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Tsunami · AlaskaA 7.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the Alaska Peninsula on Wednesday afternoon, July 16. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the earthquake off Sand Point, Popof Island, which is located in the center of the Alaska Peninsula, at just after 12:30 p.m. local time.See the Story
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake recorded off Alaska coast; tsunami warning issued
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Police Brutality · AlabamaThe death of an unarmed 52-year-old man who died after an Alabama police officer kneeled on his neck was ruled a homicide by a county coroner, according to an official autopsy reviewed by The Associated Press. The finding led lawyers representing Phillip Reeder’s family on Monday to compare his death to that of George Floyd in 2020.
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Alabama man’s death is ruled a homicide after police kneeled on his neck
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International · AlabamaBy Lisa Crane Click here for updates on this story BRENT, Alabama (WVTM) — Authorities in Bibb County uncovered a child sex ring involving at least six children, with the youngest victim only three years old, in an underground storm shelter near a home in Brent. The official indictment shows William McElroy, whose home the shelter was found near, and Dalton Terrell are charged with human trafficking and sexually abusing children in an underg…See the Story
Children Drugged in Human Trafficking Sex Ring Uncovered in Underground Bunker, Officials Say
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