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Divers have recovered the body of an 11-year-old girl from a Texas river days after she went missing. Authorities say they are preparing to file a murder charge against the suspect, who authorities say is a friend of the girl's father. (Feb. 20)

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A family friend is charged with murder in the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham in Texas
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Tue,02/20/24-11:33PM , 35 Reads
A family friend accused of killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham was supposed to take the Texas girl to her school bus stop when they left her home in his vehicle nearly a week before authorities found her body in a river, according to court d
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This undated photo released by the Polk County Jail shows Don Steven McDougal of Livingston, Texas. McDougal has been named as one of the persons of interest involved in the disappearance of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham. (Polk County Jail via AP)

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Divers find body in Texas river of Audrii Cunningham, 11-year-old girl missing since last week
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Tue,02/20/24-3:32PM , 34 Reads
Divers have recovered the body of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham from a Texas river days after the girl went missing, and authorities are preparing to file a murder charge against a friend of her father who lived on her family’s property, a sheriff said Tuesday afternoon.
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Workers survey damage near the Sandman Signature hotel following an explosion, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth
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Mon,01/08/24-4:37PM , 44 Reads
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows, littered downtown streets with large sections of debris from the building and injured 21 people, including one who was in critical condition, authorities said.
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Jacob Mabil pauses during an interview at his home about his two nieces Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Haslet, Texas. Mabil is one of Sudan's "Lost Boys," and is trying to get his two nieces from African refugee camps to the U.S. to live with him and his family. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Their lives were torn apart by war in Africa. A family hopes a new US program will help them reunite
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Mon,12/25/23-11:10PM , 58 Reads
HASLET, Texas (AP) — Worried about his mother’s health, Jacob Mabil tried for months to persuade her to let him start the process that would take her from a sprawling refugee camp where she had spent almost a decade after fleeing violence in South Sudan.
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