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New details released in ‘murder-for-hire’ scheme involving developer who killed self following FBI raid in Coral Gables

By Elitsa Bizios, Kevin Boulandier, Michael Hudak, Julian Quintana Click here for updates on this story     MIRAMAR, Florida (WSVN) — New details were released in a federal investigation of a prominent South Florida developer who was found dead in his Coral Gables home. On Tuesday, Sergio Pino fatally shot himself after FBI officials raided his

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US announces $325 million in funding to boost Puerto Rico solar projects as power outages persist

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government says $325 million in federal funds will be available for solar and battery storage installations across Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory struggles with chronic power outages. The U.S. Department of Energy program will target community centers and healthcare facilities, as well as common

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Court says Jim Crow-era felony voting ban in Mississippi can be altered by lawmakers, not judges

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Mississippi legislators, not the courts, must decide whether to change the state’s practice of stripping voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies. The list of disenfranchising crimes includes nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft. The state’s original list of

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Biden’s health and age under even further scrutiny amid questions over his political future

By Kyle Feldscher, Jeff Zeleny and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — As President Joe Biden isolates at his Delaware beach home after testing positive for Covid-19, he is growing increasingly isolated from many corners of his Democratic Party as he faces deepening questions about whether he should continue his reelection campaign. The announcement of Biden’s

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US rock band manager Travis Leake sentenced to 13 years in Russian penal colony, following drug charges

By Sergey Gudkov, CNN (CNN) — American citizen Travis Leake has been sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony in Russia, state media RIA Novosti reported Thursday, after he was detained on drug charges last year. A Moscow court had accused the “former paratrooper and musician” of engaging in a narcotics business, according to RIA. Leake pleaded

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Simone Biles reflects on Tokyo Olympics in ‘Rising’: ‘I felt like I was in jail with my own brain and body’

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Gymnastics champion Simone Biles reflects on her previous Olympic competitions as she prepares for the Paris games in a new Netflix docuseries, “Simone Biles Rising.” Biles made the surprising decision to withdraw from competition at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after she was becoming disoriented in her routines

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