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Feb 2025
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February 17th, 2025 - Flirty Texts

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In Texas, a woman was arrested and charged with murder after a man was found shot to death in the street.
In Florida, a man was charged with murder in the death of a beloved sheriff’s deputy.
In Missouri, a man covered in blood walked into a pharmacy and told the employees he wanted to turn himself in to the police.
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