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• Work Dispute Turns Deadly in Florida, Business Partners Pull Guns On Each Other

  31-12-2022 23:26
  Two men have shot and killed each other at their shared business in Lakeland, Florida, according to reports.
  Citing the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Fox News notes that Akeido Bennett, 31, and Xavier Figueroa, 39, business partners, got into a dispute that escalated to a gunfight Thursday.
  The sheriff’s office didn’t share the name of the business, but Fox News reports it as Service On Site of Central Florida, Inc.
  It’s not immediately clear what was behind the dispute.
  
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• Can You Pin Down This Eye-Catching Optical Illusion? It May Leave Your Head Spinning

  31-12-2022 23:17
  This mind-boggling optical illusion may baffle you, even after you learn that you didn’t see what you thought you did.
  Experimental psychologist Akiyoshi Kitaoka often amuses her Twitter followers by sharing images that can make you question your own sanity.
  One mystifying illusion shows two rotating rings made up of six ovals.
  One is all black, while the other alternates between black and white against a gray background.
  Kitaoka, who teaches at the Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan,
  
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• For the First Time Since 1957, This State Gained the Top Spot as Fastest Growing in the Country

  31-12-2022 23:11
  Florida has taken the nation’s top spot in population growth.
  The Sunshine State had the fastest-growing population in the United States in 2022, according to Forbes.
  Florida’s population grew by 1.9 percent in 2022, surpassing Idaho at 1.8 percent.
  The state was on track to end the year with a Census Bureau-estimated population of 22,244,823.
  That’s more than ten times the total population of Idaho, a factor the state overcame to grow its population at the fastest percentage r
  
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• Women journalists remember Barbara Walters: 'Her powerful legacy lives on'

  31-12-2022 22:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Women in journalism are mourning the death of pioneering TV broadcaster Barbara Walters, who died Friday at 93 years old after a career spent breaking barriers
  
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• 'Operation Holiday Heartbreak': Police and Rescuers Find over 70 Dogs Abandoned in Rotting Home

  31-12-2022 22:36
  Many households treat their animals like members of the family, and that’s especially true around the holidays. There are all sorts of pet-specific presents, stockings, decor and treats for Christmas that fly off the shelves or get delivered to porches ahead of Dec. 25.
  But one house in Dyer, Tennessee, was the opposite of all those things. Instead of being cozy, comfortable, and full of cheer, the house was in shambles, full of neglected dogs, feces and rot.
  Authorities contacted the Anim
  
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• Idaho Murder Suspect Was in Class While Quadruple Homicide Was Discussed, According to Classmate

  31-12-2022 22:31
  A classmate of the suspect in Idaho’s quadruple murder is now wondering what took place behind the impassive façade of accused killer Bryan Kohberger as their criminal justice class discussed the killings.
  Kohberger, 28, was a graduate student majoring in criminology at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, which is about nine miles from Moscow, Idaho, where four University of Idaho students were killed on Nov. 13.
  Fellow student B.K. Norton said Kohberger was “q
  
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• The Strange Case of Andrew Tate: Celebrity Detained by Police, Posts Ominous 5-Word Message

  31-12-2022 22:22
  Professional kickboxer and online celebrity Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan, and two others have been detained by Romanian authorities on charges of human trafficking and rape.
  A court agreed to detain 36-year-old Tate and his brother in Bucharest for 30 days as prosecutors continue their investigation into the group. The two brothers have denied the allegations and said they plan to appeal the detention, Reuters reported.
  Romanian authorities announced the charges in a Thursday statement, thou
  
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• Moscow, Idaho Police Chief Reveals If He Believes Murder Suspect Acted Alone or Not: 'We Truly Believe...'

  31-12-2022 22:08
  Although there are gaps in what police know about the day four University of Idaho students were murdered in November, they are confident of one major detail.
  “We truly believe we have the individual that committed these crimes,” Moscow Police Department Chief James Fry said Friday, according to Fox News, after he was asked Friday whether there were any possible accomplices to the crime.
  Fry also said members of the Moscow, Idaho community should remain “vigilant.”
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• Russia Prepares Air Defense Over Moscow, 2,000 Soldiers 'On Duty at Combat Posts'

  31-12-2022 22:05
  Russia deployed air defenses in Moscow and provided residents of Belgorod, a city near the border with Ukraine, directions to bomb shelters on Saturday ahead of the New Year celebrations.
  Approximately 2,000 servicemen will be “on duty at combat posts on New Year’s Eve” for Moscow’s air defense, the Russian Ministry of Defense said, according to Fox News.
  “In total for the period of the New Year holidays and weekends, about 20 thousand military personnel of the air
  
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• GOP lawmakers push to require age verification to view online porn

  31-12-2022 21:48
  
  Starting Sunday, commercial porn sites in Louisiana will have to verify their users are 18 or older or risk being sued.      
  
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• Pope Benedict XVI leaves a 21st century legacy

  31-12-2022 21:47
  Pope Benedict XVI's seven-year tenure as spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics was marked by controversy and reform. (Dec. 31)      
  
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• Former Friend of Idaho Murder Suspect Gives Ominous Details of What Suspect Did During High School

  31-12-2022 21:47
  As the effort to peel back the layers of the life of the man named as the suspect in the November murders of four college students in Moscow, Idaho, begins, former friends said his high school years might provide some clues.
  Bryan Kohberger was arrested Friday at his parents’ Pennsylvania home, according to CNN.
  He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary in the Nov. 13, deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho, Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’A
  
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• Idaho suspect was tracked as he drove across the country

  31-12-2022 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  Authorities carefully tracked the man charged in the killings of four Idaho college students as he drove across the country around Christmas and continued surveilling him for several days before finally arresting him Friday, sources tell CNN.
  
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• Marine charged with death of 4-month-old baby in North Carolina

  31-12-2022 21:32 via nbcnews.com
  An active-duty Marine was arrested and charged with the death of his 4-month-old baby in Jacksonville, North Carolina, police said Friday.
  
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• Shocking photos show the aftermath of a Connecticut car impaled by a guardrail

  31-12-2022 21:31 via cnn.com
  
  A motorist was "miraculously" left with only minor injuries after a car was impaled by a guardrail in Manchester, Connecticut, according to first responders.
  
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• Disgusting Minor Mutilation Bill Goes Into Effect on January 1 - Children in Great Danger the Moment They Enter California

  31-12-2022 21:21
  The Devil’s dark gift is abject freedom. Tragically, on New Year’s Day, California will officially become the Devil’s playground.
  In September, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Democratic Senator Scott Wiener’s legislation, Senate Bill 107, to provide refuge for trans kids and their families.BIG NEWS: @GavinNewsom signed into law our bill (SB 107) to offer refuge to trans kids & their families if they’re being criminalized in their home states.
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• Teenager Spends Christmas in Hospital After Swallowing Marine Creature at Beach

  31-12-2022 21:06
  A teenager in New South Wales, Australia, was hospitalized on Dec. 25 after ingesting a Portuguese man o’ war while celebrating Christmas on Bondi Beach.
  Paramedics were called to help the boy at 1:30 p.m., after which he was hospitalized at St. Vincent’s Hospital, local authorities told 7News Australia.
  “There is not a record of his condition or how he came to ingest the jellyfish,” NSW Ambulance said, according to the outlet.
  The boy was discharged from the hospital the
  
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• Driver 'Miraculously' Survives After Guardrail Pierces Through Vehicle

  31-12-2022 20:42
  A driver is extremely lucky to be alive after running into a guardrail off I-384 in Connecticut the day after Christmas.
  Not only did the driver survive the accident, but they somehow escaped major injury as well.
  The Manchester Fire Rescue EMS termed the incident “miraculous,” and it’s hard to disagree.
  You can view photos of the scene below, courtesy of a Facebook post from the Manchester Fire Rescue EMS. It’s one you might have to see to believe:“Shift 1 operated
  
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• NYT Accidentally Runs Devastating Hit on Itself, Dems, Rest of Media All at Once

  31-12-2022 20:35
  Good news, everyone: The New York Times has discovered what caused that huge spike in violence that began in 2020 and is only beginning to ease now.
  Bad news: It’s them, along with every other major media outlet.
  Not that they realize it. Don’t expect any Walt Kelly-esque “We have met the enemy and he is us” kind of mea culpa. In fact, the cluelessness of the Gray Lady is exemplified in the title of the report bearing this news in Friday’s edition of their email new
  
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• Op-Ed: Why 'Under God' Is So Important in the Pledge of Allegiance

  31-12-2022 20:30
  In 1954, Republican President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill into law inserting the phrase “under God” into the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. Eisenhower loved our country, fought for our country, and thought we needed a reference to the God of our country in our country’s Pledge of Allegiance.
  Why would that be the case? Well, it reminds all of us that everyone is accountable to a higher authority. Even presidents and congressmen would have to acknowledge that they have a higher
  
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• BYU offensive lineman Veikoso dies in construction accident

  31-12-2022 20:29
  Brigham Young University offensive lineman Sione Veikoso was killed in a construction accident in his hometown in Hawaii, family members said.
  Veikoso, 22, died Friday after a retaining wall he was helping repair during holiday break from school collapsed, his family confirmed.
  The Honolulu Fire Department reported that three others were injured when the 15-foot rock wall partially fell behind a home in Kailua, which is about 12 miles northeast of Honolulu.
  “He was a gentle giant who loved
  
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• MGM Resorts sells land on Las Vegas Strip where 2017 mass shooting took place

  31-12-2022 20:12 via cnn.com
  
  The land on the Las Vegas Strip where the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting took place has been sold, the company that owned the land said.
  
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• Vatican mourns the loss of Benedict XVI

  31-12-2022 20:05
  The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died. He was 95. Benedict was the first pope in 600 years to resign. Benedict had become increasingly frail during his almost 10 years of retirement. Benedict's dramatic decision in 2013 to resign paved the way for the conclave that elected Pope Francis. (AP Video shot by Luigi Navarra. Dec. 31)      
  
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• Banks Tied to Epstein Make a Big Move Against His Victims

  31-12-2022 19:48
  Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase are asking a federal court to throw out lawsuits that claim the big banks should have seen evidence of sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who killed himself in jail while facing criminal charges.
  You can get a more comprehensive look at the original lawsuits here.
  The banks said in filings late Friday they didn’t commit any negligent acts that caused harm to the women who filed the lawsuits and that the lawsuits failed to show that
  
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• Thirteen bison killed in traffic accident near Yellowstone Park

  31-12-2022 19:46 via cnn.com
  
  Multiple bison died near the western entrance of Yellowstone National Park in Montana on Wednesday after being struck by a semi-truck, according to police.
  
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• Biden remembers Pope Benedict XVI as 'renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church'

  31-12-2022 19:32 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden mourned the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, saying in a statement Saturday that the late pontiff "will be remembered as a renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church, guided by his principles and faith."
  
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• Alleged Serial Killer Has 4 More Deaths Stacked on Murder List, Used Ambush-Style Tactics - Police

  31-12-2022 19:24
  California authorities have charged a suspected serial killer with the murders of four more people.
  The suspect, 43-year-old Wesley Brownlee, is now accused of killing seven people in Stockton and Alameda County after being arrested in October.
  Authorities say Brownlee was “on a mission” as he killed his victims in ambush-style shootings.“He was out hunting,” Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden said in a statement, according to ABC News.
  “As officers made contact
  
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• A 'very complex' case: The events that led to an arrest in the Idaho student slayings

  31-12-2022 19:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  The killings of four University of Idaho students in mid-November at an off-campus residence stunned the small community of Moscow, Idaho, where investigators
  
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• How Barbara Walters helped Americans understand their presidents

  31-12-2022 19:09 via cnn.com
  
  Over the course of a half-century interviewing American presidents, Barbara Walters interviewed the most powerful men in the world about their regrets, their mothers, their marriages -- even their sleeping arrangements with their wives.
  
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• Chronic Disease on Track to Skyrocket Nearly 700% in Young Americans: 'Should Serve As a Wake-Up Call'

  31-12-2022 19:03
  A chronic disease is affecting young Americans at an alarmingly increasing rate.
  Centers for Disease Control scientists are predicting a 673% increase in young Americans with Type 2 diabetes in a new study published in the American Diabetes Association’s medical journal.
  In the December study, a team of scientists predicts the spike in obesity rates will take effect by 2060.
  Type 2 diabetes has been traditionally associated with older individuals. However, increasing and alarming childhood
  
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• Disney's Disastrous Year Ends with a Big Realization as Legal Protection Upheld Since 1928 Finally Runs Out

  31-12-2022 18:56
  It feels like the end of an age. But endings often mean fresh beginnings. As a culture, where are we headed next? Disney is in a position to point the way.
  A nearly century-old mouse will soon enter the public domain. Mickey Mouse’s original copyright expires in 2024, according to Deseret News.
  Mickey Mouse has been the face of The Walt Disney Co. since his 1928 film debut in “Steamboat Willie.” In 1929, the first Disney logo featured Mickey Mouse.
  The “Steamboat Willie&r
  
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• British Police Make Stunning Discovery From Jack the Ripper Case: "An Exciting Moment For Us"

  31-12-2022 18:37
  Police in England have found an exciting new piece of evidence for one of the most infamous cold murder cases in history.
  The relic, a wooden cane with a facial composite of the unknown killer, Jack the Ripper, is the first ever piece of evidence of its kind.
  According to News.com.au, the cane was owned by a police officer who was charged with trying to catch the killer back in the 1880s.
  The cane was a gift to Scotland Yard Detective Frederick Abberline after he was removed from the Ripper
  
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• Gen. Flynn Exclusive: Don't Fear, Embrace What's Coming in 2023 and Beyond

  31-12-2022 17:57
  Looking forward to 2023, I see considerable realignments amplifying throughout multiple aspects of our lives.
  The persistent exposure of truth and lies will continue to shake many Americans. While we may see breaks in foundations that have been built over decades, an untouched and promising vision of America is also emerging.
  Often, confusion precedes clarity, and together we can shape the America that our children and grandchildren inherit. A nation and a people with an increased understanding
  
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• 'The pope is gone!': Catholics gather at Vatican City to mourn Pope Benedict's death

  31-12-2022 17:35
  
  "He's with God now, and that's what's important," said Althea Reyes, a nun who was in St. Peter's Square when she became aware of Benedict's death.      
  
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• End of an Era as US Retail Giant Announces Closure of All Remaining Stores

  31-12-2022 17:32
  Sears is permanently closing the spin-off chain Sears Hometown, signaling a further downturn for what was once one of America’s biggest retailers.
  Amid its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Sears is shutting down all 115 of its remaining Hometown locations, Footwear News reported.
  The outlet had shuttered 600 other locations in only a few years in an effort to cut costs.
  Clearly, it was not enough.
  Sears Hometown focused on appliances, tools and outdoor equipment in locations th
  
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• Ominous Image Appears in Sky as China Gets a Big Reminder

  31-12-2022 17:24
  South Korea just tested a new rocket, lighting up the night sky over east Asia and sending an ominous reminder to its neighbor, China, about its position in the region.
  On Friday, Yonhap News Agency reported that South Korea had successfully tested a solid-fuel space launch vehicle. This comes less than two weeks after its neighbor, North Korea, announced that it had tested a solid-fuel rocket as part of developing a new strategic weapons system.
  The Defense Ministry said the rocket was designed
  
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• Hear It: These Two Words Got Longtime NCSU Announcer Suspended Indefinitely During Live Call

  31-12-2022 17:15
  A college sports radio broadcaster has been suspended from his job for daring to mention the reality of illegal immigration at the southern border.
  North Carolina State broadcaster Gary Hahn was hit with an indefinite suspension by Learfield Communications for the Friday remark, according to multiple outlets, including The News & Observer and ESPN.
  Hahn was calling the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina, which featured the North Carolina State Wolfpack losing 16-12 to the Ma
  
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• Rep.-elect Santos can't get indicted for lying. How it could still be used against him.

  31-12-2022 17:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  Congressman-elect George Santos, a New York Republican, is being investigated by federal and state prosecutors. But will charges be forthcoming?
  
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• Rock slide deaths at Yosemite National Park lead to closures

  31-12-2022 16:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two people died in a rock slide earlier this week at the Yosemite National Park, according to the local county sheriff’s office.
  
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• New York Legalizes Unsettling Method of Corpse Disposal

  31-12-2022 16:14
  Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a wish for when he dies. He wants his remains to be placed in a vessel, broken down by tiny microbes and composted into rich, fertile soil.
  Maybe his composted remains could be planted outside the family home in Vermont, or maybe they could be returned to the earth elsewhere. “Whatever my family chooses to do with the compost after it’s done is up to them,” Fischer said.
  “I am committed to having my
  
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• Misery in El Paso: Hundreds of homeless migrants live in squalor amid deportation fears

  31-12-2022 16:13 via cnn.com
  
  One-year-old Brenda's tiny feet are bare on the cold asphalt of an El Paso parking lot as the harsh reality starts to sink in for her parents. They are undocumented. They are homeless. And their daughter barely escaped death when they crossed the Rio Grande.
  
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• Running an errand on New Year's Day? Here is what's open and closed

  31-12-2022 16:07 via cnn.com
  
  Many of us will close out 2022 with celebrations that stretch well into the wee hours of New Year's Day.
  
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• Ukraine rings in the New Year under Russian attack

  31-12-2022 15:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv on Saturday as some sought to mark the New Year with parties and others remembered those killed in Putin's war.
  
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• ​​​​​​​ A mystery, no leads, then a break in the case: Timeline of the Idaho student murders investigation

  31-12-2022 15:21
  
  A timeline of the investigation into the November murders of four students at the University of Idaho and what led police to arrest Bryan Kohberger.      
  
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• An all-ages drag brunch in Texas: Protesters and armed supporters

  31-12-2022 15:13
  
  Protesters against an all-ages drag brunch in Roanoke, Texas, pushed the town into the middle of a larger controversy over the issue.      
  
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• Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Dead in Vatican City

  31-12-2022 15:05
  He was the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks in the Alps and Mozart piano concertos to the public glare and majesty of Vatican pageantry. When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI and was thrust into the footsteps of his beloved and charismatic predecessor, he said he felt a guillotine had come down on him.
  So it should have come as little surprise that with a few words uttered in Latin on a Vatican holiday in 2013, Benedict ended it all, announcing that h
  
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• Why was Trump loaning money to his adult children and other questions his tax returns raise

  31-12-2022 14:54 via cnn.com
  
  After years of legal battles, pontificating and theorizing, former President Donald Trump's tax returns from 2015 to 2020 are now part of the public record. Many critics and political opponents have theorized that Trump fought the public disclosure of his tax returns because they potentially provided evidence of illegal or politically damaging behavior.
  
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• What got really expensive this year, and what got cheaper

  31-12-2022 14:44 via cnn.com
  
  It's been a tough year for US consumers, who battled decades-high inflation for the majority of the year and even saw gas prices hit $5 in June.
  
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• What got really expensive in 2022, and what got cheaper

  31-12-2022 14:44 via cnn.com
  
  It's been a tough year for US consumers, who battled decades-high inflation for the majority of the year and even saw gas prices hit $5 in June.
  
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• Juvenile warrant issued for 17-year-old charged with second-degree murder in Mall of America shooting

  31-12-2022 14:44 via cnn.com
  
  Minnesota prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old with second-degree murder and second-degree assault in connection with a deadly shooting at the Mall of America.
  
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