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Officials face obstacles in efforts to identify victims of Lahaina fire

Authorities Tuesday said they have not received enough DNA samples from Maui residents to help identify the remains of Lahaina fire victims that have been recovered so far. This comes amid uncertainty over the number of people who remain unaccounted for in the fire, with the latest FBI estimates putting that number at between 1,000 and 1,100. Lilia Luciano reports from Maui. Source

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Philadelphia officer to be fired in fatal police shooting of Eddie Irizarry

A Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a man during a traffic stop earlier this month will be fired, the city’s police chief announced Wednesday. Body camera footage of the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry appeared to contradict the police department’s initial account of the events leading up to his killing. Jeff Pegues has detail. Source

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Suspect fatally shot in Pittsburgh police standoff

Authorities said a man was fatally shot by police in a residential Pittsburgh neighborhood Wednesday after he opened fire on deputies who had responded to his home to serve an eviction notice, prompting a six-hour standoff. Source

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8 Republican presidential hopefuls prep for a debate without Trump

Eight Republican presidential candidates will take part in the first GOP primary debate of the 2024 campaign season in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday night. Noticeably absent from the stage, however, will be frontrunner and former President Donald Trump. Robert Costa has a preview of what to expect. Source

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Rudy Giuliani surrenders in Georgia election case

Rudy Giuliani, the one-time personal attorney for former President Donald Trump, surrendered at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Wednesday to face 13 state felony counts charging him as part of an alleged scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. He was one of 19 people, included Trump, who have been indicted in the case. Trump is expected to surrender Thursday. Nikole Killion has more. Source

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