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Third person shot at Denver homeless shelter in two weeks; suspect arrested

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DENVER — A man has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after a shooting at one of Denver’s hotel shelters, marking the shelter’s third person shot in less than two weeks.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting at a city shelter at 4040 N. Quebec St. — formerly the DoubleTree by Hilton — at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, said...Read more

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Key Bridge collapse minute-by-minute: Recordings, reports fill in timeline of Baltimore disaster

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BALTIMORE — Miguel Luna headed to his construction job around 6:30 p.m. Monday, where he and six other workers filled potholes overnight on the towering Francis Scott Key Bridge.

A 22-person Indian crew aboard the Dali, a hulking cargo ship involved in an accident in Belgian waters eight years earlier, prepared to set off on a 28-day voyage ...Read more

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Mourners flood wake for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller; Trump and Mayor Adams attend

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MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. — Mourners including former President Donald Trump and Mayor Eric Adams filled a Long Island funeral home to salute slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller days after he was shot to death during a routine traffic stop in Queens.

A sea of police officers filled the sidewalk and street outside the Massapequa Funeral Home for ...Read more

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A mile from Key Bridge collapse, a Dundalk marina offers first responders a place to refuel and recharge

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DUNDALK, Md. — Alex Del Sordo got the call early Tuesday.

Del Sordo, owner of the Anchor Bay East Marina in Dundalk, heard an employee’s voice on the other end of the line: “You’ve got to get down here.”

The worker, who lives on a houseboat at the marina, was awakened by a roar that sounded like a “rumbling train ripping through ...Read more

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Crew still onboard container ship after Francis Scott Key Bridge collision

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The crew of the Dali, the ill-fated vessel that slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, are still onboard the cargo ship — and they could be stuck there even longer as authorities continue to assess the situation.

Two pilots and 21 crewmembers were manning the Dali on Tuesday when it rammed into one of the bridge’s support ...Read more

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Black Maryland politicians respond to racist comments following Key Bridge collapse

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BALTIMORE — With less than two weeks left before they adjourn for the year, the Maryland General Assembly has continued its work in the face of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. But, for some lawmakers, it tinges the remainder of the legislating to be done and their role as elected officials.

Sen. Charles Sydnor, a Black Democrat ...Read more

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for $10 billion fraud

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NEW YORK — Disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay $11 billion in forfeiture on Thursday — less than a quarter of the time he potentially faced for what the feds called one of the largest financial frauds in U.S. history.

“There is a risk that this man will be in a ...Read more

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UM won't divest cash from endowment, says small fraction indirectly invested in Israel

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Amid ongoing calls for the University of Michigan to divest its endowment funds from Israeli companies, the Board of Regents reiterated Thursday that it plans no such move and said there are no direct Israeli investments, only indirect, which are miniscule compared with what student activists have cited.

"We are not moving to make any ...Read more

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Budget cuts on the table in Massachusetts amid runaway migrant costs, speaker says

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BOSTON — House Speaker Ron Mariano suggested Thursday that broad budget cuts could be on the table when lawmakers sit down next year to draft the fiscal year 2026 budget, painting a grim financial picture for Massachusetts fueled by the historically high cost of running state-run shelters.

An influx of migrants from other countries and the ...Read more

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Detroit sues Census Bureau again, accuses feds of undercounting

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DETROIT — The city of Detroit filed another federal lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Census Bureau and Commerce Department, accusing officials of undercounting residents, particularly Black and Hispanic citizens, through its "fundamentally flawed formula."

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, is the...Read more

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High-tech gun detectors coming to NYC subways to deter violence, Mayor Adams says

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NEW YORK — By the beginning of the summer, New York City subway riders will be passing through high-tech gun detectors to enter the transit system, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday.

Speaking at the Fulton St. train station in lower Manhattan, Adams announced the beginning of a 90-day period in which the city will seek comments and put ...Read more

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Trump lawyer: Ex-president cannot be charged for false statements

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The charges against former President Donald Trump in the Fulton County election interference case should be dismissed because he cannot be criminally charged for political speech that is protected under the First Amendment, his lawyer argued Thursday.

“When you look at the allegations against President Trump, all of the allegations — all of...Read more

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Lula-Milei clash embodies the world's competing economic views

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There are few presidents in the world today with more radically different economic models than Argentina’s Javier Milei and Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Milei is desperate to gut public spending, sell off state-run companies and slash regulations. Lula, meanwhile, hounds his aides to ramp up spending, revitalize state companies to ...Read more

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Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill indicted in elder-abuse probe

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill has been indicted by a grand jury on charges related to elder exploitation and fraud, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Thursday morning. She is being held in Orange County jail on a $40,000 bond.

The city commissioner, first elected in 2013, represents downtown Orlando ...Read more

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Over 1,500 killed in Haiti this year as gangs recruit children, violate human rights, UN says

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The number of Haitians killed by criminal gangs in the first three months of this year have skyrocketed and armed gang violence remains the main driver of human-rights abuses in the volatile Caribbean country, a new United Nations human rights report said Thursday.

More than 1,500 Haitians have died at the hands of armed gangs, who continue to ...Read more

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for $10 billion fraud

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NEW YORK — Fallen FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday for stealing more than $10 billion from customers of his global cryptocurrency exchange.

Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan handed down the steep prison term in a packed courtroom just before noon after hearing from one of more than 200 ...Read more

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Sacramento march honoring Latino activist Cesar Chavez to include calls for Gaza cease-fire

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A wide-range of Sacramentans will march near downtown this Saturday in honor of the late civil rights leader Cesar Chavez and to protest current issues affecting underrepresented communities.

The annual gathering, now in its 22nd year, pays homage to Chavez’s advocacy while connecting his work to modern day activism. This year, the march will...Read more

Why Washington's farmworkers are disappearing

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SKAGIT COUNTY, Washington — While there's plenty of work to be done in Washington's fields, orchards and berry rows, farmworkers are becoming increasingly rare in the Evergreen State.

From 2017 to 2022, total hired farm labor in the state dropped 23%, dipping at more than twice the national rate, with the greatest contraction recorded among U...Read more

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Parks, bars, protests stripped from bill that would create gun-free zones in Colorado

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A proposal to limit where people can carry firearms in Colorado, openly or with concealed carry permits, was narrowed substantially Wednesday as sponsors fought to win a key committee vote in the state Senate.

The bill as introduced would have banned firearms from being carried at a slew of places, including stadiums, protests at public ...Read more

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Florida Supreme Court issues no rulings today, leaving decision on abortion-access amendment pending

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida voters must continue to wait to learn whether they will get to vote in November to make abortion access a guaranteed right under the state constitution.

The Florida Supreme Court typically issues opinions on Thursday mornings at 11 a.m. and is expected to decide by April 1 on whether abortion access can be on ...Read more