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Local News Dozens of instructors at Massachusetts police academies have serious complaints against them, investigation shows

By Louisa Moller Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — There are questions about who is training new police officers after a WBZ-TV investigation found serious complaints against dozens of instructors at police academies in Massachusetts. 46 police instructors disciplined WBZ obtained the full list of 2,492 police officers who are

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Man and 2 siblings found dead at an Albuquerque home, police say it appears to be a murder-suicide

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three people have been found dead at a southeast Albuquerque home in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said Monday. Albuquerque police said it appears a 22-year-old man fatally shot his 20-year-old sister and 17-year-old brother before turning the gun on himself. Police said the three all had gunshot wounds to the head.

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Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ coronation as the Democrats’ standard-bearer for the 2024 presidential election is now official after the Democratic National Committee announced the formal results of the online voting by delegates on Monday night. It caps a tumultuous period for the party prompted by President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate

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UN fires additional staffers after probe finds potential involvement in Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The United Nations said Monday it has fired additional staff members from its agency for Palestinian refugees after an internal investigation found they may have been involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack against Israel. The U.N. secretary-general’s office announced the move in a brief statement to journalists. Farhan Haq,

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Local News Loved ones of American ballerina with Maryland ties push to free her from Russian prison

By Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — An American citizen with Maryland ties remains detained in Russia and was not part of Thursday’s historic prisoner swap, a multinational deal that set two dozen people free—the largest in post-Soviet history. Ksenia Karelina was charged with treason for a $51

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What rapid intensification means for hurricanes

CNN, WSB, WCJB, MICHAEL PRESLEY BOBBITT, GOV DESANTIS OFFICE, MAYOR VAN JOHNSON, BEACH TALK RADIO By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — When a hurricane undergoes rapid intensification, its maximum sustained winds increase by at least 35 mph in 24 hours or less – driving up the danger the storm could pose to life and

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What’s behind the anti-immigrant violence that has exploded across Britain? Here’s a look

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain has been convulsed by violence for the past week as crowds spouting anti-immigrant and Islamophobic slogans clashed with police. The disturbances have been fueled by right-wing activists using social media to spread misinformation about a knife attack that killed three girls during a Taylor Swift-themed dance event. The violence

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Usha Vance defends husband’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment as a ‘quip’ in first solo interview

CNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Usha Vance, the wife of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, defended her husband’s previous comments deriding childless adults and downplayed his labeling of some Democratic politicians as “childless cat ladies,” calling it a “quip.” In a sit-down interview with Fox News that aired Monday, Usha Vance, a

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Prosecutors plan to charge former Kansas police chief over his conduct following newspaper raid

Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two special prosecutors say they plan to charge a former central Kansas police chief with obstruction of justice over his conduct following a raid of the local newspaper last year. Prosecutors also said Monday that the newspaper’s staff committed no crimes. It wasn’t clear from the prosecutors’ lengthy report

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Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Khan rally to demand his release

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister have rallied in the country’s volatile northwest to mark the first anniversary of his arrest and demand his immediate release. Monday’s protest is part of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or PTI opposition party’s campaign aimed at pressuring the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz

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