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Police say a man killed his partner and their child at a Minnesota home daycare Wednesday before taking his own life. Authorities in the Minneapolis suburb of Hopkins say all six other kids who were at Brown Bear Childcare have been reunited with their parents, and none were injured. Hopkins Police Chief Brent Johnson said another parent called police after witnessing the attack Wednesday morning while arriving to drop a child off at the home. Johnson declined to say how the victims were killed or what weapon was used. Johnson said police believe the two adults who died owned the daycare.

The operator of a speedboat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother and her infant daughter, is scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court. Authorities did not immediately reveal the federal charge or charges brought against Manuel Hernandez, a 46-year-old New York man already facing state reckless endangerment charges. It was also unclear who will represent him when he appears before a federal magistrate judge Monday afternoon. The mother and daughter died after a 22-foot Bayliner speedboat overturned late Saturday near the Statue of Liberty. Their bodies were found in the water by police divers. Twelve others were rescued before police arrived.

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The U.S. Coast Guard says the operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother and her infant daughter, is facing criminal charges and authorities are investigating whether the vessel was chartered illegally. Authorities say the speedboat overturned around 10:25 p.m. Saturday night near Liberty Island, home to the Statue of Liberty. Twelve people were rescued from the water before police arrived, and police divers later located the 27-year-old woman and 5-month-old girl in the water. Both were taken to a hospital where they were pronounced dead. The 46-year-old operator faces 13 reckless endangerment charges.

A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems that disproportionately targeted those on medical or family leave for layoffs. Meta laid off 8.000 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, in May. The lawsuit filed late Monday in federal court in Oakland, California, claims the company used internal AI systems, keystroke and activity-monitoring data, AI token-usage dashboards and other methods to determine who would be laid off. The lawsuit says that people on protected medical or family leave were disproportionately selected for layoffs.