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3 teens charged after village's swan killed, then eaten: Police
The swan's four cygnets were also stolen but since recovered, police said.
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The disgraced tech founder may have an initial job washing dishes.
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Search suspended for man who fell from Carnival cruise ship
Ronnie Peale Jr., 35, fell over his balcony railing on Monday, Carnival said.
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Son of fatally attacked Home Depot worker seeks crackdown on organized retail crime
Two Home Depot workers were fatally attacked during thefts over the last year.
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Apartment collapse: Human error, IT glitch led to permit incorrectly marked as 'fail'
The community is demanding answers as three people remain missing.
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Investigators have recording of Trump admitting he held onto sensitive docs: Sources
Sources say federal investigators have a recording that could be a key piece of evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Trump’s handling of classified documents.
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ABC News Live: Raging wildfires sending smoke across US
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Village's beloved swan was stolen and killed: Officials
Three New York teenagers are accused of taking a mother swan and her babies from a pond on Monday, according to authorities.
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ABC New Lives: Debt limit deal is on its way to Senate for vote
Plus, raging wildfires in Canada are sending smoke across the eastern U.S.
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Senate races to vote on debt ceiling bill, days away from June 5 deadline
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Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to federal financial crimes
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Drone captures 2nd shark sighting at Alabama beach
A shark was spotted swimming in the shallow waters of Orange Beach, Alabama, meters away from a person in the water.
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Deaths of 2 Home Depot workers illustrate surge in organized retail crime
Groups of criminals are stealing prized items to sell online or elsewhere.
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3 teens charged after village's swan killed, then eaten: Police
The swan's four cygnets were also stolen but since recovered, police said.
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ABC News Live Prime: Wed, May 31, 2023
Debt ceiling showdown comes to a head in Washington; how playing the lottery can become an addiction; Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks about honesty, marriage and her new movie "You Hurt My Feelings."
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Feds have recording of Trump acknowledging he held onto sensitive document: Sources
The special counsel has questioned witnesses about the recording, sources say.
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University employee claims he was fired for using pronouns in email signature
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Shua Wilmot, an employee at a Christian university in upstate New York, who says he and a colleague were fired in part for putting pronouns in their email signatures.
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ABC News Live Rundown: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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Battling addiction as popularity of lottery games soar
ABC's Reena Roy looks at the problem of lottery addiction, as games meant to inspire dreams of winning big can become an unhealthy and financially destructive obsession for some Americans.
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85-year-old man, passerby help save sleeping family from house fire
A father and his four children were able to safely evacuate, police said.
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Man with multiple weapons arrested after spotted with gun near movie theater: Police
Thomas Alexander was arrested after a traffic stop near the Cobblestone theater.
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Jury finds actor Danny Masterson guilty on 2 counts in rape retrial
The "That '70s Show" actor was accused of raping three women.
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South Carolina store owner allegedly shot and killed 14-year-old boy in the back
Protesters allegedly vandalized and looted the store after the killing.
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Nikki Haley slams foreign lobbyists while accepting funds from them
The 2024 hopeful has raised tens of thousands of dollars from foreign lobbyists.
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Movement to end caste discrimination builds in US
California leaders are debating a bill to ban caste discrimination statewide.
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Man missing after falling overboard on Carnival cruise ship
The ship was off the coast of Florida at the time, the Coast Guard said.
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Debt ceiling negotiators defend their deal before vote
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Gas station owner charged in shooting death of 14-year-old
Rick Chow, 58, has been charged with murder after allegedly killing Cyrus Carmack-Belton in Columbia, South Carolina, on Sunday, police said.
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Lawyer arrested in over decade-old rapes after being identified by genetic genealogy
The arrest was made in connection with several sexual assaults in 2007 and 2008.
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Eastern Canadian wildfires impacting air quality in major US cities
The smoke is impacting New England, New York and New Jersey, and could make its way as far south as Washington, D.C.
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Attorney identified by genetic genealogy, arrested in decades-old rapes
Matthew J. Nilo has been arrested in connection with several sexual assaults in Boston in 2007 and 2008.
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Social media influencer uses platform for Holocaust education
Montana Tucker uses her platform to create a series about her family’s experience at Auschwitz and to educate people about the Holocaust.
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‘It’s frustrating’: Son of missing man in Iowa building collapse speaks out
Branden Colvin is among the missing after an apartment building collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday.
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'My dad's in there': Son desperate for answers in wake of apartment collapse
"I just want to talk to him, give him a hug, hear his voice, anything."
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Man who went to same church arrested for councilwoman's murder
Eunice Dwumfour, 30, was shot and killed outside her home in February.
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Small town, big landfill: State’s largest garbage dump could grow larger
The Seneca Meadows Landfill's owners want to expand the facility.
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Convicted killer confesses to murdering roommate, 2nd person
The suspect told police "he was ready and prepared to kill again."
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Air quality in these US cities decreasing due to Canadian wildfires
More than 16,000 people have evacuated the region near Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Limousine company operator sentenced for deadly 2018 crash
A limousine company operator was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison in connection to a 2018 crash in upstate New York that killed 20 people.
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'We don't know': Murder confessions raise prospect of serial killer in Texas
The suspect told police "he was ready and prepared to kill again."
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