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This Week in Jacksonville

This Week in Jacksonville reviews the top stories and political developments in Northeast Florida and host Kent Justice talks to newsmakers about the impact on our community.

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Venezuela's Maduro to fully open border with Colombia

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced his intention to fully open the border crossings with Colombia starting Jan. 1, a measure repeatedly postponed following the restoration of diplomatic and commercial ties between the South American neighbors.

Photos: Halloween shooting

As many as a dozen people were wounded on Halloween night in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood near the intersection of California Avenue and Polk Street,

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First Alert Weather: Snow and rain Wednesday

CBS2's Vanessa Murdock has the latest weather forecast.

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International Women's Day 2022

This year's theme is Break the Bias, which spotlights how biases against women help fuel gender inequality.

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Check out the schedule for the KHSAA Girls' Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena

Tournament will tip off Wednesday and run through the championship game at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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NYPD: Armed suspects robbed Brooklyn store, stole $2,000, employee's wallet

Police said the suspects punched the store worker after threatening him with a gun.

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Ryan Reynolds and Shawn Levy on time travel and "The Adam Project"

The star of "Deadpool" and the director of "Free Guy" have teamed up again on a new time-travel film, about a fighter pilot from the future who meets his 12-year-old self, and gets a chance at a do-over.

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This man was at the end of his life. Strangers stepped up to take him on bucket-list adventures.

"It blew our minds,” Patrick Mitchell's daughter said. "I was so overwhelmed by people’s generosity.”

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River Grove house fire kills three generations of family; ‘The fire was so intense’

Three members of the Owrey family were killed in a house fire Jan. 5 in River Grove.

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A man strung Christmas lights from his home to his neighbor’s to support her. The whole community followed.

“Little by little, the whole neighborhood started doing it,” said Kim Morton.

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KSTU: Utah Neighbors Remember Service Members Killed In Kabul

The neighbors put out flags and hand-drawn pictures to honor people killed in the suicide bombing.

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Neighbors Come Together To Fight A New Plastics Plant

Sharon Lavigne helped to pause the development of a new petrochemical plant in her neighborhood.

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Herschel Walker begins Georgia GOP Senate bid, questions remain

Herschel Walker said he "can't sit on the sidelines anymore” as he joined the Republican U.S. Senate race in Georgia.

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Why are African American residents of this small town determined to block a Wegmans warehouse?

In Brown Grove, Va., a battle is unfolding over development, community and history.

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Carolyn Hax: Are covid-related disclosures life and death for a friendship?

Your children weren’t identified as contacts, so you didn’t tell your friends there were positive cases at their school.

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No Vaccines, Supplies Or Hospital Beds: Pregnant With COVID In India

A pregnant journalist investigates and finds many pregnant, COVID-positive women can't access life-saving healthcare during the country's deadly second wave.

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Airplane’s wheel plunges from sky, landing in Jefferson Park family’s yard. ‘Thank God it was a small plane, but it’s really surreal.’

At approximately 6:19 p.m., O’Hare airfield operations was notified that a plane landing on Runway 28Center was sending off a considerable amount of sparks from the landing gear on the left side of the aircraft, according to an emailed statement from the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA).

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Over 300 detained in Belarus during anti-government protests

KYIV – A human rights group in Belarus says over 300 people have been detained during Sunday protests against the country’s authoritarian president, who won his sixth term in office in a vote widely seen as rigged. The protests took place in Minsk, the capital, and other cities and attracted thousands of people. Nearly 250 demonstrators were detained in Minsk alone, police said. More than 300 people have been detained all across the country, according to the group. “I will support everyone who takes part in the Neighbors' March this Sunday,” Tsikhanouskaya said in a video statement.

Neighbors on opposing sides of politics show love can still live between them

Two neighbors in Texas are aiming to change that. Marne Litton and Tasha Hancock live in Cedar Park, Texas. The two women are on opposite sides of the political spectrum: Litton supports President Donald Trump; Hancock supports Joe Biden. “Guess what....different skin color, different political beliefs but mutual love and respect. Cheers to loving my neighbor even though we don’t see eye to eye on everything,” Marne Litton wrote of her neighbor Tasha Reese Hancock.

Off-duty firefighter attacked while walking home in Springfield

Neighbors had been voicing safety concerns prior to Saturday’s attack, robberyIf you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.

Even in the midst of a pandemic, we see the best in humanity

But it’s in these city and neighborhood groups where you might have noticed community members leaning on each other, so to speak. Maybe the note on community groups got you thinking of some good you’ve seen around town. Maybe you know of a friend -- or a friend of a friend -- spreading cheer or making masks or a beautiful grandparent-grandchild reunion that brought tears to your eyes. Perhaps you fixed up your house all spring and you think more people should see. Do you know of businesses, groups or individuals doing a little extra to help others?

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