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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Canned martini found in student's lunchbox prompts police warning: ‘That is NOT juice'

A Georgia police department is reminding parents to double-check what they pack inside their kids’ lunchboxes after a student brought a cann...
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Chicago man accused of killing girlfriend's mother in Indonesia pleads not guilty to U.S. charges

A Chicago man accused of helping his then-girlfriend kill her mother during a vacation in Indonesia has pleaded not guilty to federal charge...
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Hilary Knight wants focus on U.S. women's Olympic success, not Trump's ‘distasteful joke'

Hilary Knight  doesn’t want to let what she called a “distasteful joke” by  President Donald Trump  about the gold-medal winning U.S. women’...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

These Americans call Mexico home — and still feel safe despite recent cartel violence

For Americans who call Puerto Vallarta home, the violence over the weekend was an explosive reminder that they live in a country that is a...
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