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    News West denounces death sentences for 3 who fought for Ukraine

    Ukraine and the West denounced a pro-Moscow court that sentenced two British citizens and a Moroccan to death for fighting for Ukraine, calling the proceedings a sham and a violation of the rules of war. Meanwhile, as the Kremlin’s forces continued a grinding war of attrition in the east...
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    News A harrowing American moment, repackaged for prime time

    Promised: New footage. New testimony. New and damning revelations designed to eliminate all doubt. Hired to package it all for the airwaves: A former network news president. The time slot: 8 p.m. on the East Coast, once a plum spot for the most significant television programming in the land...
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    News UN elects new council members including Japan, Switzerland

    U.N. member nations elected five countries to join the powerful U.N. Security Council on Thursday with no suspense or drama because all were unopposed — Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland. Winning a seat on the 15-member Security Council is considered a pinnacle of achievement...
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    News New treatment option for enlarged prostate

    Some South Florida specialists are working with a new way to treat a common problem facing men as they age. Dr. Edward Gheiler, a urologist with Palmetto General Hospital, is utilizing a procedure called Aquablation, which uses heat-free waterjet technology to precisely remove excess prostate...
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    News Takeaways: Jan. 6 panel says Trump led 'brazen' conspiracy

    House investigators are making the case to the American public in a prime-time hearing that the violent insurrection by President Donald Trump’s supporters should not be forgotten. While the basics of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol are well known, the committee is trying to tell the...
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    News Ryan Zinke wins GOP nod in race for new Montana House seat

    Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke won an unexpectedly tight race Thursday to become the Republican nominee in the race for a new U.S. House seat representing western Montana, a victory that comes after days of hand-counting ballots in one county. Zinke defeated former state Sen. Al “Doc”...
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    News Bird flu arrives in Southwest after millions of birds die

    Arizona officials have confirmed the first cases in the Southwest of a bird flu that has led to the deaths of 37 million birds from commercial farms in the central and eastern U.S. The disease was spotted after tests by federal wildlife officials in three wild cormorants that had been found...
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    News Biden, Bolsonaro hold 1st meeting amid election worries

    President Joe Biden avoided challenging Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over his upcoming election and handling of the Amazon rainforest during the public portion of their first-ever meeting Thursday, while the Brazilian leader sounded a more defensive tone in addressing those issues. The...
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    News Procedure treats and reduces risk of stroke

    An estimated five percent of the population is walking around with a risk factor for stroke, a condition called carotid artery disease but there’s a procedure that can treat the condition and prevent the risk of future strokes. Slawek Cegielski, 63, considers himself a lucky man. Several years...
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    News Report: Police knew of injured at Texas school while waiting

    Police waited for protective equipment as they delayed entering the Texas elementary school where a gunman inside killed 19 children and two teachers, even as they became aware that some victims needed medical treatment, according to records obtained by The New York Times. The details published...
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    News NTSB to investigate after 6 hurt in Hawaii helicopter crash

    A federal aviation accident investigator will be sent to Hawaii to investigate after a tour helicopter crashed on a remote Big Island lava field of jagged rocks, injuring all six people on board and forcing rescuers to fly in to extricate some of them from the wreckage, officials said Thursday...
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    News Britney Spears' ex-husband crashes California wedding site

    Britney Spears’ former husband crashed her wedding site in southern California, authorities say. Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. Cameron Henderson said officers responded to a trespassing call after 2 p.m. Thursday. He says the pop singer’s first husband, Jason Alexander, was detained at the...
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    News Miami congresswoman breaks with party and votes to raise AR-15 purchase age to 21

    The hot topic in the United States right now is gun violence and finding ways to reduce it. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill tightening gun safety regulations with Democrats generally voting in favor and Republicans voting against. But one South Florida congresswoman...
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    News Radio Mambí host reacts to sale amid political firestorm

    Ahead of a planned meeting with leaders of a Democratic-backed group planning to buy Doral-based Spanish-language radio station Radio Mambí, a popular host on the radio station backed by hardline Cuban exiles, amplified fears that the station will no longer be a conservative bulwark. Host...
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    News Cutler Bay is waterlogged and it’s a ‘100-year-water event,’ officials say

    As South Florida got pounded with rain Thursday afternoon, Cutler Bay got soaked again. At the entrance to the Lakes by the Bay Community, just off of Old Cutler Road and Southwest 216th Street, cars had water most of the way up to their tires as they tried to leave the neighborhood. Just...
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    News COVID-19 sub-variant positivity rates, rise across South Florida

    The new COVID-19 sub-variants, BA. 4 and BA.5 are behind the latest new surge in South Florida. The new variants originate from South Arica and are now in South Florida. The Premier Medical Laboratory Services, said they found three cases in Miami-Dade. “They are much more transmissible and...
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    News Student created a ‘hit list’ at a Davie middle school but what was punishment?

    Students are talking about a classmate accused of making a “hit list.” School leaders at Indian Ridge Middle School acknowledged that there was a series of threats against specific people and the school itself over the past two weeks. One student said it was an eighth-grader. “People make fun...
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    News NASA launches study of UFOs despite 'reputational risk'

    NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science. The space agency announced Thursday that it’s setting up an independent team to see how much information is publicly available on the matter and how much more is needed to understand the unexplained...
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    News Authorities: 3 dead, trooper wounded in Maryland shooting

    A man opened fire at a business in western Maryland on Thursday, killing three people before the suspect and a state trooper were wounded in a shootout, authorities said. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that three victims were found dead at Columbia Machine Inc. in...
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    News Sweetwater police confirm vehicle stolen with baby inside

    A car reported stolen in Sweetwater had a 9-month-old baby inside and police were able to locate the car and the baby at a strip mall on Thursday afternoon. It started around 4 p.m. when reports of the stolen car driving southbound from SW 110th Avenue. The car was found with the 9-month-old...
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