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Mom missing for 6 days found alive stranded in car: ‘She had given up hope’

Mom missing for 6 days found alive stranded in car: ‘She had given up hope’

Newton County Sheriff’s Office (NEWTON COUNTY, Ind.) — A 41-year-old mother of three was found alive in her wrecked car in Indiana after being trapped for six days, authorities said. A man was operating equipment for a drainage and excavation company on Tuesday when he spotted a car off a […]

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Man shot outside Chicago’s O’Hare Airport following altercation

Man shot outside Chicago’s O’Hare Airport following altercation

(CHICAGO) — At least one person has been shot outside Chicago O’Hare International Airport early Wednesday morning, police said. Police responded to a report of an altercation taking place between multiple individuals outside of Terminal 2 on the street, police said in a statement. “During the altercation, shots were fired […]

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Woman who accused Jay-Z of rape heard on recording saying lawyer pushed her to sue

Woman who accused Jay-Z of rape heard on recording saying lawyer pushed her to sue

Monica Schipper/WireImage (LOS ANGELES) — The woman who said she was 13 when Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs sexually assaulted her after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards is heard on a recording agreeing Jay-Z did not assault her and saying her lawyer pushed her to sue Jay-Z. […]

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Man caught attempting to smuggle living turtle through airport security down the front of his pants

Man caught attempting to smuggle living turtle through airport security down the front of his pants

TSA (NEWARK, NJ) — A Pennsylvania man attempting to go through airport security was discovered to have been hiding a living turtle in his pants as he tried to sneak it onto the plane, authorities said. The incident took place last Friday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey […]

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Activist Mahmoud Khalil asked Columbia University for legal support day before ICE arrest, his wife says

Activist Mahmoud Khalil asked Columbia University for legal support day before ICE arrest, his wife says

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One day ahead of a court hearing for Mahmoud Khalil — the activist who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the campus of Columbia University, despite possessing a green card — his wife and attorney both released statements shedding more light […]

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Judge to consider blocking mass firings of government employees after 20 states sue

Judge to consider blocking mass firings of government employees after 20 states sue

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Wednesday will consider the fate of more than 20,000 probationary government employees fired by the Trump administration. During a hearing in U.S. District Court in Maryland, Judge James Bredar will consider issuing a temporary restraining order that would block future firings […]

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Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce

Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Education initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday night, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%, sources told ABC News. The “reduction in force” notices began to go out at about 6 p.m. Some 1,315 employees were affected by the RIFs, […]

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DOJ lawyers decline to let OMP’s acting director testify about mass firings

DOJ lawyers decline to let OMP’s acting director testify about mass firings

Mark Wilson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration could be sanctioned by a federal judge later this week after lawyers with the Department of Justice advised a federal judge Tuesday evening that they will not make a top administration official available for sworn testimony. U.S. District Judge Charles Alsup had […]

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2 more suspects arrested after Southern University student dies in alleged hazing incident

2 more suspects arrested after Southern University student dies in alleged hazing incident

The booking photos for Isaiah Smith, left, and Kyle Thurman (Baton Rouge Police Department) (BATON ROUGE, LA) — Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of a Southern University and A&M College student during an alleged hazing incident, police said Tuesday. Caleb Wilson, a 20-year-old junior […]

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Tariffs could impact longstanding electricity trade between US and Canada

Tariffs could impact longstanding electricity trade between US and Canada

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The tariffs the Trump administration is imposing on Canada could disrupt the longstanding trade of electricity between the United States and its northern neighbor, effectively raising energy bills in multiple U.S. states. President Donald Trump ignited a trade war on Canada and Mexico immediately upon taking office, […]

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