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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s terrifying ordeal
The images of a right-wing mob sacking the Capitol in support of former President Donald Trump and his false claims of election fraud shocked the nation. Now, nearly a month later, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has come forward to describe what it was like inside the building, hiding and fearing for her life. Her harrowing account,
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A California man dies after falling 95-feet while canyoneering in Death Valley National Park
A man canyoneering in Death Valley National Park has died after falling off a cliff, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Justin Ibershoff, 38, from Los Angeles, died on Saturday as he was descending a technical route in Deimos Canyon with six friends, the NPS said in a news release. All the party members
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Judge grants Minneapolis teachers temporary restraining order halting in-person teaching for some
A weekend temporary order allowed some Minneapolis Public School District (MPS) teachers and staff to not return to in-person work Monday due to Covid-19 concerns, according to court documents.. MPS staff were expected to return to in-person teaching Monday, but a ruling from Hennepin County District Court Judge Susan Robiner said that staff and teachers
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Officer under investigation following viral video of excessive force
Click here for updates on this story SOUTH FULTON, Georgia (WGCL) — The City of South Fulton responded to a video that went viral showing a police officer using excessive force. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations headquarters was requested to investigate the incident. “You can stop walking up on me,” said Marcus Coleman in the
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Man accused of impersonating an officer to swindle businesses
Click here for updates on this story VILLA RICA, Georgia (WGCL) — A West Georgia man has been arrested for impersonating an officer so he could swindle money from his victims. Haralson County Sheriff’s Office has charged William Keith Merritt of Villa Rica with theft by deception and impersonating a law enforcement officer. The investigation
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These dinosaurs may have used their frills to flirt
Many dinosaurs had distinctive bony frills around their necks — the best-known being the distinctive Triceratops. It’s not a feature found in living animals today, and paleontologists have long debated what the function was of the diverse array of frills and horns in this family of dinosaurs, called ceratopsians. The large frill that skirts the
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Two women were killed in murder-for-hire plot gone wrong, Louisiana sheriff says
Three men from Louisiana are facing murder charges after two women — including the sister of one of the men — were killed in a murder-for-hire plot gone wrong, according to Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet. At a news conference Monday, the sheriff said Beaux Cormier hired Andrew Eskine and Dalvin Wilson to kill a
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New York governor signs bill to repeal ‘walking while trans’ ban
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday repealing a controversial statute commonly known as the “walking while trans” ban. Both houses of the New York Legislature voted Tuesday to pass the bill that repeals a 1976 penal law statute aimed at prohibiting loitering for the purpose of prostitution, but which ultimately led to
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Mickey Callaway, Angels pitching coach, accused of sexually inappropriate behavior
The Los Angeles Angels suspended pitching coach Mickey Callaway on Tuesday following a report by The Athletic alleging Callaway sent inappropriate pictures and unprompted texts to at least five female reporters over a span of at least five years. In a wide-ranging report by The Athletic, one woman, who spoke out on the condition of
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Family, hospital staff recalls moment baby was born in car during Winter Storm Cooper
Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — A baby was born in the front seat of her parent’s car during Winter Storm Cooper on Monday. Hartford HealthCare said Kaitlyn Vacchina of Lebanon unexpectedly delivered her baby in the front seat of her car as they pulled up at the Backus Hospital
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Two FBI agents from crimes against children unit killed and three agents wounded in South Florida shootout
Two FBI agents were fatally shot and three agents were wounded in a shootout as they executed a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday morning, the FBI said. The subject of the warrant is dead, the FBI said in a statement. The shooting occurred at about 6 a.m. as a team of law enforcement
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Child killer to be resentenced for 1986 murder
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — A Fayetteville man convicted of sexually assaulting and killing a 4-year-old child in 1986 will be resentenced for the crime. Christopher Segerstrom was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for Barbara Thompson’s death in 1987. Segerstrom was 15-years-old on when he was
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Tennessee truck drivers hope to be moved higher on the vaccination list
Click here for updates on this story Tennessee (WSMV) — Many of us are listening closely for when it’s our turn to take the vaccine. One group said they must be moved up from where they are now. For 32 years, Denise Hayes’ husband has driven trucks. This past year has been so different from
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A new Biden plan could end a troubling chapter in US history. Here’s what we know
The crisis that began when the Trump administration separated thousands of migrant families at the border still isn’t over. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order forming a task force that could bring this chapter in US history to a close. Its mission: to reunite parents and children who remain separated. The effort,
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Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny handed jail term, prompting protests across Russia
A Moscow court sent Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny to prison for more than two and a half years on Tuesday, prompting protests across the country. The ruling closed a heated hearing in which the Kremlin critic ridiculed claims he broke his parole conditions while recovering from poisoning, and denounced President Vladimir Putin as “Putin
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A famed private investigator died after an attempted robbery. He cracked his own case, says DA
Two men could face murder charges in connection with the death of famed private investigator Jack Palladino, who authorities say may have helped solve his own case. Palladino, 76, fell just outside his home in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood after two men tried stealing his camera last Thursday afternoon, according to the San Francisco Police
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Two FBI agents killed and three agents injured in shootout in Sunrise, Florida
Two FBI agents were fatally shot and three agents were wounded in a shootout as they executed a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday morning, the FBI said. The subject of the warrant is dead, the FBI said in a statement. The shooting occurred at about 6 a.m. as a team of law enforcement
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Three Rochester police officers are removed from patrol after a 9-year-old girl is handcuffed and pepper-sprayed
Three Rochester, New York, officers have been removed from patrol duty after an incident in which a 9-year-old girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed, Interim Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan said. Body camera videos of Friday’s encounter — released by the police department over the weekend — showed officers restraining the child, putting her in handcuffs and
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Hollywood sign changed to ‘Hollyboob’; 6 arrested
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — The iconic Hollywood sign has once again undergone another unofficial transformation. Six people were arrested Monday after scaling the hills around the sign and altering it to read “HOLLYBOOB” in what they claimed was an effort to raise breast cancer awareness, according to police.
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