salsa music.

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Internal investigation clears officer who killed Capitol stormer Ashli Babbitt during Jan. 6 uprising

Far right-wing figures want the name of the officer who fired the fatal shot

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Lesbian couple shot to death in Utah reportedly told friends they were worried about a ‘weirdo’ who was ‘freaking them out’

The bodies of Kylen Carrol Schulte and Crystal Michelle Turner were found near a camping area in Grand County on Aug. 18.

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Man killed at historic London cemetery in suspected homophobic attack; one arrested

"We are shocked by the nature of this horrendous and brutal attack."

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New York area could see 1st hurricane in years as Henri continues to strengthen

Tropical Storm Henri is likely to hit parts of Long Island and southern New England as a rare Category 1 hurricane this weekend, authorities warned Friday.

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Body found near Maine residence belongs to missing daughter of dead homeowner

Denise Scott Ramsey was last seen in 2019 at the home of her father, where she also lived, and was only reported missing in March of this year.

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Body found near Maine residence belongs to missing daughter of dead homeowner

Denise Scott Ramsey was last seen in 2019 at the home of her father, where she also lived, and was only reported missing in March of this year.

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LGBTQ people in Afghanistan fear Taliban will ‘kill all of them on the spot’

“Even when I see the Taliban from the windows I feel really scared. My body starts shaking from seeing them."

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U.K. issues sanctions over poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny 1 year later

Exactly one year after the attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny, the U.K. imposed sanctions on seven Russians accused of playing a role in the poisoning.

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Florida couple arrested for traveling to Hawaii with fake COVID vaccine cards

A Florida couple was arrested in Hawaii after they presented fake vaccination records in a bid to dodge the state’s 10-day quarantine for visitors who have not yet received their COVID shots.

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2 ex-cops accused of spray-painting swastika, happy face on towed vehicle in California

Two ex-cops have been charged with vandalism more than a year after police found a swastika spray-painted on a vehicle at a California tow yard, authorities said Thursday.

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Alabama husband shot by wife’s boyfriend who was living in their home

An Alabama husband was shot by his wife’s boyfriend who was secretly living in the couple’s home.

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Powerball winner claims prize hours before winning ticket expires

Leonard Thomas and his dog Mariah plan to shop for a year-round cottage

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Naked man stabs another nude man in the middle of Seattle sidewalk

A naked man in Seattle stabbed another naked man on Tuesday morning in the middle of a sidewalk, police said.

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Alleged Italian kingpin, with connection to stolen Van Goghs, in custody in Dubai

The art of the steal.

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Spanish village tells visitors who complain about the mess to not go there

After numerous visitors called officials of Ribadesella, Spain to complain about the mess left behind by various animals, the village had one response...don’t come here.

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Chuck Close, renowned photorealist painter, dies at age 81

His cause of death was not immediately announced.

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Alleged Italian kingpin, with connection to stolen Van Goghs, in custody in Dubai

The art of the steal.

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OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit content in effort to comply with ‘banking partners and payout providers’

The changes will go into effect on Oct. 1.

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British man deported from Singapore for not masking up in public

Benjamin Glynn has also been “permanently banned” from working in Singapore.

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Ex-University of Miami football player charged with murder of teammate in 2006

Rashaun Jones is accused of killing Bryan Pata.

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FAA has levied more than $1 million against unruly airline passengers this year

Maskholes have jacked up fines against unruly airline passengers past an unprecedented $1 million collectively, as people continue to argue with the laws of physics and the responsibility that we all have to protect each other from the novel coronavirus and its variants.

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Ex-University of Miami football player charged with murder of teammate in 2006

Rashaun Jones is accused of killing Bryan Pata.

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British man deported from Singapore for not masking up in public

Benjamin Glynn has also been “permanently banned” from working in Singapore.

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Amazon reportedly looking into opening brick-and-mortar stores

Having successfully shifted everyone away from stores and toward online shopping, Amazon is reportedly considering opening physical stores.

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Mississippi hospital patient ingested livestock medication believed by some to treat COVID

'You have a vaccine that’s safe and effective. And yet people, as opposed to getting the vaccine, want to go after these kinds of things,' says baffled health service worker

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Florida woman caught on camera yelling racial insults at mom and kids fired from elementary school job

Patricia Schmidt, who gained the nickname of “Collier Karen” after a video showing her going on an expletive-laden racist tirade last weekend, was employed as an Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Specialist at Lely Elementary School.

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Britney Spears disputes accusation she battered female employee in ‘cell phone incident’: lawyer

Britney Spears is disputing an allegation she battered a female employee during an incident at her private mansion in Southern California earlier this week.

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Melbourne aquarium announces two same-sex penguin couples

"As male-male pairs can't lay their own eggs, we will sometimes foster an egg to them from another pair."

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Britney Spears disputes accusation she battered female employee in ‘cell phone incident’: lawyer

Britney Spears is disputing an allegation she battered a female employee during an incident at her private mansion in Southern California earlier this week.

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Navajo Nation president pleads with residents to mask up, vaccinate amid new cases: ‘We must work together’

The Navajo Department of Health had recorded a total of 1,392 confirmed COVID-19 deaths.

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Former school resource officer accused of hiding amid Parkland shooting breaks down outside Florida courtroom

Scot Peterson, a former school resource officer accused of hiding when gunfire erupted inside the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, broke down outside a Florida courtroom, claiming through sobs that he would have acted differently had he known the violence would turn deadly.

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Family of man fatally shot by security guard over loud music outside Tennessee Kroger demands store face charges

The loved ones of a Black man, allegedly killed outside a Tennessee Kroger by a security guard, who took issue with the volume of his music, are demanding charges be brought against the store and the third-party security guard company that employed the accused gunman.

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Murder charges dropped against Hawaii police officers who killed 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap

Three Honolulu police officers charged in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap will not be forced to stand trial on murder and attempted murder charges, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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Intel offering $350 bonuses to employees who get vaccinated by the end of the year

The computer chip maker Intel is now offering bonuses worth up to $350 for the company’s nearly 111,000 employees who get their COVID-19 vaccines.

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15-year-old student stabbed to death outside D.C. charter high school

A 16-year-old student was detained by police.

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N.J. state trooper pleads guilty to pulling over and stalking female motorist in his patrol car

A New Jersey state trooper has pleaded guilty to fourth-degree tampering with public records after he unlawfully stopped and followed a female motorist in his patrol vehicle, acting state Attorney General Andrew Bruck announced on Tuesday.

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15-year-old student stabbed to death outside D.C. charter high school

A 16-year-old student was detained by police.

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CNN’s Poppy Harlow taking 9-month leave to enroll in Yale law program

She’s taking leave, but she’s not leaving the network.

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2 women shot dead at Indiana factory, suspect arrested

The shooting occurred near the city of Frankfurt.

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1,000 Myanmar citizens have been killed since military coup: report

The military took power Feb. 1 proceeded to brutally crush any opposition.

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2 women shot dead at Indiana factory, suspect arrested

The shooting occurred near the city of Frankfurt.

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Facebook contractors being told to return to office despite delaying return for employees

Despite informing employees that they won’t be returning to the office until 2022, Facebook’s contractors have been working in-person since October 2020 in some cases.

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Surviving witness of Santa Clara light-rail massacre dead of apparent suicide

The May massacre of nine employees at a light-rail yard in California’s Santa Clara Valley has claimed a 10th victim. Henry Gonzales, a paint and body worker who witnessed the carnage and later counseled families affected by the tragedy, was found dead at about 7 a.m. Monday of apparent suicide, authorities said Tuesday.

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Lawsuit alleges Yellowstone National Park ranger kept family at gunpoint while searching for murder suspect

A new lawsuit was filed against Yellowstone National Park rangers and Wyoming sheriff’s deputies after the two law enforcement agencies allegedly held a vacationing family at gunpoint while they were searching for a murder suspect.

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Surviving witness of Santa Clara light-rail massacre dead of apparent suicide

The May massacre of nine employees at a light-rail yard in California’s Santa Clara Valley has claimed a 10th victim. Henry Gonzales, a paint and body worker who witnessed the carnage and later counseled families affected by the tragedy, was found dead at about 7 a.m. Monday of apparent suicide, authorities said Tuesday.

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Girl Scouts to sell Adventurefuls, brownie-inspired cookie, in 2022

Next year, second-level Girl Scouts won’t be the only Brownies showing up at your house.

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Florida educator caught on camera yelling racial insults at mom and kids placed on administrative leave

The woman, identified as Patricia Schmidt, is employed with Collier County Public Schools.

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British comedian Sean Lock dies from cancer at age 58

Lock was best known for his work on "8 out of 10 Cats," but his fellow comedians always respected his standup routine.

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United Nations gives Germany nine-month window to send COVID-19 test materials to North Korea

The United Nations is opening the door for Germany to aid North Korea as the hermit nation continues its fight against COVID-19.

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40-year-old murder cold case solved with new DNA evidence in California

Sonia Carmen Herok-Stone, a 30-year-old single mother, was found dead in her home in 1981.

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40-year-old murder cold case solved with new DNA evidence in California

Sonia Carmen Herok-Stone, a 30-year-old single mother, was found dead in her home in 1981.

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Brazilian bishop resigns 4 days after video that appears to show him masturbating goes viral

Tomé Ferreira da Silva, who oversaw a diocese in the state of São Paulo was reportedly seen in the video “half naked” and “caressing his sexual organ during a video call," according to local reports.

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TSA screenings sink to 10-week low as COVID’s delta variant dents travel plans

Air travel that appeared to be rebounding post-lockdown earlier this year has sagged, with the Transportation Safety Administration screening a 10-week low of 1.6 million passengers on Tuesday.

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Colorado man sentenced for 1984 murders of family of three with hammer

A Colorado man who brutality murdered a couple and their 7-year-old daughter in 1984, beating them to death with a hammer, was handed down three consecutive life sentences Tuesday.

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Texas parent reportedly rips mask off teacher’s face as schools reopen to conflicting mandates

A Texas parent reportedly ripped a mask off a teacher’s face as back-to-school mask mandates met with resistance combined with school officials’ lack of enforcement power in states whose leaders don’t believe in the laws of physics.

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Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, Machine Gun Kelly among performers for 2021 VMAs

MTV has set the stage for the 2021 VMAs.

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Serbian president melts down on Twitter after state-media designations

Aleksandar Vucic, the president of Serbia, suffered a Twitter meltdown Tuesday after several news outlets he controls were labeled state-affiliated by the social media site.

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Haiti earthquake has affected 1.2 million people, 540,000 of them children: UNICEF

The 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday has affected about 1.2 million people, 540,000 of them children, UNICEF announced Tuesday, as drenching rains from tropical storm Grace compounded misery in the quake’s hardest-hit areas.

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SEE IT: 10-foot python slithers around Australian supermarket

Must’ve been drawn in by the s-s-s-sales.

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Outdoor employment may be too hot to handle in just a few decades as planet heats up: report

Construction workers, emergency responders, farmworkers and others who toil outdoors might find the climate too hot to handle just a few decades from now, a new report has found.

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Ex-MLB pitcher Felipe Vazquez gets 2-4 years in prison for having sex with 13-year-old girl

Vazquez was convicted earlier this year.

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3 Arizona teens arrested for assault withdraw from school amid ‘veiled threats’ to district

The trio — a 17-year-old girl, a 17-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old boy — are suspected of attacking a man who recently graduated from their school.

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Sudoku creator Maki Kaji dies of cancer at 69

The creator of the popular puzzle game Sudoku Maki Kaji, died of bile duct cancer, his Japanese company said. He was just 69-years-old.

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Fed-up doctor tells anti-vaxxers they’re on their own

'Covid is a miserable way to die and I can’t watch them die like that,' the doctor stated

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who’s banned mask and vax mandates, has COVID

Abbott, 63, is fully vaccinated and has experienced no symptoms.

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Rapper Silento indicted for murder of cousin

Atlanta rapper Silento has been indicted for the murder of his cousin by a Dekalb County, Ga. grand jury.

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Brett Favre urges no tackle football for kids under 14 in new PSA

Favre has said before he'd rather his own grandchildren avoid playing football.

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Florida man embezzled almost $13M from USF, spent it on adult entertainment site

A Florida man who pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $13 million from a nonprofit affiliated with the University of South Florida’s medical school spent most of it on a website where users pay to watch women online.

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Stars and Stripes reporter recalls final days in Afghanistan

Journalist J.P Lawrence leaves behind desperate and frightened Afghan associates, now at the mercy of the Taliban

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Stars and Stripes reporter recalls final days in Afghanistan

Journalist J.P Lawrence leaves behind desperate and frightened Afghan associates, now at the mercy of the Taliban

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Swiss research team calculates pi to 62.8 trillion decimals on supercomputer

The value of pi – the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter – has been calculated anew on a super computer, adding 12.8 trillion new decimal digits to its roster, for a total of 62.8 trillion.

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Pete Buttigieg, husband Chasten announce they’ve become parents: ‘We’re overjoyed’

"For some time, Chasten and I have wanted to grow our family."

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Man sues after allegedly getting injured while fleeing bear in Lake Tahoe dumpster

“Once Plaintiff was able to open the latch, he was immediately confronted by a bear who was in the dumpster,” the lawsuit claims.

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Morgan Stanley mandates employees prove they received COVID vaccine

The company, which has yet to set a deadline to return to offices amid the spread of the delta variant, isn't taking any chances.

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Georgia 13-year-old accused of murdering Navy veteran mother

A 13-year-old boy in Georgia has been accused of killing his mother, a 37-year-old Navy veteran, and then calling 911 for help.

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Body of dead Afghan found in landing gear of U.S. aircraft that left Kabul

Crowds of people descended up the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital on Sunday, filling the tarmac in efforts to flee.

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Jeff Bezos sues NASA over contract with SpaceX

The billionaires are fighting again.

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Firefighters look out for bear cub believed to be orphaned by massive California wildfire

More than 1,000 homes and business have been destroyed by the ongoing Dixie Fire.

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Almost 5,600 students in a single Florida school district are already in COVID-19 quarantine

Less than a week after one Florida school district welcomed students back for the fall semester, officials have scrambled to get an emergency board meeting on the schedule to deal with the overwhelming COVID-19 outbreak.

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Feds recommend coronavirus booster shots for most Americans eight months after initial vaccine: report

The Biden administration is recommending coronavirus vaccine booster shots for most Americans eight months after they got the initial jabs, according to a new report.

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Prosecutors ask judge not to release juror names in Derek Chauvin trial, citing harassment potential

Prosecutors in the case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 murder of George Floyd have asked a judge to keep juror names sealed for the time being.

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Prosecutors ask judge not to release juror names in Derek Chauvin trial, citing harassment potential

Prosecutors in the case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 murder of George Floyd have asked a judge to keep juror names sealed for the time being.

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NHTSA investigating Tesla Autopilot systems after crashes with emergency vehicles

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into Tesla’s hallmark Autopilot system after 11 different crashed took place that were linked to the feature over the last four years.

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Congressman and veteran Adam Kinzinger blames Afghanistan’s collapse on Biden and Trump

Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw, who lost an eye in Afghanistan, isn't satisfied with Biden's answers

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LAPD suspends officer for excessive force after video shows man in custody being punched and choked

Busted.

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911 calls released of mom being shot dead by toddler during Zoom work call

Audio from the two 911 calls phoned in when a 2-year-old accidentally shot her mother during a zoom call reveal a bloody, chaotic scene.

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SEE THE PHOTO: Near-record number of evacuees pack into plane fleeing Kabul

Roughly 640 refugees high-tailed it to Kuwait as conditions in Afghanistan headed south

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Ohio mom charged with killing her son, 6, pleads guilty

An Ohio mother who is accused of killing her six-year-old son, and attempting to abandon her two other children, has pleaded guilty, court documents said.

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First ever federal water cuts ordered for southwest states amid Colorado River drought

The Department of the Interior has declared a shortage that will lead to the first-ever federally mandated cuts of the Colorado River’s supply to a number of states in the American southwest.

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Fired Tennessee vaccine official mailed dog muzzle to herself: report

The muzzle that a former Tennessee vaccine health official said was sent to her anonymously before her firing for giving out coronavirus inoculation info was paid for by her own American Express card, a report has found.

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CNN rips Ted Cruz after the Texas senator takes a shot at its correspondent in Afghanistan

'That's called bravery,' the cable channel tweeted

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Jailhouse visitor puts on sex show for inmate, winds up one, too

The suspect allegedly flashed her breasts during a virtual meeting

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Malala Yousafzai expresses concern over Taliban takeover in Afghanistan: ‘I am deeply worried about women’

As the Taliban quickly rises to power once again as U.S. forces pull-out from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years, Malala Yousafazi is speaking out against the group and calling for “an immediate cease-fire.”

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Meowing cat leads rescuers to 83-year-old UK woman who fell into ravine

A purr-fect assist.

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Donald Trump calls for President Biden to resign

Trump also cited Biden's handling of the border and spike in COVID infections as reasons his predecessor should leave office.

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VIDEO: At least 7 killed in chaotic scene at Kabul airport

As the Taliban continues to assume control of the Afghani capital of Kabul, the U.S. continued its evacuation from the country at the city’s largest airport.

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Debra Winger says she quit ‘A League of Their Own’ after Madonna was cast

Winger had been preparing for the role of Dottie, which later went to Geena Davis.

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Florida woman accused of shooting, burying brother in 2014 is arrested

Darlene Ann Shoff-Brock was arrested Wednesday.

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Robert Durst describes finding Susan Berman’s dead body inside her Los Angeles home, sending ‘cadaver’ note to police

For years, Robert Durst denied sending a cryptic letter to police about Susan Berman’s dead body because even he knew his story sounded unbelievable.

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Florida woman accused of shooting, burying brother in 2014 is arrested

Darlene Ann Shoff-Brock was arrested Wednesday.

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Houston man kills wife at rehab facility, then himself: police

A Houston man visiting his wife after she suffered a stroke allegedly shot her, then himself inside the rehab facility.

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Boy, 7, dies from brain-eating amoeba infection in California

The child was hospitalized late last month.

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Houston man kills wife at rehab facility, then himself: police

A Houston man visiting his wife after she suffered a stroke allegedly shot her, then himself inside the rehab facility.

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Travis Barker flies for first time since surviving 2008 plane crash that killed 4

The Blink-182 drummer’s flight Saturday took place less than two months after he tweeted in late June, “I might fly again.”

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The Cure’s Simon Gallup claims he’s ‘no longer a member’ of the band after four decades

The bassist began his tenure with the Cure in 1979 and, after leaving the band three years later, rejoined in 1984.

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Michigan sheriff’s deputy dies after being shot on duty

A Michigan sheriff’s deputy who was shot by a suspect during a pursuit died Sunday.

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Michigan police officer dies after being shot on duty

A Michigan sheriff’s deputy who was shot by a suspect during a pursuit died Sunday.

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Texas Supreme Court blocks school mask mandates, San Antonio and Dallas vow to uphold rule anyway

The Texas Supreme Court sided with Gov. Greg Abbott late Sunday, blocking the mask mandates recently instituted in the San Antonio and Dallas school districts. The schools, however, promised to fight on.

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Live Nation to require COVID vaccination or negative test at all venues, events

Anyone attending, performing or working at most Live Nation events or venues will have to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test starting in October, the live entertainment giant confirmed over the weekend.

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SEE IT: Chaos at Kabul Airport as Taliban takes over city

The airport in Kabul was the scene of apparent chaos Sunday as people streamed toward Afghanistan’s exits with Taliban militants overrunning the country.

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Man who invited hundreds to funeral of wife killed in El Paso Walmart shooting dies 2 years later

Antonio Basco, who invited the world at large to his wife’s funeral after she was gunned down at the Walmart in El Paso in 2019, has died nearly two years to the day after Margie Kay Reckard, one of the 23 fatalities of the mass shooting. Basco famously invited the world to the funeral for his beloved spouse, and hundreds came.

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Roger Federer to miss U.S. Open, out ‘many months’

The 20-time Grand Slam champion announced his upcoming surgery in an Instagram video on Sunday.

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Olympian Jack Woolley returns home after violent, ‘random’ attack, he says in update

Woolley competed in taekwondo for Ireland at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.

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Muhammad Ali’s grandson wins pro boxing debut with first-round TKO

The 21-year-old wore a pair of shorts that were originally made for his grandfather.

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One dead after Texas party boat capsizes, sending dozens of passengers tumbling into lake, including children

A 90-minute sunset cruise turned into a nightmare Saturday night when the boat flipped onto its side in rough weather, sending most of its 53 passengers tumbling into the water, and killing an 80-year-old man.

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Memphis Border Patrol confiscates thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccine cards

Faking a COVID-19 vaccine card is considerably more complicated than just getting the vaccine.

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Memphis Border Patrol confiscates thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccine cards

Faking a COVID-19 vaccine card is considerably more complicated than just getting the vaccine.

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Naomi Osaka to donate tournament prize money to Haiti relief after earthquake kills more than 700

“Really hurts to see all the devastation that’s going on in Haiti, and I feel like we really can’t catch a break,” Osaka tweeted Saturday.

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3 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at San Antonio bar, police say

A man allegedly got a gun from his car and opened fire in the parking lot, Police Chief William McManus said.

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Fred strengthens back into tropical storm as it approaches Florida coast

Tropical Storm Fred re-formed over the Gulf of Mexico Sunday morning as it barrels toward Florida’s Panhandle.

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Death toll from Haiti earthquake rises to more than 700

The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti climbed sharply on Sunday, with at least 724 dead and a minimum of 2,800 injured.

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Missing 3-year-old Pennsylvania boy found dead in Allegheny River

A 3-year-old boy who vanished from his family’s Pennsylvania campsite was pulled from the Allegheny River Saturday.

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Minnesota university College Republicans chair arrested for sex trafficking, linked to GOP strategist

A 19-year-old Minnesota student has been arrested in Florida for an alleged trafficking scheme involving a GOP strategist, according to police.

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Taliban enter Kabul, await ‘peaceful transfer’ of power

Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government, officials said, as Afghans and foreigners alike raced for the exit, signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.

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29-year-old paratrooper found dead at Fort Bragg

A 29-year-old paratrooper died Friday after being found unresponsive in his barracks at Fort Bragg, according to Army officials.

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Man stabbed, reporter attacked at L.A. anti-vax protest

During a protest against vaccine mandates at Los Angeles City Hall, a man was stabbed and a reporter was attacked after a fight broke out between protestors and counterprotestors, police said.

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Head of fact-checking site Snopes apologizes for plagiarizing mainstream news outlets

The CEO and co-founder of Snopes.com, the fact-checking source commonly utilized by social media giant Facebook, has apologized for plagiarizing from articles published on mainstream news outlets, calling his actions “serious lapses in judgment.”

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Spain records new high temperature record as the rest of Europe continues to sweat it out

As Europe swelters through a heat wave that has seen record high temperatures across southern portion of the continent, Spain set a new provisional high temperature record of 116.96 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday.

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Wildfire smoke linked to spike in COVID-19 cases, researchers say

A new study from Harvard University researchers concluded that approximately 20% of COVID-19 cases in California and Washington state were linked to wildfires that took place in the area.

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Minnesota boy, 5, fatally shoots 3-year-old girl: cops

The shooting was reported to the Cass County Sherrif’s Office just after 3:50 a.m. local time Friday.

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‘South Park’ creators buy restaurant featured on show

Get a taste of “South Park.”

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Russian plane fighting wildfires in Turkey crashes, killing all eight onboard

A Russian plane dropping water on wildfires in Turkey crashed on Saturday, killing all eight crew members and emergency workers on board, officials said.

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NYC hits daunting milestone: 1 million COVID-19 cases and counting across the five boroughs

The unwelcome milestone was reached Saturday, nearly 18 months after the first positive test was confirmed in the city.

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Alleged gang members indicted in death of 8-year-old Georgia girl shot during protest in Atlanta

A Georgia grand jury has indicted a pair of suspected gang members in the death of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner, who was shot during a protest last year near the same Wendy’s Rayshard Brooks was killed by a police officers just weeks before.

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‘Mad Men’ star Vincent Kartheiser investigated over alleged on-set misconduct while filming HBO’s ‘Titans’

Vincent Kartheiser, well-known for his starring role on AMC’s “Mad Men,” has reportedly been the subject of multiple misconduct investigations for his behavior while filming the third season of “Titans” for HBO Max.

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Suspended Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer subject of previous protection order request: report

Suspended Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was the subject of an earlier order of protection sought by a different woman, a report says.

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Suspended Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer subject of previous protection order request: report

Suspended Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was the subject of an earlier order of protection sought by a different woman, a report says.

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Retired homicide detectives in Philadelphia charged with perjury in wrongful rape and murder conviction

Three retired Philadelphia police officers are facing criminal charges for lying under oath during the 2016 retrial of Anthony Wright, who spent 25 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit.

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Haiti rocked by earthquake: ‘High casualties are probable’

The tremor was felt in Port-au-Prince, causing many to fearfully run outside.

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Southern California Edison will not face criminal charges for role in sparking deadly Woolsey Fire

Southern California ConEdison will not face criminal charges for its alleged role in starting the massive 2018 Woolsey Fire, which killed three people and ripped through more than 1,000 structures.

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Wildlife team expecting to confront venomous cobra finds electric toothbrush

Water had apparently gotten into the electric toothbrushes inner-workings causing it to act erratically

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Student killed in Albuquerque middle school shooting

The shooter and the victim are both said to be around 13 years old

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Dad hospitalizes teacher in mask fight on first day of school

'The teacher was bleeding,” the school's superintendent said. 'He had some lacerations on his face, some bruising on his face, and a pretty good knot on the back of his head.'

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Dad hospitalizes teacher in mask fight on first day of school

'The teacher was bleeding,” the school's superintendent said. 'He had some lacerations on his face, some bruising on his face, and a pretty good knot on the back of his head.'

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Toddler falls into pool, rushed to Florida hospital

It's not known how long the 3-year-old was under water

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LGBTQ adults in U.S. are facing hunger at nearly twice the rate as others, data shows

"Overall, about 13.1% of LGBT adults lived in a household where there was sometimes or often not enough to eat in the past seven days, compared to 7.2% of non-LGBT adults."

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Florida man tweeted bomb threats against Disney executives, deputies say

A Florida man is accused of using Twitter to threaten to blow up the homes of Walt Disney World executives, Pinellas County deputies said Friday.

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Zoo releases pictures of adorable, tiny baby pandas

They’re beary, beary cute.

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Grammy winning country and folk singer Nanci Griffith dead at 68

She'd worked with artists including Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris

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Florida man tweeted bomb threats against Disney executives, deputies say

A Florida man is accused of using Twitter to threaten to blow up the homes of Walt Disney World executives, Pinellas County deputies said Friday.

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Washington woman arrested for vile parking lot assault of woman with ‘Abolish ICE’ sticker: police

The foul-mouthed Washington woman caught on video berating, then allegedly abusing another shopper outside a Safeway grocery store in Astoria, Ore., has been charged with felony assault. A now-viral video of the incident, which police describe as “disturbing,” shows the alleged victim, Alyssa Cuellar, filming Moe Darling McLeod’s husband calling her a “little c--t” after reading a sticker on her vehicle that says “Abolish ICE,” the acronym for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Washington woman arrested for vile parking lot assault of woman with ‘Abolish ICE’ sticker: police

The foul-mouthed Washington woman caught on video berating, then allegedly abusing another shopper outside a Safeway grocery store in Astoria, Ore., has been charged with felony assault. A now-viral video of the incident, which police describe as “disturbing,” shows the alleged victim, Alyssa Cuellar, filming Moe Darling McLeod’s husband calling her a “little c--t” after reading a sticker on her vehicle that says “Abolish ICE,” the acronym for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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4 educators in Florida’s Broward County died of COVID within 24 hours: teachers’ union

Three teachers and a teaching assistant in one of Florida’s largest school districts died from coronavirus in a span of about 24 hours this week — just days before classes are scheduled to start, local officials said.

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James Hormel, first openly gay U.S. ambassador, dies at 88

"San Francisco lost a great friend today. A philanthropist, civil rights pioneer and loving spouse and father, James Hormel lived an extraordinary life and will be deeply missed by many."

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Lawsuit accusing Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting teen girl at Playboy mansion should move forward, judge rules

Judy Huth’s sexual battery civil case against Bill Cosby finally has a trial date — after nearly seven years. A Los Angeles County judge on Friday said the case should go before a jury on April 18 as he kicked the aging lawsuit back into gear after it was put on hold by his Pennsylvania criminal case.

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University of Kansas massage therapist found guilty of sex crimes against three soccer players, two others

A former massage therapist for the athletic department at the University of Kansas has been found guilty of sexually abusing three student soccer players and two others.

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Tony Bennett retires from performing on ‘doctor’s orders,’ cancels upcoming concerts

“We’re not worried about him being able to sing," said his son and longtime manager Danny Bennett. "We are worried, from a physical stand point… about human nature. Tony’s 95.”

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis deploys rapid-response teams to turn the tide on COVID

Monoclonal antibodies will be given to infected Floridians

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Robert Durst says he bought a wig and ‘disguised myself as a woman’ to hide from Jeanine Pirro

Millionaire murder suspect Robert Durst testified Thursday that he bought a wig and disguised himself as a mute woman in Texas because he was terrified of Jeanine Pirro.

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Shooting in Plymouth, England leaves a ‘number of fatalities’

In what police have deemed a “critical incident,” multiple people have been killed in a shooting in the southwestern English city of Plymouth, police said.

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Explosive gender reveal that rattled New Hampshire and Massachusetts towns leads to $620 fine for father-to-be

Oh, boy.

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Cop-killer gets death penalty in 2018 Tennessee case

Steven Wiggins, 34, fatally shot Dickson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Daniel Baker on May 30, 2018. He was found guilty last week.

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Cop-killer gets death penalty in 2018 Tennessee case

Steven Wiggins, 34, fatally shot Dickson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Daniel Baker on May 30, 2018. He was found guilty last week.

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Boston’s ‘Skinny House’ home back on market for $1.2 million

Boston’s infamous Skinny House is back on the real estate market once again, this time for $1.2 million.

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Virginia Tech issues statement on reports that LGBTQ flag was stolen, replaced with Confederate flags

"Virginia Tech strongly rejects all forms of prejudice and discrimination and condemns deliberate, hateful actions. We were personally deeply saddened to learn about an act of vandalism against a ministry in our community."

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‘SNL’ alum Horatio Sanz sued for alleged sex assault, denies claim

The alleged victim said she was 15 when she first came into contact with funnyman Horatio Sanz.

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U.S. sending 3,000 troops to Kabul to partially evacuate embassy

The embassy will remain operational, at least initially, officials said.

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Anti-Asian incidents this year on track to surpass those reported in 2020

Asian Americans continue to face discrimination, online harassment and even violent attacks across the United States, with the number of reported hate incidents this year on track to surpass those reported in 2020, according to a report released Thursday.

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U.S. sending 3,000 troops to Kabul to partially evacuate embassy

The embassy will remain operational, at least initially, officials said.

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Anti-Asian incidents this year on track to surpass those reported in 2020

Asian Americans continue to face discrimination, online harassment and even violent attacks across the United States, with the number of reported hate incidents this year on track to surpass those reported in 2020, according to a report released Thursday.

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Anti-Asian incidents this year on track to surpass those reported in 2020

Asian Americans continue to face discrimination, online harassment and even violent attacks across the United States, with the number of reported hate incidents this year on track to surpass those reported in 2020, according to a report released Thursday.

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Pennsylvania man arrested for deadly weed deal that involved fake gun

An attempted robbery during a drug deal turned into a deadly shootout, according to Pennsylvania police.

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Sicily may have seen Europe’s hottest day ever with possible 119-degree temperature

The World Meteorological Organization is trying to verify reports that the Italian island of Sicily set an all-time heat record for Europe, possibly registering a temperature of 119.8 degrees Fahrenheit this week.

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Eight missing after Russian helicopter crash in volcanic crater lake

The known survivors, two of whom officials say are in intensive care at a nearby hospital, had to swim nearly 30 feet to the surface in roughly 40-degree water.

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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny hit with criminal charge that could extend his jail term

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, already serving time in a Russian prison, was hit with an additional charge amid a sweeping crackdown ahead of the upcoming Parliamentary elections in September.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger: You’re an ‘absolute moron’ if you make masks political

Arnold Schwarzenegger still makes time to let the dumbbells know who’s boss. He also may have lost some fans with an offhand comment about “freedom,” saying only a “moron” or “schmuck” would make taking protective measures against coronavirus political.

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San Francisco searching for woman spotted feeding coyotes

Sharing isn’t necessarily caring.

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Virginia school board approves transgender student policies following contentious debate

In a 7-2 vote, the Loudoun County School Board adopted measures that will allow trans students to use school facilities and play in team sports that align with their gender identity.

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Bill Cosby still fears prosecution over alleged 1974 child sex assault at Playboy mansion, plans to invoke Fifth Amendment in civil case: lawyer

Bill Cosby still fears criminal prosecution over claims he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1974, his lawyer claims in a new court filing.

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Anonymous, partially sequestered jury ordered for trial of ex-cop who fatally shot Daunte Wright

Jurors will remain anonymous for the highly anticipated trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter, who claims she mistook her gun for a taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April, the judge overseeing the case ruled this week.

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2-year-old shoots dad dead while playing with handgun, grandma says

The boy was visiting his grandmother at the time of the shooting

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Robert Durst tells jurors he lied to NYPD after 1st wife Kathie disappeared in 1982

Robert Durst admittedunder oath at his trial that he lied to the NYPD.

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Wrongly convicted Las Vegas man, 83, paid $2 million for his 20 years in prison

Frank LaPena, 83, will receive $1,980,900 from the state of Nevada.

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32-year-old Louisiana man raped 12-year-old girl: cops

The suspect is known to the alleged victim's family

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Instagram is ‘really sorry’ for censoring Pedro Almodóvar’s new poster

"How many people are they telling that their body is ... dangerous?"

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Melbourne extends COVID lockdown to battle delta outbreak

Australia has so far recorded a total of 37,377 COVID-19 cases and under 1,000 deaths from the virus.

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Wrongly convicted Las Vegas man, 83, paid $2 million for his 20 years in prison

Frank LaPena, 83, will receive $1,980,900 from the state of Nevada.

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Ohio brothers die after passing out from fumes at farm manure pit

Three Ohio brothers died this week after they were overcome by fumes while in a manure pit at their livestock farm.

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Wu-Tang Clan affiliates 12 O’Clock and Murdock fatally shot in Oregon

The two artists were cousins of Ol' Dirty Bastard and part of his group Brooklyn Zu.

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Russian politician admits to killing man he mistook for bear

Nyet his lucky day.

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Five-year-old in Virginia dies after being left in a hot car for several hours

A five-year-old child from northern Virginia died after being locked in a car as temperatures soared across the area, police said Tuesday.

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Rapper Yella Beezy busted on weapons and drug charges in Texas

That’s on him. Markies Deandre Conway, better known as recording artist Yella Beezy, was arrested in Texas on misdemeanor gun and felony drug charges Wednesday, TMZ reports. The “That’s on Me” rapper was also busted on weapons charges in February, which he reportedly claimed was a set-up.

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Dead woman found in passenger seat of towed car, family demands answers

"I need somebody to tell me what happened to my daughter," the victim's mom said

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Rapper Yella Beezy busted on weapons and drug charges in Texas

That’s on him. Markies Deandre Conway, better known as recording artist Yella Beezy, was arrested in Texas on misdemeanor gun and felony drug charges Wednesday, TMZ reports. The “That’s on Me” rapper was also busted on weapons charges in February, which he reportedly claimed was a set-up.

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Dead woman found in passenger seat of towed car, family demands answers

"I need somebody to tell me what happened to my daughter," the victim's mom said

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Coronavirus vaccine proven safe for pregnant people, CDC urges them to get shot

Pregnant people should get vaccinated against COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Wednesday in releasing evidence that it’s safe.

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Multiple Jersey Shore beaches issue swimming advisories after fecal bacteria found

Bummer.

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3 men sentenced in brutal attack of gay couple in Austin, Texas will not serve additional jail time after reaching plea deal

Quinn O’Connor, Frank Macias and Kolby Monell pleaded to two counts of misdemeanor assault with a hate crime finding.

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Boat crash charges dropped for Murdaugh son months after fatal shooting

As a matter of protocol, South Carolina police have dropped the charges against Paul Murdaugh in the deadly 2019 boat crash, weeks after he and his mother were killed on their estate.

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Suspect killed, state trooper wounded in Nebraska shootout

A man was killed and a state trooper was wounded in an early morning shootout in Nebraska on Wednesday.

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2 missing, others hurt after floods, mudslides cause chaos in Turkey

The flooding and mudslides occurred as firefighters in the southwest region of the country battled a wildfire, one of more than 200 since the end of July.

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42-year-old Florida coach who spent 72 days in hospital with COVID shares harrowing story: ‘Get vaccinated’

Young, healthy Florida coach who nearly died of COVID urges vaccination

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Former MLB star Omar Vizquel accused of sexually harassing batboy

Foul!

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SEE IT: Bear browses aisles at Southern California grocery store

Must’ve needed some necessities.

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Sunni Welles, actress, musician and alleged Bill Cosby victim, dies at 72

Welles died from lung cancer.

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Robin comes out as bisexual in new Batman story line from DC Comics

One of Batman’s Robins is making history as the first LGBTQ Boy Wonder in the DC Comics universe.

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Herd of wandering elephants in China appear to be on their way home

A herd of elephants that captivated the attention of many people across China as they traveled across urban areas and farms, while making a pit stop at a retirement home, are headed home after a long year of travel.

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Serenade Foods recalls 60,000 pounds of chicken products on salmonella fears

Serenade Foods has recalled nearly 60,000 pounds of frozen, raw, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken products after they were implicated in an ongoing salmonella investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Grindr’s first original comedy series ‘Bridesman’ to premiere at prestigious LGBTQ film festival

The app's first-ever original series consists of six short episodes (averaging 10 minutes each), and it will premiere Aug. 14 at Outfest LA.

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Burglars swipe wigs and cash from Florida beauty stores before failed get-away

Burglars stole wigs and cash from two J Lo Beauty Supply stores in Tampa Monday night before a failed getaway ended with a crash that left an officer with a broken ankle, Tampa police said.

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College football player collapses, dies during conditioning drills

Quandarius Wilburn was a defensive end for Virginia Union University. He was 18.

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Gun owners sue to carry weapons at Minnesota State Fair

Three people were shot outside the fair in 2019.

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Chet Hanks records video mocking vaccines: If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!

Both of his parents, actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, were infected by COVID

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Arizona woman accused of hit-and-run vindicated, investigation now focuses on policing: report

"I couldn’t believe it," Yessenia Garcia said. "I had done everything that they asked me to do."

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Female filmmakers slam festival for honoring Johnny Depp after libel case

Actions above acting.

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Chlorine leak kills nearly 100,000 salmon in Arctic Norway

A chlorine leak at a fish slaughterhouse killed about 96,000 salmon Tuesday in Arctic Norway, a local seafood company said.

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Tropical storm Fred set to form, could aim at South Florida and Gulf

The sixth named storm of the 2021 hurricane season could form as early as Tuesday and take aim at Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and southern Florida, among other Caribbean spots, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

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Family of California Navy veteran who died after police knelt on his neck files lawsuit

The family of a Navy veteran who died during a mental health episode when a police officer knelt on his neck for five minutes has filed a lawsuit against a group of local officers and leaders.

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Federal judge orders Illinois prisons to ‘immediately’ improve treatment of transgender inmates

U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Rosenstengel sharply criticized the state's department of correction for failing to improve care for transgender inmates since it was first ordered to do so in December 2019.

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Landlord kills 2, wounds 1 over unpaid rent: Las Vegas police

A dispute over unpaid rent ended in multiple fatalities and a short standoff Tuesday at a small house in downtown Las Vegas.

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MTV reality star Ashley Cain mourns daughter on what would have been her first birthday

Ashley Cain, a star of MTV’s “Ex on the Beach” and “The Challenge” mourned his daughter on Instagram Tuesday on what would have been her first birthday.

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Alleged cannibal goes on trial in Germany

The trial of a 41-year-old teacher who allegedly killed and ate pieces of another man began Tuesday in Berlin.

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Panera’s chicken tortilla soup recalled after customers find glove pieces in it

The federal government has announced the recall of a prepackaged Panera Bread chicken tortilla soup after several customers said they found pieces of glove in it.

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Anti-vax protesters storm BBC’s supposed offices in London — but show up at wrong place

A group of anti-vaxxers tried to storm BBC offices in London on Monday, and they did – except the British news network had moved out nearly 10 years ago.

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COVID restrictions prevent family from visiting California blogger after scooter accident in Bali

The family of a California blogger, who remained in a coma Tuesday nearly two weeks after a brutal scooter crash in Bali, said they have been blocked from entering Indonesia due to rules implemented to protect against COVID-19.

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