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Emerson College student dies after getting injured in alleged post-party fight

iStock(BOSTON) -- Police in Boston are searching for a suspect who killed a college student in an alleged post-party fight.Boston police said Daniel Hollis, a 19-year-old sophomore at Emerson College, was found "unconscious and suffering from a head injury" when police responded to calls about an assault and battery in the Brighton neighborhood at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. He died Wednesday in a local hospital.The Boston Police Department put out […]

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Florida woman reportedly attacked by bobcat, hospitalized in serious condition

iStock(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) -- A Florida woman was on a walk with her husband when she was reportedly attacked by a bobcat early Friday, officials said.The couple was walking on a path within their apartment complex in Lauderhill, near Fort Lauderdale, when they called 911 at 5:14 a.m. to report an attack by a bobcat, Lauderhill Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Levy told ABC News.Her husband tried to fight off the […]

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California man sentenced to 30 days in jail for fatally shooting protected mountain lion

iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- A California man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and other penalties for the killing of a protected mountain lion over the summer.Alfredo Gonzalez, 60, of Simi Valley, was sentenced Thursday immediately after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting the cougar, known as P-38, and vandalizing its GPS collar back in July, according to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.In addition to the 30 days […]

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White House guard dog honored with UK award for protecting Obama family

Peter Summers/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A Secret Service dog who protected President Barack Obama and his family from a White House intruder flew to the United Kingdom with his trainer to receive a medal for devotion to duty.Hurricane is the first international dog to receive the Order of Merit from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. It's an award the British veterinary charity calls the "animal equivalent of the Royal Order […]

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Jurors in former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger case speak about decision

csreed/iStock(DALLAS) -- Two of the people who sat on the jury that sentenced former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger to a decade behind bars for killing an innocent man in his own home tell ABC News that coming to that decision was "one of the hardest things" they've ever had to do.Guyger, 31, faced a prison sentence of five to 99 years after the jury rejected her self-defense claims and […]

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Senator blasts ‘covert stupid operation’ of courthouse break-ins

Lawmakers on the Iowa Senate Oversight Committee held a hearing today to look into recent break-ins at two county courthouses. The incidents allegedly involved the employees of a cybersecurity firm hired by the judicial branch. Senator Tony Bisignano, a Democrat from Des Moines, said the judicial branch put people’s safety in jeopardy with what Bigignano […]Powered by WPeMatico

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Huge Iowa City crowd greets climate activist Thunberg

An estimated 3,000 people gathered in Iowa City today for a student-led climate action strike. Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old from Sweden who spoke at the United Nations’ Climate Action Summit, spoke at the rally. She praised the Iowa City area students who’ve been striking weekly to call attention to the issue. “So many people gathering […]Powered by WPeMatico

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Flooding could limit access in some areas as duck season opens

The duck season is set to open this weekend and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports that access to several of their popular public wildlife management areas in southwest Iowa have been cut off by floodwater. DNR wildlife biologist Matt Dollison says parts of the Riverton area’s Jensen Tract south of County Road J-46 […]Powered by WPeMatico

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Klobuchar says Trump’s ‘vague promise’ on biofuels is too little, too late

Minnesota Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar today said President Trump should not get credit for offering “a vague promise to undo the damage” his administration’s oil industry waivers have done to the biofuels industry. “To me, it’s too little, too late,” Klobuchar said late this morning. Two northwest Iowa ethanol plants and a […]Powered by WPeMatico

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