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Month: April 2024

A Florida sheriff says 10 people were wounded by gunfire during an argument at a party venue

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say 10 people were wounded by gunfire when an argument turned violent at a venue for parties and other private events. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday no life-threatening injuries resulted from the shooting shortly after midnight Sunday. A statement from the sheriff’s office says a 16-year-old

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Japan’s ruling party loses all 3 seats in special vote, seen as punishment for corruption scandal

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party has lost all three seats being contested in parliamentary by-elections Sunday. The result is being considered punishment by voters for a longstanding Liberal Democratic Party corruption scandal that has undermined Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s leadership. Final vote counts showed the liberal-leaning main opposition Constitutional

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AI-enhanced camera technology helps solve murder

KCTV, FLOCK SAFETY, CNN By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story     BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KCTV) — A shooting that killed two people at a Blue Springs Park earlier this month led to a first-degree murder charge and then an arrest on Wednesday. Charging documents point to an AI-equipped camera system helping police

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New charges announced against 4 youths arrested in gunfire at event to mark end of Ramadan

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities have announced new charges against four juveniles arrested following an exchange of gunfire earlier this month between rival groups that wounded three people and sent participants in a joyful celebration of the end of Ramadan in west Philadelphia running for cover. Prosecutors said Friday that the 15- and 16-year-old youths arrested

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Campus anti-war protesters dig in nationwide as universities and police take action

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war woke up in tents at college campuses nationwide Sunday morning planning more protests demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies accused of enabling the conflict. Decisions to call in law enforcement, leading to hundreds of arrests nationwide,

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Campus anti-war protesters dig in nationwide as universities and police take action

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war woke up in tents at college campuses nationwide Sunday morning planning more protests demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies accused of enabling the conflict. Decisions to call in law enforcement, leading to hundreds of arrests nationwide,

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Two Russian journalists arrested on ‘extremism’ charges, accused of working for Navalny group

By Zarah Ullah, Katharina Krebs, Darya Tarasova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A pair of Russian journalists have been detained on “extremism” charges and face accusations of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin are accused of producing content for Navalny’s prominent YouTube

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