84-year-old Florida woman fights gator and shares her story
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Chile’s leftist president vows to seek repeal of dictatorship-era amnesty law
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How changing this one play may reduce football head injuries
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Fearless Fund drops grant program for Black women business owners in lawsuit settlement
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Local News 8, Eastern Idaho State Fair donate school supplies to Henry’s Fork Elementary
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Continue Reading Philadelphia police officer Jaime Roman dies after being shot in Kensington in June
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US will not restrict any military funding to Egypt
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9 in 10 online learners experience positive ROI from degree program
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Carnival cruise ship collides with iceberg
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Mother of Apalachee High School shooter apologizes to victims’ families in open letter
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Continue Reading A Soyuz craft with 2 Russians and 1 American docks at the International Space Station
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Giant bubbles on the surface of a nearby star preview the fate of our sun
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Pressure builds on Biden from within his own party to ease Ukraine strike restrictions
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Tyreek Hill admits some regrets but calls for officer who restrained him to be fired
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Consumer inflation slows to lowest rate since February 2021
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Pay It Forward goes behind the scenes of the Bonneville Humane Society Thrift Store
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Grandparent worried after giving child’s name, address to arrested man who played Santa
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‘It’s unsettling’: Resident reacts to human remains found near home amid search for Elijah Vue
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Bannock County Democrats gather to watch presidential debate
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Continue Reading Albania’s former prime minister Sali Berisha is formally charged with corruption
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‘Do not be conspicuous’: Spanish city billboards urge British tourists to keep their clothes on and behave
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