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A man has been charged with killing 6 people in Mississippi

Friday, February 17, 2023

A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in the tiny rural community of Arkabutla, the local sheriff said.

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A white Louisiana police officer is charged with killing an unarmed Black man

Friday, February 17, 2023

After reviewing evidence and bodycam footage, state troopers charged Shreveport Police Officer Alexander Tyler, 23, with negligent homicide in the Feb. 3 shooting death of Alonzo Bagley, 43.

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11 days after the quake, a few more survivors are pulled from the rubble in Turkey

Friday, February 17, 2023

Even as the death toll in Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 43,000, search teams in southern Turkey have rescued a few people who were trapped in the debris, including a 12-year-old boy.

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U.S. prosecutors ask for 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly

Friday, February 17, 2023

The additional sentence from last year's child pornography and enticement convictions in Chicago would add to 30 years the R&B singer and songwriter recently began serving in a New York case.

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Taiwan reports that a Chinese weather balloon was found on an outlying island

Friday, February 17, 2023

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said the balloon carried equipment registered to a state-owned electronics company in the northern city of Taiyuan.

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The suspect charged with killing 7 people at 2 California farms pleads not guilty

Thursday, February 16, 2023

A gag order has been issued that prohibits the attorneys, the suspect and the county sheriff's office from talking to reporters about the facts of the case or sharing opinions about what happened.

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All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster Tim McCarver dies at 81

Thursday, February 16, 2023

McCarver had a long run as the one of the country's most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators.

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Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold in giant slalom at the world championships

Thursday, February 16, 2023

The victory makes Shiffrin only the fourth female skier to win world titles in four different disciplines. Last month, she broke Lindsey Vonn's women's record of 82 World Cup wins.

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Tesla recalls nearly 363,000 cars with 'Full Self-Driving' to fix flaws in behavior

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Tesla is recalling the vehicles to fix problems with the way the "Full Self-Driving" system behaves around intersections and following posted speed limits. The fix will come in a software update.

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Spain approves menstrual leave, teen abortion and trans laws

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Among the enacted changes, 16- and 17-year-olds will be allowed to undergo an abortion without parental consent. And workers suffering debilitating period pain can take paid time off.

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2 deputies who were suspended in the Tyre Nichols case didn't keep their bodycams on

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Two sheriff's deputies who have been suspended for five days failed to keep their body cameras activated after they went to the location where Nichols had been beaten by Memphis police, officials say.

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A skinny robot documents the forces eroding a massive Antarctic glacier

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Scientists got their first up-close look at what's eating away part of Antarctica's Thwaites ice shelf, nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its massive melt and sea rise potential.

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Upset Ohio town residents seek answers over train derailment

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Hundreds of worried people gathered to hear state officials tell them that testing so far has shown local air is safe to breathe and to promise that safety testing of the air and water would continue.

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1 person was killed and 3 others injured in a shooting at an El Paso mall

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The shooting happened in a busy shopping area and across a large parking lot from a Walmart where 23 people were killed in a racist attack in 2019.

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A Black Hawk helicopter from the Tennessee National Guard has crashed

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Officials said both of the people on board were killed when the helicopter crashed in Alabama during a training flight.

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A new study offers hints that healthier school lunches may help reduce obesity

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The national study found a small but significant decline in the average BMI of more than 14,000 schoolkids after implementation of a 2010 federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals.

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A hazardous spill in Arizona closes down an interstate and forces an evacuation

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

A portion of the main freeway that links the state's two largest cities remains closed outside Tucson a day after a deadly crash caused a hazardous material leak and forced evacuations nearby.

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One of 12 boys rescued from the Thai cave dies at a British school

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The captian of the boys soccer team rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 was found unconscious in his room at the sports academy he was attending in England.

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U.N. agencies seek $5.6 billion to help Ukraine, its refugees abroad

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The U.N.'s humanitarian aid and refugee agencies are seeking $5.6 billion to help millions of people in Ukraine and countries that have taken in fleeing Ukrainians in the wake of Russia's invasion.

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U.S. arrests 4 in Florida over the assassination of Haitian president

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company, prosecutors announced.

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