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Family fights for charges after video shows fatal ’roundhouse’ kick to taxi driver’s head

WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — Three months after their father was killed by a kick to the head in the middle of a Chicago street, Omar and Rehman Tungekar are still looking for justice. Rehman and Omar Tungekar; the man’s widow, Thara Tungekar; and the family’s lawyer, Michael Gallagher, held a press conference on Wednesday and released new …

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2018 has seen more than one mass shooting per month in the US

iStock/Thinsktock(NEW YORK) — Some of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. this year prompted widespread national horror, including the Parkland, Florida high school shooting and the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. News of other mass shootings, however, seemed to have only reached local audiences. There were a number of incidents …

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Missing NC girl found in Oklahoma after alleged abduction

iStock/Thinkstock(CHECOTAH, Okla.) — A 13-year-old North Carolina girl was found safe in Oklahoma on Wednesday night, nearly three days after her family reported her missing. Authorities found Aubrey Acree with a 23-year-old man in Checotah, Oklahoma, more than 900 miles from the girl’s home in Rutherford County, North Carolina, according to the FBI. Police arrested …

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Duchess Kate ‘absolutely’ excited for Meghan Markle’s baby: ‘It’s such a special time’

Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Duchess Kate spoke out about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s upcoming baby, saying she is “absolutely” excited, especially for Prince George, Princes Charlotte and Prince Louis to have another cousin to play with. Kate’s comments were captured by a well-wisher during the duchess’ visit to Leicester University on Wednesday. …

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Pentagon identifies 3 US special operations service members killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

Phototreat/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Defense has identified three U.S. special operations service members killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. They were identified as Army Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, of Lexington, Virginia, Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, of Brush Prairie, Washington, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, 25, …

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Prison inmates used contraband cellphones in ‘sextortion’ ring targeting military service members, officials say

MivPiv/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Fifteen people have been charged in a “sextortion” ring run by prisoners using contraband cellphones and targeting U.S. military service members, officials announced Wednesday. The suspects involved are prisoners being housed in the North and South Carolina Department of Corrections, as well their associates on the outside, U.S. Attorney for South Carolina …

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Police search Galveston-Houston archdiocese offices in connection with church sex abuse case

Fedorovekb/iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — Police searched the offices of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on Wednesday in connection to a child sex abuse investigation — the latest installment in a widening scandal that has shaken the Catholic Church. The warrant was connected to an investigation into Rev. Manuel La Rosa-Lopez, who is charged with four felony counts of …

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Congressman-elect Dusty Johnson announces leadership team

Congressman-elect Dusty Johnson  announced the appointment of five leadership team positions on Wednesday: Andrew Christianson as Chief of Staff, Courtney Heitkamp as State Director and Communications Advisor, Darren Hedlund as Legislative Director, Chelsea Schull as State Operations Manager and Katie Murray as West River Director. “These individuals bring a wide variety of experience and knowledge …

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Destructive 2018 Atlantic hurricane season nearing an end: NOAA

Guido Amrein/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on November 30th, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will be remembered for damaging and deadly storms. Between May 25 and the end of the season, there were 15 named storms, including eight hurricanes. Both of those numbers exceed NOAA’s figures for …

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Florida man victim of ‘revenge’ killing over stolen PlayStation 4: Sheriff

Seminole County Sheriff(SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla.) — A Florida man was stabbed to death after being lured into a “revenge” trap allegedly by two former roommates, who accused him of stealing a PlayStation 4 video game, officials said. The suspects, Jake Bilotta, 22, and Ian McClurg, 21, were arrested after their new roommate came home to …

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