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In Local News In Brooklyn NY, two people were pronounced dead being involved in a murder suicide. This happened early today the morning around 9:50 am. The suspect who was 27 years of age, entered the fourth-floor apartment and shot the 24 year old straight to the head. After shooting him, he shot himself. Families of the victim were shocked, the 24 year olds aunt broke down into tears. 1

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11A 23 year old man from Bronx NY got brutally beaten down by a clerk from a deli. The 23 year old James Rodriguez entered the deli located on E. 170th Street, to buy 2 cans of sodas. As he was waiting for the clerk to charge him, he realized that the clerk charged him $8 for the 2 cans of soda. James Rodriguez knew the amount wasnt right, so he calculated the amount himself. The clerk brought out a bat and started to brutally take down James Rodriguez and quickly called the cops. As the cops arrived James Rodriguez was handcuffed for seven hours because the clerk complained that James had a gun on him. James suffered from many hits in his arm and head. He is still trying to recover, and is preparing to file a $10M suit. 2

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In National News

Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, leaving 200 passengers injured and 7 dead, Train had to be going 100 mph or twice the speed limit in the part of the corridor, stated by two people who were involved in the investigation. Passengers who were involved in this crucial scene described their impacts. They witnessed a lot of people being thrown against walls, furniture and one another. Mayor of Philadelphia said, It is an absolute disastrous mess, Never seen anything like this in my life. 3

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3An officer from Madison Wisconsin will not be charged with criminal charges after shooting Anthony Robinson Jr. in March. The shooting of this man had led to a protest fighting for justice. The grandmother of Robinson said, Theres just no justice, I dont know what else to say. She stated this after finding out that officer Kenny wouldnt be charged with any criminal charges. Robinsons mother said, Today is the day that we are going to change history and not be the ones to be put down and killed anymore. This was said after people marched to the Grace Episcopal Church to meet up with the mother. The family still has no words to give after hearing that no charges will be given. 4

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4Joey Alexander, an 11 year old child prodigy from Indonesia, has impressed a lot of people with his talent. Joey has enough talent to be compared to people who have been in the music business for a while. Ever since people have witnessed him, he has been an overnight sensation and a huge inspiration to others who are trying to get known in the music business, especially in the jazz era. Joey said, You have to really work hard and also have fun performing; thats the most important thing. His effort is what its helping him get recognized and earning his respect from others who see him perform.

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In International News

The second in command of the Islamic state had been killed in an airstrike in which was carried out by the American led coalition in northern Iraq, this was said by the Iraqi government, American officials still couldnt give the approval. A militant leader, better known as Afari, was killed after being striked near the nortern city Tal Afar. All airstrikes were conducted towards the Islamic State near Tal Afar on Tuesday and Wednesday. No claim was verified by the government.6

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6Nepals high school experienced a devastating loss with their school being shattered after earthquake hit. The walls that were made of concrete were all torn down by this massive earthquake. This earthquake is a big worry to everyone around the area. Nepal still continues to experience horrible damage with thousands of schools. Thousands of schools have been destroyed and tens of thousands of classrooms need replacing. Children who were studying in this school are left with nothing. Tomoo Hozumi, a Unicefs representative in Nepal said, Almost one million children who were enrolled in school before the earthquake could now find they have no school building to return to. This can sure damage the future from some, especially their education. More news, sports, and weather coming up

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In Sports

Houston rockets beat the Los Angeles Clippers last night in game 5 after struggling to get a win. Great performance by James Harden with earning a triple double, although Harden had to leave the last quarter due to trouble breathing, he managed to leave the court with the Rockets still having the lead. Houston Rockets coach was happy. He said, We attacked, we finally, we got to the basket, we got our points in the paint, we tried to attack. We finally played more like we tried to play throughout the year. We finally played downhill. Rockets are down by one in the series. Los Angeles Clippers lead the series 3-2. Game 6 will be in Los Angeles Thursday night.

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Pau Gasol from the Chicago bulls will play game 6 Thursday night. The bulls were in trouble without Pau Gasol, they were in much need for someone to rebound and score down low. Gasol had a great performance game 1, the same attitude he came in with for that game he needs to do as well for game 6. Chicago bulls have to win to tie up the series. This is playoff season, and anything can happen. So far Cavaliers are leading 3-2. 9

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9Your WKNJ hourly weather update

Right now on the campus of Kean University, it is a windy afternoon, 55 degrees, partly cloudy. Tune in later for meteorology reports on 90.3 FM.

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10In Entertainment

Snoop Dogg will be a guest role in an nickelodeon TV show known as Sanjay and Craig. Snoop Dogg surprised and impressed the director from this TV show. "Snoop learned the material on the spot -- and blew our minds, he owned the material and expanded on dialog and musical numbers, he's an excellent actor with a great sense of humor. Best of all, he is a kid at heart, said Jim Dirschberger. The episode will appear on live TV on May 17 at 7:30 p.m.11

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11Thats it for your news. Youre listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey. Im MiguelAngel and well be right back after this.

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