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Days after US attack, weary but resilient Venezuelans try to return to normal amid fears of repression

By Michael Rios, Uriel Blanco, CNN (CNN) — As Venezuelans attempt to regain a semblance of normalcy after the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro, authorities in the country are cracking down on any show of support to the beleaguered leader’s removal. As Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s acting leader on Monday, rights

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Brown University shooting suspect planned attack for a long time, offering no motive in video confession, officials say

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in last month’s mass shooting at Brown University and subsequent killing of an MIT professor admitted to the attacks in a series of short videos authorities recovered from an electronic device, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said Tuesday. The office released transcripts of

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Julian Bond Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of civil rights activist Julian Bond. Personal Birth date: January 14, 1940 Death date: August 15, 2015 Birth place: Nashville, Tennessee Birth name: Horace Julian Bond Father: Horace Mann Bond, educator Mother: Julia (Washington) Bond, librarian Marriages: Pamela Sue Horowitz (March 17, 1990-August

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State Tech student accused of posing as border patrol agent, threatening Mexican restaurant

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A student from State Technical College was charged after he allegedly threatened employees at a Mexican restaurant while posing as a border patrol agent. Coby Williams, 20, of Linn, was charged on Monday in Osage County with first-degree making a terroristic threat, first-degree harassment and misdemeanor impersonating a law enforcement officer. He

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Cole County baby box installation begins

Installation of the Safe Haven Baby Box began Monday at the Cole County EMS Headquarters in downtown Jefferson City, according to Chief Eric Hoy.

The device is expected to be installed by the end of the week, but people will not be able to drop off infants until sometime in February, Hoy said. The box is being put in a wall on the building’s east side, behind the engine truck garages. People can access it from East McCarty Street.

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