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Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images(BOSTON) — The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is apologizing after a teacher posted publicly that her middle school students were the subjects of racist behavior during a visit last week. Marvelyne Lamy, a seventh-grade teacher from Davis Leadership Academy in Dorchester, Mass., just outside Boston, posted on her Facebook …

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Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue(TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore.) — An Oregon college student is being mourned after she died in a tragic fall earlier this week while taking photos at a lookout point. Michelle Casey, 21, was hiking with her boyfriend Sunday at the Neahkahnie Mountain viewpoint area near Neahkahnie Beach along the northern Oregon coast. …

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SOURCE: THE INNOCENCE PROJECT/ABC NEWS, AS OF MAY 23, 2019 (ABC News)(NEW YORK) — Richard Phillips was just allocated $1.5 million for three decades that he wrongfully spent in prison for a murder that he didn’t commit, but he’s still going to have to wait a while to see that money. The issue isn’t with …

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Leon Neal/Getty Images(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday announced her resignation, putting an end to months of speculation over her future because of her handling of Brexit. “It is now clear to me that it is in the best interests of the country to have a new prime minister,” May told reporters. …

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Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, opening at Universal Orlando on June 13. (Credit: Universal Orlando)(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The most anticipated roller coaster of the summer is being billed as a “story coaster.” Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, opening at Universal Orlando on June 13, takes guests into one of the “most mysterious places in the …

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jaboo2foto/iStock(NEW YORK) — There’s good news for some Americans hitting the road to catch rays at the beach and fire up the grill with distant family and friends this Memorial Day weekend. Get pumped! Gas prices are dropping, according to AAA. “For the 37.6 million motorists hitting the road for Memorial Day, they can expect …

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simpson33/iStock(CHICAGO) — An Illinois judge has cleared the way for records sealed in the “hoax attack” criminal case of “Empire” cast member Jussie Smollett be made public, ruling Thursday that the actor has not displayed the “actions of a person seeking to maintain his privacy.” Cook County Circuit Court Judge Steven G. Watkins ordered that …

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David Tran/iStock(NEW YORK) — Facebook took down more than three billion fake accounts between September 2018 and March 2019, the company said on Thursday. The news came as the company released its annual “Community Standards Enforcement Report” on Thursday, an accounting of its efforts to police problematic content, including violence, hate speech and child pornography. …

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(Knox County Sheriffs Office) Danny Lynn Emitt was arrested for a 1986 murder on May 22, 2019.(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) — A man is in custody for the 1986 murder of a Florida woman and authorities say the suspect lived less than 1 mile away from the victim at the time. Danny Lynn Emitt, 50, of Knoxville, …

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File photo. (clintspencer/iStock)(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — Missouri rescuers are surveying damage and searching homes after a “violent” tornado hit late Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning, killing three people. The three victims “lived on the outskirts of Golden City,” which is about 170 miles southwest of Jefferson City, the state’s capital, Gov. Mike Parson …

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