Kathleen Ditton

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McDonald’s said Monday it plans to hire up to 375,000 U.S. restaurant employees this summer, its biggest hiring push in years. The Chicago burger giant said the beefed-up job openings are partly due to a U.S. expansion. The company, which has more than 13,500 restaurants in the U.S., plans to open 900 more by 2027. U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer joined McDonald’s U.S. President Joe Erlinger at a McDonald’s restaurant near Columbus, Ohio, for the hiring announcement.

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PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - One person is in custody following a reported shooting at a gas station in Pembroke Pines, according to police. Officers responded to the Mobil gas station near Flamingo Road and Taft Street at around 3:45 p.m. on Monday and urged the public to avoid the area as they searched for the individuals involved. A short time later, police announced that one “armed subject” had been safely taken into custody.

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MIAMI (WSVN) - A 20-year-old Miami man was arrested after police say he punched a restaurant employee in the face, knocking the victim unconscious and causing him to lose five teeth. Montreal Brown faces a felony charge of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm following the incident, which occurred around 7:15 p.m., Saturday, at the Chili’s restaurant at 401 Biscayne Blvd., according to the arrest report.

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MIAMI (WSVN) - A South Florida man is facing a felony charge of aggravated child abuse after police say he repeatedly beat his 6-year-old stepson, including striking the boy in the face and yanking him to the ground using a dog collar. Zachary Perez, 42, was arrested on Saturday at his home on Southwest 114th Avenue. According to the arrest report, the abuse took place over two days, beginning on May 8.

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POLK COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Four teens are facing charges after a video shows them beating a 35-year-old man, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. It happened in Mulberry on May 5, PCSO said. “The victim was hospitalized in an intensive care unit with serious injuries to his face, to include a broken nose, broken jaw, multiple lacerations, and swelling,” PCSO said in a news release.