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Ruby Franke, the YouTube mom who gave parenting advice, pleads guilty to child abuse
The "8 Passengers" mother pleaded guilty to four felony counts for abusing and starving two of her children in a deal with prosecutors. She faces sentences of one to 15 years in prison for each count.
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Latin America
Chileans reject conservative constitution to replace dictatorship-era charter
The vote came more than a year after Chileans rejected a proposed constitution written by a left-leaning convention. The new document was more conservative than the one it had sought to replace.
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Politics
Florida GOP suspends chairman and demands his resignation amid rape investigation
Ziegler is accused of raping a woman with whom he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, had a prior consensual sexual relationship, according to police records.
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National
Quaker Oats recalls granola products because of concerns of salmonella contamination
Quaker said that it has not received any reports of salmonella infections related to the recalled granola products. The full list of recalled foods includes granola oats cereals and Quaker Chewy Bars.
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World
More than 60 people drowned when a migrant vessel capsized off Libya, U.N. says
The shipwreck, which took place overnight between Thursday and Friday, was the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea along a key but dangerous route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe.
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World
A cardinal is convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in Vatican trial
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the first cardinal ever prosecuted by the Vatican criminal court, was convicted in a complicated financial trial that aired the Vatican's dirty laundry.
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Technology
Tesla recalls over 2 million vehicles to fix defective Autopilot monitoring system
The recall comes after a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into a series of crashes — some deadly — that happened while the Autopilot system was in use.
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National
Judge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years
Brian Beals was convicted in the 1988 murder of a 6-year-old. At the time, Beals, a 22-year-old student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, was home in Chicago during Thanksgiving break.
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National
Heart of Hawaii's historic Lahaina reopens to residents and business owners
The historic town, on the Hawaiian island of Maui that burned in a deadly wildfire that killed at least 100 people, reopened Monday to residents and business owners holding day passes.
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National
Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona crossing, overwhelming agents
A shift in smuggling routes has brought an influx of migrants near Lukeville, Arizona, prompting the Border Patrol to seek help from other federal agencies.