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Aug 01 2023
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What we know about the fate of American nurse and her child kidnapped in Haiti
Five days after an American nurse and her daughter were kidnapped in Haiti, the U.S. State Department would not say who might be holding them or whether the abductors had made any demands to secure their release. Alix Dorsainvil and her child were seized Thursday by armed men on the grounds of the Christian-ministry-run health clinic where she worked as a community nurse near Haiti's capital
"USA Today" Contributor
Mar 21 2023
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Stormy, Trump and more: The names to know in historic hush-money case
The Manhattan district attorney seems close to deciding whether to charge former president Donald Trump in the paying of $130,000 to silence an adult film actress, potentially marking the first time in U.S. history a former president has been indicted.
Claiming his arrest is imminent, Trump has sought to rally his base around him, urging supporters in a post on his Truth Social platform
Washington Post
Aug 17 2023
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Ex-Brazilian military police officer sentenced to nearly 276 years in prison for 2015 massacre caught in New Hampshire
A former military police officer who was convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to more than 200 years in prison for his part in a 2015 Brazilian massacre has been arrested in New Hampshire, immigration officials said. Antônio José de Abreu Vidal Filho, 29, became the subject of an active Interpol Red Notice issued by the international criminal police organization after he was convicted
New York Post (News)
Aug 17 2023
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Hurricane Hilary is rapidly intensifying, bringing danger to Southern California
Hurricane Hilary is rapidly intensifying off Mexico’s west coast, with forecasters warning that the storm will likely hit Southern California by late Sunday, bringing with it a deluge of rain, whipping winds and dangerous surf. By the time the system makes it to the southwestern U.S., officials believe its hurricane-strength winds will have weakened considerably — lessened by landfall or
Los Angeles Times
Aug 15 2023
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Madonna announces rescheduled dates for "Celebration" tour; Sacramento visit now set for February 2024
SACRAMENTO – Pop culture icon Madonna has announced the rescheduled dates for her "Celebration Tour." The singer was hospitalized days before the start of the tour earlier this summer. Her manager said the star had to spend several days in the ICU due to a "serious bacterial infection." The US leg of the tour was then postponed. Madonna's tour was originally set to swing by Sacramento at the
CBS News (Online)
Aug 17 2023
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Court Rules That D.C. Selectively Enforced Law Against Pro-Lifers, But Not BLM.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that city officials engaged in “selective enforcement of its defacement ordinance” when it arrested two pro-life activists for chalking public sidewalks while turning a blind-eye to the defacement of public property by Black Lives Matter (BLM) rioters – reversing an earlier district court ruling. The court stated in its opinion that: In the
The National Pulse
Aug 17 2023
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Officials seek information on suspicious activity at Aiken Co. massage parlors
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Seven massage parlors were searched by law enforcement on Wednesday as part of a joint operation on suspected illicit activity, according to officials. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, the Aiken Department of Public Safety, the North Augusta Department of Public Safety, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
WRDW
Aug 20 2023
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Tropical Storm Hilary: Flash Flood Warning Issued For Los Angeles—And Heavy Rain Threatens Death Valley
A flash flood warning was issued for Los Angeles County on Sunday afternoon after Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in Baja California, Mexico—as the southwestern U.S. prepares for “catastrophic flooding” and heavy winds from Southern California’s first tropical storm since 1939. Hilary made landfall at around 11 a.m. local time in northern Baja California, roughly 200 miles south-southeast
Forbes
Aug 16 2023
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University of Chicago settles admissions suit alleging it favored wealthy applicants
The University of Chicago has agreed to pay $13.5 million to current and former students as part of an antitrust lawsuit brought against 17 prestigious schools, claiming the institutions artificially inflated tuition prices by keeping financial aid packages low. The settlement, which was announced Monday, still needs to be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jun 29 2023
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Domingo Germán Broke an 11-Year Perfect Game Drought in MLB
Before the season began, New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán changed his jersey number from 55 to 0. It turned out to be a prescient move. On Wednesday night, Germán became just the 24th pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game, using just 99 pitches to mow through 27 Oakland A’s batters without allowing a single baserunner. Entering the game with a 5.10 ERA in his first 14 starts of
Wall Street Journal (News)