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    News Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric against rivals he says are pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war. Kim’s...
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    News WHO chief advises reducing sex partners to avoid monkeypox

    The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners “for the moment” following the U.N. health agency declaring the escalating outbreaks in multiple countries to be a global emergency. WHO Director-General...
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    News Justice Thomas cancels plans to teach at DC law school

    Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has backed out of teaching a seminar at George Washington University’s law school in the nation’s capital, following student protests and the university’s statement of support for the conservative justice’s role on campus. “Justice Thomas informed GW Law...
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    News Anthony Fauci’s life, work during COVID are PBS film’s focus

    Dr. Anthony Fauci and his tumultuous experience during the COVID-19 pandemic are the focus of a PBS “American Masters” documentary. The film follows Fauci at home and at work during a 14-month period starting from President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January 2021, PBS announced Wednesday...
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    News Hawaii couple charged with stealing IDs of dead Texas kids

    A U.S. defense contractor and his wife who lived for decades under the identities of two dead Texas children have been charged with identity theft and conspiring against the government, according to federal court records unsealed in Honolulu. Walter Glenn Primrose and Gwynn Darle Morrison, both...
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    News Rare syndrome leads to constant hunger, obesity

    Approximately one out of every 15,000 children born in the U.S. are diagnosed with Prader Willi Syndrome, a condition that is recognized as the most common cause of life-threatening childhood obesity. With a history of cervical cancer, Dorothea Lantz and her husband Russell never thought she’d...
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    News Best Buy cuts sales forecast as inflation tempers spending

    Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics chain, cut its annual sales and profit forecast Wednesday, citing surging inflation that has dampened consumer spending on gadgets. The Minneapolis-based company echoed Walmart, which earlier this week said higher prices on basic necessities...
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    News Cold case: Pilot was victim of ‘execution-style killing’ in Broward, deputies say

    Detectives found Russell Walker dead in front of his home on Jan. 4, 2011, in Pompano Beach. They recently described his murder as an “execution-style killing.” Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies believe Walker opened the door before his killer shot him nine times. The 50-year-old pilot’s body...
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    News Pelosi to Taiwan would be career capstone, despite warnings

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched her political career being tough on China -- a new congresswoman who dared to unfurl a pro-democracy banner in Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a 1991 visit with other U.S. lawmakers shortly after the student massacre. More than 30 years later, her interest...
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    News Ethnicity risk for gastric cancer identified

    South Florida researchers have identified a high death rate from gastric cancer in our area. Dr. David Goldberg at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center was part of an international collaboration that examined gastrointestinal cancer mortality across the U.S. over a nine year period. “What...
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    News Canada says pope's apology to Indigenous not enough

    The Canadian government made clear Wednesday that Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses in the country’s church-run residential schools didn't go far enough, suggesting that reconciliation over the fraught history is still very much a work in progress. The official government...
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    News Parkland school shooter’s death penalty trial: Document shows online comments, searches

    Nikolas Cruz evidence: Online comments and searches by Andrea Torres on Scribd Continue reading...
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    News Local celebrities judge Good Morning America’s United States of Burgers competition in Miami

    Good Morning America made a stop in Miami on Wednesday for the third round of their United States of Burgers competition. They are looking for the best burger in the country. It was an opportunity to showcase some of the local flavors in Miami, and Local 10 News’ Jenise Fernandez was on hand...
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    News Oklahoma-based tribes say followed rules on Freedmen rights

    Leaders and representatives of five Oklahoma-based tribes on Wednesday told a U.S. Senate committee that they have followed treaties and court rulings regarding the citizenship of Freedmen and that the federal government should respect their sovereignty. Freedmen were the freed Black people...
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    News Alabama execution to proceed over wishes of victim's family

    Alabama's governor said Wednesday that she has decided the state will proceed later this week with a plan to execute a man convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago, overriding a plea from the victim's family to spare the man's life. Gov. Kay Ivey told reporters she won't call off...
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    News Police, community leaders pass out flyers following drive-by shooting that injured 2-year-old

    A 2-year-old boy is recovering after undergoing surgery to treat a gunshot wound to his leg. He was hit during a drive-by shooting on Monday while sitting on his grandmother’s porch. Joined by political leaders and community members, law enforcement in Florida City went door to door on...
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    News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes aim at Wynwood restaurant R House for popular drag show

    The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is targeting a local bar for what he believes is indecent exposure. The establishment in Wynwood offers weekend drag shows the governor says are sexually explicit and should not be conducted in the presence of young children. The Governor hinted...
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    News Miami commissioner’s homeless ‘transition zone’ plan draws skepticism

    A Miami city commissioner wants to create a “transformation and transition zone” to rid Miami streets of homeless encampments, but it’s already getting some opposition over the plan’s proposed optimal location. The latest plan in Commissioner Joe Carollo’s quest to rid Miami streets of homeless...
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    News Residents fight to save Davie farmland

    Ahead of a Davie Town Council meeting to discuss the issue, farmers and supporters gathered to paint signs showing support for a Davie farmer whose leased land is being bought by developers. A local farmer supporting Barbara McKenzie, who runs Mack’s Farms off Orange Drive near Flamingo Road...
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    News Video: Dania Beach employee charged after seen hitting, racially abusing family

    A Dania Beach employee has been fired and is facing charges, after a violent confrontation with beachgoers near the Dania Beach pier is caught on camera. A family arriving for a day at the beach says they were in line to pay their parking fee, when a beach ranger gave them a citation. The...
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