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TL/DR - Former soldier Pedro Barrientos, charged with the kidnapping and murder of folk singer Víctor Jara during General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile, has been extradited from the US. The case marks a significant moment in Chile's struggle to address human rights abuses committed under Pinochet's regime, with many perpetrators still…

TL/DR - A man stabbed and killed four members of his extended family in Queens, New York City before being shot dead by police. The victims included two children aged 11 and 12-years-old, a woman in her forties, and a man in his thirties. The suspect also stabbed two police officers responding to the scene and set fire to a couch in the…

TL/DR - The super PAC supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign, Never Back Down, has fired its newly-appointed CEO, Kristin Davison, and replaced her with Scott Wagner. The PAC is currently experiencing its third round of upheaval in recent weeks, as it also dismissed its spokeswoman, Erin Perrine, with more departures expected. This…

TL/DR - The Northern Michigan University Native American Student Association and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians co-hosted a Learning to Walk Together Powwow. The event, which also included a cultural traditional feast, was held at the university's Northern Center Grand Ballroom and was fully funded by the Sault Tribe, making it…