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goralikus/iStock(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — A boat smuggling a large group of Haitian migrants sank over the weekend, killing at least 28 people, officials said. The U.S. Embassy in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, said officials managed to rescue 17 people, including two who were found stranded on a cay off the coast of the Bahamas on Sunday. Officials discovered …

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MattGush/iStock(YORBA LINDA, Calif.) — Five people were killed and two more were injured Sunday when a plane crashed into a residential area in Southern California. Residents in the Yorba Linda area began to panic at around 2 p.m. when the small plane appeared to break apart in midair, scattering debris across the neighborhood, authorities said. …

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ABC News(NEW YORK) — Parts of Los Angeles saw half a foot of rain over the weekend as strong West Coast storms created mudslides, flash floods and knocked down trees. The Sierra Nevada Mountains saw about 96 inches of snow, including 72 inches in just 24 hours. On Monday morning, a new and much colder …

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katifcam/iStock(BOWIE, Md.) — Five children were killed over the weekend when a vehicle veered off a Maryland road and crashed into a snowy wooded area, authorities said. Investigators said a minivan veered off the left side of a road in Bowie, Maryland, and crashed into several trees at around 5 a.m. Saturday, killing five children …

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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — It’s not clear yet what the lasting impact will be on federal workers furloughed in the longest-ever government shutdown — even as Congress holds talks to avoid another one — but a closer look at employee data nationwide paints a picture of the economic struggles many now might face because of …

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John Moore/Getty Images(NEW YORK) —  Approximately 3,750 additional active duty U.S. troops are heading to the southern border in support of Customs and Border Protection, according to a statement released by the Department of Defense on Sunday. “That support includes a mobile surveillance capability through the end of September 2019, as well as the emplacement …

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Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury is expected to begin deliberations as soon as Monday afternoon in the sweeping drug conspiracy trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Prosecutors have accused Guzman of trafficking cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the U.S. as an alleged top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. “This …

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iStock(OSLO, Norway) — Highway E39 in Norway is one of the most beautiful drives in the world, hugging the country’s rugged west coast from Kristiansand to Trondheim. It is 684 miles of unending scenery, including rivers and lakes, waterfalls, mountains and numerous fjords. But if you look carefully at a road map, E39 is something …

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iStock(CINCINNATI) — A police officer was shot dead and another injured in a shooting at an apartment building in Pierce Township, Ohio. The alleged shooter — who kept police at bay for some 12 hours — was finally taken into custody Sunday just after 6:30 a.m., authorities said. The beginning of the incident took place …

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ABC News(NEW YORK) — A large storm brought heavy rain, high winds and very heavy mountain snow to California on Saturday. A series of storms is set to bring further impacts to the region over the next few days. The rainy weather on Saturday caused flooding in Malibu, on the Los Angeles River in Glendale, …

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