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Here’s the latest for Friday July 14th: Biden says he’s open to prisoner exchange with Russia; No fingerprints or DNA on cocaine bag found in White House; Massive floods in Mississippi; Heat wave grips much of US.

Torrential rain fell for several hours Thursday in central Mississippi, flooding roads, homes and businesses in Winston County and Louisville. Flooding was also reported in Alabama. (July 14)

President Joe Biden said that the U.S. is serious about pursuing a prisoner exchange for American journalist Evan Gershkovich detained in Russia. (July 14)

Pennsylvania is the latest state where the public school funding system was found to be unconstitutional and the disparity was unjustified. Even though the court sided with some of the state’s poorest districts, it could take years for students to bene…

A man in Florida was on his early morning walk when an alligator walked up to him and bit him in the leg. The extent of his injury is unknown.

Most visitors to Death Valley National Park, also known as the hottest and driest place on Earth, only make it a short distance to any site in the park before returning to the sanctuary of an air conditioned vehicle. (July 13)
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There have been no confirmed reports of the otter injuring a human, but experts fear the close encounters with humans could be dangerous.

The long, expensive court fight over the will of soul singer Aretha Franklin provides a cautionary tale for people who want to make sure their wishes are carried out after their death — and for their families. (July 13) (AP video: Melissa Winder)
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Here’s the latest for Thursday, July 13: Movie and TV actors go on strike; FDA approves over the counter birth control pill; No clues to source of White House cocaine; Sea otter annoys surfers.

A Florida sinkhole that fatally engulfed a man in 2013 has reopened for a third time near Tampa, but poses no threat to people, officials said.