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    News California's Newsom cruises to easy primary victory

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday’s primary, advancing to the November general election where he will be an overwhelming favorite to win a second term barely a year after surviving a recall attempt. Early returns Tuesday showed Newsom with 59%. The state...
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    News New video shows moments leading up to deadly police-involved shooting

    Chilling new video shows the moments leading up to a deadly police-involved shooting that happened Monday night in northwest Miami-Dade County. In the video, a man in a white shirt with something in his hand can be seen walking toward a Miami-Dade police cruiser. Within seconds, an officer can...
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    News Fort Lauderdale commissioners vote to take next step with Elon Musk’s tunnel concept

    City commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve an interim agreement with Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build a tunnel through Fort Lauderdale. The vote paves the way for studies to determine the overall cost, location, and design of the project. A small group of protestors were seen outside...
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    News Japan's economy contracts, but at smaller rate than thought

    The Japanese economy contracted in the first quarter, but at a slower pace than earlier estimated, the government said Wednesday. The world’s third-largest economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.5%, according to Cabinet Office data. That was smaller than the 1.0% contraction in the...
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    News FBI seizes retired general's data related to Qatar lobbying

    The FBI has seized the electronic data of a retired four-star general who authorities say made false statements and withheld “incriminating” documents about his role in an illegal foreign lobbying campaign on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. New federal court filings obtained...
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    News Arizona prisoner asks Supreme Court to delay his execution

    An Arizona prisoner made a last-minute request to the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution scheduled Wednesday for his murder conviction in the 1984 killing of an 8-year-old girl. Frank Atwood made the request Tuesday after a lower court rejected his arguments that the execution should be...
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    News Same-sex marriage advocates push for post-Roe protections

    As the nation awaits a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding a Mississippi law that calls for banning aboriton after 15 weeks of pregnancy, LGBTQ advocates are pushing to codify protections for same-sex marriage in states throughout the country. Since the leak of a draft opinion...
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    News Transgender Lutheran bishop resigns over racism allegations

    An openly transgender cleric from San Francisco, who made history last year with an appointment as a bishop by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has resigned amid allegations of racism after firing the pastor of a predominantly Latino congregation. The Rev. Megan Rohrer, who uses the...
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    News ‘Scary and sobering’: Miami-Dade, Cutler Bay mayors tour area facing ‘catastrophic’ floods

    The mayors of Miami-Dade County and Cutler Bay toured a neighborhood inundated with water Tuesday following a torrential rainstorm Monday that significantly added to flooding from a tropical system over the weekend. As county Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and town Mayor Tim Meerbott joined other...
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    News Deputies investigating multiple cases of cats found mutilated in Weston

    Heartbroken pet owners in Weston are coming forward, saying their cats were killed and mutilated. This comes after an initial exclusive report aired Monday on Local 10 News. Investigators with the Broward Sheriff’s Office called what is going on “disturbing.” There are currently two cases on...
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    News School police chief a no-show at Uvalde City Council meeting

    The school district police chief criticized for waiting too long before ordering law enforcement to confront and kill the gunman during a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school did not appear at a City Council meeting in Uvalde on Tuesday, despite being newly elected to the panel. Mayor Don...
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    News 'Unburnable' copy of Handmaid's Tale auctioned for $130,000

    A specially commissioned, unburnable edition of Margaret Atwood's “The Handmaid's Tale" has been auctioned for $130,000, Sotheby's announced Tuesday. Proceeds will be donated to PEN America, which advocates for free expression worldwide. The 384-page book consists mainly of Cinefoil, a...
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    News Matthew McConaughey speaks at White House on gun reform legislation

    Actor Matthew McConaughey was behind the podium in the White House briefing room on Tuesday to talk about gun reform. “Responsible gun owners are fed up with second amendment being abused and hijacked,” McConaughey said. McConaughey is a native of Uvalde, Texas, where a mass shooting claimed...
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    News Potential juror: If death penalty prevents school shootings, it has ‘weight with me’

    The search for the group of Broward County residents who will decide in court if Nikolas Cruz should be executed for his crimes continued on Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale. The five members of Cruz’s defense were all present after absentees over COVID-19. Cruz, 23, was 19 years old when he used an...
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    News Investigators search for cause of Fort Lauderdale house fire

    Firefighters rushed to extinguish a blaze at a Fort Lauderdale home on Tuesday afternoon. The home is located on the 1300 block of Southwest 23rd Avenue. Authorities said no injuries were reported. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said the woman inside the home heard a popping sound coming from...
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    News Queen Elizabeth's jubilee celebration takes a ratings bow

    The U.S. split from Great Britain is history, but the monarchy still has a hold on its former colony's heart. Two specials about Queen Elizabeth II and the celebration of her 70th year on the throne broke into last week's top 20 highest-rated programs in prime time, according to Nielsen figures...
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    News Mobile barber allegedly shoots up Sunny Isles home after confrontation over domestic violence

    A man visiting South Florida from out of town simply wanted to get his haircut. But according to police, the barber who was hired to do the job ended up shooting up the Sunny Isles Beach home that tourist was renting. Authorities identified the suspect as Jared Santana. “The victim opens the...
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    News Texas AG strides into Twitter takeover drama to bolster Musk

    State officials across the nation have taken on Big Tech companies in the courts and state legislatures, and federal regulators have nipped at Twitter over alleged violations of users’ data privacy. Now, one state attorney general with an outsize personality and edge-skating stance nearly in...
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    News Former Miami Dolphins lineman hosting father, daughter dance

    Former Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Vernon Carey was quick on his feet on the football field. He’s also shown some fancy footwork on the dance floor. For five years, Carey’s hosted the Father and Daughter Dance as part of the Carey Family Foundation’s repertoire of local charity events...
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    News BSO: Person dead after Brightline train crushes car near Oakland Park crossing

    Broward County deputies said one person is dead after a Brightline train struck their car in Oakland Park Tuesday afternoon. Deputies said the incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. in the area of Northeast 62nd Street and Dixie Highway. Sky 10 was over the scene where two Brightline trains...
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