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• Demolition Boosts Search at Condo, but Storms Pose Threat

  05-07-2021 23:56
  
  A top Miami-Dade fire official says stormy weather is hampering search efforts at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building.
  
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• Philadelphia July 4th revelers sprayed with about 100 BULLETS during fireworks show as major US cities again hit with gun violence

  05-07-2021 23:55 via rt.com
  
  America's epidemic of big-city gun violence flared up again over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, including an incident in which about 100 shots were reportedly fired into a crowd watching a fireworks show in Philadelphia.Two young men in their early 20s were killed and a 16-year-old girl was injured when a gunman or gunmen fired into the crowd at a party Sunday night outside a store in west Philadelphia, the local NBC News affiliate reported, citing police investigators. An estimated 90-100
  
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• Philadelphia July 4th revelers sprayed with about 100 BULLETS during fireworks show as major US cities again hit by gun violence

  05-07-2021 23:55 via rt.com
  
  America's epidemic of big-city gun violence flared up again over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, including an incident in which around 100 shots were reportedly fired into a crowd watching a fireworks show in Philadelphia.Two young men in their early 20s were killed and a 16-year-old girl was injured when a gunman or gunmen fired into the crowd at a party on Sunday night outside a store in west Philadelphia, the local NBC News affiliate reported, citing police investigators. An estimated 90-
  
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• Amanda Kloots remembers late husband Nick Cordero on one-year anniversary of his death

  05-07-2021 23:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Amanda Kloots paid tribute to her late husband, actor Nick Cordero, one year after he died of complications from Covid-19.
  
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• Tropical Storm Elsa Moving Across West Cuba, Then to Florida

  05-07-2021 23:52
  
  Tropical Storm Elsa is sweeping over western Cuba with strong rain and winds, and forecasters say it will move on to the Florida Keys on Tuesday and Florida’s central Gulf coast by Wednesday.
  
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• Woman Charged With Helping Grandson Flee Fatal Hit-And-Run

  05-07-2021 23:49
  The grandmother of a Louisiana man charged in a fatal hit-and-run has been arrested for obstruction of justice after authorities determined she helped her grandson flee the scene.
  
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• US Women's Hoops Program Director Stepping Down After Tokyo

  05-07-2021 23:49
  USA Basketball women’s national team director Carol Callan will step down after the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her role as the president of FIBA Americas.
  
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• Man Charged in Arkansas Jogger's Slaying Seeks Trial Delay

  05-07-2021 23:45
  A man charged with killing an Arkansas woman who went missing after she went jogging is seeking to delay his trial.
  
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• Coconino National Forest to Reopen With Fire Restrictions

  05-07-2021 23:42
  The Coconino National Forest will reopen to the public Tuesday morning although some fire restrictions will remain in effect.
  
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• `Superman,’ `Lethal Weapon’ Director Richard Donner Dies

  05-07-2021 23:39
  
  The filmmaker who turned Christopher Reeve into “Superman” and Mel Gibson and Danny Glover into cop buddies in “Lethal Weapon” has died.
  
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• 3 Killed in Northern Wisconsin House Fire; 3 Escape Blaze

  05-07-2021 23:39
  Authorities say three people were killed in a house fire in the northern Wisconsin town of Ashland.
  
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• 9-Year-Old Among 3 Shot in Missouri Fireworks Altercation

  05-07-2021 23:31
  Authorities say a suburban St. Louis man fired at a group of people shooting off fireworks for the Fourth of July, wounding a 9-year-old boy and two women.
  
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• Police: Girl Dies After Being Hit During Gun Battle at Party

  05-07-2021 23:29
  Authorities say a teenage girl died after she was hit by gunfire during a gun battle between two people at a holiday weekend party in Ohio.
  
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• Not Just Another Manic Monday: Federer, Djokovic, Kerber Win

  05-07-2021 23:28
  
  Wimbledon's last Manic Monday brought the usual packed schedule and an unusual number of first-time quarterfinalists.
  
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• Two gay dads took an HIV-positive son in. They died of the same disease.

  05-07-2021 23:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sometimes, Noel Arce has trouble remembering his dads.  Not his biological parents — he never met them: His birth mother gave him up as an infant,
  
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• Restriction of Civic Space in Venezuela Is Worrying, Says U.N. Human Rights Chief

  05-07-2021 23:19
  
  CARACAS (Reuters) - Restrictions on civic space in Venezuela remain a cause for concern, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet...
  
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• $110M Available for Transit Projects Outside of Chicago

  05-07-2021 23:18
  The Illinois Department of Transportation is accepting applications for projects to improve public transit systems outside of Chicago.
  
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• Hackers behind holiday crime spree demand $70 million, say they locked 1 million devices

  05-07-2021 23:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  The hacker gang behind an international crime spree that played out over the Fourth of July weekend says it has locked more than a million individual
  
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• Germany Relaxes Restrictions for Travelers From UK and Other Countries

  05-07-2021 23:03
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's public health institute said on Monday the United Kingdom, India, Portugal and Russia were no longer "areas of variant...
  
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• Records: Doctor Used Wrong Test to Clear Patients of COVID

  05-07-2021 23:00
  Allegations before the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners say a doctor used the wrong test to clear at least two patients of the coronavirus.
  
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• State Patrol: Man Arrested for Throwing Rocks on I-5

  05-07-2021 22:59
  The Washington State Patrol says a man has been arrested in connection with at least four incidents in which concrete rocks were hurled at passing vehicles traveling in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 during the overnight hours.
  
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• The Latest: COVID-19 Cases Grow in Hard-Hit Area of Missouri

  05-07-2021 22:58
  
  The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients jumped by nearly 27% over the Fourth of July weekend in a hard-hit area of Missouri where immunization rates are low, leading to a temporary ventilator shortfall and a call for help from respiratory therapists.
  
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• Residents Oppose Gravel Pit Proposed for Anchorage Suburb

  05-07-2021 22:57
  Numerous residents of an Anchorage suburb want officials to deny a permit for a proposed gravel pit.
  
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• Bomb Squad Searches Damaged Fireworks in Ocean City

  05-07-2021 22:56
  A bomb squad searched through damaged fireworks that exploded on a Maryland beach ahead of a scheduled Fourth of July display and how they should be removed.
  
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• Dior Returns to the Real-World Runway With Textured Show

  05-07-2021 22:55
  
  Dior has ventured back into the real world after more than a year away, with an in-person show for its fall-winter 2021-22 Haute Couture collection in Paris.
  
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• Saudi Arabia to Invest Over $133 Billion in Transport Sector, Minister Says

  05-07-2021 22:54
  
  By Alexander Cornwell and Marwa RashadDUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will invest over 500 billion riyals ($133.34 billion) in airports, sea ports,...
  
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• Report: Venezuela Security Forces Continue Killings, Torture

  05-07-2021 22:51
  
  A United Nations report says Venezuelan security forces carried out fewer extra-judicial killings for almost a year beginning last June, but it accuses them of a continued pattern of torture or cruel treatment of individuals as well as enforced disappearances and incommunicado detentions.
  
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• Man on Scooter Killed in Hit-And-Run Wreck in Mississippi

  05-07-2021 22:51
  A Mississippi man has died after he was riding a scooter on a highway and the scooter was struck by a vehicle that left the scene.
  
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• Son, Family Deliver $30K on July Fourth to Veteran's Retreat

  05-07-2021 22:50
  A boy and his family delivered on the Fourth of July a check for more than $30,000 to a foundation that runs a retreat for wounded veterans and their families.
  
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• Girl, 10, Killed in Apparent Drive-By Shooting in New Jersey

  05-07-2021 22:49
  Authorities say a 10-year-old girl was shot and killed on the Fourth of July in New Jersey.
  
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• Prosecutors Seek 35-Year Sentence for Gang Member in Killing

  05-07-2021 22:48
  Federal prosecutors in Maryland are seeking a 35-year prison sentence for a gang member who pleaded guilty to participating in the killing of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed and cut more than 100 times before his body was set on fire.
  
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• Americans prefer low immigration by 3-to-1 margin, poll shows, which may help explain disapproval of Biden’s border policies

  05-07-2021 22:48 via rt.com
  
  A new Cato Institute poll suggests Joe Biden’s policies, which critics say encourage surging immigration may be out of step with public opinion, as Americans broadly prefer low levels of new residents flowing into the country.The poll, which was released on Monday, showed that 68% of Americans prefer a “low level” of immigration, compared with 23% who would tolerate a “high level.” In fact, respondents in every political category favored low immigration numbers, inc
  
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• Richard Donner, director of 'Lethal Weapon' and first 'Superman,' dies at 91

  05-07-2021 22:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  He also helmed "The Goonies" and the Bill Murray vehicle "Scrooged."
  
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• Ventilator Shortage as Missouri Virus Hospitalizations Spike

  05-07-2021 22:38
  
  The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients jumped by nearly 27% over the Fourth of July weekend in a hard-hit area of Missouri where immunization rates are low, leading to a temporary ventilator shortfall and a public call for help from respiratory therapists.
  
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• Hassan Seeks Help for Those Waiting for Stimulus Checks

  05-07-2021 22:38
  U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan is seeking help for constituents who haven’t received their federal stimulus payments.
  
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• The Latest: Tomljanovic in Wimbledon QF; British Teen Stops

  05-07-2021 22:32
  
  Ajla Tomljanovic has reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon when British teenager Emma Raducanu had to stop playing after a medical timeout in the second set.
  
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• Passenger Killed on Virginia I-64 by Shots From Passing Car

  05-07-2021 22:29
  Virginia State Police say a passenger inside a car was killed when he was struck by gunfire from a passing car on Interstate 64 near downtown Richmond.
  
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• Blue Jackets Goalie Dies After Fireworks Accident

  05-07-2021 22:28
  
  Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast in what authorities described as a tragic accident on the Fourth of July.
  
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• Sheriff: 12-Year-Old Killed Armed Man Who Threatened Mother

  05-07-2021 22:24
  Authorities say a 12-year-old fatally shot an armed man who broke into his family’s home in Louisiana and threatened his mother.
  
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• Spain: Police Probe Suspected Hate Crime Targeting Gay Man

  05-07-2021 22:22
  
  Authorities in northwestern Spain are asking for time to fully investigate the death of a 24-year-old man that sparked widespread condemnation after friends of the victim claimed he was targeted and beaten to death for being gay.
  
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• Egypt Notified That Ethiopia Has Resumed Filling of Giant Dam

  05-07-2021 22:17
  
  CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt's irrigation minister said on Monday he had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling the reservoir...
  
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• Egypt Notified That Ethiopia Has Resumed Filling of Dam

  05-07-2021 22:17
  
  CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt's irrigation minister said on Monday he had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling the reservoir...
  
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• Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murder in Woman's Death

  05-07-2021 22:15
  Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder in the death of a Sandy woman whose body was discovered along a riverbank after had been reported missing.
  
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• Germany Easing Restrictions on Travel From UK, Portugal

  05-07-2021 22:14
  
  Germany is easing strict restrictions on travel from Britain, Portugal and some other countries that were imposed because of the rise of the more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.
  
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• On Last Manic Monday, Federer, Djokovic, Kerber Stick Around

  05-07-2021 22:12
  
  Wimbledon's last Manic Monday has brought the usual packed schedule and an unusual number of first-time quarterfinalists.
  
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• Canada, US Are Easing Pandemic Border-Crossing Restrictions

  05-07-2021 22:11
  
  Pandemic restrictions on travel between Canada and the U.S. began to loosen Monday for some Canadians, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says plans to totally reopen the border will be announced over the next few weeks.
  
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• Bubbly Supply Halted After Moscow Says Champagne Is Russian

  05-07-2021 22:05
  For most aficionados, a sparkling wine can be called champagne only if it comes from the region of France with that name and is made under certain regulations.
  
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• Motorcycle Parade Held for Mississippi Girl With Brain Tumor

  05-07-2021 22:03
  A motorcycle club held a holiday weekend parade to celebrate a Mississippi girl suffering from a brain tumor.
  
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• A weakened Tropical Storm Elsa could still bring flooding to Florida

  05-07-2021 22:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Elsa was blamed for three deaths in the Caribbean, where it was the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic season. Forecasters warned it could strengthen.
  
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• Mexico Arrests Ex-Top Police Official Over Torture Allegations

  05-07-2021 21:58
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A former top police official once seen as vital to Mexico's battle against drug cartels was arrested on Monday on charges...
  
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