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After the hurricane, the Puerto Rico Department of Health closed the cemetery, calling the open graves a health risk. More than a year later, there is no plan in place to repair and reopen it.

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'My Father Is In There': Anguish Builds In Puerto Rico Mountains Over Decimated Tombs

8:47am December 06, 2018

by Adrian Florido

The damage to 1,800 tombs in the Lares Municipal Cemetery was so extensive — and so horrifying — that health officials locked the cemetery gates after Hurricane Maria. They haven't been reopened.

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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Paperwork Filed For USA Gymnastics

6:48am December 06, 2018

by Alexandra Starr

USA Gymnastics has filed for bankruptcy. It's the latest move for the beleaguered organization following a wide-ranging sexual abuse scandal involving athletes and a former team doctor.

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After The Camp Fire, Residents Returning To Paradise Find Rubble

6:17am December 06, 2018

by Michelle Wiley

For the first time since the wildfire, residents of the California town, were allowed to return. One couple was reunited — the husband stayed behind to save the property, while his wife was evacuated.

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News Brief: Huawei CFO, USA Gymnastics, Hurricane Damages Puerto Rican Tombs

5:43am December 06, 2018

Canadian authorities arrest the CFO of one of China's largest companies. The organization overseeing U.S. gymnastics files for bankruptcy. A Puerto Rican cemetery remains closed after Hurricane Maria.

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Falcon 9 rocket first stage booster experiencing control problems and missing a landing zone at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Christmas Dinner Rocketed To International Space Station

10:49pm December 05, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

A cargo that included 5,600 pounds of supplies, science experiments and holiday dinner treats for the crew was launched on Wednesday.

Composer Frank Loesser with his wife and musical partner, Lynn Garland, in 1956 in New York. Decades later, Loesser's "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is being banned by radio stations.

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'Baby, It's Cold Outside,' Seen As Sexist, Frozen Out By Radio Stations

10:23pm December 05, 2018

by Amy Held

Programmers have banned the song after fielding listener complaints that the song is offensive, only to face a backlash against that decision.

Juan David Ortiz, a U.S. Border Patrol supervisor, who was indicted Wednesday on charges of capital murder in the killings of four women in Texas.

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Border Patrol Supervisor Indicted After Allegedly Confessing To Killing 4 Women

10:12pm December 05, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

A Texas prosecutor says the suspect targeted sex workers in an effort to clean the streets of Laredo. If convicted, Juan David Ortiz could face execution.

The two men face federal charges of infecting Atlanta's computers with their SamSam ransomware. The suspects have previously been charged in a similar scheme in New Jersey.

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Georgia Charges Iranians In Ransomware Attack On Atlanta

9:15pm December 05, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

U.S. Attorney Byung Pak says Faramarz Savandi and Mohammed Mansouri were behind the cyber extortion scheme that crippled many of the city's computer systems in March, causing millions in damages.

Jerry and Joyce McLean, wearing hazmat suits, look for sentimental items as they sift through the remains of their home Wednesday in Paradise, Calif.

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As Evacuation Orders Lift, Some Paradise Residents Return Home To Devastation

8:17pm December 05, 2018

by Ian Stewart

Part of the Northern California town obliterated by the Camp Fire was reopened Wednesday, allowing people to return and see what is left of their community.

President Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal courthouse in Washington on July 10. Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and is scheduled to be sentenced later this month.

The Rise And Fall Of Michael Flynn

7:19pm December 05, 2018

by Greg Myre

The former general was known as a talented officer in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But in Washington, he was dogged by a strange and contradictory relationship with Russia.

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