Austin Appelbee was heard on the phone with authorities calmly relaying the situation his mom and siblings were, stranded at sea. The boy was heard explaining that his mom told him to swim to shore to get help, after they had been swept out about 2.5 miles.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu Following His Diplomatic Visit To Washington Releases Statement.
“I have just concluded a brief but important visit to Washington, speaking with our great friend, President @realDonaldTrump. We share a very close, very genuine, and very candid connection.”
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Trump Pardons 5 Former NFL Players For Crimes Ranging From Perjury To Drug Trafficking
President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned five former professional football players — one posthumously — for various crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking. The pardons were announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson. Ex-NFL players Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon were granted the clemency....
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Shooting At South Carolina State University Residence Complex Kills 2 And Wounds 1
Two people are dead and one person wounded after a shooting at a South Carolina State University residential complex, the university said Thursday. University officials have not confirmed the victims’ identities or the condition of the person wounded, the school said in a news release. The school put the campus in Orangeburg on lockdown at...
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Sex Workers At Nevada Brothel Fight For The First-Ever Unionization
Nevada is the only state where people can legally purchase sex, and now sex workers at one of the state’s oldest brothels are fighting to become the nation’s first to be unionized. “We want the same things that any other worker wants. We want a safe and respectful workplace,” said a worker at Sheri’s Ranch...
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Prosecutors Move To Dismiss Charges Against Men Accused Of Hitting ICE Officer With Broom And Shovel
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have moved to drop felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by a immigration officer, after new evidence emerged undercutting the government’s version of events. In a filing Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota said “newly discovered evidence” in the criminal...
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Palestinian Protester, Detained For Nearly A Year, Says ‘Inhumane’ Jail Conditions Prompted Seizure
A Palestinian woman who has been held in an immigration jail for nearly a year after she attended a protest in New York City said she suffered a seizure after fainting and hitting her head last week, an episode she linked to “filthy” and “inhumane” conditions inside the privately run detention facility. Leqaa Kordia, 33,...
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LeBron James Becomes The Oldest Player To Have A Triple-Double In NBA History
LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history to have a triple-double, accomplishing the feat for the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night against the Dallas Mavericks. James had 28 points and 12 assists when he grabbed his 10th rebound with 2:06 to play in the Lakers’ 124-104 victory. James got a standing ovation...
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Judge Says US Must Help Bring Back Some Of The Venezuelans Deported To Notorious Prison
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to make arrangements to allow some of the Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador to return to the U.S. at the government’s expense. The case has been a legal flashpoint in the administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown. It started in March after President...
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Judge Dismisses California Deportation Case For Mexican Father Of 3 US Marines
An immigration judge has dismissed the deportation case against a landscaper who was arrested in Southern California last year, and the father of three U.S. Marines is now on a path toward legal permanent residency in the U.S. The June detention of Narciso Barranco, who came to the U.S. from Mexico in the 1990s but...