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Woman arrested after raccoon named Chewy found with meth pipe in driver’s seat during police stop

Woman arrested after raccoon named Chewy found with meth pipe in driver’s seat during police stop

Facebook / Springfield Township Police Department (SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, OHIO) — A woman has been arrested after a raccoon named Chewy was found holding a meth pipe in the driver’s seat of her car in what police are calling a “strange encounter on patrol” in Ohio. The incident occurred on Monday […]

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Man accused of attempted kidnapping of 2-year-old at Georgia Walmart granted bond

Man accused of attempted kidnapping of 2-year-old at Georgia Walmart granted bond

Pool via ABC News (GEORGIA) — A man who has been detained for more than six weeks after being accused of attempting to kidnap a 2-year-old boy at a Walmart in Georgia was granted bond on Tuesday in a case that prosecutors called “unusual.” Mahendra Patel, 57, of Kennesaw, was arrested and […]

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Department of Education tells Harvard no new research grants unless it complies with White House demands

Department of Education tells Harvard no new research grants unless it complies with White House demands

Scott Eisen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Escalating an ongoing clash between President Donald Trump’s administration and Harvard University, the Department of Education announced Harvard is ineligible for new research grants unless it agrees with compliance criteria. “Harvard is not eligible for any new grants from the federal government until they demonstrate […]

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Trump to headline Kennedy Center fundraiser next month

Trump to headline Kennedy Center fundraiser next month

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON0 — President Donald Trump is set to headline a fundraiser for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts next month, according to an invitation obtained by ABC News, for which the top sponsorship level is selling for $2 million. The event, hosted by the […]

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Body found of girl swept away by floodwaters in Texas

Body found of girl swept away by floodwaters in Texas

KTRK (BRENHAM, Texas) — The body of a 10-year-old girl was found on Tuesday after she was swept away by floodwaters in Texas. The sad end to the search comes as a a storm threat continues to impact millions in the South and Northeast on Tuesday. Two sisters were walking […]

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Judge rejects DOJ’s argument against return of deported Venezuelan man to US

Judge rejects DOJ’s argument against return of deported Venezuelan man to US

Alex Peña/Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s argument that a 20-year-old Venezuelan man deported to El Salvador, whose removal violated a previous court settlement, should not be returned to the U.S. because his asylum application would be denied. During the hearing in Maryland, […]

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89-year-old man and dog killed in bear attack in Florida: Officials

89-year-old man and dog killed in bear attack in Florida: Officials

Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (JEROME, Fla.) — An 89-year-old man and a dog were killed in apparently separate bear attacks near the victim’s home in Florida, officials said. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call shortly after 7 a.m. Monday involving a “bear […]

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Town official allegedly shoots lost DoorDash driver looking for directions: Police

Town official allegedly shoots lost DoorDash driver looking for directions: Police

WABC (CHESTER, N.Y.) — A New York town official has been arrested for allegedly shooting a DoorDash driver who was lost and trying to get directions, police said. The 24-year-old victim was attempting to deliver food to a house Friday night when he got lost in Chester, a town about […]

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Mohsen Mahdawi, Columbia student freed by ICE, feared citizenship interview was a ‘trap’

Mohsen Mahdawi, Columbia student freed by ICE, feared citizenship interview was a ‘trap’

Mukta Joshi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Columbia University student who was detained in Vermont by Immigration and Customs Enforcement told ABC News that he was about to sign a document saying he was willing to take the Pledge of Allegiance, one of the final steps in the process to become a […]

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Hawaii increases hotel tax to help state cope with climate change

Hawaii increases hotel tax to help state cope with climate change

Gado/Getty Images (HONOLULU) — Hawaii has passed legislation to increase people staying at hotels to help the islands cope with the increasing pressures from climate change. The bill, SB1396, adds a 0.75% levy to existing taxes on tourist lodging within the state — including hotels rooms, timeshares and vacation rentals starting […]

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