The man met the 2 women, both American tourists, on a hiking path and lured them to a viewpoint, police said.
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El Niño, not avian flu, caused the deaths of hundreds of birds in Mexico, government says
Most of the dead birds were Sooty Shearwaters, seagulls, and pelicans.
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Bill Cosby sued by 9 more women in Nevada for alleged decades-old sexual assaults
Their lawsuit alleges he used his ‘enormous power, fame and prestige’ to victimize them.
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Massachusetts Guardsman indicted on charges of disclosing classified national defense information
Jack Teixeira faces 6 counts in the indictment of leaking highly classified military documents.
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Twitter worst among major social media platforms when it comes to LGBTQ safety, GLAAD says
GLAAD’s scorecard called Twitter ‘the most dangerous platform for LGBTQ people’ and the only social media platform that saw its scores decline from last year.
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‘Stand with Trump’ becomes a rallying cry as Republicans amplify attacks on U.S. justice system
Many of them acknowledged they had not fully read the 49-page federal indictment but stood by the indicted former president.
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Jury deliberations underway in trial of gunman who massacred 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue
Robert Bowers turned a sacred house of worship into a ‘hunting ground’ when he burst into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 congregants, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
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Supreme Court preserves law keeping Native American children with tribal families
Tribal leaders have backed the law as a means of preserving their families, traditions and cultures.
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Scathing report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled U.K. Parliament over ‘partygate’
A committee of lawmakers found the former prime minister’s actions were such a flagrant violation of the rules that they warranted a 90-day suspension from Parliament. He, instead, resigned Friday.
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Punishing winds, possible tornadoes inflict damage as storms cross U.S. South
Forecasters said severe storm threats could persist into Thursday, with the greatest risk across southern Alabama and Georgia into the Florida Panhandle.