At least 11 people sent to hospital after suspected boat explosion in Miami

Florida wildlife commission investigating cause of incident that left passengers with burns and traumatic injuries

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A suspected boat explosion at a Miami sandbar sent at least 11 people to the hospital on Saturday with some suffering from burns and traumatic injuries, according to Juan Arias, the Miami Dade fire rescue battalion chief.

First responders received reports roughly around 12.45pm of a possible boat explosion on the water, Arias told WPEC 12.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/miami-fl-boat-explosion

Betty Broderick, convicted in 1989 killings of ex-husband and his new wife, dies aged 78

Broderick was serving a life sentence in California over killings and last month transferred to a medical center

Betty Broderick, who became infamous for the 1989 killings of her former husband and his new wife in a case that shocked the country and inspired movies and books, has died at the age of 78 while still serving a life sentence.

Representatives from the California department of corrections and rehabilitation confirmed to NBC News that Elizabeth A Broderick was moved from the California prison where she had been transferred to a medical center on 18 April. She died the following Friday.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/betty-broderick-convicted-double-murder-ex-husband-wife-dead

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USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail

Trump administration urges US Postal Service to scrap 100-year-old rule as Democratic state attorneys general protest

Handguns could be mailed through the United States Postal Service (USPS) for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed Trump administration rule takes effect.

Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states have sent a letter in opposition.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/08/usps-postal-service-handguns-mail

GameStop CEO opens eBay storefront to pay for potential eBay acquisition

Ryan Cohen selling tube socks and baseball cards after offering $55.5bn, although source of funds remains unclear

The CEO of GameStop, Ryan Cohen, said he was selling vintage video games, baseball cards, GameStop merchandise and a $14,000 pair of tube socks to help fund the company’s proposed $55.5bn acquisition of eBay.

His platform of choice? eBay, of course.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/07/gamestop-ceo-ebay-storefront

Police announce arrest in Oklahoma lake party shooting that left 1 dead, 22 injured

Police say they arrested an 18-year-old man after weekend shooting at lake party promoted across social media

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Police announced on Wednesday that an 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting that left one woman dead and 22 other people wounded during a night-time party beside an Oklahoma lake.

Police in Edmond announced that the man was arrested earlier in the day on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in the wake of Sunday night’s shooting, which erupted following an argument amid a large crowd gathered at Arcadia Lake in that Oklahoma City suburb.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/06/arrest-oklahoma-lake-party-shooting

California ‘failing victims’ of violent crime as financial support plummets

Analysis finds victims’ compensation program is awarding less money to fewer people, although budget has increased

Victims of violent crime in California are finding it increasingly hard to get support from the state, a new analysis has found, a development that has locked some of the most vulnerable people out of funds to help cover crime scene cleanup, relocation costs, funerals and therapy.

California established the nation’s first victims’ compensation program in 1965, aimed at helping victims of violent crimes and their families cover some of the costs sprung onto them by the violence.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/california-crime-victims-compensation