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Feds charge DC-area man accused of plotting to ram stolen truck into pedestrians, sources say

krblokhin/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Federal authorities have charged a man they believe was plotting to ram a stolen truck into pedestrians at the National Harbor development in Maryland, just outside the nation’s capital, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The Justice Department is expected to announce details from the case later Monday.This is a developing …

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London introduces Ultra Low Emissions Zone for vehicles with charges up to $130

BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — London introduced a new Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) on Monday, a radical new step to clean up the city’s air and improve public health that the mayor’s office described as the “world’s toughest vehicle emissions standard.” The low pollution zone will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, …

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Diana and Doria: How the 2 grandmothers are expected to influence the royal baby

Ben Stansall – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — As Prince Harry and his wife Meghan prepare to welcome their first child any day now and become first-time parents, many royal watchers are looking at how the baby’s two grandmothers — Princess Diana and Doria Ragland — will play a role in the child’s life as they …

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American Airlines cancellations extend into June amid Boeing 737 Max grounding

santirf/iStock(NEW YORK) — American Airlines is extending flight cancellations into early June as Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft remain grounded. The world’s largest airline announced Sunday that it will cancel approximately 90 flights per day through June 5, “in an effort to provide more certainty and avoid last minute flight disruptions,” while it awaits information from …

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US officials worry as Turkey poised to purchase Russian defense system purchase: Sources

bedo/iStock(WASHINGTON) — As Turkey moves forward with the controversial purchase of Russia’s most sophisticated and advanced air defense systems, some State Department and Department of Defense officials are privately blaming President Donald Trump for failing to issue a tough ultimatum over the proposed sale, sources with knowledge of the matter tell ABC News. For months, …

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Motel 6 will pay $12M to settle lawsuit after sharing guest info with ICE

domnicky/iStock(NEW YORK) — Motel 6 has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit that accused several Washington state locations of sharing personal guest information with U.S. immigration officials. The budget motel operator illegally shared the personal information of about 80,000 customers for more than two years, resulting in a “targeted” ICE investigation into …

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South Carolina mom complained about bullying before deadly 5th-grade fight

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Still reeling from the sudden death of her 10-year-old daughter, a South Carolina mom said she complained about her child being bullied multiple times before she died after a fight with a classmate at school. Raniya Wright, a fifth-grader at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro, South Carolina, died two days …

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Severe storm threat pushing farther east after tornadoes in Texas, Mississippi

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The slow-moving system that just generated almost 200 reports of damaging storms produced two tornadoes in Texas and one in Mississippi in addition to flash flooding up through Arkansas, which at one point saw 8 inches of rainfall over a very short time period. That system Monday is pushing farther east, …

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Tennessee man accused of killing mom asked co-workers for help with alibi: Police

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(ATLANTA) — A Tennessee man allegedly killed his 76-year-old mother over the weekend and asked his co-workers to take pictures of him at work to help form an alibi, according to police. John Ralph, 51, was attempting to flee the country on Saturday when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and the …

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Boy, 12, inside his NY home killed by stray bullet to the head

Buffalo Police Department(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A 12-year-old Buffalo, New York boy who was inside his own home was fatally shot in the head by a stray bullet Saturday night, police said. Bandar Elwaseem was inside his apartment around 8:30 p.m. when he was shot, Buffalo police said Sunday. The bullet that struck Bandar traveled “a …

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