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Police from Ohio fatally shoot 43-year-old Samuel Sharpe Jr. near Republican National Convention in Milwaukee

By Steve Almasy, Cindy VonQuednow and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Ohio police officers who were in Milwaukee to help with security at the Republican National Convention shot and killed a 43-year-old man Tuesday who local authorities said had knives in both hands and was trying to attack another man. The officers from Columbus, Ohio,

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Unity at the RNC, knocks on Trump’s prosecutions and Senate politics: Takeaways from day 2

Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Convention marched into its second day Tuesday, showcasing classic GOP themes like border security and public safety that have become the centerpieces of former President Donald Trump’s campaign. With Trump’s primary rivals speaking, it was also an occasion for the GOP to demonstrate its unity, a sharp

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Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 lives

Associated Press VIJFHUIZEN, Netherlands (AP) — Grieving families recited the names and ages Wednesday of all 298 passengers and crew killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine 10 years ago, as they marked the anniversary of the tragedy at a solemn ceremony near Amsterdam. The relatives, some weeping or choking back

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Decenas de ciudadanos indios fueron liberados de condiciones de trabajo “similares a la esclavitud” en granjas de Italia, dice la policía

Belén Liotti Roma (CNN) — Decenas de ciudadanos indios retenidos en condiciones de trabajo “similares a la esclavitud” cerca de Verona, en el norte de Italia, fueron liberados, le dijo a CNN un portavoz de la policía financiera de Italia. 33 trabajadores agrícolas indios fueron supuestamente obligados a trabajar más de 10 horas al día,

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Secret Service ‘solely responsible’ for implementation and execution of security at the Trump rally site, director tells CNN

By Whitney Wild, Jeremy Herb and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service was “solely responsible” for the implementation and execution of security at the site of Saturday’s rally for former President Donald Trump’s campaign, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle told CNN in an interview Tuesday evening. Cheatle added that no assets from the agency were diverted from the rally that day, even

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2 death row inmates to be resentenced amid review into decades of prosecutorial misconduct in Alameda County, DA announces

By Nick Watt and Stephanie Becker, CNN (CNN) — The Alameda County District Attorney’s office on Tuesday announced the resentencing of two death row inmates amid an ongoing ordered review of dozens of death penalty cases to determine whether prosecutors in those cases intentionally excluded Black and Jewish jurors. Ernest Dykes, the “lead case that

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