A cellphone video filmed during Hurricane Ian’s assault on southwest Florida on Wednesday showed a shark or other large fish thrashing around an inundated Fort Myers backyard.
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Fewer people seek U.S. unemployment aid amid solid hiring
It’s a sign that few companies are cutting jobs despite high inflation and a weak economy.
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Capitol riot jury picked for 1st seditious conspiracy trial
Opening statements are expected to begin Monday in federal court in the case against Stewart Rhodes and his associates.
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In one tiny German town, nobody worries about energy bills
Most Europeans are watching their energy bills soar as the war in Ukraine drives up the price of natural gas, oil and electricity. Feldheim has been energy self-sufficient for a decade.
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ALS drug wins FDA approval despite questionable data
U.S. health officials have approved a much-debated drug to treat the deadly illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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Ex-NSA worker charged with trying to sell U.S. secrets
Jareh Sebastian Dalke, who is charged with three violations of the Espionage Act, was scheduled to appear in federal court in Denver Thursday.
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5 found dead after shooting in Central Texas neighborhood
A spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said officers of several law enforcement agencies converged on the neighborhood in McGregor, about 20 miles southwest of Waco.
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FDNY medic fatally stabbed giving aid to patient in Queens
She was rendering aid to a patient when an emotionally disturbed relative of the patient stabbed her multiple times according to officials.
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Federal lawsuit filed in Texas over Uvalde school shooting
The lawsuit alleges a violation of due process rights, negligence, emotional distress and other violations by the Uvalde school district, the city, more.
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Holocaust survivor who escaped 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre dies
Judah Samet was a Holocaust survivor who then escaped a shooting rampage because he was a few moments late for services.