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Man falsely declared dead by Social Security still dealing with fallout, he says

Man falsely declared dead by Social Security still dealing with fallout, he says

ABC News (SEATTLE) — An 82-year-old man in Seattle woke up feeling very much alive until he and his wife opened a letter from his bank stating he was deceased. Ned Johnson was mistakenly declared dead, which led to the cancellation of his Social Security benefits. It took him two […]

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Asphyxiation ruled out as cause of death for former Yankees player Brett Gardner’s son: Costa Rican National Police

Asphyxiation ruled out as cause of death for former Yankees player Brett Gardner’s son: Costa Rican National Police

Mike Stobe/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Asphyxiation has been ruled out as the cause of death for the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, officials with the Costa Rican National Police told ABC News. Authorities determined Miller Gardner didn’t die from asphyxiation because his respiratory tract […]

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Kidnapped 6-year-old rescued by Kansas trooper during traffic stop

Kidnapped 6-year-old rescued by Kansas trooper during traffic stop

(Mike Hutmacher/Wichita Eagle/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (KANSAS) — One traffic violation on a Kansas highway led to the miraculous rescue of a 6-year-old girl who had been kidnapped. Kansas Highway Patrol said the rescue happened after a highway trooper stopped an SUV for a traffic violation last month. […]

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FBI, DHS warn ‘lone offenders’ are likely carrying out Tesla attacks

FBI, DHS warn ‘lone offenders’ are likely carrying out Tesla attacks

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attacks on Tesla dealerships, cars and equipment are “rudimentary” and require little planning, according to an FBI and Department of Homeland Security assessment, which says lone offenders are the ones carrying out the attacks. “These criminal actions appear to have been conducted by lone offenders, […]

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Administration invokes state secrets privilege to shield info on deportation flights

Administration invokes state secrets privilege to shield info on deportation flights

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is refusing to provide a federal judge with any additional information about last week’s deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act, arguing the disclosure of the information would “pose reasonable danger to national security and foreign affairs.” In a court filing Monday […]

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Doctor allegedly tries to kill wife at Hawaii hiking trail: Police

Doctor allegedly tries to kill wife at Hawaii hiking trail: Police

Honolulu Police Department (HONOLULU) — A doctor is suspected of trying to kill his wife by hitting her with a rock and attempting to push her off a hiking trail in Hawaii, according to police. Gerhardt Konig, 46, and his wife were at Pali Lookout on Oahu on Monday morning […]

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Woman and dog fall into Washington state river, recovery mission underway: Police

Woman and dog fall into Washington state river, recovery mission underway: Police

Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PIERCE COUNTY, Wash.) — A 28-year-old woman is missing after she and her dog fell into a Washington state river, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday. Zuleika Witron was hiking with her girlfriend and two dogs on Sunday when she and one of the […]

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3 teens try to stab mom for turning off Wi-Fi: Sheriff

3 teens try to stab mom for turning off Wi-Fi: Sheriff

Karl Tapales/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Three teenage girls allegedly attacked their mom and tried to stab her with kitchen knives because she turned off the Wi-Fi, according to authorities in Texas. The three siblings — ages 14, 15 and 16 — “allegedly coordinated a plan to try and kill” their […]

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Administration invokes state secrets privilege to shield info on deportation flights

Administration invokes state secrets privilege to shield info on deportation flights

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is refusing to provide a federal judge with any additional information about last week’s deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act, arguing the disclosure of the information would “pose reasonable danger to national security and foreign affairs.” In a court filing Monday […]

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Judge to decide if Columbia University can share student disciplinary records with Congress

Judge to decide if Columbia University can share student disciplinary records with Congress

Kena Betancur/VIEWpress (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to extend an order that prevents Columbia University from the sharing student disciplinary records of a number of pro-Palestinian activists with a House of Representatives committee. The request for an injunction was filed […]

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