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    Summer Preview: Banana! The Minions expand their empire

    Some of the movies' biggest stars barely speak a word of English, or any other language for that matter. Sure, you can occasionally hear them say “Banana!” or possibly “Smoochy smoochy!" but most of what they say is gibberish. The Minions may be the world's most popular, and lucrative, foreign...
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    After Arbery killing, 16 calls between DA, shooter's dad

    One of the men convicted of murder in the street chase and fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery spoke with his former boss, the local district attorney, several times by phone in the days and weeks following the 2020 killing, according to a court document filed Thursday. Investigators found that the...
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    Cardinal: Pope authorized 1M payment to free kidnapped nun

    Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euros to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali, a cardinal testified Thursday, revealing previously secret papal approval to hire a British security firm to find the nun and secure her freedom. Cardinal Angelo...
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    Senate to vote next week on protecting abortion rights

    The Senate will vote next week on legislation that would codify abortion rights into federal law as Democrats mount their response to the Supreme Court’s leaked draft decision that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. The procedural vote, scheduled for Wednesday, will mostly be...
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    Thousands of smartphones purchased by VA went unused

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wasted nearly $2 million dollars when most of the smartphones bought during the pandemic for homeless veterans went unused, according to an inspector general's report. The report, released Wednesday, found that the Veterans Health Administration spent...
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    HBCU medical schools to tackle organ transplant disparities

    A new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients was announced Thursday by a coalition that includes the four medical schools at the nation's historically Black colleges and universities. The...
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    Miami-Dade police searching for answers after 17-year-old gunned down

    Police continue to search for the person who fatally shot a 17-year-old boy Wednesday morning in northwest Miami-Dade. The victim’s grandmother identified him to Local 10 News as Cairi McNear. “He loved his brothers and sisters. He went to school trying to make something of himself,” Anna...
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    COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise

    For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19. Now, things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for COVID care of the uninsured dries up, creating a potential barrier to timely...
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    US Cyber Command team helps Lithuania protect its networks

    The Pentagon's cyber arm says a team spent months working with officials in Lithuania to help protect government networks there from cyberattacks. The U.S. Cyber Command mission, known as a hunt forward operation, involved a specialized team that worked to identify vulnerabilities and counter...
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    It’s Chief Justice Roberts' Court, but does he still lead?

    John Roberts is heading a Supreme Court in crisis. The chief justice has already ordered an investigation of the leak this week of a draft opinion suggesting the court could be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case legalizing abortion nationwide. What comes next could further test...
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    Surfside collapse site officially goes up for auction

    The sale of Champlain Towers South, the property involved in the tragic Surfside collapse, is officially up for sale. A South Florida judge approved the sale of the oceanfront property where the collapsed condominium building once stood to benefit victims of the deadly disaster that happened...
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    Parents visit with police in hopes of getting closer to finding 2-year-old girl’s killer

    It has been just over a week and there are still no answers in the hit-and-run crash that killed a 2-year-old girl in northwest Miami-Dade. “We have an appointment with Metro Dade police, because they have to ask more questions about their daughter,” the family’s pastor, Jackson Janvier, told...
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    Emma Stone finds relief in grim Greek silent movie

    For Emma Stone, acting in “Bleat,” a Greek silent movie with surreal and disturbing scenes of sex, death, and resurrection, was a professional challenge and a relief. Playing a young widow in the 30-minute, black-and-white film, Stone said she welcomed rejoining Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos...
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    Ms. Pac-Man clears path to World Video Game Hall of Fame

    More than 40 years after blazing a trail for female video game characters, Ms. Pac-Man was inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, along with Dance Dance Revolution, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Sid Meier's Civilization. The Hall of Fame considers electronic games...
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    Miami-Dade man becomes Florida Lottery winner at local Kwik Stop

    A 48-year-old Homestead man claimed a $1 million scratch-off ticket at a Homestead Kwik Stop store, the Florida Lottery announced on Thursday. Alexander Ramirez played  the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00...
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    BSO gang task force seizes dozens of guns, several kinds of narcotics

    Authorities in Broward County arrested a man on Wednesday who was suspected of dealing drugs and selling guns. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Brent Valley was believed to be distributing guns and narcotics to known gang members. Undercover officers helped build a...
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    Study uncovers clues to rise in uterine cancer death rates

    A rare but aggressive kind of uterine cancer appears to be driving an increase in U.S. deaths from the disease, particularly among Black women, researchers reported Thursday. Over eight years, deaths from the aggressive type rose by 2.7% per year, while deaths were stable for the less...
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    Once conflicted, Biden embraces role as abortion defender

    Soon after being elected to the U.S. Senate, Joe Biden was pulled aside by a Democratic colleague who wanted to know how he was going to vote on abortion. Biden explained that while he was personally opposed to abortion and would resist federal funding for the procedure, he didn’t want to...
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    Suspect identified following police chase that ended in Miramar

    A police chance ended on Wednesday in Miramar with a suspect in handcuffs after he led officers from Miami-Dade to Broward County. On Thursday, Miramar police confirmed the man arrested was 22-year-old Donald Felix. The chase came to an end along West Woodscape Drive, north of Northwest 215th...
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    Man wearing hat, face mask robs Wells Fargo bank in Fort Lauderdale

    The FBI is searching for a man who they said robbed a Wells Fargo bank branch Thursday morning in Fort Lauderdale. The robbery was reported around 9:15 a.m. at the Wells Fargo at 2510 W. Broward Blvd. According to FBI Special Agent Michael D. Leverock, the robber entered the bank and demanded...
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