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Good Morning America1,400 packages of meth weighing almost 6 tons and worth over $18 million found in squash shipment
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in California have discovered more than 1,400 packages of methamphetamine worth over $18 million inside a shipment of squash, officials said. The discovery happened early Monday morning at approximately 6:47 a.m. when CBP officers working at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility in California encountered a 44-year-old man driving a commercial tractor-trailer with a shipment of squash, CBP officials said in a statement released on Wednesday detailing the seizure.
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What to know about Turks and Caicos' strict gun laws after US tourists charged with possessing ammunition
The plight of multiple Americans charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos has drawn attention to the islands' strict gun laws. Several American tourists who recently traveled to the popular tropical destination have been charged after inadvertently bringing ammunition, according to a coalition of U.S. Congress members advocating on their behalf. Turks and Caicos prohibits anyone from keeping, carrying, discharging or using an unlicensed firearm or ammunition.
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Justice Department to announce lawsuit against Live Nation over ticket prices: Sources
The Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general are expected to announce an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation as soon as Thursday over Ticketmaster's dominance over the concert ticket sales market, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News on Wednesday. The Justice Department's antitrust suit follows a more than two-year investigation that probed whether the company created a monopoly over the concert ticket market through its exclusive contracts with venues. The Justice Department declined to comment on the investigation.
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Nikki Haley says she 'will be voting for Trump'
Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Wednesday she will vote for former President Donald Trump in November -- despite her disappointments with him. During a question and answer session after delivering a speech at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Haley was asked who she thinks would do a better job in the White House with national security issues: Joe Biden or Donald Trump. The former United Nations ambassador said she prioritizes a president who will hold enemies to account, secure the border and support "capitalism and freedom" -- and that while "Trump has not been perfect on these policies," that "Biden has been a catastrophe."
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Will RFK Jr. qualify for the June presidential debate?
Donald Trump is a convention away from becoming the first former president since 1892 to win a party’s nomination after leaving office, while his contest against President Joe Biden is the first presidential rematch since 1956. So how close is Kennedy to making it?
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Uvalde families reach settlement with city ahead of 2-year mark: Can 'begin rebuilding trust'
Nineteen families whose loved ones were killed or hurt in the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting announced they've reached a settlement with the city and county of Uvalde. "For two long years, we have languished in pain and without any accountability from the law enforcement agencies and officers who allowed our families to be destroyed that day," Veronica Luevanos, whose daughter, Jailah, and nephew, Jayce, were killed, said in a statement Wednesday. "This settlement reflects a first good faith effort, particularly by the City of Uvalde, to begin rebuilding trust in the systems that failed to protect us."
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UNRWA suspends aid to Rafah citing 'insecurity, lack of supplies' amid Israel-Hamas war
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced Tuesday it has suspended aid deliveries in the southern border city of Rafah due to security concerns amid ongoing hostilities and a lack of supplies. The agency also said just seven out of its 24 health centers are operational and that those centers had not received any medical supplies in the last 10 days to "closures" and "disruptions" at the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings, according to an UNRWA statement posted on X. UNRWA said its distribution center and the World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse are located in eastern Rafah and have been inaccessible as a result of Israel's ongoing military operation in the area.
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Special counsel plans to use infamous laptop as evidence in Hunter Biden's firearm trial
Prosecutors plan to use Hunter Biden's infamous laptop as evidence in an upcoming trial to help them prove that the president's son unlawfully obtained a firearm in 2018. Special counsel David Weiss wrote Wednesday that "the defendant's laptop is real (it will be introduced as a trial exhibit) and it contains significant evidence of the defendant's guilt." Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty in October to federal gun charges after prosecutors say he obtained a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver and lied on a federal form about his drug use at the time.
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US says Israel has made 'refinements' to Rafah assault strategy to reduce risks of civilian harm after Biden demands
President Joe Biden's national security adviser said Wednesday that Israel has made "refinements" to its military operations in and around Rafah following pushback from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the president's demands. Jake Sullivan, just back from a trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, noted to reporters at the White House press briefing that Israel's assault on Rafah in southern Gaza has been "more targeted and limited."
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Why Louisiana is pushing to classify abortion pills in the same category as opioids
Louisiana is moving closer to classifying the abortion pill regimen -- mifepristone and misoprostol -- as a "controlled dangerous substance," putting them in the same category as opioids and other addictive medications. A federal case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court also seeks to revoke Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone, the first pill taken in a two-drug regimen for a medication abortion. The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in the case by the end of June.
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Venus Williams honored with her own Barbie doll for Mattel's new campaign
Venus Williams is joining the Barbie girls squad. The tennis icon is among nine female athletes to be made into a Barbie doll in honor of the continued celebration of Barbie's 65th anniversary, Mattel announced in a press release on Wednesday. Made in the likeness of Williams, the new doll depicts her look while in action on a tennis court, wearing white tennis dress and visor with matching sneakers, holding a racket and sporting her signature gold hoop earrings.
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26 tornadoes in 4 states wreak havoc, kill multiple people in Iowa
For the fourth straight day, residents of the Midwest and the Great Plains were bracing for dangerous tornado weather, a day after at least 26 twisters tore through three states, killing multiple people in Iowa, officials said. As severe weather is forecast to move into the south and east and stretch from New York state to Texas on Wednesday, the town of Greenfield, Iowa, was left ripped to shreds with about half the town destroyed, officials said. A "devastating" tornado hit Greenfield, southwest of Des Moines, causing fatalities and injuries in the area, Sgt. Alex Dinkla of the Iowa State Patrol said at a news conference Tuesday night.
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House grinds to a standstill due to quarrel over remarks about Trump's legal woes
The House of Representatives came to standstill on Wednesday as lawmakers quibbled about criticism of Donald Trump and his legal woes. Legislative business was paused on the floor for an hour as Republicans demanded the words of Rep. Jim McGovern, the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, be taken down from the Congressional Record. McGovern's statements were focused on the four criminal cases against Trump.
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New portrait of Kate Middleton draws strong reactions online
A new portrait of Kate, the Princess of Wales, is drawing mixed reactions online, just one week after a portrait of her father-in-law, King Charles III, faced a similar response. The portrait of Kate Middleton, the wife of Charles' eldest son, Prince William, was commissioned by Tatler magazine as part of a series of portraits of members of Britain's royal family. The portrait was unveiled Wednesday as the magazine's cover.
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2nd human case of bird flu confirmed in Michigan: Health officials
A second person in the United States has been infected with bird flu, health officials said Wednesday. The case was identified in a Michigan farmworker who had regular exposure to livestock-infected bird flu, or avian influenza, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the Michigan dairy worker was being monitored because of their work exposure to infected cattle and reported symptoms to local health officials.
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Biden's military pier to deliver aid to Gaza off to slow start
With the crisis in Gaza worsening, a private humanitarian group staffed with former military and intelligence officials stumbled upon a surprising hurdle in its efforts to help the United States government rush supplies to Palestinian residents by boat: For several weeks, there was little to no aid ready to move. Fogbow, an independent outfit, said it had expected there would be large-scale donations of food, medicine and other supplies piling up at a port in Cyprus, where aid was supposed to be staged and screened by the Israelis before being shipped to the Gaza coast via a U.S.-built pier known as JLOTs, or the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore capability. When that aid didn’t materialize, Fogbow officials knocked on the doors of several local flour mills in Cyprus -- eventually purchasing nearly 2.5 million pounds of flour that it now plans to ship in early June.
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Vials of blood found in package addressed to Trump at RNC's DC headquarters: Sources
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a package found at the Republican National Committee's Washington, D.C., headquarters Wednesday. The package was addressed to former President Donald Trump and allegedly contained vials of blood, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The U.S. Capitol Police said they temporarily locked down the location around 7:45 a.m. after they received a call about the package.
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Andrew McCarthy reunites with Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore and more in 'BRATS' trailer: See here
On Wednesday, the trailer for Andrew McCarthy's "BRATS" documentary dropped and features the actor reaching out to and reuniting with some of the legendary actors from that time period who were part of the group dubbed the "Brat Pack." "If you were coming of age in the 1980s, the brat pack was near the center of your cultural awareness," McCarthy says in the beginning of the trailer as he walks through the streets of New York City. "But for those of us experiencing it from the inside, the brat pack was something very different."
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Lisa Marie Presley wanted to be remembered as a 'good mom': What to know about her kids
The late Lisa Marie Presley was the only child of iconic rocker Elvis Presley and wife Priscilla Presley. Presley died Jan. 12, 2023, 20 days shy of her 55th birthday, according to a family publicist. In a 2012 interview with "The Guardian," Presley said she would want to be remembered "as a good mum, mostly, and a pretty OK singer-songwriter."
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Facing backlash, Trump walks back comments on restricting contraceptives
Facing backlash, former President Donald Trump has tried to walk back comments he made suggesting he's open to restricting contraceptives. During an interview with Pittsburgh TV station KDKA-TV, Trump was asked if he supports any restrictions on a person's right to contraceptives. "Well, we're looking at that and we're going to have a policy on that very shortly," Trump responded with.