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• Jul 18

  • Police in Puerto Rico use tear gas after protesters toss fireworks

    Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosello refuses to resign despite mass protests.

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • Former Epstein contractor says he quit over unsupervised young woman, topless photos

    The wealthy financier is facing a raft of allegations from federal prosecutors.

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • News headlines today: July 17, 2019

    Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.

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• Jul 17

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• Jul 17

  • Couple rescued after being swept away by high surf in Hawaii

    A couple visiting a popular lookout on the island of Oahu was rescued after high surf swept them into the ocean.

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• Jul 17

  • Truck driver was allegedly watching porn right before fatal crash

    Tate Doom was charged in connection with a deadly crash on Interstate 94.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Father intentionally drove sons off pier, killing them: Prosecutors

    He was charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • DNA links veteran police officer to cold case sexual assault: Police

    He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years to life in prison if convicted.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Man on the moon 50 years later: Luna 15

    The space race was still going on between the U.S. and the Soviet Union even as Apollo 11 astronauts were on the lunar surface.

    Jul 17

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• Jul 17

  • Apollo 11 50th Anniversary: Safety man

    Apollo 11's Michael Collins on the escape from the moon.

    Jul 17

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• Jul 17

  • Apollo 11 50th Anniversary: The lasting impact of landing on the moon

    How Apollo 11 changed the course of human history.

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• Jul 17

  • There's no pickup truck emoji. Ford wants to change that

    The emoji could be available by next year.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Teen brother of Sandy Hook student running for state Senate

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

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Genetic genealogy helps man exonerate after 20 years in prison

    Christopher Tapp was sent to prison for the rape and murder of Idaho teen Angie Dodge in the 1990's.

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• Jul 17

  • 'You have taken an angel,' husband of slain woman caught in crossfire tells culprits

    The victim was shot as her husband drove her home from doctor's appointment.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Sex assault charges dropped against Kevin Spacey

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

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• Jul 17

  • 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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• Jul 17

  • 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.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

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

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

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Sex assault charge dropped against actor Kevin Spacey

    Spacey was charged in January with indecent assault and battery.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • 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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• Jul 17

  • 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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• Jul 17

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

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

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Wave of controlled blasts unearth road in Virginia

    The Warrenton, Virginia, road crumbled during the blasts.

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• Jul 17

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

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

    Jul 17

• 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

  • Justice Stevens remembered for 'transcending partisanship'

    Kate Shaw, ABC News' Supreme Court contributor, looks back on clerking for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who died at age 99 this week.

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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.

    Jul 17

• 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.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • More than 20 pilot whales beached on St. Simons Island

    At least three whales have died after nearly two dozen whales beached themselves, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

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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.

    Jul 17

• 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.

    Jul 17

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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.

    Jul 17

• 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.

    Jul 17

• 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

  • 'El Chapo' to be sentenced for running drug cartel

    Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is set to be sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, after he was convicted of running a murderous Mexico-based drug...

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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.

    Jul 17

• Jul 16

  • Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dead at 99

    Stevens was the third longest serving Supreme Court justice.

    Jul 16