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    News AP source: At least 40 found dead in back of tractor trailer

    A U.S. official says at least 40 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas. The official says 15 others in the truck were taken to hospitals in the San Antonio, where the bodies were found Monday. The official spoke to The...
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    News Family remains distraught after 11-year-old son of Good Samaritan was killed while helping stranded driver

    The family of a Good Samaritan injured trying to help a stranded driver is sharing their grief after laying his son to rest. Shameeka Hunter said her brother, Carlos Hunter, was driving home with his 11-year-old son Carlos Junior early in the morning on Sunday, June 12. Police said Hunter...
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    News Research findings may expand field of gene-related vision testing

    Researchers with the National Institutes of Health have uncovered a new genetic eye disease. Optometrist Dr. Sydney Madrigal with The Eye Center of Pembroke Pines said genetic and clinical research has revealed a new type of macular dystrophy, which is a cause of central vision loss. “And we...
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    News US officials back in Venezuela in a bid to rebuild ties

    Senior U.S. government officials have quietly traveled to Caracas in the latest bid to bring home detained Americans and rebuild relations with the South American oil giant as the war in Ukraine drags on, forcing the U.S. to recalibrate other foreign policy objectives. A U.S. State Department...
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    News Future entrepreneurs get surprised by Shark Tank star in Miami

    Some Miami teens got a Shark Tank surprise Thursday afternoon when Daymond John stopped by to visit campers at the University of Miami. The students are part of the iD Tech Camp, a STEM program for middle and high school kids who learn everything from coding to entrepreneurship. This year...
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    News Lawyer who advised Trump says federal agents seized phone

    A lawyer who aided former President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the 2020 election results said in a federal court filing Monday that FBI agents seized his cell phone last week. John Eastman said the agents took his phone as he left a restaurant last Wednesday evening, the same day federal...
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    News A look at recent Amtrak derailments and other crashes

    An Amtrak passenger train struck a dump truck Monday at an uncontrolled crossing in a rural area of Missouri killing two people on the train and one in the truck. Others were injured. The crash happened just after noon near Mendon, Missouri. Several cars derailed. The train was traveling from...
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    News California voters to weigh constitutional right to abortion

    California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their state constitution, a question sure to boost turnout on both sides of the debate during a pivotal midterm election year as Democrats try to keep control of Congress after the U.S. Supreme Court...
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    News Britney Spears' ex ordered to trial on stalking charge

    A California judge found Monday that there is enough evidence against a man once briefly married to Britney Spears who showed up uninvited at the pop star's wedding to go to trial on a felony stalking charge. After a two-hour preliminary hearing, Ventura County Judge David Worley ruled that...
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    News Brazen porch pirate caught on camera in Davie

    A brazen porch pirate, with a distinctive sense of style was caught on camera in Davie, taking several packages from a front porch. The woman, who is dressed head-to-toe in Adidas gear, with a cigarette in her mouth, was seen grabbing several Amazon boxes and bags off the porch of a home in...
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    News Pit bull mix found abandoned and in rough shape in Sunrise neighborhood

    Officers in Broward County are trying to figure out who neglected a dog that was found abandoned and malnourished. The pit bull mix is now receiving the proper care it needs, but police want to know who is responsible for the dog being in such bad shape. One officer in particular opened her...
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    News Man in Ritz Carlton thefts also targeted Miami Beach residents, police say

    Detectives believe Harold Wilbourn is a serial burglar with expensive taste. In one heist, Wilbourn, 32, of Illinois, is accused of stealing a safe with contents valued at about $1 million from a condominium in Miami Beach. Officers arrested Wilbourn again on Monday and he was at the Turner...
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    News Supreme Court sides with high school coach who prayed after games

    Six conservative U. S. Supreme Court justices have sided with a high school football coach who prayed on the field after games. The ruling states the Washington State School District violated former Bremerton High School coach Joseph Kennedy’s free speech and free exercise of religion, when it...
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    News Amtrak train collides with dump truck, derails in Missouri

    A passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed in a remote, rural area of Missouri on Monday after hitting a dump truck that was blocking a public crossing, Amtrak said, and some people aboard were injured. It was not immediately clear how many people were hurt. At least eight...
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    News Frontier and Spirit stocks fall heading into key merger vote

    Shares of Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines tumbled Monday after their improved merger proposal won a key endorsement just days ahead of a crucial shareholder vote. Frontier CEO Barry Biffle said Monday that he is optimistic Spirit shareholders will approve Frontier’s latest stock-and-cash...
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    News Supreme Court sides with high school coach who prayed after games

    Six conservative U. S. Supreme Court justices have sided with a high school football coach who prayed on the field after games. The ruling states the Washington State School District violated former Bremerton High School coach Joseph Kennedy’s free speech and free exercise of religion, when it...
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    News Biden aims at China in new illegal fishing policy framework

    The Biden administration is stepping up efforts to combat illegal fishing by China, ordering federal agencies to better coordinate among themselves as well as with foreign partners in a bid to promote sustainable exploitation of the world's oceans. On Monday, the White House released its first...
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    News Rapper SpotemGottem appears in court after arrest in Miami

    Nehemiah “SpotemGottem” Harden appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Monday after spending Sunday night in jail. Officers arrested the 20-year-old rapper after a chase in a jet ski in Miami’s Biscayne Bay. Attorney Raven Liberty, who was representing Harden, of Jacksonville, told Miami-Dade...
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    News Family of innocent teen killed at party now homeless after fire consumes Westchester house

    A South Florida Family that has endured unthinkable heartbreak in recent years following the murder of a teenage son and grandson has now lost everything in a house fire. “They lost everything,” said Claudia Cueli Cuomo. “Like, everything.” It’s the home Cuomo grew up in. It’s where her son...
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    News Heckler charged with assault after confronting Rudy Giuliani

    A heckler who clapped former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the back at a campaign event was arrested, jailed for more than 24 hours and now faces an assault charge. The episode Sunday at a Staten Island supermarket produced dueling accounts, with Giuliani likening the touch to being hit...
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