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    Crews tackle growing wildfires; 'A very chaotic situation'

    Maggie Mulligan said her dogs could sense the panic as she and her husband packed them up and fled a fast-moving wildfire barreling toward their home in northeast New Mexico as they agonized over having to leave their horses behind. “We don’t know what’s next,” she said. “We don’t know if we...
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    Trump's Oz, Vance endorsements bring cash windfall, backlash

    Former President Donald Trump’s late endorsements in hypercompetitive Republican Senate primaries in Ohio and Pennsylvania have unlocked a flood of support for his chosen candidates, including millions in cash. But the endorsements have also provoked backlash from some Republicans who believe...
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    Russia's standing in G-20 not threatened by Ukraine invasion

    The last time Russia invaded Ukraine, in 2014, outraged world leaders booted Russia out of the Group of Eight industrialized nations, which quickly rebranded itself the Group of Seven. Eight years later, the G-7 is still holding at seven — a collection of countries that meet to talk through big...
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    Russia shifts forces for battle over Ukrainian heartland

    Russia and Ukraine hurtled toward what could be an epic battle for control of the country’s industrial heartland as Ukrainian officials reported that Moscow had shifted a dozen crack military units from the shattered port of Mariupol to eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia reported Friday that...
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    Official: Meadows had been warned of possible 1/6 violence

    A former White House official told the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, had been advised of intelligence reports showing the potential for violence that day, according to transcripts...
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    Video shows Camaro crash into electrical box injuring 4 teens in Broward

    A surveillance camera captured a video of a crash with injuries on Thursday in Broward County. The driver of a red Chevrolet Camaro was traveling down Coconut Creek Parkway and crashed into an electrical box at Northwest 45th Avenue. The video shows someone was ejected from the car. Six people...
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    Feds: Starbucks engaged in unfair labor practices in Phoenix

    Federal labor officials have asked a judge to force Starbucks Corp. to reinstate three union activists at its Phoenix location, alleging that the coffee giant engaged in unfair labor practices, documents show. The National Labor Relations Board’s Phoenix regional director, in a filing Friday in...
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    Mexican police find body of missing young woman in cistern

    The haunting story of a young woman left on the side of a highway late at night in northern Mexico ended in sorrow, with her decomposing body found in a subterranean water tank at a motel. Assistant Public Safety Secretary Ricardo Mejia said Friday that the woman's body — apparently...
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    Kris Jenner says Blac Chyna tried to murder her son in 2016

    Kris Jenner became emotional while recalling a volatile 2016 argument she heard about between her son Rob Kardashian and his then-girlfriend Blac Chyna that traumatized him. Jenner testified for the second day from the witness stand in a Los Angeles courtroom on Friday that she believed Chyna...
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    Jury deliberates in Illinois guards' trial in fatal beating

    Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys offered starkly different explanations Friday for the fatal beating of an Illinois prison inmate four years ago in closing arguments before a jury began deliberating in the trial of two former correctional officers. Todd Sheffler, 53, of Mendon, and...
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    Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to limit discussion of race

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law new guidelines Friday involving race-based discussions in businesses and schools as part of his campaign against critical race theory, which he called “pernicious” ideology. Passed by lawmakers earlier this year, the legislation bars instruction that...
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    Sailors' families seek answers about Russian ship sinking

    It took the Russian military over a week to acknowledge that one serviceman died and two dozen others were missing after one of its flagship cruisers sank in the Black Sea, reportedly the result of a Ukrainian missiles strike. The acknowledgment happened after families started searching...
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    Woman rescued after falling in toilet trying to get phone

    A woman who accidentally dropped her cellphone into the hole of an outhouse in a national forest and fell in while trying to retrieve it had to be rescued by firefighters in Washington state. Brinnon Fire Department Chief Tim Manly said the woman, who was at the top of Mount Walker in the...
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    Scientists design major advancement with robotic prosethetics

    It’s estimated that just over two million people are living with limb loss in the United States and that number is expected to double by 2050. A first-of-its-kind study is underway at Florida Atlantic University that could be a game-changer for people with prosthetic hands by giving them...
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    New report highlights South Florida’s air quality

    The American Lung Association’s annual State of The Air report has some mixed news for South Florida. While overall the metro area is facing fewer days of poor air quality, the report found that short-term spikes in particle pollution have increased over a three-year period. “What’s...
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    Afraid to fly with unmasked passengers? Call your airline

    Airlines say they are offering options — including refunds in some cases — for people worried about flying now that other passengers aren’t required to wear face masks. However, the airlines aren’t providing many details. Customers could find themselves at the mercy of workers at airline...
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    Biden admin to promote availability of COVID antiviral pill

    President Joe Biden and his administration want Americans and their doctors to know that the country has an ample supply of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid and that it no longer needs to be rationed. First approved in December, supply of the Pfizer regimen was initially...
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    Sacramento mass shooting suspect appears in court

    An alleged gang member with a “life-time commitment to violence” fired at least 28 bullets earlier this month during a mass shooting in California's capital city that left six people dead, prosecutors said. Smiley Martin, 27, was one of 12 people injured in the gunfire and has been hospitalized...
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    F1 in Miami Gardens: Residents want information about $5M in community benefits

    The Miami Grand Prix is coming on May 6 to Miami Gardens. Residents are bracing for the loud noise and the traffic that they will have to endure during the annual event at the Hard Rock Stadium property. Downtown Miami rejected Formula One for the same reasons that a group of long-time Miami...
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    FAA says it failed to tell Capitol Police about plane flight

    The Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged Friday that it failed to alert Capitol Police about a parachute jump at a nearby baseball stadium, a misstep that led to a security alert and evacuation of the Capitol. “We deeply regret that we contributed to a precautionary evacuation of the...
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