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Melania Trump raises questions about assassination attempt in post promoting book
NEW YORK — Melania Trump questioned the official narrative of the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump this summer in a video posted on social media.
In the video, Melania Trump suggests that the July 13 assassination attempt which left a bystander dead may be part of a conspiracy.
“The attempt to end my husband’s life ...Read more
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A 12-year-old Florida girl accused of making threats to schools, 2nd arrest in 3 days
MIAMI — A 12-year-old girl is accused of making online threats to several Broward County schools, authorities say.
The girl was arrested late Monday night after the Broward Sheriff’s Office caught wind of social media threats to schools in Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Fort Lauderdale and Sunrise, according to Carey Codd, spokesman for BSO....Read more
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Understaffed and underprepared: Behind San Diego Unified's failures on Title IX, and how it's been working to fix them
SAN DIEGO — When San Diego Unified School District hired out-of-state prosecutor Farshad Talebi almost two years ago to lead its internal investigations office, he came across a problem: The district didn’t really have a department dedicated to dealing with — or staffed and trained to deal with — complaints of serious and potentially ...Read more
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with $100 million default judgment in sex assault lawsuit
NEW YORK — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was slapped with a $100 million default judgment after he failed to respond to a sexual assault lawsuit brought against him by Michigan inmate Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith.
Lenawee County Circuit Court Judge Anna Marie Anzalone issued the award on Monday, when 54-year-old Combs failed to show up for...Read more
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Promise of Medicaid funding to plug homelessness budgets unmet in Washington State
SEATTLE — A plan to boost homelessness funding while lowering public health care spending has fallen short of expectations.
In 2018, Washington became one of the first states to pay for homelessness services with Medicaid, a federal health care program for low-income people. It's part of a newer concept gaining momentum nationally that ...Read more
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Assault trial begins for Baltimore County corporal who pepper sprayed handcuffed man
BALTIMORE — The trial for a Baltimore County officer accused of assaulting a handcuffed suspect when he pepper-sprayed him in the face last year began Tuesday in city court.
Cpl. Zachary Small, 52, is charged with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, violating public safety and misconduct related to the Sept. 27 arrest of a man ...Read more
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'I go between hope and grief': Tibetan, Illinois communities continue search for missing woman
CHICAGO — It’s been eight weeks since Tsering “Dolma” Wangyal, of Skokie, has gone missing, but her family, friends, and the larger Tibetan community in Evanston are continuing the search for their beloved elder.
About 100 people participated in a candlelight vigil in James Park in Evanston on Monday evening to motivate the group in ...Read more
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ACA enrollment platforms suspended over alleged foreign access to consumer data
Suspicions that U.S. consumers’ personal information could be accessed from India led regulators to abruptly bar two large private sector enrollment websites from accessing the Affordable Care Act marketplace in August.
New details about the suspensions come in legal filings made late Friday stemming from an effort by the two to regain access...Read more
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US uninsured rate was stable in 2023, even as states' Medicaid purge began
The proportion of Americans without health insurance remained stable in 2023, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, close to the record low the Biden administration achieved in 2022 through expansions of public programs, including the Affordable Care Act.
About 8% of Americans were uninsured, a statistically insignificant increase of just 0.1 ...Read more
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With heavy hearts, Barrow County students return to school in Georgia
ATLANTA — Teachers stood outside the doors of Winder-Barrow High on Tuesday morning, hugging students as they entered the school for the first time since authorities said a 14-year-old student shot and killed four people at neighboring Apalachee High School last week.
Barrow County School System leaders canceled classes in the northeast ...Read more
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Maryland school shooting suspect had a record, sheriff say. But laws keep student information private
BALTIMORE — A push from parents to get more information about criminal records of students attending public schools alongside their children follows the fatal shooting at Joppatowne High School on Friday, but privacy laws keep those records tightly wrapped.
Harford County Public Schools are not legally allowed to inform parents about charges ...Read more
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Israel says military shot dead US-Turkish woman by mistake
Israel said its military probably killed an American-Turkish citizen last week by accident, prompting the U.S. to call on its close ally to make “fundamental changes” to how it operates in the West Bank.
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, raised in Seattle, was shot dead during a protest in the West Bank town of Beita on Friday. Turkey blamed the Israel ...Read more
SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission taking billionaire to space for 2nd time
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Billionaire Jared Isaacman is back in space, but this time he’s planning on taking a historic walk outside the spacecraft as SpaceX found a hole in the weather to get the Polaris Dawn mission off the ground early Tuesday.
A Falcon 9 topped with the Crew Dragon Resilience skipped over the initial 3:38 a.m. target...Read more
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Miami man used dating app in kidnapping and armed robbery, police say. He's locked up
MIAMI — What one man presumed would be a second meet-up with a woman he met on a dating app over the summer turned out be a coordinate scheme that ended as a violent kidnapping and armed robbery.
Miami officers booked Robert Andre Maytin, 20, into jail Friday on kidnapping and armed robbery charges after detectives investigated and determined...Read more
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US to consider Ukraine missile request as Russia gets Iran help
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken signaled the U.S. would hold talks on Ukraine’s use of Western long-range weapons against Russia, after confirming Moscow had received shipments of ballistic missiles from Iran.
“We’re going to look and to listen” to Ukraine’s request to lift restrictions on its use of long-range ...Read more
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with $100 million default judgement in sex assault lawsuit
NEW YORK — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was slapped with a $100 million default judgment after he failed to respond to a sexual assault lawsuit brought against him by Michigan inmate Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith.
Lenawee County Circuit Court Judge Anna Marie Anzalone issued the award on Monday, when 54-year-old Combs failed to show up for...Read more
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What to know about Georgia's plans to reopen schools after shooting
ATLANTA — Barrow County School System officials are reopening schools Tuesday for the first time since last week’s shooting at Apalachee High School that killed two students and two teachers.
Here are some things to know about the plans:
Apalachee High School will not be open Tuesday
Superintendent Dallas LeDuff said Friday that ...Read more
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Hoax school threats no laughing matter for Georgia police, young offenders
ATLANTA — They had access to weapons, explosives and a “kill list” for a planned attack at their metro Atlanta high school.
But Alfred Dupree and Victoria McCurley never had the chance to cause anyone harm at Etowah High School. A tipster told investigators about the violent plans, and in October 2017, the two 17-year-olds were arrested. ...Read more
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New mammogram rule gives women more details to guard against breast cancer
ATLANTA – A new federal rule takes effect Tuesday that could potentially help more women spot breast cancer earlier. The FDA will require mammogram providers across the country to notify women if they have dense breast tissue, and recommend they consult with their doctor about whether they need additional screening.
While many women are ...Read more
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3.4-magnitude quake rattles Northern California, seismologists say. 'Pretty good shake'
A 3.4-magnitude earthquake shook overnight near Santa Rosa in Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The nearly 4-mile deep quake hit about 7 miles southeast of Middletown at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, according to the USGS.
More than 150 people from as far away as Fairfax and Hidden Valley Lake reported feeling the ...Read more
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