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    Employee photographs dead rat inside catering business; Matchbox at Sawgrass Mills also ordered shut

    An employee of a Lauderhill catering business sent Local 10 News a photo of a dead rat inside the kitchen area, and the next day the business was temporarily ordered shut by an inspector. The photo was taken at Catering at Chefs Table LLC, where an inspector noted they found other issues as...
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    Court won't revive ban on secret filming at slaughterhouses

    The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Kansas to revive a law, earlier struck down by lower courts, that banned secret filming at slaughterhouses and other livestock facilities. The justices did not comment in leaving in place a ruling by a federal appeals court panel that the...
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    Melissa Lucio faces execution. What to know about her case

    Nearly half of the jurors who sentenced a Texas woman to die for the 2007 death of one of her 14 children have called for her upcoming execution to be halted and for her to get a new trial. Melissa Lucio, 52, is set to be executed Wednesday for the death of her 2-year-old daughter Mariah in...
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    Nobelist Louise Glück to publish her first prose narrative

    Louise Glück's next book was as unexpected for her as it will likely be for the Nobel laureate’s readers. After more than 10 poetry collections and two books of essays, including such prize winners as “The Wild Iris” and “Faithful and Virtuous Night,” the 79-year-old writer has completed her...
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    Texas death row inmate to get Supreme Court review

    The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who claims untested crime-scene evidence will help clear him. Reed was sentenced to death for the 1996 killing of 19-year-old Stacey Stites. Prosecutors say Reed raped and strangled Stites as she made...
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    Death toll up to 12 in Poland mine accidents; 11 missing

    The death toll from two coal mine accidents last week in southern Poland has risen to 12 after the bodies of two missing miners were found at one mine and another worker at a separate mine died of his injuries, authorities said Monday. The discovery of the two bodies means that at least six...
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    Pastor-led shelters bring schooling options to migrant kids

    His completed geometry exercise in hand and a smile lighting up his eyes above his face mask, Victor Rodas rushed to the teacher as other students were still drawing. “I’m winning the race!” the 12-year-old exclaimed. “I’m already done, teacher. I beat everyone.” Being enrolled in a school...
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    Boy, man killed after stopping on side of I-95

    Troopers say a 9-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were fatally struck by a sports utility vehicle that veered into them as they stood beside their parked truck on the side of Interstate 95 near Jacksonville. The crash happened before daylight Sunday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol says a...
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    Buffett to auction off one last private lunch for charity

    The world's most expensive lunch will go on sale again this spring when investor Warren Buffett auctions off a private meal to raise money for a California homeless charity one last time. Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO, held the lunch auction once a year for 20 years before the pandemic...
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    Playwright Neil Simon's papers go to Library of Congress

    Dozens of notebooks, scripts, speeches, drafts of letters, artwork and even signed baseballs owned by the late playwright Neil Simon have been donated to the Library of Congress. The collection offers offering historians and researchers access to the creative process of American theater’s most...
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    Ukraine removes Hirohito from video after Japan protests

    Ukraine's government has apologized and removed a photo of Japanese wartime Emperor Hirohito from a video showing him with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini after Japan protested, officials said Monday. Japan will continue to support Ukrainians who are defending their country from Russia's...
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    17 dead in Russian military research facility fire last week

    At least 17 people have died in last week's fire at a Russian military research facility, authorities said Monday. The regional government in Tver, a city about 180 kilometers (112 miles) northwest of Moscow, said that so far only five of the victims had been identified. The blaze at the...
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    Coca-Cola revenue soars in first quarter

    Sales at Coca-Cola surged 16% during the first quarter as crowds returned to movie theaters, music venues and sport stadiums. Coca-Cola was among the companies to suspend operations in Russia after it invaded neighboring Ukraine. But on Monday, it stuck by earlier revenue growth projections of...
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    Alleged ex-member of Gambian special unit tried in Germany

    A Gambian man went on trial in Germany on Monday for his alleged role in the killing of government critics in the West African country over 15 years ago. The 46-year-old suspect, who has been identified only as Bai L. in line with German privacy rules, is charged with crimes against humanity...
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    12-year-old boy reported missing in Miami

    Miami police are searching for a 12-year-old boy who hasn’t been seen since Sunday. According to authorities, King Simons Smith was reported missing after last being seen in the city’s Little Haiti neighborhood. Police said he was wearing a gray sweatshirt and black shorts, and was carrying a...
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    Car crashes into pole in possible hit-and-run in Wilton Manors

    Police are investigating an early morning crash that occurred Monday in Wilton Manors. Local 10 News was at the scene on North Andrews Avenue after the car slammed into a pole. The car was towed away from the scene. Sources told Local 10 News that the driver fled the scene on foot, but...
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    Shooting victim dies after arriving to hospital, Miami-Dade police say

    A man has died after arriving to a hospital on his own following a shooting, Miami-Dade police confirmed Monday. The shooting was reported just after midnight in the 12200 block of Southwest 219th Street. According to Miami-Dade police, officers went to the area after receiving a ShotSpotter...
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    UK women slam sexism of 'Basic Instinct' slur on lawmaker

    Women from across British politics called Monday for action to tackle misogyny after a newspaper ran a story accusing the deputy opposition leader of trying to “distract” the prime minister during debates by crossing and uncrossing her legs. The Mail on Sunday quoted an anonymous Conservative...
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    French President Macron reelected : What's happening next?

    After winning another five years in the French presidential palace, Emmanuel Macron intends to go back to work straightaway on domestic and foreign policy — but he will soon face crucial parliamentary elections where he may struggle to keep his majority. Here's a look at what comes next for...
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    Trial to begin in lawsuit over death of UVA lacrosse player

    Nearly 12 years after University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love was found dead in her off-campus apartment, the man who was convicted of second-degree murder in her killing is headed back to court for a civil trial in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Yeardley’s mother. Jury...
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