Billionaire Sam Zell dies at 81 after decades in real estate
Sam Zell, Chicago real estate magnate nicknamed The Grave Dancer for reviving troubled properties, died at 81 from illness complications. The Equity Group Investments founder built a multibillion-dollar fortune, sold Equity Office to Blackstone for 39 billion, and helped pioneer modern REITs, with ventures ranging from property management to media investments. He loved risk, rode motorcycles, supported sports teams, and co-founded entrepreneurial studies at Michigan.
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Girl from Panama Dies in Border Patrol Custody
An 8 year old girl Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez born in Panama with heart problems died in a Border Patrol facility in Harlingen Texas after a medical emergency. An autopsy is ordered and investigations will be conducted by Customs and Border Protection internal affairs and the DHS inspector general. The death follows recent migrant fatalities and amid crowding at facilities as Title 42 policy ends.
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Mexico
Amy Fischer
Amnesty International USA
Florida
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Videos show gunman taunts officers before church rampage
Footage released by Farmington police shows Beau Wilson, 18, yelling kill me as officers closed in outside a church after he killed three women, including a mother and daughter, and wounded six others. Witnesses describe him egging responders while firing from a front porch and down the street with a rifle and pistols before the final shootout.
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Cloverleaf district eyes 10 year levy with 2030 pledge
Levy leader Kubilus says final millage depends on auditor certification and that the district will place the measure on the November ballot for 10 years. The district previously pledged no new revenue until 2020 and has relied on renewals through 2023, with revenue impact to be smaller than the prior $1.6 million.
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Ohio Jobless Claims Rise Over Week and Month
In Ohio 7,896 new unemployment claims were filed for the week ending May 13, up 1,593 from the prior week. The four week average nears 6,300 while continued claims total almost 40,000, rising by 146 from the prior week after months of constancy.
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