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Published by Miami Herald SURFSIDE, Fla. – Elected leaders and government agencies have vowed to uncover what caused Champlain Towers South to suddenly collapse, killing dozens as they slept — and everyone from construction contractors to town building officials to condo board members will be scrutinized for their role. Lawsuits filed by survivors and relatives

Published by Reuters By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department declined to prosecute 82% of people suspected of federal hate crimes over most of the past two decades, it said in a research report on Thursday, revealing a rate of prosecution far lower than that for other federal crimes. The report

Published by Miami Herald SURFSIDE, Fla. — The mood in Surfside was somber Wednesday night, shortly after officials broke the news to family members and loved ones that the 14-day rescue mission to find living victims of the Champlain Tower South collapse would transition into a recovery effort, with no expectation of finding survivors. Rescuers,

Published by Reuters By Brad Brooks and Dan Whitcomb SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) -South Florida officials on Wednesday called off the search for survivors of a June condominium tower collapse, saying there was no longer any hope of pulling someone alive from the ruins of the flattened building. Crews who have extracted the remains of 54

Published by AFP Surfside (United States) (AFP) – The death toll from the collapse of an apartment building in Florida outside Miami has risen to 46 after 10 more bodies were extracted from the rubble, as the number of people still unaccounted for dropped to 94, officials said Wednesday. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava