Shelly took over as president on the vast reservation in January 2011 after serving one term as the tribe’s vice president.
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Murdaugh trial gives an 2015 unsolved death investigation a boost
Stephen Smith was found dead in the middle of a two-lane South Carolina road on July 8, 2015.
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Tejano musician Fito Olivares dies in Houston at 75
He was known for songs that were wedding and quinceanera mainstays, including the hit ‘Juana La Cubana.’
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Two more deaths, blindness linked to recalled eyedrops
The recalled drops from EzriCare and Delsam Phama were made by Global Pharma Healthcare in India.
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Florida’s DeSantis to expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ ban to all students through high school
The Republican governor has leaned heavily into cultural divides on his path to an anticipated White House bid, aggressively pursuing a conservative agenda that targets what he calls the insertion of inappropriate subjects in schools.
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Federal Reserve raises key rate by a quarter-point despite bank turmoil
The Fed says the U.S. banking system is ‘sound and resilient,’ but warns that the financial upheaval stemming from the collapse of 2 major banks is ‘likely to result in tighter credit conditions’ and ‘weigh on economic activity, hiring and inflation.’
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Manhattan DA postpones scheduled Trump grand jury session, sources say
The panel is is probing Trump’s involvement in a $130,000 payment made in 2016 to the porn actor Stormy Daniels to keep her from going public about a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump years earlier.
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Five people at New Hampshire campground developed Legionnaire’s disease
The 5 had stayed at the Meredith Woods ands Clearwater Campground in Meredith.
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Stocks fall, bond yields tumble after Fed’s latest rate hike
Some of the sharpest drops come again from the banking industry, where investors are worried about the possibility of customers yanking their cash to cause more collapses.
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Trump’s potential indictment caps decades of legal scrutiny
For 40 years, former President Donald Trump has navigated a flurry of legal investigations without ever facing criminal charges.