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Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La'Quetta, the city's superintendent of schools, have been indicted on child endangerment and other charges for allegedly beating their teenage daughter on numerous occasions, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said both parents hit and emotionally abused the girl, who was 15 to 16 years old, on multiple occasions in December and January.

The indictment of the Smalls came less than a week after the principal of Atlantic City High School was indicted in a case stemming from the same incidents. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/atlantic-city-mayor-wi…

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Two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates at a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts, and three others were injured as they responded, a spokesperson said.

The five officers at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster were taken to hospitals after the confrontation Wednesday night, according to a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Correction. Details on the injuries were not provided. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/inmates-stab-correctio…

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BREAKING: Israel has launched a series of strikes on Hezbollah targets following two consecutive days of explosions triggered in wireless devices.

"The IDF is currently striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon to degrade Hezbollah’s terrorist capabilities and infrastructure," the Israeli army said.

"The Hezbollah terrorist organization has turned southern Lebanon into a combat zone. For decades, Hezbollah has weaponized civilian homes, dug tunnels beneath them, and used civilians as human shields."

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JUST IN: Israeli police and intelligence services said they foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate top leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Moti Maman, a 73-year-old Israeli businessman from the city of Ashkelon, is accused of twice smuggling himself into Iran via Turkey to meet with intelligence officials directing would-be plots from Tehran.


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The threat of a wider war is looming over the Israel-Lebanon border after two consecutive days of explosions across Lebanon and in Syria, confirmed to have killed at least 32 people.

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Cinnamon, a "beloved" Capybara at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in the United Kingdom, was located on Wednesday after she went missing from her enclosure on Friday, Sept. 14.

Cinnamon's disappearance sparked a mass search in the vicinity of the zoo, where she was located due to the "ample food" and "plenty of ponds" in the area.

She was eventually located "in a field about 200 meters from the zoo" looking "happy and in good condition."

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After a 12-day manhunt, police in Kentucky said Wednesday they believe they've found the body of the man suspected in an interstate shooting that injured five people.

The manhunt prompted schools in Laurel County to close for over a week. trib.al/lFUXCWV

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Important news for American travelers with a U.S. passport: For the first time, the State Department will allow for renewal online.

The State Department announced exclusively to ABC News on Wednesday that it’s pilot passport renewal program is now fully available to the public.

"We expect 5 million Americans to be able to use this every year," Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs told ABC News exclusively.

Adults 25 or older who have had a U.S. passport before will no longer have to fill out or print a paper application, mail a check, or make an appointment.

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A group of Black female mathematicians, aeronautical engineers and human computers whose groundbreaking work for NASA during the space race contributed to the nation's historic achievements were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday.

The honorees, recognized with the nation's highest civilian honor, include three women who became known as NASA's "Hidden Figures" — the agency's first black female engineer Mary Jackson and mathematicians Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan — whose work helped pave the way for the first American astronaut to successfully orbit the Earth.

The Congressional Gold Medal was also awarded Wednesday to aeronautical engineer Christine Darden, who is "internationally known for her research into supersonic aircraft noise, especially sonic boom reduction," according to NASA.

The legacy and story of Jackson, Johnson and Vaughan was famously captured in the 2016 film "Hidden Figures."

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BREAKING: Sean "Diddy" Combs will continue to be held without bail, a judge ruled Wednesday evening, on charges including sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy.

Judge Andrew Carter denied bail and ordered Combs remanded into custody, where his attorney said he would be held in the special housing unit of Metropolitan Detention Center-Brooklyn.

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