Tag: leaving
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Florida woman accused of zipping boyfriend in suitcase and leaving him to suffocate found guilty of murder
A Florida woman accused of zipping her boyfriend in a suitcase and leaving him in there to suffocate was found guilty of murder on Friday, four years after what she had initially described to authorities as a case of drunken hide-and-seek gone wrong. Sarah Boone was convicted by an Orange County jury of second-degree murder…
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Tropical Storm Trami wreaks havoc in the Philippines, leaving dozens dead
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Trami has killed at least 26 people and forced more than 150,000 to flee their homes in the Philippines, officials said Thursday, as it made landfall on the northeastern coast. The Associated Press reported Friday that the death toll had risen to at least 65. Trami, locally known as severe tropical…
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Gun YouTube creators are leaving the platform as the company cracks down on firearm videos
Some figures in the controversial “GunTuber” community are fleeing YouTube after the platform began cracking down on machine gun videos and the marketing of firearms on the app. At least four large YouTube channels devoted to firearms have announced they’re quitting the platform and moving to rival services with looser rules. And although many of…
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Power goes out on the entire island of Cuba, leaving 10 million people in the dark
Electricity went out on the entire island of Cuba on Friday, affecting its population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry. The government had tried to keep the lights on earlier in the day by closing schools and having most state workers stay home in an…
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Man accused of leaving dog tied to fence ahead of Hurricane Milton is charged with animal cruelty
A Florida man who allegedly tied his dog to a fence and abandoned it as Hurricane Milton approached the state is now charged with aggravated animal cruelty, authorities announced Tuesday. Giovanny Aldama Garcia, 23, of Ruskin, Florida, was arrested Monday on felony charges of aggravated animal cruelty, The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor…
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Trump has kept in touch with more foreign leaders than Putin since leaving office
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has kept a toe in foreign policy since leaving the White House, talking not just Russian President Vladimir Putin — who he reportedly has spoken to seven times since leaving office, a revelation that has raised eyebrows. At his Manhattan and Mar-a-Lago homes, foreign delegations from Israel and Ukraine…
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‘SNL’ skit recreates Spanish-language show ‘Sábado Gigante,’ leaving fans nostalgic
“Sorry, I’m visiting Miami. I got free tickets. I don’t know what any of this means,” Joshua says. “I think I’m having a panic attack.” In an attempt to make sense of Don Francisco’s directions, Joshua accidentally summons “El Chacal de la Trompeta,” or The Trumpet Jackal, a longstanding character from “Sábado Gigante” who appeared…
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Hurricane Helene ravages the Southeast, killing at least 22 and leaving millions without power
Hurricane Helene killed at least 22 people and left millions without power across the Southeast before weakening on its way north Friday morning, officials said. Widespread damage was expected in Florida’s Big Bend region, where Helene made landfall as a Category 4 shortly after 11 p.m. ET on Thursday. It was the strongest storm to…
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Influencers Matt and Abby deny leaving kids alone on cruise ship while they went out to dinner
Popular content creators Matt and Abby Howard denied online speculation that they left their young children alone in a cruise ship cabin while they left for dinner. Over the weekend, the pair faced a flurry of criticism from their followers online after Abby Howard, 25, posted an Instagram story in which she shared that she…