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The ex-mayor of Tallahassee, Fla., was arrested after he failed to pay parking fines from a local restaurant
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The ex-mayor of Tallahassee, Fla., was arrested after he failed to pay parking fines from a local restaurant

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Charlie Crist campaign manager out after arrest on fraud charges The ex-mayor of Tallahassee, Fla., who became the first black to win a state’s highest elected office and was elected only weeks before the...

Frances Muoz, the first woman to preside over a Latino trial in California, has died.
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Frances Muoz, the first woman to preside over a Latino trial in California, has died.

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Frances Muñoz, first Latina trial judge in California, dies at 92 SAN FRANCISCO — Judge Frances Muñoz, who became the first judge to preside over a Latino trial in California, has died. She was...

The Endangered Species Act and the Impact on Native Fish and Plants in Our Rivers
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The Endangered Species Act and the Impact on Native Fish and Plants in Our Rivers

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Op-Ed: An epic victory in the battle for free-flowing rivers The new federal regulations are here. They are aimed squarely at controlling the waters of our rivers, streams and rivers; those of the world....

Tim Allen Green is recovering from a fiery car crash
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Tim Allen Green is recovering from a fiery car crash

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Jay Leno is 'handsome' and 'happy' after suffering burns in car fire, Tim Allen says Former "Friends" cast member Tim Allen, who gained fame as the flamboyant and oft-quoted, "Mr. Rogers," has been hospitalized...

The plane crashed off the coast of Costa Rica, killing 40 people and two people on the ground
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The plane crashed off the coast of Costa Rica, killing 40 people and two people on the ground

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Gold's Gym owner and 5 others feared dead after plane crash off the coast of Costa Rica This undated photo provided by the San Jose (Costa Rica) Police Department, shows Gold's Gym employee Mario...

Forest Service to resume controlled-fire programs
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Forest Service to resume controlled-fire programs

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Forest Service resumes prescribed fire program, but some fear new rules will delay projects The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday that it will resume controlled-fire programs on national forest lands and in national forests...

Haiti's Human Development Index is at -1.4
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Haiti’s Human Development Index is at -1.4

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Dominican Republic expelled 1800 children to Haiti without their parents because they weren't Dominican, while the Dominican Republic expelled nearly twice as many Dominican students and workers to Haiti. In 1995, the Dominican Republic...

UC Berkeley students allege sexual assault at summer camps
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UC Berkeley students allege sexual assault at summer camps

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Hazing 'traditions' and sexual assault plagued UCLA summer camp job, students say on campus The alleged incidents of hazing and sexual assault were so widespread that a counselor was forced to resign and a...

The sound of gunfire in Brazil
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The sound of gunfire in Brazil

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Guns, God and fake news dominate Brazil's presidential race (Photo: Getty Images) A gun store at the Marroquinho neighbourhood in Rio's Centro neighbourhood. I am sitting in a corner of a room at the...

Venezuelan family forced to flee US after visa delays
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Venezuelan family forced to flee US after visa delays

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The Venezuelans left in limbo by new US immigration plan say they can't get past the border By Alastair Gee Updated A series of immigration delays is driving Venezuelans like Jusenio Fernandez to consider...