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Camera Captures Girl, 12, Allegedly Killing Cousin, 8, as She Slept

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A 12-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged with murder, accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin as the younger girl slept, the AP reports. A relative said they had been arguing over an iPhone. A security camera recorded the…

Bodies of Couple on Epic Trip Wash Ashore at the Atlantic's 'Graveyard'

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The bodies of a couple who went missing amid an attempted Atlantic crossing washed up on a small Canadian island on July 12. Sarah Packwood, 54, who was British, and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery, 70, set sail from Nova Scotia in…

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Senior Staff Learned of Biden Decision 1 Minute Before Public

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President Biden, ill with COVID-19, had taken to his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, vacation home. Up until Sunday, he was determined to stay in the 2024 presidential race, reports the AP in its extensive look at the timeline of his decision to…

RFK Jr. Has a Lot to Say After Biden's Exit

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that with President Biden out, the 2024 presidential election is now a two-man contest between himself and Donald Trump. A rundown on RFK Jr.'s reaction to Biden's announcement that he's exiting the race: Kennedy…

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College Football Player Dies in Cliff-Dive Gone Wrong

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An apparent cliff-diving accident Saturday took the life of a college football player who was set to play for Utah State University in the fall. A possible drowning at Porcupine Dam was reported to the Cache County Sheriff's Office in…

Manchin Considers Running Against Harris: Source

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With President Biden out of the 2024 presidential race, the formerly Democratic senator from West Virginia is considering re-joining the party that he left to become an independent. Yes, Sen. Joe Manchin is thinking about re-registering as…

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How Hollywood Is Reacting to Biden's Exit

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Hollywood was quick to react to the news that President Joe Biden was ending his bid for reelection and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, the AP reports. Barbra Streisand, a Democratic supporter, wrote Sunday on X that "we should be…

Kamala Harris Is Racking Up a Lot of Support

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Democrats quickly rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris as their likely presidential nominee Sunday after President Joe Biden 's ground-shaking decision to bow out of the 2024 race, the AP reports. Shortly after Biden stepped aside…

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Biden Is Out. Now What?

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President Biden's withdrawal leaves Democrats with decisions to make. He's endorsed his vice president as his successor, but there are many moving parts involved; it's not as simple as Biden transferring his pending nomination to Kamala…

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Some Medical Mysteries Have No Answers

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One week after turning 52, Tom Scocca fell while trying to catch a train at a New York City subway station, his legs having simply given out, he explains in an essay at New York . Soon he was experiencing a number of mysterious symptoms:…

One Terrible Amazon Review Ravaged a Small Business

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Paul and Rachelle Baron's small business, Beau & Belle Littles, quickly reached $1 million in sales after the couple came up with a reusable, easily removable, and washable swim diaper based on their experience with their own baby during…

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Clintons Endorse Harris as Obama Focuses on Biden

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Bill and Hillary Clinton, who have three Democratic presidential nominations between them, endorsed Kamala Harris for president on Sunday after President Biden halted his candidacy. "We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice…

Harris Announces She's In

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Vice President Kamala Harris announced Sunday that she's officially a candidate for president. "I am honored to have the President's endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination," she said in a statement, per the New…

After 'Miracle on the Hudson,' These Bird Detectives Got the Call

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One of the most high profile cases of an airplane colliding with a bird in the air was 2009's Miracle on the Hudson , when pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger safely landed a passenger plane in the river after Canadian geese flew into both…

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Trump Reacts to Biden's Exit

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Donald Trump isn't cutting President Biden any slack in the wake of Biden's exit from the 2024 race , even though the two are no longer one-on-one rivals: The 'worst:' Trump spoke by phone with CNN minutes after the Biden announcement, and…

Novel Mental Health Therapy Involves Grandmas, Benches

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After her son, the family's shining light and only breadwinner, was arrested last year, Tambudzai Tembo went into meltdown. In Zimbabwe, where clinical mental health services are scarce, her chances of getting professional help were next…

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Trump Team Was Already Planning for Harris

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Even before President Biden's stunning decision to exit the 2024 race , Donald Trump's campaign was preparing a battle plan against Kamala Harris, reports the New York Times . Biden endorsed his vice president on Sunday, making her the…

Biden Ends His Candidacy, Endorses Harris to Replace Him

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President Biden on Sunday dropped his bid for reelection, as more members of his party called on him to leave the race in light of his disastrous debate performance against Republican Donald Trump. "I believe it is in the best interest of…

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Twisters Has Blockbuster Debut

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Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling Twisters to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit rang up $80.5 million in ticket sales from 4,151 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates…

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West Wing Writer Suggests Flipping Script in Biden Drama

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Aaron Sorkin appears to recognize that The West Wing 's President Bartlet wasn't real. But Martin Sheen's character dealt with a serious illness in the show's second season while considering whether to seek reelection, and the writer…

It Was a Weird Day for Team USA Basketball

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A pair of Team USA exhibition games seemed to rise to the level of startling significance on Saturday. Only by LeBron James' layup with 8 seconds left did the men's team top South Sudan in London, the AP reports, and avoid what might have…

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Time Is Running Out for Tribe Facing a Rising Ocean

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Standing water lies beneath the home Sonny Curley shares with his parents and three children on the Quinault reservation a few steps from the Pacific Ocean in Washington's Olympic Peninsula. The back deck is rotting, and black mold…

Ex-Democrat Calls on Biden to Leave Race

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Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat turned independent, urged President Biden on Sunday to drop his reelection bid and focus on the remaining months of his presidency. "I came to the decision with a heavy heart that I think it's time to pass the…

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What Walmart Wants: For Gen Z to Take Its Clothing Seriously

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Walmart has spent three years overhauling its mix of adult apparel to make it stylish as well as sensible for middle America. Now, the nation's largest retailer is seizing the back-to-school shopping season to take another shot at fashion…

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Mass Shooting in Philadelphia Leaves 3 Dead, 7 Injured

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The nation's latest mass shooting took place Saturday night in Philadelphia. Three people were fatally shot and seven others wounded at a street party in West Philadelphia, reports 6ABC . Police say multiple shooters appear to have been…

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt Is Dropping a Surname

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Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt is one big—and public—step closer to becoming Shiloh Nouvel Jolie. The 18-year-old daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took out a legal notice in the Los Angeles Times stipulating her intent to drop "Pitt"…

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Key West Celebrates a Favorite Son

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Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars, and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author's novels and adventurous life. Hemingway Days…

Secret Service Rejected Trump Security Requests

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A new narrative has emerged in the wake of Donald Trump's shooting: The Secret Service turned down repeated requests for more personnel and resources from Trump's camp over the last two years. After the New York Times and the Washington…

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What It's Like to Fall 14K Feet and Live

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In June 2013, Emma Carey and her lifelong best friend, Jemma Mrdak, were 20-year-olds traveling through Europe after graduating from their Australian high school. Part of the experience was tandem skydiving in Switzerland, jumping out of a…

Beryl Is Long Gone, but Texas Toll Is Still Rising

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As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl , she did everything she could to keep her 64-year-old sibling cool. But on their fourth day without power,…