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7 people killed, dozens injured as dust storm causes major car crash in Illinois: Officials

7 people killed, dozens injured as dust storm causes major car crash in Illinois: Officials

@gwith99/Twitter (NEW YORK) — A seventh person has been confirmed dead after a massive pileup Monday in Illinois caused by a sudden dust storm, officials said. Thirty-seven people were transported to area hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to critical, Illinois State Police said. Victims range in age from 2 to […]

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Woman arrested for allegedly throwing wine at Matt Gaetz

Woman arrested for allegedly throwing wine at Matt Gaetz

Walton County Sheriff’s Office (MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.) — A Florida woman was arrested and charged with battery on an elected official after she allegedly threw a glass of wine at Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred on Saturday in Miramar Beach, Florida. Gaetz […]

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Some Black farmers worry they could be left out of federal debt relief programs

Some Black farmers worry they could be left out of federal debt relief programs

ABC News (KEYSVILLE, Ga.) — For nearly three decades, Lucious Abrams says he has gotten letters from the United States Department of Agriculture promising to wipe out his debt –but for him and other Black farmers in the country, receiving relief from the federal government has been a difficult process. Every […]

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Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll battery, defamation case, his attorney says

Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll battery, defamation case, his attorney says

Sorapong Chaipanya / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump will not testify in his own defense in writer E. Jean Carroll’s civil defamation and battery case against the former president, Trump’s attorney said Tuesday at the end of the day’s testimony. Carroll, who brought the lawsuit in November, alleges that […]

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2 inmates escape from Virginia jail, including man arrested in murder of North Carolina deputy

2 inmates escape from Virginia jail, including man arrested in murder of North Carolina deputy

Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office (FARMVILLE, Va.) — Federal, state and local officials are searching for two inmates who escaped from a Virginia jail, including a man who’s suspected of being involved in the murder of a North Carolina deputy, according to authorities. Alder Marin-Sotelo, 26, and Bruce Callahan, 44, both […]

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NYC to distribute Apple AirTags to fight rising car thefts

NYC to distribute Apple AirTags to fight rising car thefts

Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City will give away 500 Apple AirTags to prevent rising car thefts, Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday. The city hopes that adding this tracking technology will help the New York Police Department recover stolen cars and deter thieves amid […]

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2 people, dog rescued from sinking boat off Georgia coast

2 people, dog rescued from sinking boat off Georgia coast

USCGSoutheast via Twitter (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — Two people and a dog were rescued Monday after their boat sank off the coast of Georgia, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The 28-foot catamaran Pisces began taking on water near St. Simons Sound before sinking near the entrance of the sound, the Coast Guard […]

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Divers find underwater hospital, cemetery off coast of Key West

Divers find underwater hospital, cemetery off coast of Key West

NPS Photo by C. Sproul (KEY WEST, Fla.) — The archeological remains of a 19th century hospital and cemetery have been found on a submerged island near Garden Key, the second-largest island in the Dry Tortugas National Park near Key West, Florida. The hospital served as a 19th century quarantine and […]

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UC Davis on edge in wake of 3 stabbings in city in 1 week that killed college senior, beloved homeless man

UC Davis on edge in wake of 3 stabbings in city in 1 week that killed college senior, beloved homeless man

ABC News (DAVIS, Calif.) — The FBI is helping investigate three “brazen” stabbings — two of which killed a college senior and a homeless man — within one week in Davis, California, according to police. Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said Tuesday that authorities are still investigating whether the “unprecedented” stabbings […]

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1,500 active-duty troops being sent to southern border ahead of expected migrant surge

1,500 active-duty troops being sent to southern border ahead of expected migrant surge

John Moore/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Defense plans to send 1,500 additional active-duty troops to support the security mission along the U.S.-Mexico border for a temporary three-month period ahead of an expected surge of migrants with the end of Title 42 restrictions on May 11, according to U.S. officials. […]

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