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Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Palm Beach County launched an internal investigation into its sheriff’s deputies monitoring of Jeffrey Epstein, following allegations he had “improper sexual conduct” while on work release from jail. Epstein served a 13-month jail sentence in 2008 after he pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution in …

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Rawf8/iStock(PAWTUCKET, R.I.) — It was just two days after her tenth birthday when Christine Cole disappeared on a chilly evening in Pawtucket, R.I. She left her home around sunset on Jan. 6, 1988, to buy some things for her mother and never made it back. Her lifeless body washed up on a beach some 15 …

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KeithBinns/iStock(ATHENS, Greece) — An earthquake hit Athens, Greece, on Friday, causing strong shaking in the capital city. The earthquake was a 5.1 magnitude, according to an alert from the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center. It officially hit about 14 miles from Athens, the center said. Story developing… Copyright © 2019, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

Chevrolet(NEW YORK) — After decades of speculation and rumors, Corvette, the 66-year-old American sports car, has joined its European competitors by going mid-engine. Corvette engineers, designers, top General Motors executives like CEO Mary Barra and dealers from around the country packed the Tustin Hangars in Southern California Thursday evening for the reveal. Chevrolet had teased …

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ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two tornadoes were reported on Thursday in South Dakota and Wisconsin, a waterspout was seen near New Orleans, and the Upper Midwest, especially Minnesota, could see more severe storms on Friday. This is all happening as most of the rest of the U.S. will be roasting in a heatwave that could …

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400tmax/iStock(CHICAGO) — Four Chicago police officers have been fired over their alleged cover-up of the 2014 murder of a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, by former officer Jason Van Dyke. The Chicago Police Board voted on Thursday to discharge Sgt. Stephen Franko and officers Janet Modragon, Daphne Sebastian and Ricardo Viramontes. They have the right to …

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WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — A man seen scaling the outside of a 19-story apartment building to escape a fire in Philadelphia on Thursday night made it to ground level unharmed. No other injuries related to the fire were reported, ABC Philadelphia station WPVI-TV reported. Fire crews are investigating the cause of the blaze, which began around 9:30 …

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WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — Two workers were injured and nearby residents were temporarily placed under a shelter-in-place order after a fire caused a chemical reaction at the Diamond Chemical Co., according to New Jersey authorities. Rutherford police announced on Thursday at around 2:30 p.m. that a chemical problem had been reported in East Rutherford. “Shelter in …

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wutwhanfoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — The value of Netflix shares dropped 10% on Thursday, one day after the streaming service reported its first drop in global growth. Shares of the company closed at $325.21, one day after Netflix reported its second quarter earnings, revealing the company grew subscriptions by only about half of what it had forecast. …

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Lance Cpl. Dalton Swanbeck/11th Marine Expeditionary Unit(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said that the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Boxer destroys an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz that was “threatening the safety of the ship and the ship’s crew.” “The Boxer took defense action against the drone which had closed into a …

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