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Mass shooter manhunt at Brown resets after detainee is released

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A manhunt for the shooter who killed two students during a rampage at Brown University entered its third day after authorities released an earlier person of interest.

Investigators determined that “evidence now points in a different direction,” away from the person they had previously detained, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha ...Read more

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Rob Reiner's son arrested on suspicion of homicide, records show

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LOS ANGELES — Rob Reiner’s son Nick was booked into the Los Angeles County jail on suspicion of murder, records show, hours after the Hollywood legend and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their Brentwood home Sunday.

Jail records provide few details but say Nick Reiner was held on $4 million bail. The records do not give ...Read more

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Rob Reiner used his fame to advocate for progressive causes. 'Just a really special man. A terrible day'

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LOS ANGELES — Rob Reiner was known to millions as a TV actor and film director.

But the Brentwood resident, known for the classic films “Stand by Me” and “When Harry Met Sally,” was also a political force, an outspoken supporter of progressive causes and a Democratic Party activist who went beyond the typical role of celebrities who ...Read more

After the Sydney terror attack, a California Hanukkah celebration is 'all about hope'

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LOS ANGELES -- The first night of Hanukkah in Pacific Palisades, coming nearly a year after January's wildfires, was always going to evoke both joy and loss in the beleaguered community.

But on Sunday evening, as leaders from the Chabad Jewish Community Center of Pacific Palisades gathered at the Palisades Village mall to light a towering ...Read more

Australia's Albanese grapples with fallout after Jewish massacre

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A day after the deadliest domestic terror attack in Australia’s history, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faced criticism he didn’t do enough to combat rising attacks on the Jewish community nor swiftly enact recommendations from the nation’s antisemitism envoy released five months ago.

Albanese -- who shrugged off criticism of his ...Read more

Trump's promised big tax cuts are expected to disappoint the average worker

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President Donald Trump promised Americans big tax refunds next year. Many filers — particularly those who could most use the financial boost — may soon be disappointed.

“Your sort of typical W-2 worker with no kids will see very little change year-over-year,” said Adam Michel, director of tax policy studies at the libertarian Cato ...Read more

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Rob Reiner, 'When Harry Met Sally' director, 'All in the Family' actor and political activist, dead at 78

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LOS ANGELES -- Rob Reiner, a writer, director, producer, actor and political activist whose career in Hollywood spanned more than six decades and included some of the most iconic titles in movie history, was found dead Sunday with his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, at the home they shared in Brentwood. He was 78.

“It is with profound sorrow ...Read more

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Rural health providers could be collateral damage from $100K Trump visa fee

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Bekki Holzkamm has been trying to hire a lab technician at a hospital in rural North Dakota since late summer.

Not one U.S. citizen has applied.

West River Health Services in Hettinger, a town of about 1,000 residents in the southwestern part of the state, has four options, and none is good.

The hospital could fork over $100,000 for the Trump...Read more

Meet the maternal health doc working to close the race gap

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A year into her role seeing patients with high-risk pregnancies at Allegheny Health Network, Carmen Proctor was reflecting on the patients she's had, the questions she's answered, and the babies born under her care.

She recalled one patient who delivered twins at 22 weeks gestation and one of the babies died during delivery. The surviving baby ...Read more

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New student loan rule could dissuade people from advanced nursing degrees

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Zoe Clarke became a hospital registered nurse two and a half years ago, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother.

Clarke, an ICU nurse in Asheville, North Carolina, wants to get her master’s degree to become a nurse practitioner or a certified registered nurse anesthetist — occupations in high demand — and eventually work...Read more

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Rob Reiner, wife confirmed dead in homicide at Brentwood home; police interview family member

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Longtime Hollywood star Rob Reiner and his wife were found dead at their Brentwood home Sunday in what police are describing as an apparent homicide.

A spokesperson for the Reiner family confirmed the deaths Sunday evening.

“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,” the family spokesperson ...Read more

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Kast's landslide win propels Chile into US-led conservative orbit

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Ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidency by a landslide Sunday, harnessing voter anger over crime and migration to drive the country into its most dramatic rightward shift in decades.

With nearly 100% of ballots counted, Kast received 58% of the vote, followed by leftist Jeannette Jara with 42%, according to electoral body...Read more

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Brown University, reeling from shooting, sends students home

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Brown University, mourning two students killed during a shooting rampage Saturday, sent students home and called off final exams, classes and assignments for the fall semester.

A blanket of snow covered the campus and downtown Providence, Rhode Island, on Sunday morning as the Ivy League school reeled from its first encounter with mass violence...Read more

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Hero bystander who tackled Bondi gunman praised by Trump, Ackman

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A bystander who rushed and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers has won praise from leaders around the world, including U.S. President Donald Trump and hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, who announced a reward program for community heroes.

Extraordinary footage of the civilian’s actions began circulating on social media on Sunday, ...Read more

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NTSB investigation: pipeline that exploded near Hayward installed in 1940s

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ASHLAND — The natural gas pipeline that exploded Thursday morning near Hayward was installed in the 1940s and was damaged during recent road construction work, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary investigation.

The findings come just days after a line carrying natural gas line that was inadvertently cut and in the ...Read more

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Wisconsin Dairy Herd

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A highly pathogenic avian influenza was found in a herd of dairy cattle in Wisconsin, the latest in an ongoing outbreak of the disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Sunday.

The disease was confirmed through routine milk testing, the federal agency said in a statement. It is the first known case of HPAI in dairy cattle in Wisconsin. ...Read more

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Two found dead at home of Rob Reiner

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Two people were found dead Sunday afternoon at the Brentwood home of director and actor Rob Reiner, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed.

Margaret Stewart, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman, said the department was called to the home around 3:30 p.m. for medical aid. Inside the home in the 200 block of Chadbourne Avenue, ...Read more

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NYC Jewish community responds at Manhattan synagogue to deadly Bondi Beach terror attack

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Members of New York City’s Jewish community lit candles during a vigil in Manhattan Sunday evening in remembrance of the 15 people killed in a mass shooting at a menorah-lighting ceremony on Australia’s Bondi Beach, with some attendees recounting that they had relatives caught in the attack half a world away.

“We’re all reeling. Our ...Read more

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Police investigate apparent homicide at home of Rob Reiner after 2 are found dead

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Los Angeles police are investigating an apparent homicide at the Brentwood home of Rob Reiner, where two people were found dead Sunday afternoon.

The bodies of a 78-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman were found the home in the 200 block of Chadbourne Avenue, according to Police Capt. Mike Bland.

Law enforcement sources confirmed to The Times...Read more

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Brown University community holds vigil to mourn victims of shooting

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PROVIDENCE, RI — Bundled against the cold and snow and holding candles, the crowd came together in Lippitt Park to hold a vigil for two students killed and nine others injured in a shooting at Brown University 24 hours earlier.

The vigil was a culmination of a day of mourning on campus and in a city that only had two other homicides this year...Read more