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NYC Police Bomb Squad Recovered Suspicious Package Addressed To Robert DeNiro

NEW YORK  (AP)  A New York City police bomb squad has recovered a suspicious package addressed to Robert DeNiro, and investigators say it may contain a device similar to others sent to Democratic figures, a law enforcement official tells The Associated Press. Security personnel at Tribeca Productions summoned police at around 5 a.m. on Thursday.…
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NATO’s Peacetime Drill Kicks Off; Angers Moscow

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO's biggest military maneuvers since the Cold War have started in Norway in a hypothetical scenario that involves restoring the Scandinavian country's sovereignty after an attack by a "fictitious aggressor." Russia, which shares a border with Norway, was briefed by NATO on the Trident Juncture 2018 drill and invited to monitor…
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Death Toll Hits 7 in Viral Outbreak at Pediatric Center

TRENTON, NJ (AP) — Another young person has died in a viral outbreak at a pediatric rehabilitation center this month, bringing the death toll to seven, officials said Wednesday as they disclosed the first symptoms of the illness showed up a month ago. Most of those who died in the adenovirus outbreak were under 18,…
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Experts: Bomber Likely Left Behind Trove Of Forensic Clues

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and LISA MARIE PANE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators examining the explosive devices sent to high-profile targets in Washington and New York this week will be working to glean forensic clues to help identify who sent them, from fingerprints and DNA evidence to tracking the origin of the packages and…
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Kansas Man Guilty in Death of Boy Found Encased in Concrete

WICHITA, KS (AP) — A Kansas man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the horrific abuse and slaying of a 3-year-old boy whose body was found encased in concrete in the laundry room of his home four months after his death. Stephen Bodine, 41, of Wichita, was convicted Wednesday in the May 2017…
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