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Police grant wish of 9-year-old boy with rare disease Ethan Kranig was sworn in as a police officer in Wildwood, New Jersey, during a family beach trip they'll never forget
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Tornado hits Maryland, causes extensive damage: officials Weather service says the tornado touched down early Monday near Stevensville in Queen Anne's County; no fatalities reported
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Truck driver faces federal charges of illegally transporting immigrants About 100 migrants were crammed inside a tractor-trailer, sweltering in 100-degree heat. They had no air conditioning, food or water. When they were discovered early Sunday, eight were dead, and two more have died since. The driver now faces federal charg
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Woman admits to killing fiance in kayak incident on Hudson River A woman who once reported her fiance missing after his kayak capsized on a frigid Hudson River pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide on Monday, admitting she pulled the plug on his kayak so it would fill with water, prosecutors said. Angelika Gr
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'Pharma bro' Shkreli says he will not testify in securities fraud trial Shkreli's statement to U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto came after jurors had been dismissed for the day in the middle of testimony from U.S. prosecutors' last witness in the case, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who investigated Shkreli. Shkrel
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Kansas man gets 30-year sentence for foiled bomb plot targeting U.S. military base John Booker Jr., 22, of Topeka, pleaded guilty in February to plotting the April 2015 attack on Army personnel at Fort Riley, Kansas, and aiding the Islamic State fight against the United States, the Justice Department said in a statement. Booker was sent
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No. 2 Senate Republican: health bill to be discussed Tuesday before vote WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John Cornyn, the No. 2 Senate Republican, said on Monday that various options for a healthcare bill will be discussed at a policy lunch on Tuesday prior to the first procedural vote. Republican Senator Orrin Hatch said he di
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Old Ironsides Sails Again: Historic USS Constitution Back in Boston Harbor The wooden ship was first launched in 1797 and earned its famous nickname while notching victories in the War of 1812.
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Native Forest Birds In Kauai In Peril Once considered a paradise for the colorful songbirds, Kauai has lost more than half of those native species due to invasive species and a warming climate.
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10 People Die In San Antonio In Unventilated Tractor-Trailer Ten people have died after they were trapped inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio. More than two dozen others were taken to hospitals. Robert Siegel talks to Texas Public Radio's Joey Palacios.
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