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    France's victorious Macron boosts weapons, stakes in Ukraine

    When Vladimir Putin congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his re-election as France's president and wished him “success in your activities,” the Russian leader probably was being more polite than sincere. As he embarks on a second term, with the intention of keeping France at the forefront of...
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    Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Soon the hard part starts

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands to be the next owner of Twitter, having pledged roughly $44 billion to buy the social platform and take it private. Assuming that happens, next up on his agenda will be planning how to fulfill his promises to develop new Twitter features, open its algorithm to public...
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    Live updates | UK: Ukraine city Kreminna falls to Russia

    LVIV, Ukraine — The British Defense Ministry says Russian forces have taken the Ukrainian city of Kreminna. Street-to-street fighting had been going on for days in the city in Ukraine’s Luhansk region, with civilian evacuations there made impossible by the war. In a tweet early Tuesday, the...
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    After pot conviction, NY couple plans for legal dispensary

    Eladio Guzmán spent two years in jail for selling drugs, missing the birth of his first child. Cannabis is part of his tumultuous past, but a year after New York legalized possession and use of marijuana, it could be his future. He's eager to open a recreational dispensary. “I did time, we...
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    Son of famed American artist charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

    For years, Vincent Gillespie waged a legal battle to try to gain control of hundreds of paintings by his father — renowned postwar American artist Gregory Gillespie. On Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors say, Gillespie engaged in a very different kind of battle, joining rioters as they tried to wrest...
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    Putin gets what he didn't want: Ukraine army closer to West

    The longer Ukraine's army fends off the invading Russians, the more it absorbs the advantages of Western weaponry and training — exactly the transformation President Vladimir Putin wanted to prevent by invading in the first place. The list of arms flowing to Ukraine is long and growing longer...
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    Top Russian diplomat warns Ukraine against provoking WWIII

    Russia’s top diplomat warned Ukraine against provoking World War III and said the threat of a nuclear conflict “should not be underestimated” as his country unleashed attacks against rail and fuel installations far from the front lines of Moscow’s new eastern offensive. The U.S., meanwhile...
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    Justices hear fight over aslyum-seekers waiting in Mexico

    The Biden administration is seeking the Supreme Court's go-ahead to end a controversial Trump-era immigration program that forces some people seeking asylum in the U.S. to wait in Mexico for their hearings. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in the administration's appeal of lower-court...
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    Man airlifted to hospital after shooting in North Miami

    Gunfire erupted into the night in North Miami, prompting a quick police response. Officers rushed to the area of Northeast 132nd Street and West Dixie Highway at approximately 9:30 p.m. Monday. Police said one person was shot and rushed to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital...
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    Police: 1 person hospitalized after shooting in Margate

    Officers in Broward County are investigating a shooting that took place early Monday evening. According to Margate police, one person was shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. It happened at approximately 7:30 p.m. along the 3300 block of Banks Road in Margate. Authorities said the...
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    Police release videos in probe of Baldwin film-set shooting

    Law enforcement officials released a trove of video evidence Monday in the ongoing investigation of a fatal October shooting of a cinematographer by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie. Data files released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's office included a video of...
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    Brazil court deals blow to massive Amazon gold mine project

    A Brazilian federal court on Monday upheld the suspension of an environmental license for what would be the largest open-pit gold mine in the nation's Amazon rainforest, dealing a blow to the Canada-based company behind the project. Belo Sun Mining Corp. was appealing the same court’s 2017...
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    Top Biden aide Richmond leaving for DNC ahead of midterms

    One of President Joe Biden's closest aides is leaving the White House to take on a role as senior adviser to the Democratic National Committee, as the White House looks to bolster its political effort to help Democrats ahead of what is expected to be a challenging midterm election. Cedric...
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    Commissioners days away from Beckham stadium plan, but is the city getting a raw deal?

    Miami City Commissioners are days away from making a decision on a proposed plan that would bring a 25,000-seat stadium for David Beckham’s Inter Miami CF soccer franchise on the property of the city’s Melreese Country Club. Co-owner Jorge Mas was pitching the massive Miami Freedom Park plan to...
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    Justices allow admissions policy at prestigious high school

    The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates against Asian American students. The high court did not explain its order Monday allowing the Thomas Jefferson High...
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    Weary of many disasters? UN says worse to come

    A disaster-weary globe will be hit harder in the coming years by even more catastrophes colliding in an interconnected world, a United Nations report issued Monday says. If current trends continue the world will go from around 400 disasters per year in 2015 to an onslaught of about 560...
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    Miami-Dade charter school informs parents of ‘implied threat’ after police deemed rumors not credible

    Parents of students at a west Miami-Dade charter school were informed on Monday about rumors that were spread about a possible school shooting, parents whose children attend Pinecrest Glades Academy told Local 10 News. The mother of a sixth grader at the school located at 15250 SW Eighth St...
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    EXPLAINER: What's next now that Twitter agreed to Musk bid?

    Twitter’s acceptance of Elon Musk’s roughly $44 billion takeover bid brings the billionaire Tesla CEO one step closer to owning the social media platform. The deal is expected to close sometime this year. But before that, shareholders still have to weigh in, as well as regulators in the U.S...
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    How did a Hollywood condo owner end up shot and killed by police?

    The details are still unclear of what happened on the 14th floor of The Alexander Towers in Hollywood on a February morning, but one thing is for sure, 69-year-old David Cottes is dead, his family says. Neighbors said the victim had a concealed carry permit and was yelling at them to call...
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    Boat captain jumps into action, helps save family of 8 whose vessel capsized

    A fun day on the water for a South Florida family turned harrowing Sunday after the boat they were in began to take on water. Captain Bret Lyons of iTowBOATS heard the call for help on his radio and happened to be very close to the sinking 17-foot boat near Hobie Beach. “Most of the people...
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