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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?President Joe Biden said he was meeting Monday with the parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted in Syria 10 years ago.The meeting with Marc and Debra Tice is expected to take place at the White House.Debra Tice was introduced Saturday night as being in attendance at the White House Correspondents ; Association Dinner, where Biden paid tribute in his remarks to journalists who are missing or detained. Biden also said at the event that he wanted to meet with the
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An 8-year-old boy became the sixth person to die Tuesday as a result of a man driving his SUV into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade, with a criminal complaint alleging that the suspect in the case steered side-to-side with the intent of striking marchers and spectators.Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, was charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide, a charge that carries a mandatory life sentence if convicted.He rocked back and forth in his seat and cried throughout his court hearing on Tuesday, his attorney arm on his back, as the ch
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