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    News Captado por la Cámara: 7 rescatados de la costa de Florida después de que un barco fuera golpeado por un rayo

    Las tripulaciones de la Guardia Costera rescataron a siete personas frente a la costa de Tampa Bay después de que su bote fuera alcanzado por un rayo el sábado. El video muestra el rayo impactando el buque de 39 pies momentos antes de que volcara a unas 100 millas de la costa de Tampa Bay...
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    News Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game

    The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games. The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines for the coach. The justices said the coach's prayer was protected by the First Amendment. “The Constitution and the...
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    News Supreme Court's abortion ruling sets off new court fights

    The Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade moved Monday to courtrooms around the country as anti-abortion advocates looked to quickly enact statewide bans and their opponents sought to buy more time. The high court's decision Friday to end constitutional protections for abortion opened...
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    News Some cities nix July 4 fireworks for shortages, fire dangers

    The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year, this time for fire concerns amid dry weather, along with pandemic related supply or staffing problems. The city of Phoenix...
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    News Caught on Camera: 7 rescued off Florida coast after boat struck by lightning

    Coast Guard crews rescued seven people off the coast of Tampa Bay after their boat was struck by lightning on Saturday. The video shows the bolt impacting the 39-foot vessel moments before it capsized about 100 miles offshore of Tampa Bay. According to reports, the group had left Tarpon...
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    News War-damaged Russian weapons on display in Poland

    A display of war-damaged Russian weapons in downtown Warsaw serves as a reminder of the horrors of the war in Ukraine but also that Russia's aggression can be defeated, officials said Monday. Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar and the head of Poland's prime minister's office, Michal...
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    News Atlantic littered with areas of potential development, hurricane hunters set to fly this afternoon

    Looking out across the Atlantic Monday morning, things look more like late July than late June. The conga line of tropical disturbances dancing from Africa to the Caribbean is in full swing, typically hostile wind shear has plummeted to historically low levels for June, and waters in the main...
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    News Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals

    Before the pandemic, there was no room in the budget for Kate Murphy’s children to buy lunch at school. She and her husband would buy in bulk and make bag lunches at home. So the free school meals that were made available to students nationwide amid the crisis have brought welcome relief...
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    News Mystery over deaths of 21 teenagers at S African nightclub

    South African authorities were seeking answers Monday after 21 underage teenagers reportedly celebrating the end of school exams died in a mysterious incident at a nightclub. The bodies of many of the victims, the youngest just 13, were discovered by police lying on tables, slumped over chairs...
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    News NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support

    NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that the military alliance will increase the size of its rapid reaction forces nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops as part of its response to an “era of strategic competition." The NATO response force currently has about 40,000 soldiers which...
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    News Outrage on social media after Lifetime begins filming ‘The Gabby Petito Story’

    “The Gabby Petito Story” is now being filmed by Lifetime in the mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, but many people have taken to social media to express their outrage, as it hasn’t even been a year since authorities say Petito, 22, was killed at the hands of her boyfriend. “Why? Don’t you...
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    News Florida judge to hear arguments on state’s new abortion law

    Reproductive health providers have asked a state court in Florida to block a new law limiting abortion from taking effect on Friday, arguing that the state constitution guarantees a broad right to privacy including abortion. Planned Parenthood is among those seeking a temporary emergency...
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    News Lamar closes Glastonbury with call for women's rights

    Rapper Kendrick Lamar has closed this year's Glastonbury Festival with a powerful headline set that saw him chant “Godspeed for women’s rights” as fake blood poured down his face from a crown of thorns. Lamar, 35, ended his new song “Savior” by chanting “they judge you, they judge Christ...
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    News Police swarm neighborhood after fatal shooting in southwest Miami-Dade

    Miami-Dade police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred overnight in southwest Miami-Dade. The shooting was reported in the area of Southwest 302nd Terrace and Old Dixie Highway. According to Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta, who is also a spokesman for the police...
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    News Queen Elizbeth II travels to Scotland for week of events

    Queen Elizabeth II has traveled to Scotland and attended a ceremony Monday as part of a week of events. The 96-year-old monarch, who has curtailed her public appearances in recent months because of ongoing problems in moving around, took part in the Ceremony of the Keys at the Palace of...
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    News Will he go or not? Hong Kong awaits word on Xi Jinping visit

    Will he go or not? Chinese President Xi Jinping kept Hong Kong guessing on Monday about his possible appearance at the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule. The government has yet to say whether he will be physically present for the events, which include the...
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    News Russia 'pouring fire' on Ukrainian city as offensive mounts

    Russia was mounting an all-out assault on the last Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk region, “pouring fire" on the city of Lysychansk from the ground and air, the local governor said Monday, as Western leaders met to discuss ways of bolstering support for Kyiv. Luhansk Gov. Serhiy...
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    News Republican cop seeking state Senate seat in Rhode Island accused of punching opponent at abortion rally

    A Democratic candidate for the Rhode Island state Senate says she was punched in the face by her Republican opponent during an abortion rally. And the heated exchange that followed was caught on camera. The video shows a crowd arguing with 35-year-old Jeann Lugo, who is also a police officer...
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    News Seoul urges China, Russia to prevent North Korean nuke test

    A top South Korean official said Monday that North Korea is increasingly targeting the South with its nuclear arms program, and urged China and Russia to persuade the North not to conduct a widely expected nuclear test. Unification Minster Kwon Youngse’s comments came after North Korean leader...
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    News Czech bullet train collides with engine, 1 dead, 5 injured

    A bullet train collided with an engine in a train station in northeastern Czech Republic Monday, killing one person and injuring five. Czech Railways said the accident took place early in the morning in the town of Bohumin, shortly after the departure of the Pendolino train for Prague. The...
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