Pedestrians in Seattle were startled Wednesday morning when crosswalk signals began broadcasting an unusual political message: a spoof recording purporting to be Amazon founder Jeff Bezos criticizing local tax policies. Residents shared on X the automated messages, which played at several busy intersections across the city for hours. One message reviewed by ABC News appeared to mimic Bezos by saying: "Hi, I'm Jeff Bezos, this crosswalk is sponsored by Amazon Prime with an important message. Please don't tax the rich. Otherwise, all the other billionaires will move to Florida too." The unauthorized recordings, which appeared to be a form of political protest, targeted multiple intersections in Seattle's tech-heavy South Lake Union neighborhood and the bustling University District, the Seattle Department of Transportation said. #news #jeffbezos

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"Put up in court or shut up." After returning from a trip to El Salvador to meet with the wrongly deported Maryland dad, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Sen. Chris Van Hollen urged the Trump administration to return him to the U.S. Van Hollen then called out the administration for a lack of evidence over repeated claims that Abrego Garcia has ties to MS-13. The Justice Department had previously said in court that Abrego Garcia had been wrongfully deported due to an "administrative error." #elsalvador #kilmarabregogarcia #news #abcnews

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ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Pope Francis' death certificate and will have been released following the pontiff's death at 88. Pope Francis’ death certificate said he died in his apartment at 7:35 a.m. local time from cerebral stroke, coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse. Pope Francis’ will notes his desire to be buried in a tomb in "the earth; simple, without particular decoration and with the only inscription: Franciscus." #news #popefrancis #breakingnews #abcnews

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"No one drank anything." Sen. Chris Van Hollen alleged that his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who the U.S. government said was erroneously deported to El Salvador, was organized under questionable circumstances.

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Jennifer Vasquez, the wife of wrongly deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia, told ABC News, "We will still continue fighting for him and all the other Kilmars out there." Vasquez spoke exclusively with Good Morning America's Michael Strahan about the legal battle to get her husband returned to the U.S. after he was erroneously deported and sent to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador. "I won't stop fighting until he returns home," Vasquez said. #elsalvador #kilmarabregogarcia #news #abcnews

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BREAKING: Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died. @abcnews' Terry Moran takes a look back at his life and legacy. #news #breaking #popefrancis

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