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By Fatima Hussein, Patrick Whittle and Colleen Long | Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden stood for a moment of silence and placed a bouquet of white flowers at a makeshift memorial outside…
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Sderot, Israel (CNN) — Israeli ground forces are inside Gaza after entering the enclave overnight, as Palestinians experienced what they have described as the most intense round of airstrikes since Israel began its retaliation against…
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By JAKE BLEIBERG, PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP (Associated Press) LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Police missed two clear opportunities to end a dragnet that locked down and terrified Maine’s second-largest city after a gunman killed 18 people at…
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By Veronica Stracqualursi and Kristen Holmes | CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence has suspended his campaign for president amid lagging poll numbers and financial challenges. He announced the suspension while speaking at the Republican…
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By Jeanne Bonner and Jay Croft | CNN For the victims of the mass shooting Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine, it was an ordinary night out. Some were participating in a cornhole tournament while others were enjoying a meal. Then a shooter…
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Aneri Pattani | (TNS) KFF Health News Policing expenses mount quickly: $25,000 for a law enforcement conference about fentanyl in Colorado; $18,000 for technology to unlock cellphones in Southington, Connecticut; $2,900 for surveillance…
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By Travis Loller | Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a chase in…
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(CNN) — A 21-year-old woman with a heart condition died after consuming a heavily caffeinated lemonade at Panera Bread, her parents alleged in a wrongful-death suit against the restaurant chain. In September 2022, Sarah Katz, a student at…
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NEW YORK (AP) — A shooter who ambushed New York City police twice in 12 hours, wounding two officers, has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison. Robert Williams, 47, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of attempted murder of a…
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