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    Ukraine fights to hold off Russian advances in south, east

    Ukrainian forces fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country’s industrial Donbas region, and a senior U.S. defense official said Moscow's offensive is going much slower than planned. While artillery fire, sirens and...
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    Correspondents' gala offers political normalcy despite COVID

    Much of Washington is ready to party like it's 2019, before the coronavirus, when the biggest risk at the annual White House press corps gala was more likely to be jokes that ruffled too many political feathers. After the pandemic nixed the event in 2020 and 2021, the White House...
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    GOP election-deniers elevate races for secretary of state

    Add one more group of contests to the white-hot races for Congress and governor that will dominate this year's midterm elections: secretaries of state. Former President Donald Trump's attempts to reverse the results of the 2020 election and his subsequent endorsements of candidates for state...
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    Golden Beach officer lives to tell his story, but many police who are shot aren’t so lucky

    In February 2017, Police responded to a call of an armed man in Miami Shores. Multiple agencies responded, but it would be Golden Beach police officer Julio Soca who came face-to-face with the armed suspect. “All I remember is seeing a muzzle flash coming from inside and I was able to throw...
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    Mexico Caribbean beaches may see worst sargassum since 2018

    Mexican authorities say the problem of foul-smelling sargassum — a seaweed-like algae — on the country's Caribbean coast beaches is “alarming.” The arrival of heaps of brown, foul-smelling sargassum on the coast's normally pristine white sand beaches comes just as tourism is recovering to...
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    Watch: Warehouse employee opens fire on would-be burglar

    In video obtained by Local 10 News, a man can be seen dressed all in black. Exactly four minutes later, the man runs away. Seconds later, a second person comes into the frame, lifts his arm and appears to be shooting. The video matches what Local 10 was told earlier Friday at the scene. The...
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    DeSantis promises ‘Constitutional Carry gun law in Florida

    Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s aiming to allow Floridians to express their second amendment rights by publically carrying firearms without a permit or without a training course. It’s known as “constitutional carry.” He made the political promise while speaking near Gainesville on Friday. “I...
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    Police: Driver wanted for hitting 2 pedestrians in Brickell then leaving scene arrested

    The driver who police say crashed into two men walking near Brickell City Center last December is under arrest. Miami Dade Police said Ameko Anton Jacques, 23, was in an SUV when he crashed into two men outside of the Brickell City Center near South Miami Avenue and Seventh Street on Dec. 18...
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    Miami-Dade County’s COVID-19 transmission level medium, Broward County low

    Miami-Dade County’s COVID-19 transmission level is currently considered medium, while Broward County’s level is low, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control. The positivity percentage is from data calculated on Thursday, April 28, 2022. For Miami-Dade County, with a positivity...
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    David Beckham’s Miami soccer stadium: Mayor dreams of FIFA headquarters move

    As billionaire businessman Jorge Mas pushed David Beckham’s dream of building a Miami soccer stadium closer to reality, Mayor Francis Suarez said Friday that was just the beginning of a larger vision. “We are talking about bringing the World Cup here and possibly FIFA headquarters here,” Suarez...
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    Thousands likely at Buffett's meeting but not all are happy

    Tens of thousands of people are expected to pack an Omaha arena Saturday for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting. Most attending the company's first in-person meeting since the pandemic want to be there just for the chance to hear from the 91-year-old Buffett and his...
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    USC settles case with men who say campus doctor abused them

    Kenny Oshita was a first semester law student at the University of Southern California when a visit to a school doctor for a possible sexual disease turned into an invasive procedure that left him feeling violated. He was not alone. Scores of other men — most of them gay or bisexual — said...
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    First 'Jeopardy!' Gen Z super champ's streak hits 19 games

    Reigning “Jeopardy!” champion Mattea Roach represents a new generation of the quiz show's all-star players. As of Friday, the 23-year-old Canadian has won 19 games and amassed $469,184 in prize money, putting her among the top 10 contestants for both consecutive victories and regular-season...
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    Commissioner Monestime’s district coordinator appears in court

    Commissioner Jean Monestime’s district coordinator appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Friday afternoon. Investigators identified Evelt Jeudy as a defendant in a public corruption case. His alleged crimes go back to 2016. Monestime did not answer questions about the case. According to the...
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    Russia makes last-minute bond payment to avoid default

    Russia staved off a default on its debt Friday by making a last-minute payment using its precious dollar reserves sitting outside the country, U.S. Treasury officials said. The amount of the payment was not disclosed, but earlier this month Russia’s finance ministry said it tried to make a $649...
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    Fort Lauderdale Air Show kicks off this weekend, headlined by US Air Force Thunderbirds

    The Fort Lauderdale Air Show is back, and it’s being headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The big stars of this weekend hit the tarmac on Friday to make sure they are fueled and prepped before they take to the skies this weekend. The Thunderbirds of course would be considered by most...
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    Foreign ballet dancers leave Russia over war with Ukraine

    Ballet dancers Adrian Blake Mitchell and Andrea Lassakova moved to Russia years ago to chase their dream of performing with the best in a country where people live and breathe ballet. But days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the couple uprooted their lives and left behind their prized jobs with...
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    Palestinian assailants shoot dead Israeli guard in West Bank

    Palestinian assailants shot and killed a security guard at the entrance of a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank late Friday, the Israeli military said, in a fresh attack that could further fuel Israeli-Palestinian tensions that have soared in the past two months. The Israeli military...
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    Cop who shot Patrick Lyoya had no excessive force complaints

    A Michigan police officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head had no complaints of excessive force against him but much praise for traffic stops that turned up drugs, guns and people wanted for crimes, according to his personnel file. Records released Friday by Grand Rapids...
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    Reporter notebook: Juror summons are issued for 11 prospective Parkland shooting trial jurors defense would like to question

    Juror summons have been issued for the 11 prospective jurors who the defense had argued were prematurely excused on April 5th after they said they could not ‘follow the law’ before attorneys had a chance to question them. The death penalty case is in its penalty phase after confessed Parkland...
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