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South Carolina ‘repo man’ murder puts tow truck drivers on edge: 'violence is on the upswing'

A string of brutal towtruck driver murders in recent months has industryfigures concerned about a rise in violence amid a national car repossession surge. Steven Hughes Jr., 46, was repossessing a vehicle in LexingtonCounty near Columbia, South Carolina, on June12when he was confronted by RaheemJackson, 20, officials said. Police were later called to the scene...

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Philadelphia Dem DA slammed over suspected officer killer's punishment

The family of slain Temple University police officer Chris Fitzgerald on Wednesday called for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s recall after he rejected use of the death penalty for the suspect in Fitzgerald’s murder. Fitzgerald, a 31-year-old husband and father of five, had been trying to stop teenagers dressed in black from committing a carjacking...

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Co-founder of OceanGate, company that launched imploded Titanic submersible, plans 'portal to hell' mission

OceanGate’s co-founder prepares to go where no human has gone before a year after five people died when the company’s submersible imploded on its way down to the Titanic. Co-founder Guillermo Söhnlein, who runs Blue Marble Exploration, will send a submarine down a 663-foot, underwater sinkhole that completely surrounds the Bahamas. That drop is a...

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Suspect in New Orleans tour guide murder in US illegally, has criminal history: ICE

At least one of the three suspects arrested in connection with the shooting death of a French Quarter tour guide in New Orleans is an illegal immigrant with a criminal history on American soil, according to immigration authorities. The immigration status of the other two suspects was not immediately clear. New Orleans police arrested Joshua...