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    Kylie Jenner testifies she warned brother about Blac Chyna

    Kylie Jenner testified Monday that she expressed concerns to her brother Rob Kardashian about his new girlfriend and soon-to-be reality TV co-star Blac Chyna, because she had heard Chyna had a tendency to abuse drugs and alcohol and become violent. “I felt it was my duty to express my concerns...
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    Pass urgent COVID funding or more will die, White House says

    For much of the past two years, America has been first in line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Now, as drugmakers develop the next generation of therapies, the White House is warning that if Congress doesn’t act urgently the U.S. will have to take a number. Already the congressional...
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    Caught on camera: 3-car crash causes vehicle to collide into convenience store

    Surveillance video shows the moment a 3-way car crash causes a car to slam right into a Miami convenience store. In the video, a dark-colored car can be seen crashing right into an SUV on 17th Avenue and 47th Street. The impact was so severe that it sent the SUV careening into the father and...
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    Judge grants bond to mother of Ukrainian family charged in alleged hate crime beating

    A family of Ukrainian immigrants has been held behind bars without bond for the past six weeks over an alleged brutal hate crime. They are accused of beating a gay man so badly that he went blind. The mother of that family, Inna Makarenko, was in court on Monday. She has been in jail for the...
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    Police: Woman pours gasoline on ex, tries to set him on fire

    Miami-Dade police officers said a woman poured gasoline on her ex-boyfriend in an effort to set him on fire, then told police the man lied and that he was the one who tried to kill her with the liquid. Police responded to Northwest 52 Street in response to a domestic incident between a couple...
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    Trump says he has no plans to rejoin Twitter after Musk deal

    Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he has no intention of rejoining Twitter even if his account is reinstated following Elon Musk’s agreement to buy the social media giant for roughly $44 billion. Trump told Fox News that he will instead focus on his own platform, Truth Social...
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    McCarthy downplays remarks about Trump in secret recording

    House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday downplayed secretly recorded remarks he made about Donald Trump shortly after last year's attack on the Capitol. He also said he never told the then-president that he should resign — something news organizations have not reported. McCarthy's...
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    Retrial begins in Texas for man charged with killing 18

    The retrial of a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span began Monday, after the first jury to hear a case against him deadlocked last fall. The start of the trial for Billy Chemirmir, 49, was delayed by several hours after a juror did not show up on...
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    Cuban diplomat says U.S. seeks to exclude country from Summit of the Americas

    Cuba warned on Monday that the United States intends to exclude it from the Summit of the Americas and negotiates in an “opaque” way on key issues for the region such as health, migration and human rights. This comes as several hundred Cubans on the island nation remain behind bars following...
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    Michigan chief IDs officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya

    A Michigan police chief reversed course Monday and publicly identified the officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during an April 4 traffic stop. The Grand Rapids officer is Christopher Schurr, Chief Eric Winstrom said. Lyoya, 26, a Black man and native of Congo, was...
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    Biden avoids politics in honoring hockey champion Lightning

    Joe Biden avoided politics Monday while honoring the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for winning the Stanley Cup in each of the past two seasons. In a rare sports break amid his administration’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the president cracked jokes about captain Steven Stamkos and...
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    Florida governor signs bill creating election police unit

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday to create a police force dedicated to pursuing voter fraud and other election crimes, embracing a top priority of Republicans after former President Donald Trump's false claims that his reelection was stolen. DeSantis, who is running for reelection...
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    Parents sue after death of teen from Florida drop-tower ride

    The parents of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from a 430-foot drop-tower ride in central Florida’s tourist district have sued its owner, manufacturer and landlord, claiming they were negligent and failed to provide a safe amusement ride. The lawsuit was filed Monday by the parents of...
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    CEO parent appeals conviction in college bribery case

    A Massachusetts business executive who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in the sprawling college admissions cheating scandal appealed his conviction on Monday, arguing that he believed he was making legitimate donations to get his three children into elite universities. John Wilson, 62, was...
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    Ohio Democrats make play for women's vote in governor's race

    Democrats selecting their nominee for governor in Ohio have a choice between a two-woman ticket and a man-led ticket endorsed by feminist icon Gloria Steinem. Nan Whaley, a former Dayton mayor, is seeking to be the state's first elected female governor. She’s up against ex-Cincinnati Mayor John...
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    Police: Man installs device to pump, takes off with almost 200 gallons of free gas

    An Orlando man is under arrest after police say he installed a device on a gas pump in Miami and then filled up with almost 200 gallons of gas without paying. According to investigators, Reinier Delgado Alvarez, 29, on Friday, April 15, is seen arriving at the Chevron Gas Station at 7300 West...
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    Texas appeals court delays execution of Melissa Lucio

    A Texas appeals court on Monday delayed the execution of a woman amid growing doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter in a case that has garnered the support of lawmakers, celebrities and even some of the jurors who sentenced her to death. The Texas Court of Criminal...
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    Bridget Brink named as US ambassador to Ukraine

    Bridget Brink, a veteran foreign service officer who has spent most of her career in the shadow of the former Soviet Union, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine as the country fends off a Russian invasion that's entered its third month. The...
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    North Dakota lawmaker quits after child porn suspect texts

    North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator announced Monday that he would resign following a report that he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges. Republican Ray Holmberg, 79, rose to become one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers in a career...
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    Excavator strikes overpass on Turnpike in Hollywood, spilling debris onto passing vehicle

    An excavator being hauled by a semi-tractor trailer struck an overpass on Florida’s Turnpike in Hollywood on Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway near Sheridan Street. According to FHP Lt. Indiana Miranda...
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