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    Family seeks help finding suspect accused of killing man during dispute between neighbors

    The family of Demetrius Harris, 26, is pleading for someone to come forward with information about the whereabouts of Joshua Ismael Campos, who is suspected of killing Harris during a heated dispute between neighbors. Miami-Dade police held a news conference Tuesday, at which time detectives...
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    Stocks rise on Wall Street; report shows strong retail sales

    Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors review an encouraging report on retail sales and a mixed batch of earnings updates from several big retailers. The S&P; 500 rose 1.7% as of 1:17 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 382 points, or 1.2%, to...
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    In Buffalo, Biden mourns victims, says 'evil will not win'

    President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the poison of white supremacy and said the nation must “reject the lie” of the racist “replacement theory” espoused by the shooter who killed 10 Black people in Buffalo. Speaking to victims' families, local officials and first responders, Biden said...
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    Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley to join Country Hall of Fame

    Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Lee Lewis, the late country singer Keith Whitley and music executive Joe Galante will join the Country Music Hall of Fame. Lewis, 86, nicknamed “The Killer,” wore a red sequined jacket and white shoes at Tuesday's announcement, where he was introduced by duo...
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    Mali arrests suspects after announcing foiled coup attempt

    Malian authorities have arrested suspects after an announcement by the ruling junta that it had foiled a coup attempt supported by an unnamed Western government. Security forces thwarted the countercoup against two-time coup leader Col. Assimi Goita, according to a government statement. The...
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    Live updates | US: Efforts to deny Russia tech succeeding

    WASHINGTON — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says concerted efforts by the European Union and the U.S. to cut off Russia’s access to technology over its war on Ukraine have greatly succeeded. She spoke Tuesday after returning from a meeting near Paris of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology...
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    Buffett's firm reveals new stakes in Paramount, Citigroup

    Warren Buffett's company on Monday revealed all the investment moves it made in the first quarter, when it spent more than $51 billion on stocks. But Buffett had already shared the biggest investments with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders at the company's recent annual meeting. That means...
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    Live updates | Ukraine steel mill defenders complete mission

    KYIV, Ukraine — The regiment that doggedly defended a steel mill as Ukraine’s last stronghold in the port city of Mariupol declared its mission complete Monday after more than 260 fighters, including some badly wounded, were evacuated and taken to areas under Russia’s control. Ukrainian...
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    Biden reverses Trump policies on Cuba

    On Monday, the Biden administration announced a series of measures they believe will “increase support for the Cuban people and safeguard our national security interests.” The administration is focusing on the following policies: reinstating the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program, which...
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    Big cross-border tunnel found linking Tijuana, San Diego

    U.S. authorities on Monday announced the discovery of a major drug smuggling tunnel — running about the length of a six football fields — from Mexico to a warehouse in an industrial area in the U.S. The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity...
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    Driver cited after 2 bicyclists killed on Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami

    A driver was cited, but is not facing charges at this time, after a man and woman who were riding bicycles Sunday were struck by a Jeep SUV on the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami, authorities confirmed. The accident occurred around 4 p.m. Sunday, near the start of the William Powell Bridge...
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    Ukraine says mission at Mariupol steel mill is complete

    The regiment that doggedly defended a steel mill as Ukraine's last stronghold in the port city of Mariupol completed its mission Monday after more than 260 fighters, including some badly wounded, were evacuated and taken to areas under Russia’s control, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian...
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    Authorities: Hate against Taiwanese led to church attack

    A Chinese-born gunman motivated by hatred against Taiwan chained shut the doors of a California church and hid firebombs before shooting at a gathering of mostly elderly Taiwanese parishioners, killing a man who tackled him, possibly saving dozens of lives, authorities said Monday. David Chou...
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    North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis

    North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military medical officers were deployed to distribute medicine. State media said the North's anti-virus headquarters reported another...
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    Accused Buffalo gunman followed familiar radicalization path

    The 18-year-old gunman accused of a deadly racist rampage at a Buffalo supermarket seems to fit an all-too-familiar profile: an aggrieved white man steeped in hate-filled conspiracies online, and inspired by other extremist massacres. Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York, appears to have been...
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    Judge: California's women on boards law is unconstitutional

    A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California’s landmark law requiring women on corporate boards is unconstitutional. Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis said the law that would have required boards have up to three female directors by this year violated the right to equal treatment. The...
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    Ex-cop gets 5 years for rough arrest of woman with dementia

    A former Colorado police officer shown on body camera video roughly arresting a 73-year-old woman with dementia and later seen joking about it with colleagues was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison. Austin Hopp arrested Karen Garner in 2020 after she left a store without paying for...
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    Official: US gave intel before Ukraine sank Russian warship

    The U.S. says it shared intelligence with Ukraine about the location of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva prior to the strike that sank the warship, an incident that was a high-profile failure for Russia's military. An American official said Thursday that Ukraine alone decided to target and...
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    Lawmakers approve $100M fund for youth center abuse victims

    A $100 million fund to settle sexual and physical abuse claims at New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center is headed to the governor’s desk. The state Senate voted 14-10 Thursday in favor of creating a fund to compensate those who were abused as children at the Sununu Youth Services...
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    Video shows mother attack student after fight over bullying at Miami-Dade school

    Surveillance video shows an angry mother storming into the Bethel Junior Academy on Thursday morning in Florida City. Thirteen-year-old Nehemiah Johnson, a student at the Christian private school, said the woman’s son was a “bully.” Nehemiah said she used a brown belt to strike him. The woman...
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