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Tim Scott working with PAC to bring Black, Hispanic voters to Trump
Scott, who suspended his GOP presidential campaign last November, announced the campaign from the Great Opportunity PAC, a conservative super PAC that was formed in December 2023. Although Scott promised $14 million in the initiative, the PAC currently has about $50,000 in its bank account, according to its most current FEC filing. A representative for Scott did not immediately return ABC News' request for comment regarding the funds.
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2 possible tornadoes touch down in Maryland amid severe weather in several counties
At least two likely tornadoes touched down in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Wednesday night, weather officials said. Several counties in Maryland had been under tornado warnings for the evening, with damage from the storms already reported in the same county. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for central Montgomery County Wednesday evening after a confirmed tornado was located near Poolesville, Maryland -- about 20 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.
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Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann linked to 2 additional deaths, law enforcement sources say
Suffolk County prosecutors have linked Rex Heuermann to the deaths of two more women and will unseal new charges Wednesday in connection to the killing of at least one of them, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Investigators searched Heuermann's Long Island home as recently as May. Authorities also searched a wooded area on Long Island in April as part of the investigation, according to law enforcement sources.
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1st tribally affiliated medical school in US graduates inaugural class of doctors
Mackenzee Thompson says she is familiar with being the "first." This year, the 26-year-old enrolled member of Choctaw Nation became the first doctor in her family, graduating from the inaugural class of the first tribally affiliated medical school in the country. The Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine held its commencement ceremony on May 16 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the first graduating class from the new campus at the Cherokee Nation was an integral part of it.
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4 firefighters injured battling 60-acre wildfire in Napa County, Cal Fire says
Four firefighters were injured Wednesday while battling a 60-acre wildfire in Napa County, California, officials said. The Crystal Fire, which was burning amid high heat, was about 65% contained by the evening, officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. The four firefighters were being treated at local hospitals for injuries "related to response in the steep, rocky terrain and hot summer conditions," fire officials said.
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Climate officials mark World Environment Day by announcing 12 months of record high temperatures
This year's World Environment Day comes with a sobering reminder about the severity of global warming, according to climate experts. New climate warnings were announced Wednesday, including that the planet is experiencing its warmest May on record – in turn bringing the tally to twelve consecutive months of record-breaking globally, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Places like Southeast Asia and India saw record early-summer high temperatures in the month of May.
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1st fatal human case of bird flu subtype confirmed in Mexico: WHO
It is the first laboratory-confirmed human case of the H5N2 strain of bird flu, or avian influenza, reported globally and the first-ever reported case in Mexico. This strain is different than the bird flu strain that is currently circulating in livestock in the United States and has infected three dairy workers in the U.S.
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Colorado GOP rebuked by Republicans, Democrats after calling for burning Pride flags
The Colorado GOP is being criticized for an inflammatory email with the subject line "God Hates Pride" and a video titled “God Hates Flags” that demonizes Pride Month and portrays the LGBTQ community with longstanding false tropes. The email, sent by the group on Monday, suggests that the LGBTQ community is "godless" and aims to "harm our children," mimicking claims about the community that advocates have called dangerous. As criticism began to flood in, the Colorado GOP doubled down on their message on Wednesday, posting on X: "Burn all the #pride flags this June."
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Flamingo spotted in Massachusetts in potentially unprecedented event
Vacationers aren't the only ones starting to flock to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, this time of year. If verified as a wild -- as opposed to an escaped -- bird, the sighting would mark the first time a wild flamingo has been seen in Massachusetts, according to Mark Faherty, the science coordinator for Mass Audubon Cape Cod. "If it's a wild bird, it's unprecedented," Faherty told ABC News.
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The giant Joro spiders are expanding on the East Coast this summer: What to know
The creepy crawler -- the Joro spider -- has stirred up a frenzy over a possible invasion in the tri-state area. What is a Joro spider? Also known as the Trichonephila clavata, the Joro spider is from east Asia and can grow to the size of a palm.
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Trump's New York gun permit to be revoked following conviction: Sources
The NYPD will be revoking former President Donald Trump's gun permit following his conviction on 34 felony counts last week in Manhattan, sources told ABC News. Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is a federal crime. The former president's gun permit was initially suspended after he was criminally indicted last year by the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
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Russian-Ukrainian man arrested following explosion near Paris in suspected terrorism conspiracy: Officials
A Russian-Ukrainian national suspected of being involved in a terrorist conspiracy was taken into custody after being injured in an explosion in France earlier this week, officials announced Wednesday. The 26-year-old man was "picked up by firefighters in a hotel near Paris for severe burns following an explosion," the French National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) said in a statement. Initial findings at the scene "led to the discovery of products and materials intended for the manufacture of explosive devices," PNAT said.
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Georgia court halts Trump's election case in Fulton County pending resolution of Fani Willis ruling appeal
A Georgia court of appeals has halted Donald Trump's criminal case in Fulton County pending resolution of an appeal of the disqualification ruling that allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to stay on the case. "The proceedings below in the Superior Court of Fulton County are hereby stayed pending the outcome of these appeals," the order states, as it relates to the eight defendants who appealed the order. The Fulton County District Attorney's office declined to comment on Wednesday's development.
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Senate GOP blocks contraceptive access bill as Democrats force election-year vote
The Senate on Wednesday failed to advance legislation that would codify the right to access contraceptives nationwide, as Democrats look to put reproductive care at the front of their messaging agenda in the lead up to the November elections. The Right to Contraception Act fell short of the 60 votes needed to move forward. The final vote was 51-39.
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Defense Secretary Austin's chief of staff steps down
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's chief of staff is stepping down, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, five months after Austin and his top aide faced blowback for not telling the White House that he was in the hospital for treatment of prostate cancer. Officials told reporters that Kelly Magsamen's resignation had nothing to do with the hospitalization scandal in January, which remains under review by the Defense Department inspector general. A separate internal review led by Austin's office concluded there was no indication of "ill intent or an attempt to obfuscate" the situation and did not assign blame, essentially clearing Magsamen, who upon learning of Austin's medical condition was home sick with the flu.
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Trump team asks VP contenders Burgum, Vance, Rubio for documents
Former President Donald Trump's campaign has begun the process of formally requesting information from a small handful of potential running mates, ABC News has learned, marking a significant escalation in the process that will result in Trump choosing a candidate for vice president. Among those who have been asked by the campaign for vetting paperwork include North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Sens. Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance, sources tell ABC News.
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What to know about the new Texas Stock Exchange
Prominent backers have poured billions into a new Texas-based stock exchange that aims to attract companies with what it considers more business-friendly rules than those of the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq. The Texas Stock Exchange, which boasts funding from market maker Citadel Securities and asset manager BlackRock, intends to submit filing documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission later this year, TXSE Group, the company behind the exchange, said in a statement on Wednesday. In recent years, some chief executives critical of what they deem to be “woke capitalism” have moved their companies to Texas, where more Fortune 500 companies are headquartered than any other state.
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Giraffe lifts up toddler into the air during safari drive-thru
A couple from Texas experienced a shocking incident from their visit to a wildlife center after a giraffe picked up their toddler during a safari drive-through. Over the weekend, the family visited Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, where the visitors are allowed to drive themselves through a path to get a closer look at the wildlife and feed them. Paisley Toten, 2, was sitting at the back of her family's truck with her mom when she was feeding the giraffe before the animal grabbed her by the shirt and lifted her into the air.
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Democrats risk boxing themselves in on filibuster in 2024: Sources
Nearly every Democrat running in a competitive 2024 Senate race this year has backed reforming or abolishing the chamber's filibuster. Democratic operatives and Capitol Hill hands told ABC News that candidates risk boxing themselves in on the filibuster amid liberal handwringing that a possible GOP Senate majority next year would push restrictions on abortion, voting rights and more, with nothing other than the arcane rule stopping them if Republicans win a trifecta in Washington this November. The 60-vote threshold, a procedural rule requiring a supermajority to start or end debate on most legislation before a final vote, has long been hailed as a way to encourage bipartisanship in an increasingly bitter Senate.
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Retired NASCAR driver and son arrested for alleged assaults on police during Jan. 6 riot
A retired NASCAR driver and his son were arrested Wednesday and charged along with two other Pennsylvania men for allegedly assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to the D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office. Tighe Scott, 75, and his son Jarret Scott, 48, face two felony offenses each as well as a multiple misdemeanor offenses for a series of alleged assaults prosecutors say they engaged in outside the Capitol among the pro-Trump mob. Charging documents show the FBI confirmed Tighe Scott's identity in part because a witness told agents he was a retired NASCAR driver.
