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New Jersey councilwoman shot and killed in possible targeted attack outside her home

New Jersey councilwoman shot and killed in possible targeted attack outside her home

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 30-year-old woman found fatally shot in her Sayreville, New Jersey townhouse complex has been identified by local officials as Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour. She was shot while inside her white SUV, which appears to have then crashed on Samuel Circle at around 7:22 p.m. […]

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Two South Carolina men charged following 2019 murder of transgender woman

Two South Carolina men charged following 2019 murder of transgender woman

amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over three years after Pebbles LaDime “Dime” Doe was found dead, the Department of Justice unsealed charges against two men involved in her murder. A South Carolina man was charged with a hate crime for the 2019 murder of Doe in Allendale, South Carolina, according […]

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Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, predicts six more weeks of winter

Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, predicts six more weeks of winter

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, awoke Thursday morning to see his shadow which means that — according to legend — there will be six more weeks of winter. Legend has it that if he sees his shadow then winter will […]

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Will the Texas power grid survive the next deep freeze?

Will the Texas power grid survive the next deep freeze?

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The lights have stayed on in Texas among the recent freezes the state has been experiencing, but experts aren’t sure whether the energy grids are winterized enough to withstand the next deep freeze. Texas typically experiences deep freezes that really test its power grids […]

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Attorneys for “Rust” armorer say she was pressured to work in unsafe environment

Attorneys for “Rust” armorer say she was pressured to work in unsafe environment

Steve Prezant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for the Rust film armorer charged with involuntary manslaughter Tuesday said she felt “extreme pressure” to work within an irresponsible culture that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and actor Alec Baldwin were both charged Tuesday with […]

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Can artificial intelligence help stop mass shootings?

Can artificial intelligence help stop mass shootings?

Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A string of six mass shootings in California over less than two weeks, which left 30 dead and 19 injured, has reignited calls that the U.S. address gun violence. President Joe Biden earlier this month pushed for a nationwide ban on assault […]

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Mother of man fatally shot by Columbus police renews call for officer to be held accountable

Mother of man fatally shot by Columbus police renews call for officer to be held accountable

ABC News (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Following the disciplinary actions and murder charges brought against several officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, Rebecca Duran, the mother of Donovan Lewis, renewed her call Tuesday for the Columbus, Ohio, police officer who fatally shot her son last year […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 2/1/23

Scoreboard roundup — 2/1/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Portland 122, Memphis 112 Washington at Detroit (Postponed) Philadelphia 105, Orlando 104 Boston 139, Brooklyn 96 Minnesota 119, Golden State 114 Houston 112, Oklahoma City 106 Sacramento 119, San Antonio 109 Utah 131, Toronto 128 […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 2/1

Prep Sports Roundup: 2/1

Boys Basketball Region 12 MOAB, Utah-Griffin Wayman netted 18 points and the Richfield Wildcats clobbered Grand 71-35 Wednesday in Region 12 boys basketball action. JT Dowd led the Red Devils in defeat with 12 points. Region 14 NEPHI, Utah-Ryker Richards led the way with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 […]

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Dallas Zoo offering $25,000 reward for information on person tampering with animal habitats

Dallas Zoo offering $25,000 reward for information on person tampering with animal habitats

Dallas Zoo (DALLAS) — A day after two missing monkeys from the Dallas Zoo were found, the zoo is upping its reward for information on who may have been tampering with its animal exhibits. The Dallas Zoo is now offering a $25,000 reward–up from $10,000– for information that leads to […]

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