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Trial to start for Texas cop who shot Black woman in home

Created: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:06:51 -0500

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A white former police officer is set to go on trial Monday for fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her Texas home as the officer responded to a call about an open front door in 2019

Major power outage after vandals sabotage multiple electrical substations

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 21:12:11 -0500

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Vandals are suspected of causing a major power outage in Moore County, North Carolina, which plunged about 45,000 customers into darkness amid freezing temperatures.

Indonesia's Mt. Semeru eruption buries homes, damages bridge

Created: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:51:12 -0500

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Improved weather conditions have allowed rescuers to resume their search for possible victims after the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island erupted, triggered by monsoon rains

Jurors hear ex-Border Patrol agent's confession in killings

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 19:50:24 -0500

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He confess in a taped interview to killing four sex workers in South Texas.

China reports 2 new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 22:31:47 -0500

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China has reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations

Jeffries downplays chances of ‘compromise’ speaker as McCarthy faces pushback

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 12:37:54 -0500

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Hakeem Jeffries of New York on "This Week" played down the chances of his caucus compromising with Republicans on the chamber's next speaker over Kevin McCarthy

Report: Woman attacks 6 deputies at New Orleans airport

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 15:38:01 -0500

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She was refusing to exit a plane on Thanksgiving, officials said.

Atlanta house fire kills 2 during gas leak in front yard

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 12:30:33 -0500

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The National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday it is investigating an Atlanta house fire that killed two people over the weekend

Farmer: Georgia dog injured saving sheep from coyote attack

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 13:29:53 -0500

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The sheepdog is recovering at home two days after killing a pack of coyotes.

Flash flood kills nine at church gathering in South Africa

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 15:52:55 -0500

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Rescue officials say at least nine people have died and eight others are still missing in South Africa after a flash flood swept away members of a church congregation who were gathered along the Jukskei River

Tampa police chief on leave after golf cart traffic stop

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 12:42:55 -0500

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The police chief of Tampa has been placed on leave after a video emerged of her flashing her badge from the passenger seat of a golf cart to get out of a traffic ticket

3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6-month mission

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 08:59:21 -0500

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They were working to complete construction of the Tiangong station.

Trump's call to suspend Constitution not a 2024 deal-breaker, House Republican says

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 13:09:46 -0500

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Dave Joyce said Trump's comment about the Constitution shouldn't be taken seriously but that it wouldn't lead him to pull potential support for Trump's 2024 campaign

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Created: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:31:27 -0500

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'Sesame Street' cast member Bob McGrath has died, family says

Created: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:37:37 -0500

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Bob McGrath was an original cast member. He was 90 years old.

WATCH: Truck tumbles over freeway onto wreckage from earlier crash

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 23:52:47 -0500

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Dramatic video shows the moment a truck flipped over a freeway guardrail and landed on top of wreckage from an earlier, separate crash.

WATCH: Mom rescues daughter from raccoon attack

Created: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 23:55:13 -0500

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A mother ran out of the house to help her daughter during a terrifying moment when a raccoon attacked her while she was waiting for the bus.

WATCH: 19-foot Christmas tree carried into Nashville home

Created: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 11:19:15 -0500

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If Christmas cheer could be measured—this 19-foot tree carefully maneuvered into a Nashville home may just win.

WATCH: Two large warships narrowly avoid collision in San Diego Bay

Created: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 15:16:10 -0500

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In a video shared on Twitter, two large warships can be seen narrowly avoiding a collision in one of the narrowest points of the San Diego Bay.

WATCH: Santa joins fish and dolphins at aquarium

Created: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:07:28 -0500

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Santa Claus wasn't going to leave the aquarium's fish and dolphins out of the Christmas spirit—grabbing flippers and an oxygen tank in place of his boots and sleigh.

WATCH: Toddler’s moves are so ‘flipping’ cute

Created: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:24:52 -0500

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Eighteen-month-old Harper may be a future gymnast in the making.

WATCH: Cat uses Christmas tree as treadmill

Created: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:00:16 -0500

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This curious kitty has discovered a new way to do cardio.

WATCH: 8th grade basketball player scores full-court buzzer-beater

Created: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:01:45 -0500

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When a Marseilles Elementary player missed a free throw, Milton Pope Elementary School's Cooper Thorson grabbed the ball and heaved it underhand to score a basket in the last second for his team.

WATCH: US Navy ships narrowly miss each other in San Diego Bay

Created: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:58:36 -0500

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Two U.S. Navy ships narrowly avoided collision while navigating the San Diego Bay in California. No injuries or damage were reported by the ships, a U.S. Navy spokesperson said.

WATCH: Twitter to expand exposure on personal timeline

Created: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:04:08 -0500

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Twitter is updating the timeline to allow users to see recommended tweets from accounts that are not being followed.