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Florida mom left infant, toddler and 2 other kids home alone while she went on 3-day cruise, officials say

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A Florida woman was arrested and accused of leaving her four minor children, including an infant, alone while she went on a weekend cruise , according to police.

The suspect, 29-year-old Nathalie Belizaire, of North Miami Beach, is accused of four counts of child neglect without great bodily harm.

According to North Miami Beach police, the father of one of Belizaire’s children, who is 2 months old, had seen on a post on her WhatsApp story on Thursday “depicting what appeared to be a cruise ticket purchase.”

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Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years

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Florida man, age 77, becomes 16th person to be executed in state this year

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