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    News 3 sought in connection with pawn shop robbery, shooting in Plantation

    Plantation police are searching for three people who were involved in a robbery and shooting Monday that occurred at a pawn shop. The shooting was reported at National Pawn & Jewelry at 3941 W. Broward Blvd. According to police, three people robbed the business. One of the thieves was armed...
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    News Q&A: Jordan Peele on the dreams and nightmares of 'Nope'

    There's little in contemporary movies quite like the arrival of a new Jordan Peele film. They tend to descend ominously and mysteriously, a little like an unknown object from above that casts an expanding, darkening shadow the closer it comes. “Nope,” the writer-director's third film, is nearly...
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    News Copter crashes, kills 4 during severe New Mexico fire season

    Evidence indicates that a helicopter that crashed in northern New Mexico after helping fight a wildfire over the weekend descended at a fast rate, with the craft ending up mangled and in pieces after first hitting the ground upright, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. The...
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    News COPS: Florida woman goes on several Publix shopping sprees with 93-year-old woman’s credit card

    A home health aide has been arrested for allegedly stealing from a 93-year-old woman she was hired to care for. Naples Police said Tina Marie Kessel, 47, used the victim’s Costco credit card to make unauthorized purchases from several places, including Publix, Publix Liquors and Walgreens...
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    News Extradition of Mexican drug lord to US not likely to be fast

    The extradition of drug trafficker Rafael Caro Quintero, captured in the mountains of northwest Mexico, will not happen quickly, according to a judge’s ruling published Monday. The Mexican judge issued what amounts to an injunction preventing Caro Quintero from being sent to the United States...
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    News Fauci expects to retire by end of Biden's current term

    Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said Monday he plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden's term in January 2025. Fauci, 81, was appointed director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 1984, and has led research in HIV/AIDS...
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    News New this week: Beyoncé, Shark Week, ESPYS and 'The Gray Man'

    Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Netflix places one of its biggest bets yet on “The Gray Man,” a globe-trotting action thriller starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans...
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    News Pet therapy teams aim to help Parkland school shooting victims’ families in court

    There was a short break during the first day of the Parkland school shooter’s death penalty trial on Monday in Fort Lauderdale. A black dog named Aibo was waiting in a hallway for the grieving families. He is a volunteer for Canine Assisted Therapy. Elise Samet, the organization’s program...
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    News Artist Claes Oldenburg, maker of huge urban sculptures, dies

    Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, who turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of a baseball bat, a clothespin and other objects, has died at age 93. Oldenburg died Monday morning in Manhattan, according to his daughter, Maartje Oldenburg. He had been in poor health...
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    News US Rep. Hice subpoenaed in Georgia election investigation

    Republican U.S. Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia has been subpoenaed to testify before a special grand jury that is investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in the state. The subpoena, which Hice received on June 29, orders him to...
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    News The Chainsmokers to perform at the edge of space

    One of The Chainsmokers' latest hits is “High” and they're hoping to live up to their lyrics. The hit-making duo of Drew Taggart and Alex Pall have signed up to get into a pressurized capsule tethered to a stratospheric balloon in a few years and perform some 20 miles above the Earth. The feat...
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    News Police: 3 people and gunman killed in Indiana mall shooting

    Three people were killed and two were wounded after a man walked into a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall and opened fire before an armed civilian shot and killed him, authorities said. The assailant, whose name and possible motive haven't been made public, walked into the Greenwood Park Mall...
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    News Interior head Haaland breaks leg in hiking accident

    Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is recovering after breaking her leg Sunday during a hike in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park, the Interior Department says. Doctors confirmed Monday that Haaland broke her left fibula in the accident, Interior said in a statement. Haaland is grateful to park...
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    News Taxi driver held up at gunpoint after passenger refuses to pay fare, deputies say

    The Broward Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who held up a taxicab driver at gunpoint after he refused to pay the cab fare up front, authorities announced on Monday. The incident was reported just after 1:30 a.m. July 4 in the 7800 block of Southwest Eighth Street in North Lauderdale...
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    News Woman accused of punching driver in face during road rage incident in southwest Miami-Dade

    A 28-year-old woman was arrested last week on accusations that she punched another driver in the face at a gas station during a road rage incident. The alleged attack happened Wednesday night at a 7-Eleven at 13698 SW 152nd St. According to the suspect’s arrest report, Lilliam Isabel Reyes, of...
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    News Turkey warns it can 'freeze' Sweden, Finland's NATO process

    Turkey can still “freeze” Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO unless the two countries take steps that meet Ankara’s security demands, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday. Last month, Turkey lifted its objection to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance but warned that it...
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    News Europe's leaders look to ink energy deals to sidestep Russia

    European leaders ramped up their push to secure alternative energy supplies Monday as fears escalate of a complete natural gas cutoff by Russia, with the leaders of Italy, France and the European Union looking to seal deals with their counterparts in Algeria, Azerbaijan and the United Arab...
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    News Alleged teenaged OfferUp cell phone thief behind bars

    North Miami Beach have arrested a teenager accused of snatching a cell phone during an OfferUp transaction earlier this month. Jaeger Bonilla, 17, faces robbery charges after police say he posed as a buyer of an Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max. According to Bonilla’s arrest report, he agreed to pay...
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    News Help! Spaniards spooked when their train stops in wildfire

    When Francisco Seoane’s train unexpectedly stopped in the Spanish countryside, he and other passengers got a fright when they looked out the window at wildfires encroaching on both sides of the track. “It was really scary to see how quickly the fire spread. Just in the blink of an eye, a new...
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    News Wall Street's slowdown cuts into Goldman's 2Q profits

    Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs saw its second-quarter profits fall nearly half from a year ago, as turmoil in the financial markets and warnings of a possible recession caused the bank's deal-making business to slow down considerably. The New York-based bank said Monday that it earned a...
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