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Rescue teams in Venezuela cling to hope as US rebuffs criticisms of government earthquake response

CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) — The stench of decomposing bodies hung heavy over streets of flattened buildings Thursday as rescue missions to find survivors of Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes increasingly turned to the recovery of corpses. Desperate for good news, Venezuelan and international emergency workers celebrated the near-miraculous rescue of a 43-year-old security guard found

Local woman realizes scam $56K too late

"Why do I have a gut feeling that my money is going to a strange country?" was the last thing a Boardman woman said to scammers after they took off with $56,520 of her money.

Rappers Who Referenced Rikers Island In Songs

Source: Art Wager / Getty Rikers Island is back in the headlines, but this time, it is because New York City is trying to move one step closer to shutting part of it down for good. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration recently announced the permanent closure of the North Infirmary Command, a Rikers facility that officials