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Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance, will likely be extradited Tuesday: Sources
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, will likely be extradited to the United States Tuesday, a source close [Read More…]
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More than a dozen migrants transported to California via private plane, state officials say
Google Maps Street View (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — More than a dozen migrants were dropped off on the doorstep of a California church after being transported to the state via private plane, according to state officials. The [Read More…]
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Body of Branden Colvin found inside collapsed Iowa building; 2 remain missing
Scott Olson/Getty Images (DAVENPORT, Iowa) — The body of one of the missing residents still thought to be inside of a partially collapsed apartment building in Iowa has been found, officials told ABC News. Branden Colvin, [Read More…]
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US must ‘stand strong’ in face of ‘unbelievable aggression from China’: Turner
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Mike Turner, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday lambasted what he called increased military hostility by China and insisted the U.S. “stand strong” after recent close calls near [Read More…]
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Ukraine must make ‘major concessions’ to Russia so US can focus on China: Vivek Ramaswamy
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Vivek Ramaswamy, the youngest 2024 Republican presidential candidate and self-proclaimed political outsider, on Sunday made his “America first” pitch for the White House while defending his view that the U.S. must force [Read More…]
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As Sudan war rages, country’s health system nears breaking point
Abbas Hussein Eltoum (KHARTOUM, Sudan) — When electricity shortages closed the Ibrahim Malik Teaching Hospital where Dr. Mohamed Karrar worked, he packed a bag with any medical equipment and medicine he could carry. “I posted on [Read More…]
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Chinese warship cuts off US Navy ship, marking 2nd military provocation in week
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (TAIPEI, Taiwan) — In the second major provocation by China’s military in the span of a week, a Chinese warship carried out what the U.S. military called “an unsafe maritime interaction” when it [Read More…]
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Sudan conflict: Neighbors volunteer to bury dead amid battle for Khartoum
Sudanese Red Crescent Society (LONDON) — Perturbed by the stench entering his family home in Bahri, Khartoum North, Dr. Noah Madni and his remaining neighbors decided to remove the bodies amassing in the street themselves. [Read More…]
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At least 200 killed, hundreds injured in train crash in India
Tuul & Bruno Morandi/Getty Images (INDIA) — At least 200 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a train accident in India, as the death toll continues to rise, officials said. The crash [Read More…]
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Pride organizers promise safety at festivities amid anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
Carlos Barquero/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Pride Month kicks off, the continuing anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation that has grown over the past several years is on the minds of many people, and event organizers [Read More…]
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Woman leaves 2 children in car that catches fire while allegedly shoplifting: Police
WFTV (FLORIDA) — A 24-year-old Florida woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly left two children in a car that caught fire while she was shoplifting at a mall, according to the Oviedo Police [Read More…]
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West Virginia state trooper shot and killed, suspect in custody: Authorities
CREDIT: WCHS (WEST VIRGINIA) — A 29-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a West Virginia state trooper is in police custody, according to the ATF’s Louisville Office. Law enforcement responded to a shooting complaint in [Read More…]
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Investigators probe Bryan Kohberger’s social media in connection with Idaho college murders
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images (IDAHO) — Investigators are probing the digital footprint of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect accused of killing four Idaho college students in an early morning attack last year, according to new court documents. [Read More…]
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Viewing service held for 14-year-old killed by store owner, ahead of funeral
Aitor Diago/Getty Images (SOUTH CAROLINA) — The viewing service for Cyrus Carmack-Belton, who was allegedly shot and killed by a South Carolina gas station owner, is being held Friday, according to Leevy’s Funeral Home. His [Read More…]
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Biden signs bipartisan debt ceiling deal
ABC News, POOL (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — President Joe Biden addressed the nation in a prime-time speech Friday after Congress averted an economically disastrous default with just days to spare by passing legislation to raise the [Read More…]
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Trump’s attorneys unable to locate sensitive military document he discussed in recording
gregobagel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have been unable to locate the sensitive military document that Trump discussed on tape during a July 2021 meeting at his Bedminster, New Jersey, [Read More…]
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Trump asks judge in criminal case to step aside due to his daughter’s Democratic ties
OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday asked the judge overseeing his criminal prosecution in New York City to step aside, citing the judge’s daughter’s ties to a Democratic organization. [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID cases could be ticking up in New York City, wastewater data shows
d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 cases may be increasing again in New York City, new wastewater data hints. Nearly all of the 14 wastewater treatments plants in the city are currently in the “high” [Read More…]
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‘Thrown in their faces’: Bud Light salespeople say boycott is hurting commission
Bianca Birau / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Salespeople promoting Bud Light for a Florida–based distributor have grown accustomed to car horns, middle fingers and jokes amid a weekslong boycott, but say they have struggled [Read More…]
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Food, drink, pot under one roof: California state bill could allow for cannabis cafes
Craig Hastings/Getty Images (CALIFORNIA) — California cannabis users may soon not have to travel far to get a cup of coffee to go with their legal pot. The state’s assembly passed a bill Wednesday that [Read More…]