Director Steve Dettelbach’s comments came after he met this past week with family members of some of the 18 people killed in October.
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Consumers are pushing back against price increases – and winning
In grocery stores, they’re shifting away from name brands to store-brand items, switching to discount stores, or simply buying fewer items like snacks or gourmet foods.
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Off to Michigan, Haley is staying in the race despite Trump’s easy primary win in South Carolina
Haley insists she is sticking around even with the growing pressure to abandon her candidacy and let Trump focus entirely on Democratic President Biden, in a 2020 rematch.
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Netanyahu says cease-fire deal would only ‘somewhat’ delay an Israeli military offensive in Rafah
Israeli media reported that mediators were making progress on an agreement for a cease-fire and the release of dozens of hostages held in Gaza as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
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31,000 Ukrainian troops killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Zelensky says
It is the first time that Kyiv has confirmed the number of its losses since Moscow started the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
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What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think
Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four-year phenom that adds a 29th day to February.
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U.S. and British strikes in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships
This is the fourth time that the U.S. and British militaries have conducted a combined operation against the Houthis since Jan. 12.
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Ukraine’s defense minister says delays in promised Western military aid are costing lives
Ukraine has suffered setbacks on the battlefield, having lost the strategic eastern city of Avdiivka following intense battles this month, and as military aid for Kyiv hangs in the balance in the U.S. Congress.
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U.S. investigators provide data on helicopter crash that killed 6, including Nigerian bank CEO
Two aviation experts who reviewed photos and video previously released by the NTSB said the flight likely should have been canceled because of poor nighttime weather conditions.
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Trump wins South Carolina primary, beating Haley in her home state
Haley spent weeks crisscrossing the state that twice elected her governor, warning that Trump is too old and distracted to be president again. Voters disagreed.