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• Teen charged with murder in death of 7-year-old Chicago boy struck by random gunfire

  22-06-2024 23:58 via foxnews.com
  
  A teenager was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old Chicago boy who was not the intended target of gunfire earlier in the week, police said."There is no excuse for this violence," police Supt. Larry Snelling said Friday night.CHICAGO BOY, 7, SHOT AND KILLED IN FRONT OF OWN HOME, POLICE SEARCHING FOR GUNMANJai'mani Amir Rivera was killed Tuesday outside an apartment building where he lived on the city's west side. Video showed shots fired from about 300 feet (91.4 meters) awa
  
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• Caitlin Clark pours cold water on 'rivalry' with Angel Reese

  22-06-2024 23:55 via foxnews.com
  
  On the court, Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese has become must-watch television – but off the court, there apparently isn't as much noise as there's made out to be.The two WNBA rookies stole national headlines last year after Reese taunted Clark with a "you can't see me" celebration and pointed at her ring finger in the closing seconds of LSU's title victory over Iowa.Clark and the Hawkeyes got revenge in the Elite 8 this past season, but lost the national championship again, this time to Sou
  
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• Capri lifts ban on tourists after resolving problems with water supply

  22-06-2024 23:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Ferries from Naples and Sorrento had been forced to return to port as mayor described situation as ‘real emergency’The Italian island of Capri has lifted a ban on tourists after problems with the water supply to the holiday hotspot were resolved.The ban had been announced early on Saturday, forcing several morning ferries from Naples and Sorrento to return to port. Continue reading...
  
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• Families, grocery workers hid in freezer to survive Arkansas mass shooting

  22-06-2024 23:31 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘I just want my baby back,’ the mother of one of the three people killed said, as 10 others wounded in shootingFamilies who were shopping at the Arkansas grocery where three people were killed and 10 others were wounded during a mass shooting on Friday reportedly hid in the freezer as they desperately tried to stay out of the attacker’s view, according to reports.The chilling details emerged as authorities identified the alleged shooter and media reports named at least two of t
  
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• Kentucky nightclub shooting leaves 1 dead, 7 hospitalized

  22-06-2024 23:26 via foxnews.com
  
  An early morning shooting at a Louisville, Kentucky, nightclub Saturday left one man dead and seven others hospitalized, police confirmed to Fox News Digital, adding that there are no suspects.The man was suffering from gunshot wounds when first responders arrived, the Louisville Metro Police Department said in a release, and was pronounced dead at the scene. The deceased was identified as Joseph D. Bowers of Indianapolis, The Associated Press reported. Another adult who was shot was t
  
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• Rapper Icewear Vezzo says he 'decided to ask questions' as he leans toward Trump: 'Should not blindly vote'

  22-06-2024 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Detroit rapper Icewear Vezzo, who says his family has historically voted Democrat, is adopting a new practice for the 2024 presidential election, saying his vote this year will be based on his "personal experiences" with President Biden and former President Trump. Vezzo told "The Story with Martha MacCallum" on Tuesday that the Black community's vote should be "worked for," cautioning against past instances where people "blindly" voted and were driven by personal feelings. "Sometimes a
  
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• Jennifer Lopez continues solo vacation in Italy while Ben Affleck dishes on her extreme level of fame: PHOTOS

  22-06-2024 22:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez is taking full advantage of her summer vacation sans husband Ben Affleck. In new photos obtained by Fox News Digital, the "Let's Get Loud" singer snapped some selfies while aboard a boat off the coast of Italy. Lopez was wearing a white, one-piece bathing suit and sipping on a cold beverage. BEN AFFLECK EXPLAINS WHY HE ALWAYS LOOKS ANGRY IN PHOTOS, WHILE JENNIFER LOPEZ SPENDS SOLO HOLIDAY IN ITALYWhile Lopez continues to enjoy her Italian solo vacation, Affleck recently
  
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• 3 Alabama men die after becoming distressed while swimming at Florida beach

  22-06-2024 22:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Three Alabama men have died from likely drowning after becoming distressed while swimming at a Florida Panhandle beach, authorities said Saturday morning.The young men had traveled to the Panama City Beach area Friday evening, the Bay County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post.PENNSYLVANIA PARENTS VACATIONING WITH CHILDREN IN FLORIDA DROWN AFTER GETTING CAUGHT IN RIP CURRENTThe sheriff's office received an emergency call about the distressed swimmers shortly after 8 p.m., officials said. Th
  
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• Florida treasure hunters amazed by discovery in 300-year-old shipwrecks: 'You don't expect that'

  22-06-2024 22:48 via foxnews.com
  
  A group of Florida-based treasure hunters recently recovered hundreds of coins from a fleet of 300-year-old shipwrecks off the Atlantic coast this week. One of the divers called the find late last month "almost numbing." "You don’t expect that," boat captain Grant Gitschlag told FOX 35 on Friday. "You always hope for it, but you never expect it." Fellow treasure hunter Corinne Lea agreed that it wasn’t expected "at all," but that’s "how the greatest finds come ab
  
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• Pitch invaders seeking selfies a 'concern' as Uefa steps up security

  22-06-2024 22:32 via bbc.com
  
  Fans invading the pitch to try to take selfies with players is "a concern", says Portugal manager Roberto Martinez.
  
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• Father arrested on Connecticut beach after trying to drown own children: police

  22-06-2024 22:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Authorities arrested a man whom they had reportedly caught trying to drown his children at a beach early Saturday.Queens, New York, resident Romney Desronvil, 42, is accused of "deliberately" attempting to drown his kids at a Connecticut beach. In a press release, the West Haven Police Department explained that the "heinous act" took place shortly after 2:30 a.m.At the time, a police officer patrolling the area heard "significant screaming" and noticed a sport utility vehicle (SUV) parked o
  
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• Trump campaign expands operations in Minnesota, Virginia with opening of 'Trump Force 47' field offices

  22-06-2024 22:07 via foxnews.com
  
  Former President Trump is making a bold push into two states once written off as blue, opening a combined 19 field offices in Virginia and Minnesota with the 2024 presidential election less than five months away.The Trump campaign confirmed to Fox News that it is expanding operations in the two states that have voted reliably Democrat in recent presidential elections. The Trump campaign is in the process of securing leases for eight Trump Force 47 field offices in Minnesota and another 11 in Vir
  
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• Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan could cost as much as $600bn and supply just 3.7% of Australia’s energy by 2050, experts say

  22-06-2024 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Coalition proposal would cost a minimum of $116bn – the same as Labor’s plan for almost 100% renewables by 2050, the Smart Energy Council saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition’s pledge to build seven nuclear reactors as part of its controversial energy plan could cost taxpayers as much as $600bn while supplying just 3.7% of Australia’s energy mix by 2050, according t
  
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• Medical intern surprises would-be sexual abuser with hidden talent: 'Those lessons saved my life'

  22-06-2024 21:27 via foxnews.com
  
  A medical intern in Thailand fought off a drunk nurse who tried to grope her one night, busting out fighting skills that helped her kick her would-be assaulter to the curb. "I have been doing Muay Thai boxing since I was a kid," Petcharaporn Phadungjai, 22, told reporters. "I know how to kick, knee and punch someone. I know how to wrestle with them. It was my instinctive reaction to protect myself.""I'm lucky my grandfather taught me self-defense skills when I was a young girl," she added.
  
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• Millions under heat alerts as record-breaking temps reach Mid-Atlantic, South

  22-06-2024 21:22
  
  In New York City, the heat index could reach 103 degrees this weekend.
  
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• Russian bomb attack on Kharkiv kills at least three and wounds 52

  22-06-2024 21:04 via theguardian.com
  
  President Zelenskiy calls for ‘bold decisions from our partners’ following aerial assault on Ukraine’s second cityAt least three people were killed in a Russian bombing attack on Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, on Saturday afternoon, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.Another 52 people were wounded in the attack, Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov said. Four aerial bombs were launched against the city, damaging residential buildings, shops and public transport stops, s
  
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• Farage defends Ukraine comments after Starmer and Sunak criticism

  22-06-2024 20:47 via bbc.com
  
  Nigel Farage is accused of being on the side of the Russian president by his Tory, Labour, Lib Dem and SNP rivals.
  
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• Thirteen arrested after fireworks from yacht spark forest fire on Greek island

  22-06-2024 20:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Hydra’s mayor outraged by incident as country faces wildfires fanned by high winds and hot weatherGreek authorities arrested 13 people on Saturday after fireworks launched from a yacht set off a forest fire on an island near Athens as the country confronts a new season of deadly summer fires.The mayor of the island of Hydra expressed “outrage” after the fire was started late on Friday and vowed legal action against those responsible. Continue reading...
  
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• Justin Timberlake tells fans ‘it’s been a tough week’ after drunk-driving charge

  22-06-2024 19:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Singer addresses crowd at first concert since being arrested and charged with driving while intoxicatedJustin Timberlake acknowledged having “a tough week” and thanked fans for their support at a concert Friday in what was the first time the pop star spoke publicly since police in the Hamptons arrested him on allegations of driving while intoxicated days earlier.“We’ve been together through ups and downs, lefts and rights,” Timberlake told a crowd at the United Cent
  
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• All parties face £4bn social care 'hole' in England

  22-06-2024 19:44 via bbc.com
  
  Labour, Tory and Lib Dem plans for social care reform in England are not fully costed, the IFS says.
  
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• Husband of bride killed in alleged DUI crash on wedding night to receive nearly $1M in settlement

  22-06-2024 19:42
  
  She was killed in a South Carolina beach road collision on her wedding night.
  
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• 2 men convicted in 2021 armed standoff on Massachusetts highway

  22-06-2024 18:38
  
  Standoff on a busy Massachusetts highway in 2021 lasted more than eight hours.
  
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• 3 young men drown while swimming in Gulf Coast: Police

  22-06-2024 18:35
  
  Three men who were visiting a Florida beach drowned Friday night after they went out swimming in the Gulf Coast, according to police.
  
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• Right surges in Europe: What to know and what it means for US

  22-06-2024 18:26 via foxnews.com
  
  The success of right-wing parties in the recent European Parliament elections has shocked the continent and countries around the world, indicating a potential bellwether for the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Voters across the 27 member states that make up the European bloc voted between June 6 and 9, with the results keeping European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s center-right European People’s Party (EPP) Group in the majority with 189 of the 720 seats avail
  
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• A Zyn shortage is busting users' buzz as company halts online sales

  22-06-2024 18:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The fastest-growing nicotine product in the U.S. has been increasingly hard to come by — and some customers aren’t happy.
  
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• US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan

  22-06-2024 17:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  U.S. Olympic and Paralympic CEO said Friday the federation would be supplying AC units for what is typically the largest contingent of athletes at the Summer Games.
  
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• Egypt to prosecute travel agents for ‘fraudulent’ hajj trips

  22-06-2024 17:55 via theguardian.com
  
  PM orders 16 companies to be stripped of licences amid hundreds of deaths, many attributed to extreme heatThe Egyptian prime minister, Mostafa Madbouly, has ordered 16 tourism companies to be stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor’s office for illegally facilitating pilgrims’ travel to Mecca, the cabinet has said.The order came after various countries reported more than 1,100 deaths, many attributed to high heat, during this year’s hajj.
  
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• Rescue turns into recovery effort for two teenagers missing in New York City beach

  22-06-2024 17:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two teenagers went missing in the water on Friday just a few minutes after lifeguards at a busy New York City beach went off duty.
  
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• Labour don't believe the polls - and they don't want you to either

  22-06-2024 17:47 via bbc.com
  
  Labour is quietly preparing for government - even if many of them still don't believe they can win.
  
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• Teenager stuns China after beating A.I. in math contest

  22-06-2024 17:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  HONG KONG — A teenager in China performed so well in a math contest, she defeated A.I. — as well as students from prestigious universities including MIT, Stanford, and Princeton.
  
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• US inspections of Mexican avocados to resume after suspension over assault of inspectors

  22-06-2024 17:43 via theguardian.com
  
  US agricultural department employees were attacked and detained earlier this week in Michoacán stateUS government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacán will gradually resume, the US ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, announced on Friday, a week after they were suspended over an assault on inspectors.The US agriculture department inspectors “will gradually begin to return to the packing plants following recent aggression against them”, Sal
  
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• Trump to address conservative Christian group that advocates for national abortion ban

  22-06-2024 17:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Donald Trump will address the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "2024 Road to Majority" conference, speaking to a group that advocates for a national abortion ban.
  
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• Taylor Swift poses for selfie with Prince William and Travis Kelce after first night of London 'Eras Tour'

  22-06-2024 17:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Taylor Swift kicked off the London leg of her "Eras Tour" Friday in the most British way possible — with a Royal selfie.
  
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• US family sues Nasa for $80,000 in damages after space debris hits home

  22-06-2024 17:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Debris was from a pallet released from space station that did not burn up in atmospheric re-entryA family in Naples, Florida, whose home was struck by debris that fell to Earth from outer space and punched a hole in the roof is pursuing $80,000 from Nasa in compensation for damages.The law firm Cranfill Sumner said in a press release that it filed a claim on behalf of plaintiff Alejandro Otero and his family. Continue reading...
  
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• Dozens killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City

  22-06-2024 17:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli forces said strikes on densely populated locations were aimed at killing senior Hamas commanderIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesDozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on two densely populated locations in Gaza City.According to initial reports in the Israeli media, the bombings were aimed at assassinating a very senior Hamas commander. Continue reading...
  
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• New York’s Fat Beach Day gives plus-size people a space to be themselves

  22-06-2024 17:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movementFat Beach Day events are springing up across the US in an effort to fight back against fat-phobia, reclaim safe spaces for the community and honor plus-size culture. Today, one of these celebrations is being held to coincide with Pride month at Jacob Riis Beach in New York, a location deeply ensconced in the city’s activism space.“We’re going through something cultu
  
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• Attack on candidate's service record sad - Starmer

  22-06-2024 16:50 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Keir Starmer criticises Conservative candidate Johnny Mercer who accused his rival of lying.
  
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• Eight-year-old pekingese Wild Thang wins World’s Ugliest Dog contest

  22-06-2024 15:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Eight dogs vied for the title in the Sonoma-Marin Fair’s disagreeable-looking dog competitionThe World’s Ugliest Dog annual contest may not render the most flattering title to its victor, but don’t tell that to Wild Thang.The eight-year-old pekingese won this year’s competition on Friday. Continue reading...
  
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• Are England 'too tired to press'? Six key charts

  22-06-2024 15:11 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Sport looks at the data on how tired England's players might be and their lack of pressing at Euro 2024.
  
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• Death of 12-year-old girl in Texas fuels Trump-Biden debate on immigration

  22-06-2024 15:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  The White House and Biden campaign responded to the death of a 12-year-old girl in Houston after suspects charged with capital murder were found to be undocumented migrants.
  
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• Storm chasers catch a deadly tornado in a rare intercept

  22-06-2024 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  As a deadly tornado cut a path across Iowa last month, storm chasers tracked it, gathering rare data that is now offering detailed, close-range insight into powerful twisters.
  
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• The Royal Family welcomes Taylor Swift to London with commemorative performance of “Shake It Off”

  22-06-2024 14:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Taylor Swift started her first of eight “Eras Tour” shows in London on Friday night — and the British city is already ready for it.
  
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• How the UN emboldened Hezbollah terror regime as war with Israel imminent: 'Complete failure'

  22-06-2024 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  JERUSALEM — Nearly nine months of mounting tension between Israel and the radical Islamic Shiite terror group Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon looked set to implode this week after the U.S.-designated terror organization fired hundreds of missiles and rockets into northern Israel and the Israeli military responded with air strikes deeper inside Lebanon. As communities on both sides of the border reported widespread damage and destruction, leaders in each country ramped up the rhetoric, w
  
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• Electioncast: What're the odds? Alleged election betting and undecided punters

  22-06-2024 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  And Laura gets her hands on an internal Labour memo to candidates.
  
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• There are no pro-abortion rights OB-GYNs in Congress. These candidates are hoping to change that.

  22-06-2024 13:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  As Congress grapples with abortion rights two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, two physicians specializing in obstetrics and gynecology are hoping to bring their expertise and exam room experiences to Capitol Hill.
  
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• After gun control victory at Supreme Court, justices have other firearms cases in their sights

  22-06-2024 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The latest ruling is likely the first of many in which gun rights advocates challenge restrictions. One of those cases could affect Hunter Biden's recent conviction.
  
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• Ship attacked in Red Sea as USS Eisenhower heads home

  22-06-2024 12:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  A commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden saw explosions near the vessel, likely the latest attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeting the shipping lane.
  
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• Hawaii Five-0 star Taylor Wily dies aged 56

  22-06-2024 12:09 via bbc.com
  
  The actor had a recurring role as Kamekona Tupuola in the crime drama series.
  
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• Ancient Mayan vase purchased by US woman for $4 returned to Mexico

  22-06-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Anna Lee Dozier bought ceramic vessel at Maryland thrift store but it will now reside in Mexico City’s main museumMexico has regained a lost ancient Maya vase because of a US woman who bought the artefact for less than $5 at a thrift store.Anne Lee Dozier recently received an expression of gratitude from the Mexican embassy in her home town of Washington DC for her role in reuniting the 1,200-to 1,800-year-old vase with its motherland. Continue reading...
  
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• Dog teams used in Tenerife search for Jay Slater

  22-06-2024 11:56 via bbc.com
  
  Jay Slater, 19, has not been heard from since Monday after going missing on the island of Tenerife.
  
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