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Mar 28 2023
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Boston teenager dies in 'freak accident' while skiing, family says
A 15-year-old died during a 'freak accident' at a ski resort in New Hampshire, according to the boy's family. The high school sophomore died after an accident on Saturday night at Pats Peak Ski Area in Henniker, New Hampshire, about 90 miles north of East Boston, reported television station WHDH. The boy, Christopher DiPrima, was a student at Excel Academy Charter High School in Boston and
USA TODAYJun 03 2023
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Feel good gun story: Pregnant woman successfully defends family in parking garage
A pregnant woman shot a man who attacked her family during a Memorial Day visit to Arkansas, according to a police report. The incident occurred in a parking garage in Little Rock during a robbery attempt, police said. The woman, who was with her husband and two children, told police that her husband was tackled and punched by a man as he was loading something on top of their van. She said
HotAirMar 29 2023
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Family of stabbed Senate staffer says he was "randomly and brutally attacked"
The parents of Philip Todd, the Senate staffer who was stabbed in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, issued a statement on Wednesday saying he was in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery. Todd was "randomly and brutally attacked by a person armed with a knife, who, according to the police report, attempted to kill him. The intervention of our son's friend helped prevent
Yahoo NewsFeb 08 2023
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Sale closed in Pleasanton: $1.7 million for a single-family house
The spacious property located in the first block of Golf Road in Pleasanton was sold on Jan. 5, 2023 for $1,740,000, or $671 per square foot. The house built in 1975 has an interior space of 2,592 square feet. The property sits on a 0.4-acre lot. These nearby houses have also recently changed hands: • On Golf Road, Pleasanton, in September 2022, a 2,251-square-foot home was sold for $1,850,000
San Jose Mercury NewsMay 03 2023
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MN House Passes Paid Family Leave Bill, Senate Votes Next
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota House lawmakers have approved a state-run paid family and medical leave program by a vote of 68-64. Rep. Ruth Richardson’s bill would now allow up to 12 weeks of partial payments each year to people who need family bonding with a new child or who have a serious medical condition. People experiencing both situations can get an extra six weeks of leave. Women
KVRRMar 27 2023
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Florida couple visiting Haiti kidnapped, held for ransom: Family members
A Florida couple has reportedly been kidnapped in Haiti and is being held for hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom. Jean-Dickens Toussaint, and his wife Abigail Toussaint, both 33, have been held hostage since Saturday, Miami ABC News affiliate WPLG reported. The couple’s niece, who identified herself as Christie but did not provide her last name, said that the couple went to Haiti to
Law & CrimeAug 03 2023
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Grieving families confront Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers before judge hands down death sentence
The grieving families of some of the 11 murdered Jewish worshipers killed at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue had a chance to confront shooter Robert Bowers during his sentencing hearing Thursday, before a federal judge formally sentenced him to death in accordance with a jury's recommendation. The hearing at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh featured 22 witnesses – survivors of the 2018
Fox News (Online News)Feb 01 2024
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New Child Tax Credit encourages illegal migration, say Republicans
Some House Republicans are expressing concern that child tax credits included as part of new tax legislation will encourage illegal immigration. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, which passed the House on Wednesday evening, by a bipartisan 357-70 vote, would increase and modify child tax credit provisions—such as the low-income housing tax credit. The $78 billion
NewsweekMar 25 2023
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North Carolina great Eric Montross battling cancer, family says
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The family of former North Carolina and NBA big man Eric Montross says he has begun treatments for cancer. Montross’ family issued a statement through the school on Saturday announcing the 51-year-old’s diagnosis, though it didn’t specify the nature of the cancer. “We are all touched by the responses our entire family has received since the news became public,” the family
USA TODAYJun 01 2023
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Transgender teens, families sue Idaho over felony ban on gender-affirming care
The families of two transgender teenagers are challenging an Idaho law that criminalizes gender-affirming health care for minors in federal court. They argue in a lawsuit that the state’s House Bill 71, set to take effect in January, represents an “unprecedented intrusion” into the fundamental autonomy of families and constitutes an unconstitutional ban on care considered medically necessary
The Hill