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Missing photographer Hannah Kobayashi filmed crossing into Mexico: reports

Missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi was seen on camera crossing into Mexico four days after she landed at a Los Angeles airport and one day after she was last heard from, authorities announced Monday. Footage from Customs and Border Protection shows the 30-year-old photographer crossing the southern border on foot on Nov. 12 near Tijuana around 12:15 p.m., the LAPD said during a press …

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Hawaii crime boss Michael Miske found dead in federal prison

A Hawaii crime boss convicted in a revenge killing plot of his son’s friend was found dead inside his prison cell over the weekend, authorities announced Monday. Michael “Mike” Miske, 50, was discovered unresponsive inside his cell at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu on Sunday, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Miske was pronounced dead just after 10 a.m. …

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Passenger, 72, feared dead after falling off Princess Cruise ship

A 72-year-old American man traveling on a Princess Cruise ship mysteriously vanished from the boat, prompting officials to believe he fell overboard at some point during the five-day voyage around Mexico. Authorities launched a search for the passenger after the Ruby Princess docked in San Francisco just before 7 a.m. Monday and crews realized the passenger was nowhere to be found onboard, the …

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Hunter Biden special counsel fires back at president’s claim that the first son was ‘selectively and unfairly prosecuted’ 

Special counsel David Weiss on Monday dismissed President Biden’s claim that his troubled son, Hunter Biden, was “selectively and unfairly prosecuted” for federal tax and gun crimes.   “The Government does not challenge that the defendant has been the recipient of an act of mercy. But that does not mean the grand jury’s decision to charge him, based on a finding …

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1 killed, 7 injured in 3-alarm Upper East Side apartment fire

One person was killed and seven were injured in a three-alarm fire that tore through an Upper East Side apartment building Monday night, drawing more than 130 firefighters to battle the flames. The fire broke out inside a unit in the six-story building at 526 E. 82nd St. around 7:15 p.m. and quickly spread to neighboring apartments before it was …

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Trump reportedly told Justin Trudeau that Canada should become the 51st state if they can’t deal with tariffs 

President-elect Donald Trump reportedly joked to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week that his country should become part of the United States if it can’t handle his aggressive tariff plan.  Trump, 78, made the quip during a three-hour-long dinner with Trudeau at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Friday – a meeting prompted by the president-elect’s threat to impose a 25% …

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‘It will be a very special day’ 

President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he will travel to Paris this weekend to attend the opening of the once fire-ravaged and newly rebuilt Notre Dame Cathedral.  “It is an honor to announce that I will be traveling to Paris, France, on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Magnificent and Historic Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been fully restored …

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