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  • Sex assault charges dropped against Kevin Spacey

    The actor was accused of groping a young man in Nantucket in 2016.

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  • News headlines today: July 17, 2019

    Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.

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  • Massive heat wave forecast to hit NYC

    Mayor Bill de Blasio urged residents to take precautions for the potentially dangerous heat.

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  • Man convicted of murder in the '90s exonerated thanks to genetic genealogy

    Genetic genealogy found a new suspect in the 1996 killing of Angie Dodge.

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  • West Virginia residents using wasp spray as meth alternative: Police

    Police believe the wasp sprays were behind three overdoses last week.

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  • Sex assault charge dropped against actor Kevin Spacey

    Spacey was charged in January with indecent assault and battery.

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  • Woman missing after hike in California desert

    Barbara Thomas was last seen last Friday when she and her husband, Robert, were making their way back to their trailer after hiking in California's...

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  • Teen brother of Sandy Hook student running for state Senate

    J.T. Lewis is currently in college and now launching a bid for office.

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  • Bison meat causes E. coli outbreak: CDC

    Twenty-one people in Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania have been infected with the E. coli O103 and O121...

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  • Beachgoers attempt to push more than 20 beached pilot whales back into the ocean

    Two of the whales died after becoming stranded, officials said.

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  • Woman drives car into river at New Jersey car wash

    The woman managed to escape uninjured.

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  • Former UFC fighter arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child

    He was extradited from Broward County, Florida, back to Colorado in June.

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• Jul 17

  • Hummus recalled due to possible listeria contamination

    Pita Pal Foods LP issued the voluntary recall on products made between May 30, 2019 and June 25, 2019.

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• Jul 17

  • Police captain speaks out on Eric Garner chokehold case

    Chairperson of the National Black Police Association reacts to the Justice Department's decision not to file charges in the Eric Garner police...

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• Jul 17

  • Home where Manson followers brutally killed married couple is now for sale

    Leno LaBianca and his wife were killed by Manson followers in Aug. 1969.

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• Jul 17

  • 69-year-old woman missing after hiking with her husband in California desert

    Barbara Thomas was last seen wearing a black bikini, red cap and hiking boots.

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• Jul 17

  • Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in US prison

    Guzman, 62, was convicted on charges that mandate life in prison.

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• Jul 17

  • Woodstock 50 festival unlikely, town denies appeal

    The event originally was supposed to happen August 16-18 at Watkins Glen International speedway in Watkins Glen, New York, about 120 miles southwest...

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• Jul 17

  • Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in US prison

    Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced to life in prison, a federal judge in Brooklyn decided Wednesday.

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• Jul 17

  • Boeing dedicates $50 million to the families of the victims of deadly crashes

    Boeing's pledge comes minutes before Congressional hearing on Wednesday.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Hummus products recalled over possible Listeria contamination

    Nearly 100 products were recalled over the concern of a bacteria contamination.

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• Jul 17

  • Financier Jeffrey Epstein had liaisons with young women while on work release: Lawyer

    Jeffrey Epstein was arrested July 6 on sex trafficking charges.

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• Jul 17

  • 10-month-old dies in hot car in Richmond

    According to the National Safety Council, 20 children have died in America so far this year due to hot cars.

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• Jul 17

  • It's Morning, America: Wednesday, July 17, 2019

    House passes resolution condemning Trump tweets, remembering John Paul Stevens, Apollo 11 crew member returns to the launch pad, and more.

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• Jul 17

  • Ret. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dead

    Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99, ABC News has confirmed.

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• Jul 17

  • Flooding in central US as heat wave ramps up

    Slow-moving remnants of Barry delivered 16 inches of rain in southwestern Arkansas on Tuesday, breaking the state's record for the most precipitation...

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• Jul 17

  • 'Start Here': Congress condemns Trump tweets, no federal charges in Eric Garner case

    Here's what you need to know to start your day.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Flooding lingers in central US as heat wave threatens East Coast

    Flooding remains in much of the central U.S. as highs peak elsewhere.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Parents speak out after 2-year-old daughter went missing in northern Michigan woods

    Gabriella Roselynn Vitale, 2, was found more than 24 hours after disappearing.

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• Jul 16

  • Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dead at 99

    Stevens was the third longest serving Supreme Court justice.

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• Jul 16

  • Instagram faces criticism for leaving gruesome images of teen's corpse on platform

    Photos of Bianca Devins, 17, were posted online after she was killed.

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• Jul 16

  • Lawmakers meet on growing female prison population

    Cynthia Shank appeared in front of the House Judiciary subcommittee for a hearing on women in the criminal justice system.

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• Jul 16

  • Man arrested in murder of community activist found dead in trunk of car: Police

    Sadie Roberts-Johnson was found dead in the trunk of her car on Friday.

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• Jul 16

  • Amid protests, Puerto Rico governor says he will not resign

    Ricardo Rossello insisted that he would not leave office despite the scandals.

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  • How children's natural instincts, upbringing help them survive the worst

    There have been a number of incidents where young children have been in peril.

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  • Dad desperate to find missing pregnant postal worker

    Kierra Coles, 26, has been missing since Oct. 2018.

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• Jul 16

  • Flushing drugs down toilet could lead to 'meth gators,' police warn

    The Loretto Police Department is warning people not to dispose of their drugs down the toilet.

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• Jul 16

  • Dad dies trying to save kids swept away by wave at North Carolina beach

    Johnny Lee Vann Jr., 35, died on Sunday afternoon at Wrightsville Beach.

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• Jul 16

  • Chicago alligator safely reeled in from shore 1 week after it was spotted in lagoon

    Police said the gator was captured safely and humanely.

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• Jul 16

  • Flushing drugs down the toilet could lead to 'meth-gators,' police department warns

    "They’ve had enough methed up animals the past few weeks without our help."

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• Jul 16

  • Jeffrey Epstein allegedly continued to see young women during time served

    A lawyer representing his accusers said the financier was able to have visitors under the age of 21.

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• Jul 16

  • 50 years later: Astronaut Michael Collins returns to the Apollo 11 launch pad

    Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins reflected on the mission that brought man to the moon on the 50th anniversary of the launch.

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