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#BREAKINGNEWS: Tom Skerritt, the beloved actor whose decades-long career was marked by roles in such films as "Top Gun," "Alien" and "A River Runs Through It," and the TV series "Picket Fences," has died, his family said in a statement Thursday. He was 93. abc7ne.ws/C0oaCQ
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Newly-released surveillance video shows the disturbing moments a suspect allegedly attempted to kidnap a 13-year-old girl as she walked home in Miramar, Florida. A bystander yelled at the man as the girl broke free. @ABC News correspondent @VictorOquendo reports.
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Four flight attendants were injured, and dozens of passengers were shaken up when a United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles encountered severe turbulence. Read more here: abc7ne.ws/1i29OO
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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, saying the attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there. abc7ne.ws/3Q8LJo
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#BREAKINGNEWS: John Anderson, whose high, yearning vocals on hits such as "Swingin," "Wild and Blue" and “Black Sheep” helped earn him a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died at age 71. Anderson's family announced his death Wednesday on his social media accounts. It didn't provide details, including the cause of death. abc7ne.ws/QxxV7a
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A man in Minnesota is being called a hero after jumping into a runaway school bus with 18 kids onboard. He says he took action after seeing the bus driver seizing up, suffering a medical emergency behind the wheel. "I really felt like it was my duty," Ebro Ahmed, 27, told ABC News. "Also, too, it’s kids we’re talking about, you know. Even if I were to die, it would still be worth it." abc7ne.ws/a0icpI
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Earlier this month, we aired a three-part investigation we called "Defiance," an in-depth look at a sexual assault case that played out in court for nearly a decade. That investigation focused on Matthew Leonard Werner. On Wednesday morning, we learned that Werner was released from a California state prison Tuesday. abc7ne.ws/z8cnim
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A Panorama City movie theater employee is speaking out after she says she was attacked by customers who were told they couldn't bring outside drinks into the theater. Video captured the violent encounter, which is now part of an LAPD investigation. The employee says she suffered injuries and is still dealing with the aftermath. abc7ne.ws/4FLKJk
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One person was taken into custody in Tarzana Thursday morning as part of a federal crackdown on alleged health care fraud in California. abc7ne.ws/alQbOw
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From fires to flooding: SoCal cities deal with weather whiplash as overnight thunderstorms drench recent burn areas. Where rain is headed - now on ABC7 abc7ne.ws/t9coxl
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