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    Queen Elizabeth II privately marks her 96th birthday

    Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 96th birthday privately on Thursday, retreating to the Sandringham estate in eastern England that has offered the monarch and her late husband, Prince Philip, a refuge from the affairs of state. Elizabeth is expected to spend the day at the estate’s Wood Farm...
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    Relentless attacks pound last defenders holed up in Mariupol

    Relentless Russian attacks pounded the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol as a fighter apparently on the inside issued a video plea for help, saying defenders holed up in a giant steel plant "may have only a few days or hours left.” Another attempt to evacuate civilians...
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    Scholar uses trash as treasure to study life in North Korea

    When the waves wash trash onto the beaches of front-line South Korean islands, Kang Dong Wan can often be found hunting for what he calls his “treasure” — rubbish from North Korea that provides a peek into a place that’s shut down to most outsiders. “This can be very important material because...
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    US-Cuba talks to focus on irregular migration

    Andy Gomez was waiting with anticipation for the U.S.-Cuba meeting on Thursday. The professor emeritus of Cuban studies at the University of Miami said Cuba has historically allowed migration to the U.S. during times of crisis. Amid a COVID-related decrease in tourism and other failures, Gomez...
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    Johnson heads to India to meet Modi, escape 'partygate' flak

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to set aside his political troubles and focus on economic ties and the war in Ukraine during a long-delayed official trip to India. Johnson is due to visit the western state of Gujarat and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on the...
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    Judge mulls lawsuit seeking to kick Trump backers off ballot

    Attorneys representing two Republican congressmen and a GOP state House member running to be Arizona’s top election official urged a judge in Phoenix Wednesday to dismiss lawsuits that allege they are ineligible for the November ballot because they participated in or helped organize the Jan. 6...
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    Mayor in troubled LA wants more spending for homeless, LAPD

    In a city struggling with rising crime rates and an out-of-control homeless crisis, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday proposed boosting spending for police and funneling a record amount — more than $1 billion — into housing and other programs to help those those living on the streets...
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    Parachute demo causes brief evacuation of US Capitol

    The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police said they were tracking an aircraft “that poses a probable threat,” but the plane turned out to be a military aircraft with people parachuting out of it for a demonstration, officials told The Associated Press. The alert to...
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    CSX 1Q profit jumps 22% on higher rates despite service woes

    CSX railroad struggled to keep up with demand in the first three months of the year but still managed to deliver 22% more profit thanks to higher shipping rates offsetting a slight decline in the number of shipments it handled. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad said Wednesday it earned...
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    Judge rules Formula 1 race will go on despite attempts by Miami Gardens residents to stop it

    A South Florida judge ruled on Wednesday that he won’t block the Formula 1 race set to take place in Miami Gardens in just a few weeks. The legal battle spearheaded by Miami Gardens residents will continue. “My clients are doing nothing but living in their day to day lives in their homes that...
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    Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate

    The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs, officials said Wednesday. It came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the...
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    Florida health department issues new, controversial guidance on care for transgender children

    Florida’s Department of Health issued controversial guidelines on Wednesday when it comes to the care of transgender children. It defies federal guidance and LGBTQ+ youth say the state has it all wrong. The page of guidance from Florida’s health department has links and citations. Florida...
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    Biden lauds commanders for 'exceptional' work arming Ukraine

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday lauded U.S. military officials for “exceptional” work arming Ukraine as he gathered the nation's military brass for their first in-person group meeting at the White House of his presidency. It's an annual tradition that had been put on hold because of the...
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    Ukrainian family facing hate crime charges for alleged beating of gay man

    Members of a Ukrainian refugee family appeared in a South Florida courtroom on Wednesday. That’s where they are facing hate crime and attempted murder charges for an alleged family ambush. Police say Oleh Makarenko was in a nine-month homosexual relationship, which would end with his lover...
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    Shining a light on South Florida eco heroes

    This Earth Day marks one year since Local 10 News launched its “Don’t Trash Our Treasure” series, and throughout this journey, we’ve met some pretty remarkable South Floridians doing their part to protect our precious backyard. We’ve featured many inspiring stories, but there were three...
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    NeNe Leakes sues saying racism accepted on 'Real Housewives'

    Former star of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” NeNe Leakes sued the companies behind the show on Wednesday, alleging that they fostered and tolerated a hostile and racist work environment. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Atlanta says Leakes, who is Black, complained to executives about...
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    Family of Pembroke Pines teen Miya Marcano honored with key to the city

    Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank Ortis is presenting a special proclamation to the parents of Miya Marcano, who was murdered by a maintenance worker at her apartment complex in Orlando. The late teen is being honored in a special way with her family getting a key to the city of Pembroke Pines in...
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    Daughter seeks justice after alleged speeding driver killed mother, 5 others

    Lyndie Louis lost her mom Marie Michelle Louis back in January, she was one of six people killed in a violent car accident in Delray beach. “I have to live with that I feel like I take her to be killed,” Louis said who dropped her off to work on that day never thinking it would be the last time...
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    Gov. Whitmer wants federal aid to keep nuclear plant open

    Michigan's Democratic governor wants a nuclear power plant on Lake Michigan to stay open and she's asking the federal government to pay for it. But the owner of the Palisades Power Plant says it's too late — the plant will be shut down in May as scheduled. The Biden administration on Tuesday...
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    Russian forces give Ukrainian troops a deadline to get out of steel factory in Mariupol

    President Joe Biden met with the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday along with his team and the joint chiefs of staff amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. “Weapons and ammunition are flowing in daily,” Biden said. His remarks come as the treasury department launched a new round...
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