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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral studen t from Bangladesh, a sheriff said Friday. Nahida Bristy’s remains were found Sunday in a garbage bag, discovered by a kayaker whose fishing line got snagged, said Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister. The positive identification on the decomposed body was eventually made using DNA and dental records, he said. The body of her friend, fellow USF doctoral student Zamil Limon, was in another garbage bag that was found two days before that on a bridge over the bay. Limon’s roommate, Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, was taken into custody the same day and faces two charges of murder. Chronister said the suspect showed no emotion when investigators presented him with details of the killings. “He was nonreactive,” Chronister said. “He was callous and showed no emotion when we showed him the information we had.” The two students were murdered around the same time and place, though detectives need to investigate further before they can decide that conclusively, the sheriff said. The sheriff said detectives didn’t yet know a motive for the killings.

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BEREA, Ky. (AP) — A person of interest has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shootings of two bank employees during a robbery, a Kentucky state trooper said Friday. The person is “believed to be involved” in the bank robbery in Berea on Thursday, Trooper Justin Kearney posted online. A man wearing a gray-white hoodie, gloves and a mask entered a branch of U.S. Bank in Berea and shot a male and female employee on Thursday, state police said. Law enforcement officials went door to door in search of information and surveillance video, as well as using helicopters, drones and dogs. The Lexington Police Department and county sheriff’s offices took part in the search, along with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “This was a team effort,” Kearney posted Friday morning. He did not provide further details. Area schools went into lockdown for a while Thursday until campuses were deemed safe. Students were not allowed to go home on buses and had to be picked up by their parents, state police said. U.S. Bank said it was working closely with law enforcement and committed to supporting the victims' families and bank colleagues. “We’re deeply saddened by the tragic event that took the lives of two of our employees at our Berea, Kentucky branch earlier today,” the company said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to the families of the victims, our colleagues and the entire Berea community.” Berea is about 36 miles (58 kilometers) south of Lexington.

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Five people were killed late Thursday when a small plane crashed near Austin, Texas, local authorities said Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash of a Cessna 421C in Wimberley, Texas, around 11:25 p.m. Thursday. The site is about 40 miles from Austin. The Hayes County Homeland Security and Emergency Management office said emergency personnel responded to the scene and added preliminary information indicates the aircraft was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of impact. The agency said a second aircraft traveling in the vicinity around the time of the crash landed safely in New Braunfels.

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President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday (May 1) that he was not satisfied with Iran's latest proposal for resolving the conflict and that negotiations were taking place by phone. "Iran wants to make a deal because they have no military left, essentially, and they want to make a deal. But I'm not satisfied with it. We have great respect for Pakistan and Islamabad and tremendous respect for the prime minister and the field marshal. And they're working with us. They continue to work with us. But the trip is a very long one. And we're doing everything in terms of negotiating, right now, in terms of the negotiation telephonically. They've made strides, but I'm not sure if they ever get there. There is tremendous discord. There's tremendous, they're having a tremendous problem getting along with each other in Iran. The leadership is very disjointed. It's got two to three groups, maybe four. And it's a very disjointed leadership," said Trump. Trump's administration argued that a ceasefire with Tehran had "terminated" hostilities as a legal deadline arrived on Friday for coming to Congress about the two-month Iran war. Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, the president can wage military action for only 60 days before ending it, asking Congress for authorization or seeking a 30-day extension due to "unavoidable military necessity regarding the safety of United States Armed Forces" while withdrawing forces. The war began on February 28, when Israel and the U.S. began airstrikes on Iran. On Friday, Iranian state news agency IRNA said Tehran had sent its latest proposal for negotiations with the U.S. to Pakistani mediators.

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Josh begins today's show by explaining how the lack of accountability and justice is a guaranteed societal death knell. This includes the lack of accountability for the Left's debilitating, anti-American lawfare, but it is an older tale that goes back at least far as the 2016 Russiagate hoax. A free society cannot remain free unless there is accountability and justice when things go terribly wrong. Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project, joins Josh to discuss. Also on today's show: More redistricting fallout, how the GOP's biggest benefit is that the Democrats have gone utterly mad, the end of Spirit Airlines, and what a new op-ed harrowingly refers to as the emerging "Islamo-Christian Right."

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In this episode of the Carl Jackson Show, Carl dives into the recent Supreme Court decision ending race-based gerrymandering. He discusses how this ruling will impact the Democrat Party's strategy, particularly in states like Florida and Virginia. Carl also touches on the implications of this decision for black Americans, citing a shift in the Republican Party's approval ratings among African Americans. He shares his thoughts on how Democrats will need to adapt and focus on policy rather than relying on skin color to win elections. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradio X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/carljacksonshow Parler: https://parler.com/carljacksonshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarljacksonshow http://www.TheCarlJacksonShow.com Visit our Store https://CarlJacksonStore.com

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DeSantis Fires Back At Hakeem Jeffries

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Faith & Freedom 250 - Episode 36: WW1 & The Power Of Prayer Courtesy of The Herzog Foundation.

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Emergency crews responded to a school stabbing this afternoon in Tacoma, Washington. Authorities say at least 5 students, including a suspect, and a security guard were injured in a stabbing at Foss High School. Those injured were transported to local hospitals. Tacoma police say the suspect is a student and is in custody.

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Pete Hegseth in Fiery Debate with Iran War Hearing

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The Good and the Bad of the FBI

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Dennis Breaks Down Graham Platner And U.S. Health Care With Hugh

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Republicans are once again snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by ignoring explosive good news and letting Democrats control the narrative

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling for a new government website where people in the United States can find and compare private-sector retirement savings accounts, aiming to help millions of workers whose employers do not offer such plans. The order is intended to help more people gain access to retirement plans before next year, when the federal government will start matching retirement contributions made by lower-income workers. That new matching contribution, known as the Saver’s Match, comes from 2022 legislation passed under Democratic President Joe Biden. Starting in January, it will offer a match of up to $1,000 for workers who make less than $35,000 a year. Trump’s order is meant to help make the match available to roughly 50 million people who do not have retirement plans offered by their employers. The Republican president directed the Treasury Department to launch TrumpIRA.gov, where workers will be able to compare private-sector retirement plans. “For millions of Americans who lack employer-sponsored plans, this will be really revolutionary, because they’ll be covered,” Trump said at an Oval Office signing ceremony. He is not offering a new government retirement plan but helping match workers with existing plans from private companies. Details of the order were first reported by the news outlet Semafor. Trump discussed the idea during his State of the Union address in February, when he noted that about half the people in the country do not have access to employer-provided retirement plans with matching contributions. “To remedy this gross disparity, I’m announcing that next year my administration will give these often-forgotten American workers — great people, the people that built our country — access to the same type of retirement plan offered to every federal worker,” Trump said. The Saver’s Match program will offer a maximum match of $1,000 for single filers and $2,000 for married couples who file jointly. The maximum will be limited to single filers earning less than $20,500, with smaller matches offered for those earning up to $35,500. It applies to contributions made toward 401(k) plans, IRAs and Roth IRAs. Trump said he wants to take the match “to the next level” by asking Congress to expand it to those with incomes higher than $35,000 a year. Kevin Hassett, director of the White House’s National Economic Council, said many middle-income earners also lack access to employer retirement plans. “We’re working with Congress to significantly expand this program and are looking forward to legislation this year,” Hassett said at the ceremony.

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The White House said in a statement that President Donald Trump has signed a bill to fund Department of Homeland Security agencies, after passing the House earlier Thursday, and the Senate a month ago.

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democratic Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner says he hopes to work with Gov. Janet Mills to turn Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ seat “blue again” now Mills has dropped out of their primary. Platner said Thursday he and Mills entered the Senate race because they know how critical it is to defeat Collins and Mills’ decision “reflects a commitment to that.” Mills says she has the passion and commitment but not the financial resources to continue her campaign. Mills had the backing of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and prominent left-leaning advocacy groups but struggled to outshine Platner, an oyster farmer and first-time candidate. Collins has thanked Mills for her decades of service.

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