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    News Daytime Emmys return to live in-person show, 'Y&R' tops noms

    After two years of real-life drama and isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, the stars and shows of daytime television are gathering in person to hand out trophies at the Daytime Emmys. Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner of “Entertainment Tonight” host the awards, which return to a...
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    News New Mexico election drama has roots in wider county movement

    A rural New Mexico county's initial refusal to certify its primary election results sent ripples across the country last week, a symbol of how even the most elemental functions of democracy have become politicized pressure points amid the swirl of lies stemming from the 2020 presidential...
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    News Pair face fines after taking raccoon into pet store

    A New York man and woman face fines of $500 each after they took a raccoon to a pet store to shop for food and a store worker ratted them out, authorities said. A state Department of Environmental Conservation police officer got an urgent call from the Erie County Department of Health about a...
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    News He called 911 about house fire but investigators determine he set the blaze

    A man who called 911 from his cell phone to report a Miami house fire is under arrest and charged with first-degree arson. Investigators said that Eric Javier Martinez, 33, set his mother’s Miami home on fire after getting into a fight with his brother. According to investigators, at 3:59 a.m...
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    News Israeli FM thanks Turkey for foiling attacks on Israelis

    Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday thanked Turkish authorities for their cooperation in allegedly foiling attacks against Israeli citizens in Turkey, and warned Israel would not "sit idly by' in the face of threats to its citizens from Iran. Lapid made the comments after a meeting...
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    News Amazon providing $23M for affordable housing in Seattle

    Amazon said Thursday it is providing $23 million to help minority-led organizations build or preserve more than 500 new affordable housing units in Seattle — the latest spending by a tech company to ease a severe housing crunch the industry has helped create. The commitment comes from Amazon's...
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    News Ex-Miami-Dade police officer sentenced for woman’s rough arrest

    Former Miami-Dade Police Officer Alejandro Giraldo was sentenced to just under a year in jail Thursday for his participation in the rough arrest of a woman who had called police for help. Giraldo was sentenced to 364 days in jail, followed by 18 months of probation. The judge also ordered that...
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    News Gun bill on road to passage as Senate overcomes GOP delays

    The Senate pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage Thursday as it voted to halt a Republican filibuster against the measure, clearing the way for Congress' most far-reaching response in decades to the nation's run of brutal mass shootings. After years of GOP procedural...
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    News Dominican jet involved in fiery Miami airport landing likely to be removed Friday, officials say

    Two days after a landing gear collapse on a Dominican airliner led to a fiery landing at Miami International Airport, injuring seven, the damaged jet remained sandwiched between two runways Thursday, continuing to cause delays. Airport officials told Local 10 News that the wrecked RED Air MD-82...
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    News Officials: US to send rocket systems, other aid to Ukraine

    The U.S. will send another $450 million in military aid to Ukraine, including some additional medium-range rocket systems, U.S. officials said Thursday. The latest package will include a number of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS. The initial four that the U.S. sent have...
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    News FBI: Naval reservist said he stormed Capitol with Proud Boys

    A U.S. Naval reservist who was assigned to an agency that operates spy satellites told an undercover FBI agent that he stormed the U.S. Capitol with members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and has espoused anti-government and antisemitic ideologies, federal authorities said in court...
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    News Amazon's Alexa could soon mimic voice of dead relatives

    Amazon’s Alexa might soon replicate the voice of family members - even if they’re dead. The capability, unveiled at Amazon’s Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas, is in development and would allow the virtual assistant to mimic the voice of a specific person based on a less than a minute of provided...
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    News Local 10, Publix team up for ‘Tools for Schools’

    As the summer months near their end, backpack distributions get underway to prepare kids for the start of a new school year. These distributions help many kids, especially those whose parents can’t afford school supplies. But what happens midway through the year when supplies start...
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    News Tanzania's Masaai demand Indigenous rights in UN framework

    Tanzania's Maasai people, resisting government pressure to leave their ancestral homes in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, have presented their demands for Indigenous land rights to negotiators in Nairobi finalizing the proposed U.N. global biodiversity framework. The appeal by the Masaai...
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    News States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public. Under the law in place since 1913, New York residents needed to show proper cause, or an actual need, to carry a concealed handgun in public for...
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    News National Pink Day: Local nonprofit provides free mammograms, heart screenings

    Thursday marks National Pink Day, an effort to raise awareness about breast cancer outside of traditional awareness months and periods. One local organization, The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative (WBHI) is commemorating the day by offering free mammogram screenings and prevention education...
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    News Live updates | Supreme Court strikes down NY gun law

    The Latest on the Supreme Court ruling on New York's gun law: NEW YORK — New York's members of Congress reacted to Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that struck down a state gun law. U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik applauded the ruling and said it “correctly declares New York’s shameful attempt to shred...
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    News Pope orders online release of WWII-era Pius XII Jewish files

    Pope Francis has ordered the online publication of 170 volumes of its Jewish files from the recently opened Pope Pius XII archives, the Vatican announced Thursday, amid renewed debate about the legacy of its World War II-era pope. The documentation contains 2,700 files of requests for Vatican...
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    News Woman committed over Slender Man stabbing seeks her release

    The second of two Wisconsin women who were sent to a state mental health facility after a 2014 stabbing attack on a sixth-grade classmate that they claimed was to appease the horror character Slender Man is petitioning for her release. Morgan Geyser, 20, has asked Waukesha County Judge Michael...
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    News South Florida man finds human remains in shallow grave while searching for chicken

    A West Palm Beach man searched a vacant lot Wednesday trying to find a chicken that escaped from his yard, but, in a shocking discovery, he instead found human remains. West Palm Beach ABC affiliate WPBF reports that the man, who identified himself as James, saw an object that caught his eye...
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