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Bronx jewelry store robbery caught on camera, 4 suspects wanted 01:25 A robbery by four masked men who brazenly broke into a Bronx jewelry store last week and made off with an estimated $2 million worth of merchandise is under investigation, according to the NYPD. The incident, which involved four men wearing face masks and was recorded by the business’s surveillance camera, happened shortly after 2.30pm local time on Friday afternoon. The footage shows a man initially standing in the doorway of Rocco’s Jewelry, a retailer whose store is located on a busy Bronx avenue, steps from Fordham University and…

Washington – Senate Republicans on Sunday blocked a $35-a-month cap on the cost of insulin on the private market from being included in Democrats’ tax-and-spend package, voting against an amendment to the measure during a marathon session that will lead to what Democrats hope for. be the final approval of the bill. On Saturday night, the Senate began considering more than 30 amendments to the Inflation Reduction Act, a $700 billion piece of legislation from Democrats that aims to fight climate change, raise taxes on big corporations and address rising health care costs. Among the proposed changes to the plan…

ROME, Ga. — University of Georgia researchers have captured the largest lake sturgeon ever reported to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. DNR officials say researchers caught 52-inch, 24-pound lake sturgeon from a portion of the Coosa River in Rome. They say the fish is the largest of their species they’ve had since they started stocking the native species in 2001. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Before the fish was released back into the river, it was implanted with a radio tag so researchers and DNR officials can continue to monitor it. Lake sturgeon cannot…

Washington – The Senate approved the sweep of Democrats on Sunday economic package designed to combat climate change, address health care costs and raise taxes on big corporations, marking a crucial victory for President Biden and his party as they seek to retain control of Congress in the midterm elections November mandate. The plan, called the Inflation Reduction Act, passed the upper house on a 51-50 vote along party lines, with Vice President Kamala Harris providing the tie-breaking vote in the evenly divided Senate. Democrats used a fast-track legislative process known as reconciliation to pass the measure over unanimous opposition…

LES VEGAS — More human remains have been found in the drought-stricken Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas, officials said Sunday. It’s the fourth time since May that debris has been discovered as western drought forces the coast to retreat into the shrinking Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam. National Park Service officials said rangers were called to the reservoir between Nevada and Arizona around 11 a.m. Saturday after skeletal remains were discovered at Swim Beach. Rangers and a dive team from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police went to recover the remains. Park Service officials said the…