R. Kelly formally asks Trump to commute 30-year sentence for sexual misconduct convictions

Disgraced R&B star R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year sentence for sexual misconduct convictions.
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Disgraced R&B star R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year sentence for sexual misconduct convictions.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue teams have not given up on attempting to find more victims who may still be alive Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay after a pontoon boat with 20 people on board capsized and sank near Alcatraz Island, officials told KRON4. One victim who...

One person died, three people were missing and 16 were rescued from the waters in the San Francisco Bay after a pontoon boat sank Tuesday afternoon while carrying mostly family members as part of a memorial service, authorities said.
The U.S. Coast Guard is still searching for survivors.

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A Tuesday memorial service on a cabin cruiser boat took a tragic turn when the ship, with 20 people aboard, sank in the San Francisco Bay, officials say.

A chaotic scene unfolded on the San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon when a recreational vessel sank near Alcatraz Island, leaving multiple people struggling in the frigid, wind-whipped water as nearby boaters and first responders rushed to save them.

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Rescuers were still searching for three people missing after a boat involved in a memorial service sank in the cold, fast-moving waters of San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island, authorities said Wednesday. One person was pulled from the water but later died, and 16 people were rescued after t...

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A terrifying scene unfolded near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday afternoon when a recreational boat capsized, leaving multiple people fighting for survival in the freezing, choppy water.
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