Tag: months
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Miami voters weighed in on the presidential race 6 months ago; here’s what they think now
MIAMI — With less than two weeks before the presidential election, NBC News and MSNBC checked in with a group of voters in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, where 69% of its residents are Latino. The county was once considered a Democratic stronghold but, in the last midterm election, it voted for Republican candidates for governor and…
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Drug overdose deaths fall for 6 months straight as officials wonder what’s working
After years of rising, the tide may finally be turning on deadly drug overdoses in America. Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% in the 12 months ending in May, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “This is the largest recorded reduction in overdose deaths,” White House officials said…
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Lisa Marie Presley kept dead son’s body at home for 2 months after his death
Lisa Marie Presley kept the body of her dead son on ice at home for two months as she struggled to cope with the grief brought by his sudden passing, the family revealed in newly published book. The macabre revelation was made in “From Here to the Great Unknown,” Presley’s memoir that was finished by…
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West Virginia state senator asked to resign after second arrest in two months
A Republican state senator from West Virginia is being asked to step down by his local GOP party chair after being arrested on a drunk driving charge — his second arrest in as many months. State Sen. Mike Maroney, who was first elected in 2016, was arrested in August on a charge of indecent exposure.…
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New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia’s Papua, authorities said on Saturday. Mehrtens was freed and picked up by a joint team in the Nduga area and was undergoing health check-ups and a psychological examination in Timika regency, the Indonesian police said…