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Jasmine Crockett roasted for claiming ‘racist history’ led World Cup fans to root against Argentina

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Progressive Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is garnering widespread mockery for her “delusional” claim that FIFA World Cup fans rooted against Argentina due to the country’s “racist history.” During a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, Crockett remarked that the World Cup “captured the imaginations … Read more

Taking root: The passion of tree lovers

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In her book, “The Tree Collectors,” writer and illustrator Amy Stewart recounts stories of people who harbor tree obsessions, from the designers of leafy urban spaces, to those who lovingly cultivate ancient tree species. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Stewart, who calls planting a tree “an act of hope”; Kao Saelee, who grows tropical fruit … Read more

An Indiana man is poisoned with a root beer float. How a robbery revealed a sinister plot to kill

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When Harold Allen died suddenly in his home in Freetown, Indiana, just a few days before Christmas 2022, Lieutenant Adam Nicholson, an investigator with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, says no one suspected anything out of the ordinary. Lt. Adam Nicholson: Twenty years on the job, I never thought I would see a case like … Read more

Woman charged in Indiana root beer float murder orders hit on best friend, police say

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When Marsha Allen’s Freetown, Indiana, home was burglarized on Sept. 19, 2023, the last thing investigators expected to uncover was a murder and a hit list of more potential victims.       Detective Clint Burcham and Lt. Adam Nicholson of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department spoke with “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant in “The Root … Read more