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Mexico warns against potential U.S. drone strikes on cartels

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MEXICO CITY — Amid reports that the Trump administration is considering drone strikes against cartels, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated her staunch opposition to any such military action.

"We do not agree with any kind of intervention or interference," Sheinbaum told reporters Tuesday at her daily morning news conference. "This ...Read more

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Jury selected as battery trial starts for Tupac Shakur killing suspect

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LAS VEGAS — A jury has been selected in the trial that will decide whether the suspect in the fatal shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur is guilty of battery in connection with a jail altercation.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 61, was indicted in February on counts of battery by a prisoner and challenging someone to a fight. According to prosecutors,...Read more

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Live on location, DOGE subcommittee looks at federal real estate

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WASHINGTON — Marjorie Taylor Greene took her DOGE agenda on the road Tuesday, but the tour didn’t go far. The Delivering on Government Efficiency Oversight Subcommittee held a field hearing on federal real estate holdings from the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, the home of the U.S. Agency for Global Media located just three blocks west of...Read more

Guests unknowingly stayed in Florida Keys hotel room with body in closet, police source says

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MIAMI — Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found stuffed into a closet Monday at a Florida Keys resort.

Deputies found the body of 43-year-old Nadyne Marie Tillman at the Amoray Dive Resort on Overseas Highway in Key Largo, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies have ...Read more

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A near-total abortion ban proposed in North Carolina won't be taken up, House speaker says

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A Republican bill filed this week that proposes making abortion illegal in North Carolina at any stage of pregnancy won’t move forward, House Speaker Destin Hall said Tuesday.

“I don’t think there’s any real desire in our caucus to hear that particular bill, and so, it’s not going to be heard in committee,” Hall ...Read more

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Keystone estimates 3,500 barrels spilled from oil pipeline

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South Bow Corp.’s Keystone oil pipeline has been shut after a spill in southeast North Dakota, curtailing a conduit that carries as much as 15% of Canada’s crude exports to the U.S.

South Bow estimates 3,500 barrels of oil spilled in a field near the pump station. The affected segment has been isolated and the release has been contained, ...Read more

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In midst of tragedy, Dominican Republic takes tougher stand on Haitian migration

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As the Trump administration makes it harder for Haitians to leave their country or remain in the United States, the Dominican Republic is announcing its own tougher immigration directives toward Haitians to discourage them from going over to the next-door neighbor that shares the island of Hispaniola.

Dominican President Luis Abinader has ...Read more

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino could have unprecedented security detail

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FBI Deputy Director and former Fox News host Dan Bongino could soon be getting a 20-person team of bodyguards for a job that doesn’t typically come with a security detail.

The FBI is reportedly seeking agents to temporarily leave their jobs to serve as muscle for the brash ex-pundit, according to NBC News.

Sources told the outlet that a ...Read more

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Idaho's nursing shortage isn't going away anytime soon. A new program to help

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BOISE, Idaho — In just 16 months, a new nursing program in Meridian will usher its first class of nurses into the health care workforce. In Idaho, that workforce is waiting with open arms — and a deficit of hundreds of workers.

Grand Canyon University, a private Christian university based in Phoenix, celebrated the onset of its accelerated ...Read more

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Repeat offenders, retail theft, drug trafficking: What to know about Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo's crime bill

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Gov. Joe Lombardo vowed to “put the teeth back into Nevada’s penal code” through a proposed crime and public safety bill he introduced this week.

The Republican governor said Senate Bill 457 – which he calls the “Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act” — has provisions that increase criminal penalties in a variety of areas including ...Read more

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Bill seeks to protect Nevada warehouse workers from heat, toxic gases

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Edward Goodrich sees himself in the text of Nevada’s Assembly Bill 414.

“As I read the contents of AB 414, I quickly realized that this legislation was actually about me,” Goodrich told lawmakers on behalf of a Northern Nevada chapter of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

Goodrich, who has worked in convention ...Read more

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Feds charge suspect in deaths of 3 people found in burning vehicle in Detroit

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DETROIT — Federal prosecutors Tuesday charged a River Rouge man with a gun crime and said he is a suspect in the homicides of three people found in a burning vehicle in Detroit.

The case against Edward Delorean Redding, 29, was filed two days after the remains of three people were found when firefighters responded to a car blaze in an alley ...Read more

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Colorado officials ready legal defense fund against Trump cuts and potential investigations

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Colorado legislators are fast-tracking the creation of a $4 million fund to help Gov. Jared Polis’ office defend against actions by the Trump administration — including potential criminal investigations — as policymakers grapple with frozen funding and uncertainty from the federal government.

Using money from the federal Infrastructure ...Read more

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Pentagon welcomes back troops ousted over COVID vaccine refusal

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WASHINGTON — The US Defense Department is offering an apology, back pay and a welcome back to former military personnel who were forced out of the armed forces over their refusal to be vaccinated against the coronavirus during the Biden administration.

“Former service members who were involuntarily separated solely due to their COVID-19 ...Read more

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US Rep. Thanedar divulges receipts for reimbursements he received for ad blitz

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WASHINGTON ― Michigan U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar's office this week turned over copies of receipts for the more than $484,000 that he was reimbursed by the House of Representatives last year.

The office of the congressman had initially declined to provide receipts for the 21 transactions to The Detroit News last week, but did so after The News ...Read more

NC bans tobacco in schools. The law may expand to cover vaping and hemp gummies

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Two House bills aiming to bar vapes and hemp-derived products from North Carolina schools are gaining traction.

House Bill 328 would mandate that public schools and certain private schools — such as those that took state money for Opportunity Scholarship vouchers — adopt a policy prohibiting what the bill describes as hemp-derived ...Read more

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Nurse swaps pain medicine meant for surgery patients with saline in Connecticut, feds say

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A woman who worked as a nurse for a Connecticut surgical center pleaded guilty to stealing pain medication from the clinic and swapping the drugs with saline or water, federal prosecutors said.

Kristen Carotenuto stole vials of hydromorphone and fentanyl from the Stamford outpatient surgical center in December, then brought the vials home, ...Read more

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New Florida hotline for immigrants aims to ease fears, offer help

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TAMPA, Fla. — Areli Perez keeps a small handwritten note inside her kitchen cabinet. The note lists a phone number and a short message that reads: “En caso de emergencia, llama aquí” (“In case of emergency, call here”).

“When someone is in trouble, fear and stress can make them feel alone, like there’s no help, but there is,” ...Read more

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Philly's Carnaval de Puebla canceled amid fears ICE might target the Mexican cultural celebration

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PHILADELPHIA — The Carnaval de Puebla, the big annual celebration of Mexican culture in South Philadelphia, has been canceled this year out of fear that ICE might target the event to make immigration arrests.

The festival was scheduled for April 27, and expected to draw the estimated 15,000 revelers who have made it one of the largest ...Read more

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Hegseth lauds Panama in visit, sounds cooperative tone on canal

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged deeper cooperation with Panama on a visit to the Central American country’s canal zone, striking a conciliatory tone after months of tension over Donald Trump’s vow to take back control of the waterway.

In a news conference Tuesday, Hegseth pointed to ports operated by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison...Read more