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Senate considers Michael Boren to lead Forest Service, despite clashing with agency
Penny Collins/NurPhoto via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee the U.S. Forest Service has a history of clashing with the very agency that he soon could be leading.On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate Committee on Agricu...
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Passengers stranded for 7 hours after Norwegian Epic breaks moorings in heavy winds
AFP via Getty Images, FILE(CANTANIA, ITALY) -- A routine port stop turned chaotic for thousands of passengers aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Epic last Friday when severe winds caused the ship to break free from its moorings in Catania, on the...
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Colorado attack comes amid record incidents of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes
Eli Imadali/AFP via Getty Images(BOULDER, Co) -- As law enforcement agents investigate Sunday's fiery attack on a group of pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, crime data shows the rampage came amid a dramatic increase in antisemiti...
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Florida city begins formal process to remove fluoride from water supply after state ban
STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images(OCALA, Fla.) -- A city in Florida began the formal process of removing fluoride from its water supply on Tuesday to be in compliance with a new state law.Ocala -- 75 miles northwest of Orlando -- currently has a city ordinance ...
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Canadian wildfire smoke continues to worsen air quality in several US states
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Smoke from raging wildfires in Canada continues to bring dangerous air quality conditions to parts of the northern United States, with hazy and smoky skies also possible for the East and South.As of Tuesday, there are 208 active w...
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Teen identified as killer in decades-old murder of teacher
A June 1978 sketch of the suspect accused of killing San Jose schoolteacher Diane Peterson, left, compared to then-student Harry Nickerson, now identified as her killer, in an undated photo, right. Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office(SAN JOSE...
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Inmate admits writing Trump threat letters to frame migrant, court filing says
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Ramon Morales-Reyes, the man Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem publicly accused of writing letters threatening President Donald Trump, was framed by another inmate who wanted Moral...
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Boulder suspect's wife, kids in ICE custody: DHS
Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images(BOULDER, CO) -- The wife and children of Boulder, Colorado, terrorism suspect Mohamed Soliman are in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the family i...
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Protests erupt after Massachusetts high school student detained by ICE
Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(MILFORD, MA) -- Protests have erupted over the arrest of an 18-year-old Massachusetts high school student who state officials say was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents over the week...
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Woman arrested for leaving dog outside in crate during extreme heat
(LAS VEGAS) -- A Nevada woman was arrested after her dog was trapped outside in a crate and died due to the extreme heat, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.At approximately 2:02 p.m. on Saturday, police received a call for assis...
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