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Families Belong Together marches around the nation to rebuke ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy

Sarah Morris/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Thousands of people marched in cities across the United States protesting the separation migrant at the Mexican border as part of the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy on unauthorized immigration. From Raleigh, North Carolina to Anchorage, Alaska, there were approximately 700 marches under the banner of […]

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Salvadoran mother is reunited with her son after separation

Salvadoran mother is reunited with her son after separation

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Arriving nearly one minute before her 7-year-old son stepped into the terminal at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., Brenda rushed to embrace Kevin, after having been apart for a month and four days, a separation long enough for emotions to run high for this family reunification. […]

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Police use of Taser on unarmed black man in Pennsylvania spurs protests

Police use of Taser on unarmed black man in Pennsylvania spurs protests

ABC News(LANCASTER, Pa.) — A crowd of protesters gathered on the steps of an old courthouse in southern Pennsylvania on Friday evening, one day after a video posted on social media showed a local officer using a Taser on an unarmed black man sitting on a sidewalk. The dozens of […]

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A fake news story helps expose a real crisis

A fake news story helps expose a real crisis

Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration last year “lost” nearly 1,500 migrant children whom a government agency placed with U.S. sponsors. Shocking news — but it wasn’t true. But it was enough to outrage politicians, stir up journalists and make the public ask questions. Chasing this misleading story, […]

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Driver who felt ‘guilty’ pays parking ticket after 44 years

Driver who felt ‘guilty’ pays parking ticket after 44 years

WNEP-TV(MINERSVILLE, Penn.) — A driver who felt guilty for decades has finally unburdened himself to police. His crime? Not paying a Pennsylvania parking ticket from 1974. Police Chief Michael Combs in Minersville, Pennsylvania, told ABC affiliate WNEP-TV that he received a letter with a parking ticket and payment in the […]

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Excessive and dangerous heat grips Plains, Midwest and Northeast

Excessive and dangerous heat grips Plains, Midwest and Northeast

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Many of the major cities in the Midwest and Northeast — from Chicago to Washington, D.C. — began a heat wave on Friday. New York City, which missed a 90-degree reading by just one degree, will likely hit the number Saturday to start a trend of […]

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‘This is a very dangerous person,’ says lawyer who represented harassment victim of Maryland gunman

‘This is a very dangerous person,’ says lawyer who represented harassment victim of Maryland gunman

Anne Arundel Police(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — The attorney who represented a woman who was harassed by alleged Maryland newsroom shooter Jarrod Ramos from 2009 to 2011 described him as a “dangerous person.” Nearly seven years ago, Ramos pleaded guilty to a criminal harassment charge, court documents filed in the District Court […]

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Candlelight vigil held for victims of Maryland newsroom shooting

Candlelight vigil held for victims of Maryland newsroom shooting

WJLA(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Members of the tight-knit community of Annapolis, Maryland, gathered to mourn the loss of five people who were shot and killed Thursday in the newsroom of its local newspaper, the Capital Gazette. A candlelight vigil was held in the states’s capital, where hundreds of attendees said prayers […]

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The heat index accounts for moisture in the air

The heat index accounts for moisture in the air

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The heat index is a calculated temperature value of how hot it really feels when the amount of moisture in the air is factored in with the actual air temperature outside. This value is calculated by taking the relative humidity or dewpoint value for a specific location […]

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Capital Gazette newspaper where 5 were killed gets outpouring of support

Capital Gazette newspaper where 5 were killed gets outpouring of support

(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Alex Wroblewski/Getty ImagesThe Capital Gazette newspaper, where a gunman killed five people, is receiving an outpouring of support from the journalism community and the public. Capital Gazette’s parent company has set up a fund to raise money for families of the victims in the mass shooting Thursday, […]

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