Brian Walshe did not tell police he had been to the home improvement store, where he bought mops, buckets, tarps, tape and other items.
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Treat obesity in kids early with medication, surgery, new guidance says
Left untreated, obesity can lead to lifelong health problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes and depression.
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Mexico considers accepting more migrants expelled by U.S.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was to join President Biden in Mexico, and the countries’ three leaders will spend the next days discussing migration and the other major issues.
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Sen. Angus King defends Ukraine aid as Republicans eye cuts, more oversight
King, who traveled to Ukraine over the weekend and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, says the Russian invasion is faltering and Vladimir Putin’s only hope is to divide the American public and Ukraine’s allies.
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McCarthy concessions raise stakes on budget, debt limit
By increasing the difficulty of a bipartisan agreement on spending, it could raise the risk of a market-rattling battle over the debt limit and a partial government shutdown later this year.
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Georgia special grand jury completes Trump investigation
The special grand jury has spent the last eight months examining potential criminal interference in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.
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Pope meets with Benedict’s aide amid revelations in unflattering new book
Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, has raised eyebrows with an extraordinary memoir in which he settles old scores, reveals palace intrigues and casts Francis in a deeply unfavorable light.
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UN says hole in ozone layer slowly healing, could be mended by 2066
Scientists and environmental advocates across the world have long hailed the efforts to heal the ozone hole as one of the biggest ecological victories for humanity.
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Republicans eye tighter enforcement of Texas’ abortion ban as Legislature starts
Some Republicans want to punish companies that help employees get abortions out of state and override district attorneys who refuse to bring abortion-related criminal charges.
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Brazil cracks down after pro-Bolsonaro riots, vows to protect democracy
The protesters swarmed government buildings on Sunday, with many saying they want the Brazilian army to restore the far-right Jair Bolsonaro to power and oust the newly inaugurated leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.