Southwest Airlines is investigating a pilot who purportedly chanted the new right-wing mantra "Let's Go Brandon," a disguised expletive jab at President Biden, over the intercom on a flight.
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Sunday, 31 October 2021
Southwest Airlines investigating pilot’s alleged ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ chant over flight intercom
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“Fight is not over” for Democrats’ infrastructure spending plans, says Energy Secretary Granholm
A much-negotiated bipartisan infrastructure bill and domestic agenda spending bill could go before the House for votes soon, but two favorite progressive causes - paid family leave and a provision allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of some prescription drugs - were dropped in efforts to broaden lawmakers’ support.
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U.S. seeks leadership role at climate summit, Secretary of State Blinken says
Key to U.S. aims in Glasgow, where world leaders are meeting for a global climate conference, is taking a leadership role to get countries to stop financing international coal projects that are a major emitter of greenhouse gases, Blinken said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID, experiencing mild symptoms
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday she had tested positive for COVID-19 but was experiencing only mild symptoms thanks to the vaccine.
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106-0 blowout in high school football game is slammed as ‘classless’
Inglewood High quarterback Justyn Martin — who is committed to play college football at UCLA — threw 13 touchdown passes in the lopsided victory.
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Jerry Remy, beloved Red Sox player and broadcaster, dead at 68
The Massachusetts-born second baseman played seven seasons with the Red Sox before broadcasting the team's games for decades.
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Halloween party shooting in Texas leaves 1 dead, 9 wounded, police say
Authorities were called to the scene shortly before midnight, and said “at least a couple hundred people” were in attendance.
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One dead, three wounded in shooting at California council member’s home: police
“Officers learned that an altercation occurred just prior to their arrival, and at least one suspect fired a gun,” police said.
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American Airlines cancels more than 1,500 flights over Halloween weekend
More than 600 of those cancellations were made for trips scheduled to depart on Sunday.
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Saturday, 30 October 2021
Hawaii man hit with $52K fine, charged with 2 federal crimes for assaulting airline crew
Ryan Cajimat, 21, is charged with two federal crimes for his disruptive and violent conduct on Dec. 24, 2020, on a Delta flight from Honolulu to Seattle.
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Nearly 30 LGBTQ Afghans fleeing Taliban arrive in U.K. hours after regime says gay rights will not be respected under Islamic law
“This is just the beginning of our efforts to help hundreds of LGBTQI+ individuals we are supporting in Afghanistan relocate to safety."
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Alec Baldwin speaks about Halyna Hutchins’ death on camera for first time in tense encounter with paparazzi
"She was my friend. The day I arrived in Santa Fe I took her to dinner with Joel the director."
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G-20 endorses global corporate minimum tax at Rome summit
The tax is not as high as President Biden had thought, but he still hailed it as a victory.
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3 killed, 1 injured after Amtrak train strikes vehicle at South Carolina railroad crossing
The accident happened just before 2:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Remount Road Crossing in North Charleston.
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‘First of its kind’ jaguar walk opens at San Antonio Zoo
The new addition has been underway since fall 2016.
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Ivana Trump’s ex-husband, actor Rossano Rubicondi, dies at 49
An Italian news outlet reported that Rubicondi, Trump's fourth husband, had been ill for a year.
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Over 160 buildings destroyed in blazes set by Myanmar’s government troops
No casualties were immediately reported from the fire, which most severely affected a town already largely abandoned.
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is not impressed with the new iPhone: ‘I can’t tell the difference, really’
“The software that’s in it applies to older iPhones, I presume. And that's the good part."
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Prison escapee must serve 16 months after nearly 30 years on the run
Darko Desic turned himself in last month after losing his job and home amid Sydney's recent lockdown.
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COVID-19 memorial creators reflect as world nears 5M deaths
People are creating memorials to ensure the victims of COVID-19 won't be forgotten.
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New Orleans grandfather to get ‘hard-earning savings’ back from DEA after agents seized $28K from him in 2020, treated him ‘like a criminal’
"For a year, they’ve left me struggling to survive a pandemic and a hurricane without my savings. "
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Elvis bust returned, without explanation, to Illinois bar it was stolen from
The King has been returned to his castle.
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Tropicana creates orange juice-friendly toothpaste
The juice is loose – now in toothpaste.
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Parts of U.S. may see Northern Lights on Saturday
The sola flare that occurred Thursday may produce a Saturday light show
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Friday, 29 October 2021
Invasive spider from Asia taking over north Georgia
The Joro spiders are ubiquitous across northern Georgia and western South Carolina.
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U.S. woman convicted in Bali ‘suitcase murder’ released early from jail
Heather Mack was arrested with her boyfriend in Bali in 2014 after her mother's body was found inside the trunk of a taxi.
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4 detained for stealing 22 bikes from Italy’s national cycling team
The high-performance Pinarello bikes are worth about 30,000 euros ($35,000) each.
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U.S. woman convicted in Bali ‘suitcase murder’ released early from jail
Heather Mack was arrested with her boyfriend in Bali in 2014 after her mother's body was found inside the trunk of a taxi.
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New details in tangled Murdaugh mystery case to air on ‘48 Hours’
All was relatively quiet until "these Murdaugh incidents began," says a local journalist. “And things haven’t been quiet since then.”
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Armorer on Alec Baldwin film ‘has no idea where the live rounds came from,’ lawyer says
Hannah Gutierrez Reed's attorney says his client is being wrongly blamed for "Rust" shooting.
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Murder suspect Barry Morphew plans to sue authorities over investigation into wife’s disappearance
A Colorado man charged with murdering his wife, who has not been seen since Mother’s Day last year, intends to sue the Colorado district attorney, as well as local, state and federal investigators for malicious prosecution and “extreme and outrageous conduct,” claiming they withheld evidence about her disappearance and death.
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Murder suspect Barry Morphew plans to sue authorities over investigation into wife’s disappearance
A Colorado man charged with murdering his wife, who has not been seen since Mother’s Day last year, intends to sue the Colorado district attorney, as well as local, state and federal investigators for malicious prosecution and “extreme and outrageous conduct,” claiming they withheld evidence about her disappearance and death.
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Queen Elizabeth II, 95, told to rest for a couple of weeks
The 95-year-old Monarch's status is said not to be COVID-related
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Atlanta news anchor Jovita Moore dies at 52, just 7 months after brain cancer diagnosis
Moore had been with WSB-TV's Channel 2 Action News since 1998.
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‘TBH,’ ‘dad bod’ and ‘long COVID’ make it into Merriam-Webster’s new class of words
“Just as the language never stops evolving, the dictionary never stops expanding,” said Merriam-Webster.
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Jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin in death of George Floyd discuss life-changing trial
Speaking out for the first time since the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, seven jurors stood by the verdict they delivered at the end of what they described as a life-changing and haunting trial.
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Thursday, 28 October 2021
Man accused of killing brother-in-law over COVID vaccine indicted by Maryland grand juries in 3 murders
Jeffrey Burnham, 46, was captured by police Oct. 1 after an 18-hour manhunt.
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Wife gets life sentence for helping husband plan grisly murders of pregnant other wife, family in Alabama
Rhonda Carlson, 48, took a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.
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Man accused of killing brother-in-law over COVID vaccine indicted by Maryland grand juries in 3 murders
Jeffrey Burnham, 46, was captured by police Oct. 1 after an 18-hour manhunt.
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Descendant of famed Native American leader Sitting Bull identified using DNA fragment
Sitting Bull was best known for his unification of the Sioux tribes in the Great Plains in the late 1800s.
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Stiffest charge sticks for ex-officer who shot Daunte Wright
Former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter loses her bid to shed a first-degree manslaughter charge in the shooting death of Daunte Wright earlier this year, as the youth's supporters and loved ones celebrate what would have been his 21st birthday.
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Stiffest charge sticks for ex-officer who shot Daunte Wright
Former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter loses her bid to shed a first-degree manslaughter charge in the shooting death of Daunte Wright earlier this year, as the youth's supporters and loved ones celebrate what would have been his 21st birthday.
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NAACP urges athletes not to play for Texas teams
The NAACP wants to mess with Texas, where sports are concerned.
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Philadelphia pays Walter Wallace Jr.’s family $2.5 million in settlement
Part of the settlement required Philadelphia to equip all police officers with Tasers.
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Family of 8-year-old girl killed by police near Philadelphia files federal lawsuit
Three Sharon Hill police officers killed Fanta Bility on Aug. 27.
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Nearly 5 percent of unvaccinated adults quit their job due to opposition over vaccine mandates
As more workplaces initiate a vaccine mandate policy for employees, nearly five percent of unvaccinated workers have decided to quit their jobs in protest, a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation said.
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Family of 8-year-old girl killed by police near Philadelphia files federal lawsuit
Three Sharon Hill police officers killed Fanta Bility on Aug. 27.
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Texas man dead after attempts to cut his grass led to fire and a SWAT call
Officers served a warrant for “nuisance abatement” for an overgrown front and backyard.
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Prominent venture capitalist slammed for tweeting that men who take 6 months of paternity leave are losers
"[I] got like 1000 angry comments and a few news stories … I said I don’t think men in important positions should take six full months of leave when they have a newborn — I said it in an unnecessarily vehement / mean way."
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Mark Zuckerberg mocked over Facebook name change to Meta
Online commenters mocked Zuckerberg on Thursday after the billionaire announced his overarching Facebook company has been rebranded as Meta, with critics contending he should have focused on the platform’s existing problems instead.
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U.S. Supreme Court halts stay of execution for Julius Jones, John Grant
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday lifted the stay of execution for Julius Jones and John Grant just a day after a federal appeals court temporarily halted the scheduled procedure.
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U.S. Supreme Court halts stay of execution for Julius Jones, John Grant
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday lifted the stay of execution for Julius Jones and John Grant just a day after a federal appeals court temporarily halted the scheduled procedure.
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Former New York Gov. Cuomo facing criminal charges for alleged groping of staffer
A spokesman for the state Office of Court Administration confirmed that a complaint against Cuomo “has been filed in Albany City Court.”
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Cheap antidepressant pill could keep high-risk COVID patients out of hospital, and alive
A $4 antidepressant available generically might be a “game changer” in COVID treatment for certain types of high-risk patients, a new study has found.
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Man who lived at Chicago airport for 3 months acquitted
The only question is, who’s buying the rights to the story?
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Human remains found in California desert belong to missing New Jersey woman Lauren Cho
Cho, 30, was staying with some friends at a home in the Yucca Valley, near Palm Springs, when she went missing in June.
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Jury selection complete for civil trial against the organizers of Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ rally
The jury selection process has been complete for a civil trial that will determine whether those who organized the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally will be held accountable for the deadly violence that unfolded.
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Facebook rebranded as Meta in announcement by Mark Zuckerberg
“Our mission remains the same,” Zuckerberg said. “It’s still about bringing people together.”
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SpaceX hustling to address toilet trouble before weekend blastoff
A loose toilet tube aboard a SpaceX capsule leaked urine beneath the floor amid its first tourist flight last month — an issue engineers will need to address in order to ensure safety for this weekend’s blastoff.
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Pennsylvania woman finds fried chicken head in wings order
Do you want fries with that?
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White executive who claimed he was fired amid diversity push awarded $10 million
A white executive who alleged he was ousted from his high-ranking position at a North Carolina-based health care system, and then replaced with two women has been awarded $10 million in the reverse discrimination case.
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Painters in Thailand left dangling from high-rise condominium after angry resident cuts support rope
A pair of painters in Thailand were left dangling 26 stories above the ground after a resident inside the high-rise condominium, seemingly frustrated after they appeared outside her room without warning, severed their support rope.
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Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor Sunao Tsuboi dies at 96
On Oct. 24, Sunao Tsuboi, an anti-nuclear weapon activist who met with President Barack Obama in 2016 was hospitalized in Hiroshima and later died due to an irregular heartbeat caused by anemia, according to Nihon Hidankyo, the group that Tsuboi led.
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District attorney on Alec Baldwin shooting: ‘Corners were definitely cut on this set’
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed last week.
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District attorney on Alec Baldwin shooting: ‘Corners were definitely cut on this set’
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed last week.
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Coast Guard says removal of Golden Ray cargo ship off Georgia coast is largest operation in U.S. history
A Coast Guard official gave an update on the removal of the Golden Ray cargo shipwreck on Tuesday, calling it the largest removal of a ship in U.S. history.
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Ohio man, 83, acquitted in wife’s murder after serving 45 years of life sentence, maintaining his innocence
An 83-year-old man was acquitted Wednesday after spending 45 years in prison for his wife’s murder – which he always maintained he didn’t commit.
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Couple who assaulted teen over mask request at Sesame Place both sentenced to prison time
Troy McCoy, 41, got 5 to 10 years behind bars. Shakerra Bonds, 32, got 4 to 24 months.
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Ohio man, 83, acquitted in wife’s murder after serving 45 years of life sentence, maintaining his innocence
An 83-year-old man was acquitted Wednesday after spending 45 years in prison for his wife’s murder – which he always maintained he didn’t commit.
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Second In-N-Out location shut down for not checking customers’ vaccination status
A second location of In-N-Out, the popular California fast food restaurant has shut down by Contra Costa County officials after workers at the establishment did not enforce the vaccine mandate requirement for all diners.
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Couple who assaulted teen over mask request at Sesame Place both sentenced to prison time
Troy McCoy, 41, got 5 to 10 years behind bars. Shakerra Bonds, 32, got 4 to 24 months.
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Cigarette sales see uptick during pandemic for first time in 20 years, experts call it ‘troubling’ but trend may not stick
Cigarette sales to wholesalers and retailers rose from 202.9 billion in 2019 to 203.7 billion in 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Wednesday, the first increase in 20 years.
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Driver pins DUI accusation on 4-year-old son
The unidentified driver had previously been arrested on suspicion of DUI, cops said
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Watch a plane land in morning highway traffic outside Toronto
Police said the landing was well executed and no one was hurt
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Watch a plane land in morning highway traffic outside Toronto
Police said the landing was well executed and no one was hurt
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Merck gives permission for other drug manufacturers to produce COVID pill
Merck, the pharmaceutical company behind the landmark COVID-19 pill that is set to help millions of people in poorer nations fight off the coronavirus, has now given permission to other drug companies to manufacturer the drug.
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Boise mall shooting-death victims: heroic security guard and a family man shopping for gifts
The two dead in Monday’s shooting at a Boise mall are being remembered as a heroic security guard with a heart of gold, and a beloved dad and husband picking up gifts for his family back in Mexico.
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Boise mall shooting-death victims: heroic security guard and a family man shopping for gifts
The two dead in Monday’s shooting at a Boise mall are being remembered as a heroic security guard with a heart of gold, and a beloved dad and husband picking up gifts for his family back in Mexico.
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Val Bisoglio, ‘Saturday Night Fever’ star and stellar character actor, dies at age 95
His cause of death was not announced.
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Bomb threat forces evacuation of Health and Human Services in D.C.
Wednesday's evacuation included three Capitol Hill buildings
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Las Vegas woman dismembered husband’s body, charged with collecting his benefits
Nancy Shedleski never reported the death of her husband, who she subsequently claimed was traveling.
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Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed 3, injured dozens still under investigation
A couple celebrating 50 years married and a young software developer were all killed in the Sept. 25 accident.
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021
Texas woman killed, man severely injured, after driverless stolen big rig barrels into mobile home
A man is in custody after allegedly stealing an 18-wheeler from a trucking company, leading cops on a chase and leaping out just before it crashed into a mobile home containing four people, killing one of them and severely injuring another.
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German ‘ISIS bride’ sentenced to 10 years in prison for letting 5-year-old Yazidi girl die in desert
Jennifer Wenisch, 30, was convicted of crimes against humanity.
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German ‘ISIS bride’ sentenced to 10 years in prison for letting 5-year-old Yazidi girl die in desert
Jennifer Wenisch, 30, was convicted of crimes against humanity.
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UPS announces record-shattering profits, adds that shipping prices will go up in 2022
A year after a pandemic halted economies worldwide, UPS announced on Tuesday that 2021 was their best year ever despite it not being over yet.
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Minnesota lawmakers introduce bipartisan resolution for Prince to receive posthumous Congressional Gold Medal
The dearly beloved Minnesota congressional delegation “gathered here today to get through this thing called life.”
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New Jersey Halloween display includes Confederate flags and what appear, to some, to be KKK figures
“That does look like Ku Klux Klan,” said motorist Al Bazel. “They’ve got to get on board with the days. They can’t live in the past.”
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Kyle Rittenhouse defense team can refer to victims as ‘rioters, looters and arsonists,’ judge rules
Rittenhouse's trial is scheduled to start Nov. 1.
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Authorities admit mistaking Brian Laundrie’s mother for him during surveillance into Gabby Petito’s disappearance
Investigators seeking Brian Laundrie as a “person of interest” in his girlfriend’s strangulation murder mistook his mother for the 23-year-old man while surveilling his parents’ house, police in North Port, Florida, said Monday in acknowledging errors in their probe.
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Man survives random bear attack by kicking the 500-pound animal
The man told troopers he spotted bear tracks in the snow but hadn’t spotted “anything out of the ordinary” before the attack.
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Muslim student told ‘we don’t negotiate with terrorists’ by teacher: report
The 17-year-old senior said he doesn't want to return to school
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FDA panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids 5-11
There are two more procedural hurdles to clear before the shots are in arms.
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Kyle Rittenhouse defense team can refer to victims as ‘rioters, looters and arsonists,’ judge rules
Rittenhouse's trial is scheduled to start Nov. 1.
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Authorities admit mistaking Brian Laundrie’s mother for him during surveillance into Gabby Petito’s disappearance
Investigators seeking Brian Laundrie as a “person of interest” in his girlfriend’s strangulation murder mistook his mother for the 23-year-old man while surveilling his parents’ house, police in North Port, Florida, said Monday in acknowledging errors in their probe.
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Seattle police break up stolen Lego trafficking scam
What a bunch of blockheads.
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Russian publisher reportedly forced to remove information about trans people from health book for teens
"The publishing house is forced to withhold the text in order to avoid accusations of violating Russian law.”
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Japan’s Princess Mako loses royal status over controversial marriage to commoner beau
She’s trading in her crown for a ring.
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Pfizer might consider lower-dose COVID shots for teens
The pediatric dose, a third of the adult one, is said by the company to be 91% effective.
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Daniel Green, convicted of murdering Michael Jordan’s father, denied parole
In 1996, Green and his co-defendant, Larry Demery, were declared guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the death of the basketball legend’s dad.
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Drug dealer who gave deadly pills to Mac Miller pleads guilty
Stephen Walter, 46, agreed to plea guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl, a federal offense.
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TikTok star pleads not guilty to murdering estranged wife, her male friend
TikTok star Ali Abulaban, better known to his thousands of online followers as “JinnKid,”has pleaded not guilty to murdering his recently estranged wife and her male friend in a fit of jealousy last week.
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TikTok star pleads not guilty to murdering estranged wife, her male friend
TikTok star Ali Abulaban, better known to his thousands of online followers as “JinnKid,”has pleaded not guilty to murdering his recently estranged wife and her male friend in a fit of jealousy last week.
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Disgruntled neighbor who killed 9 in Ohio fires gets life sentence
Stanley Ford, 62, of Akron, was ordered to serve the sentences consecutively.
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Lost hiker ‘didn’t recognize the number,’ ignored rescuers’ calls
“Multiple attempts to contact the subject via their cell phone were unsuccessful."
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Abandoned children were fed by neighbors while parents lived 15 minutes away: police
Three children who had been living alone with the skeletal remains of their 9-year-old brother relied on neighbors for food, while their mother and her boyfriend lived 15 minutes away.
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Police in Wuhan, China on hunt for man who killed family of 5 and 2 others
Wuhan began making international headlines in 2019 when the city identified the first COVID-19 cases of the pandemic.
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‘Rust’ assistant director fired from 2019 production after firearm ‘unexpectedly discharged’ on set
The assistant director who allegedly handed Alec Baldwin the prop gun that killed Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the western film, “Rust,” reportedly worked on another production that suffered an erroneous firearm discharge.
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Abandoned children were fed by neighbors while parents lived 15 minutes away: police
Three children who had been living alone with the skeletal remains of their 9-year-old brother relied on neighbors for food, while their mother and her boyfriend lived 15 minutes away.
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Liberty University allegedly threatened to punish students under moral code for reporting sexual abuse allegations
Liberty University allegedly threatened to punish students for reporting instances of rape and sexual abuse while citing its student code of conduct, which prohibits activities like underage drinking and premarital sex.
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Police in Wuhan, China on hunt for man who killed family of 5 and 2 others
Wuhan began making international headlines in 2019 when the city identified the first COVID-19 cases of the pandemic.
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Woman seeks $5M over Pop-Tarts’ lack of strawberries
It’s a berry ridiculous lawsuit.
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SEE IT: Floyd Mayweather refuses selfie with young fan, says doesn’t take photos with guys with ‘painted nails’
“You got painted nails, I don't take pictures with guys with no painted nails," Mayweather is heard saying.
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Names of jurors who convicted ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to be released
The names of those who served on the jury that convicted Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer currently serving prison time for the death of George Floyd, are slated to be released next week.
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Brandon Lee’s fiancée recalls ‘shock and grief’ from his shooting death on movie set following ‘Rust’ tragedy
“Twenty eight years ago, I was shattered by the shock and grief of losing the love of my life, Brandon Lee, so senselessly,” Eliza Sutton said.
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United Airline executive found dead at Illinois nature reserve one year after disappearance
A United Airline executive missing for more than year has been discovered dead at a forest preserve in a Chicago suburb, officials announced.
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Monday, 25 October 2021
Spanx founder celebrates $1.2 billion valuation by buying employees first-class tickets to anywhere, giving them $10K to spend
Just one day after striking a $1.2 billion deal with Blackstone Inc., Spanx foundress Sara Blakely has gifted her employees – 500 of them – with first-class plane tickets to anywhere in the world, and $10,000 each to spend when they get there.
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Ron DeSantis offers $5,000 bonus to out-of-state police who relocate to Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to entice disgruntled law enforcement officers to move to “The Sunshine State” with a generous bonus of $5,000.
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COVID-19 lockdown had ‘undetectable effect’ on greenhouse gas buildup, as warming emissions stoked temps: report
Lockdown did little to dampen the rate of greenhouse gas buildup in Earth’s atmosphere last year, as the gases hit a record high and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the past decade, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report published Monday.
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John Wayne Gacy victim identified 45 years after being found in serial killer’s crawl space
The victim's family had assumed he didn't want to remain in contact with them
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2 killed, several injured in shooting at Idaho mall
The Boise Police Department said a police officer was among the injured and that one person was in custody.
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‘Absolute worst’ colleges and universities for LGBTQ students named in advocacy group list — the most in six years
An LGBTQ advocacy nonprofit has pinpointed the 180 “absolute worst,” unsafest college campuses for LGBTQ students, and it’s the longest the list has been in six years.
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Hertz set to purchase 100,000 Teslas as rental market goes electric
In an attempt to rise out of the ashes a little over a year after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the rental car company Hertz is set to change the game with their purchase of 100,000 Tesla vehicles.
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Ohio prints 35,000 license plates with Wright Brothers error
Not quite Wright.
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Chicago is ‘rat capitol’ for 7th straight year, New York finishes 3rd
'As urban residents started to return to their city homes after the mass exodus following the outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, so did rat populations,' Orkin said
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Population of endangered right whales drops near 20-year low
Another bad sign for the whales.
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Skeletal remains of 9-year-old, 3 abandoned children found at Houston apartment
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the 9-year-old may have been dead for as long as a year.
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Donald Trump Jr. sells tees mocking Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ set tragedy
Trump Jr. was one of several conservatives who targeted Baldwin after an up-and-coming cinematographer was killed on the set of the actor's film.
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Philadelphia police searching for missing 13-year-old Leienna Cuevas
She was last seen by her mom at their home around 5:20 p.m. on Saturday.
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Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer and more ‘Friends’ actors honor late co-star James Michael Tyler
Tyler, who played the Central Perk employee Gunther, died after a battle with prostate cancer.
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Kids ages 3 and up to get COVID vaccine in China
About 76% of the population in China is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Alec Baldwin was practicing gun-drawing technique when fatal ‘Rust’ incident occurred, director tells investigators
Production for the Western film will not resume until an investigation is over, producers said in a letter to staff.
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Brian Laundrie’s family won’t hold funeral, plans to cremate his remains, attorney says
Laundrie's remains were found in a Florida reserve last week.
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Sunday, 24 October 2021
California travel blogger among 2 killed in Tulum drug-gang shootout
Travel blogger and Instagram influencer Anjali Ryot, a native of India who lived in San Jose, California, was one of two foreign tourists killed in Tulum, Mexico, after being caught in the crossfire of rival drug gangs over the weekend.
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Human remains identified as United Airlines executive who went missing last year
The determination was made Sunday by the DuPage County coroner.
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USC fraternity, chapter president suspended after claims of spiked drinks, sexual assault
USC’s Sigma Nu didn’t name the member, but said the suspension is “pending the completion of applicable investigations and procedures.”
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Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney to celebrate their classic 1982 fight with anniversary party
Holmes says he never got the respect he deserved. Cooney agrees
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Saturday, 23 October 2021
Thousands of trees set to be removed after California wildfire
After numerous California wildfires ravaged the dense forests of California, officials there are set to remove over 10,000 trees after they were damaged by the flames, drought, disease, and age.
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2 dead, 5 injured in San Antonio drag race crash
Two people were killed and another five were injured in a crash on Saturday during an organized drag-racing event at the Kerville-Kerr County Airport, police said.
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Pablo Escobar’s hippos being placed on birth control due to overpopulation
Decades after the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar died, the remnants of his private zoo remain, including the family of hippos. Now, officials believe they’ve found a solution to a growing problem.
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Twitter takes down U.S. Rep. Jim Banks’ tweet misgendering trans admiral Rachel Levine
Levine, the nation’s highest-ranking openly transgender official, made history this week as the first openly transgender four-star officer in the uniformed services when she was sworn in as an admiral of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
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Olympic sprinter Alex Quiñónez, 32, fatally shot in Ecuador
"His legacy as the greatest sprinter in our history will forever remain in our hearts."
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Olympic sprinter Alex Quiñónez, 32, fatally shot in Ecuador
"His legacy as the greatest sprinter in our history will forever remain in our hearts."
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Husband of cinematographer killed on ‘Rust’ shares sweet family photos: ‘We miss you, Halyna’
Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot at the Bonanza Creek Ranch set in New Mexico on Thursday.
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2 college lacrosse players killed, 1 teammate injured in Connecticut collision
The fatal accident took place Friday afternoon.
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Third juror dismissed in Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud trial for playing Sudoku during testimony
A juror working to solve Sudoku puzzles instead of listening to testimony during Elizabeth Holmes’ ongoing fraud trial in San Jose has been dismissed.
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Prince Charles warns of ‘dangerously narrow window of opportunity’ to tackle global warming
The 72-year-old monarch also said that the COVID pandemic “has highlighted that human health, planetary health and economic health are fundamentally interconnected.”
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Missing Milwaukee 3-year-old Major Harris found dead a week after mother’s murder
The search for missing 3-year-old Major Harris, last seen alive the same day his mother was discovered dead just more than a week ago, has ended in tragedy.
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Poacher likely killed by elephant in South Africa then ‘left behind by his accomplices’: park officials
"Criminals stand to lose their lives and freedom."
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Between ghosts, ghouls, doorbells, open flames and chocolates, Halloween can be a horror show for dogs
The hazards facing dogs include chocolate toxicity, open flames and... plastic pumpkins?
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Minnesota police officer facing criminal charges for high-speed chase that killed uncle of Darnella Frazier
A Minnesota police officer is facing criminal charges in connection with a high-speed chase that claimed the life of the uncle of Darnella Frazier, who was thrown into the spotlight after she recorded the officer-involved death of George Floyd on Memorial Day last year.
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Montana professor resigns amid investigation into alleged ‘homophobic and misogynistic views’
"This is great news for everyone at the university and all the students who didn't want to have to take any more classes from him."
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American Film Institute remembers Halyna Hutchins with memorial scholarship fund for women cinematographers
The American Film Institute is honoring the memory of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a scholarship for female filmmakers following her tragic death on the set of the movie, “Rust.”
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Colorado day care owner gets six years in prison after dozens of toddlers found hidden behind fake wall in basement
The owner of a Colorado daycare was sentenced to six years behind bars, two years after authorities discovered 26 toddlers stashed behind a fake wall put up in the basement of her business.
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‘Horrorscope’ study links serial killers and their astrological signs
Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio, and Sagittarius represent a high number of psychos. Geminis less so
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Friday, 22 October 2021
Florida parks reopen after Brian Laundrie’s body found
Wooded areas throughout Sarasota County had been blocked-off for weeks amid the search for Laundrie
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Shooting death of cinematographer on Alec Baldwin film inspires call for change
A fellow IFA alumni wants Halyna Hutchins' death to mark the end of live prop guns
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Alec Baldwin shooting puts spotlight on use of prop guns in movie sets
Nearly three decades after the fatal shooting of actor Brandon Lee on the set of “The Crow,” the use of prop guns during films has returned to the spotlight following Thursday’s killing of a cinematographer who was working with Alec Baldwin in New Mexico.
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Sexual assaults during Lyft rides have seen significant uptick: report
"Even one of these incidents is too many."
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Overworked crew members on Alec Baldwin film walked off set before fatal shooting: report
The gun involved in the killing of Halyna Hutchins had reportedly misfired on three other occasions
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Interrupted threesome results in two deaths, abuse of a corpse: cops
Police believe the suspect initiated a threesome with victims who were attacked when a fourth person entered the home.
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Interrupted threesome results in two deaths, abuse of a corpse: cops
Police believe the suspect initiated a threesome with victims who were attacked when a fourth person entered the home.
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Rod Stewart, son will have to stand trial on battery charges after plea deal falls through
The British rockstar and his eldest son, Sean, were allegedly involved in an altercation in Palm Beach, Fla., during a New Year's Eve party in December 2019.
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Conductor sues rail system after losing part of his finger at work
Allen Chin's suit against Keolis is one of over 90 brought by employees and passengers alike since 2015.
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Journalist imprisoned in UAE for remarks made before World Cup qualifier
The autocratic UAE is strict in its censorship of speech.
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Actor Peter Scolari of ‘Bosom Buddies’ and ‘Newhart’ dead at 66
He reportedly battled cancer for 2-years before dying Friday
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Thursday, 21 October 2021
Two killed, 8 injured after Amish buggy rear-ended in Virginia
An Amish couple was killed and their eight children were injured after the family’s buggy was rear-ended by a pickup truck on Sunday night in Virginia.
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No bail for alleged Silicon Valley sex party mom
The party's over for a mom accused of giving kids booze.
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California teacher placed on leave after viral video showed her doing an ‘offensive’ Native American dance in class
A teacher at John W. North High School in Riverside, California has been placed on leave after a viral video shows the teacher “war hooping and tomahawk chopping” in a manner that was deemed by many to be offensive and insensitive to Native American people and culture.
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FBI confirms Brian Laundrie’s remains were found in Florida park
Laundrie, 23, had been a person of interest in the death of his fiancée Gabby Petito.
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Federal officials investigating Georgia bridge collapse that killed father of 9 kids
Federal officials are investigating the cause of a bridge collapse during demolition that sent three workers tumbling into Georgia’s Yellow River, killing one of them and critically injuring the other two.
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Family of 3 found dead in Yosemite died of hyperthermia, probable dehydration: Sheriff
Authorities now know what killed a family of three and their dog on a hiking trail near Yosemite National Park in August.
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FBI confirms Brian Laundrie’s remains were found in Florida park
Laundrie, 23, had been a person of interest in the death of his fiancée Gabby Petito.
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Florida man accused of killing neighbor in fight over cat
A Central Florida man was so angry that a cat went into his home that he grabbed a gun and fatally shot his neighbor, authorities said Thursday.
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Police arrest 54-year-old woman sought in killing of four people in Michigan
Judy Boyer allegedly shot two people Wednesday afternoon. Investigators later found two more bodies on the property.
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Haiti gang leader threatens to kill 17 kidnapped missionaries
“I swear by thunder that if I don’t get what I’m asking for, I will put a bullet in the heads of these Americans,” said Wilson Joseph, leader of the 400 Mawozo gang.
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Ukraine records its highest-ever COVID death toll
Ukraine has one of Europe's lowest vaccination rates.
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Triceratops skeleton sets record with $7.7 million sale
Make no bones about it, this triceratops skeleton tops them all.
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24 executed in Syria for starting last year’s deadly wildfires
The country allows for the death penalty for a range of crimes, including terrorism, espionage, treason, arson, and army desertion.
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Florida man accused of killing neighbor in fight over cat
A Central Florida man was so angry that a cat went into his home that he grabbed a gun and fatally shot his neighbor, authorities said Thursday.
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Haiti gang leader threatens to kill 17 kidnapped missionaries
“I swear by thunder that if I don’t get what I’m asking for, I will put a bullet in the heads of these Americans,” said Wilson Joseph, leader of the 400 Mawozo gang.
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Dr. Phil sued by woman who claims she was sexually assaulted at treatment facility he suggested
A woman who appeared on “Dr. Phil” as a teenager in 2019 has sued the daytime show host and claimed that she was sexually assaulted at a Utah treatment center he convinced her parents to send her to.
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Slow-moving jury selection continues in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial
Dozens of prospective jurors have been dismissed from the Ahmaud Arbery trial as the grueling process of finding an impartial jury to decide the fate of his three accused killers continued for a fourth day Thursday in Georgia.
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Slow-moving jury selection continues in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial
Dozens of prospective jurors have been dismissed from the Ahmaud Arbery trial as the grueling process of finding an impartial jury to decide the fate of his three accused killers continued for a fourth day Thursday in Georgia.
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Canadian theater icon Martha Henry dies at 83, less than 2 weeks after last performance
“Our hearts are shattered. In losing Martha Henry we have lost the dearest friend, the most inspiring mentor and an unforgettable, original talent.”
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Driver was behind wheel in fatal Texas Tesla crash before fire engulfed it: NTSB
Someone was indeed behind the wheel of a Tesla when it crashed and burned outside Houston last April, killing two, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, even though neither of the dead occupants was found in the driver’s seat.
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Ex-surgeon confesses to killing wife, throwing her body out of plane: report
One of the prosecutors in the case, Dan Bibb, told ABC he was “stunned” by Bierenbaum’s confession because he thought the convicted murderer would never “own up” and “take responsibility for his actions.The convicted killer remains in prison, but he gets another shot at parole in a hearing scheduled for November, according to the network.
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Ex-surgeon confesses to killing wife, throwing her body out of plane: report
One of the prosecutors in the case, Dan Bibb, told ABC he was “stunned” by Bierenbaum’s confession because he thought the convicted murderer would never “own up” and “take responsibility for his actions.The convicted killer remains in prison, but he gets another shot at parole in a hearing scheduled for November, according to the network.
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Tufts student, 20, dies after choking during charity hotdog-eating contest
A Tufts University lacrosse player choked to death during a hot dog-eating contest over the weekend, according to her team.
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Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Gates Foundation set to spend $120 million for distribution of COVID-19 pill
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation committed to spending $120 million to help evenly distribute Merck’s anti-viral COVID-19 pill pending approval from regulatory agencies.
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Bill Clinton on ‘road to recovery’ after 6-day hospital stay with urinary infection
“I’m doing great, enjoying this beautiful fall weather,” the 42nd president said from his home in Chappaqua.
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Russia’s Putin orders workers to stay home for a week, urges fellow citizens to get vaccinated as COVID spikes
A week after Russian President Vladimir Putin called for upping the coronavirus vaccination rate, he has ordered most of his fellow citizens to stay home from work as COVID-19 infections and deaths begin to soar.
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10-year-old Black girl was arrested at Hawaii school over drawing, ACLU says
The ACLU is demanding several policy reforms from state authorities.
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Famous Atlanta area mixologist dies after botched robbery and toss from moving car
Police in Georgia have arrested a man for allegedly killing Catherine Khan, a well-known Atlanta mixologist.
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Climate change extinguished woolly mammoths, a warning for our time: study
Climate change, not human hunting, killed the woolly mammoth at the end of the last ice age, a new study finds. Relatively rapid-fire changes reduced vegetation to a level unable to sustain the double-decker-bus-sized creatures, and the speed of the switch left them no time to adapt as they had in weathering previous ice ages - a lesson for modern-day attempts to stop destroying our environment.
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Vikings first came to North American exactly 1,000 years ago: study
Goodbye, Columbus.
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Vikings first came to North American exactly 1,000 years ago: study
Goodbye, Columbus.
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Moderna, J&J booster shots officially approved by FDA, mix and match also a go
Time for a boost.
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Shooting victim drives several blocks, dies after car crash in Los Angeles: police
A shooting victim died after driving several blocks and crashing the car into two other vehicles at a California intersection Wednesday morning, authorities said.
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Trial date set for Paul Flores, Kristin Smart’s accused killer
The trial of Paul Flores and his father, Ruben, will begin April 25, 2022.
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Trial date set for Paul Flores, Kristin Smart’s accused killer
The trial of Paul Flores and his father, Ruben, will begin April 25, 2022.
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Ex-porn star gets 10 years in prison for role in Florida murder
A former porn star is heading to prison for her role in the shooting death of a man whose body was found in a makeshift grave in the Florida Panhandle, prosecutors announced this week.
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Volcano eruption in southern Japan causes massive smoke plume
In the immediate aftermath, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned hikers and residents to avoid the 5,223-foot mountain located on the southern island of Kyushu.
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New Zealand cops conduct ‘emergency’ toy inspection of 4-year-old’s playthings after 911 call, confirm they’re cool
A 4-year-old New Zealand boy needing to have his toys checked out got that, and more.
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Facebook fined $70M for ‘deliberate’ failure to provide data during U.K. probe
Facebook might not be called Facebook for much longer, but it still has to pay its dues.
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Family of murdered Florida woman Miya Marcano sues apartment complex
The family of a woman allegedly murdered by her maintenance man has sued her apartment complex, alleging negligence for failing to protect her.
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Ex-porn star gets 10 years in prison for role in Florida murder
A former porn star is heading to prison for her role in the shooting death of a man whose body was found in a makeshift grave in the Florida Panhandle, prosecutors announced this week.
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Texas nurse accused of killing four men by injection with air convicted on capital murder charges
A Texas nurse accused of killing four men by intentionally injecting them with air after heart surgery has been convicted on capital murder charges in connection with their deaths.
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Texas nurse accused of killing four men by injection with air convicted on capital murder charges
A Texas nurse accused of killing four men by intentionally injecting them with air after heart surgery has been convicted on capital murder charges in connection with their deaths.
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SEE IT: Boy walks onto stage during Pope Francis’ general audience, asks for his skullcap
A 10-year-old boy unexpectedly walked onto the stage during Pope Francis’ general audience and stole the show while priests delivered prayers to a massive crowd Wednesday in the Vatican.
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Human remains found in search for Brian Laundrie in Florida
According to multiple reports, a coroner is headed to the area.
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Washington state sheriff charged with false reporting over run-in with Black newspaper carrier
Washington sheriff who claimed a Black newspaper carrier threatened to kill him and summoned dozens of officers to the scene, only to find there was no emergency, was charged Tuesday.
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Texas boy, 3, finds loaded gun at home, fatally shoots himself: cops
A 3-year-old boy was killed in Texas from what police believe was an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound after the child found an unsecured and loaded gun at home, authorities said Tuesday.
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Perv dressed as woman, hid camera on sneakers to record naked girls in ladies’ bathroom: police
An Amazon delivery driver went to extreme lengths to record girls and women using a bathroom at a Massachusetts outlet mall, going as far as disguising himself as a woman and attaching a pen camera to his sneakers to secretly film his victims, authorities said Tuesday.
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Texas boy, 3, finds loaded gun at home, fatally shoots himself: cops
A 3-year-old boy was killed in Texas from what police believe was an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound after the child found an unsecured and loaded gun at home, authorities said Tuesday.
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Perv dressed as woman, hid camera on sneakers to record naked girls in ladies’ bathroom: police
An Amazon delivery driver went to extreme lengths to record girls and women using a bathroom at a Massachusetts outlet mall, going as far as disguising himself as a woman and attaching a pen camera to his sneakers to secretly film his victims, authorities said Tuesday.
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Brazilian senators want Bolsonaro charged with mass homicide over pandemic disaster: report
It remains unlikely that Bolsonaro will be charged, because the attorney general is one of his supporters.
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‘Millionaire Matchmaker’ contestant Trevor Jones dead at 34
Trevor Jones, a former contestant on Bravo’s “Millionaire Matchmaker” and CNBC’s “The Profit,” has died from a rare disease at the age of 34, according to his family and friends.
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Pennsylvania babysitter split pot cookie with children’s mother, then stabbed her to death: police
A Pennsylvania man is blaming an adverse reaction to a pot cookie for why he stabbed a woman five times in the stomach with a kitchen knife.
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FDA expected to approve mixing-and-matching COVID-19 vaccines for booster shots
Federal advisers are scheduled to meet Thursday.
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Mom takes plea deal in death of disabled daughter who was found dehydrated in filthy, roach-infested home
A Louisiana mom has been sentenced to decades in prison after accepting a last-minute plea deal Monday in the death of her disabled daughter, who was dehydrated and severely underweight when cops found her body inside a roach-infested home in 2018, authorities said.
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Mom takes plea deal in death of disabled daughter who was found dehydrated in filthy, roach-infested home
A Louisiana mom has been sentenced to decades in prison after accepting a last-minute plea deal Monday in the death of her disabled daughter, who was dehydrated and severely underweight when cops found her body inside a roach-infested home in 2018, authorities said.
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Kentucky student dies of ‘presumed’ alcohol poisoning after being found unconscious at frat
Campus police were called to the FarmHouse Fraternity at 6:22 p.m after the student lost consciousness, the school said.
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CNN’s John King reveals he has multiple sclerosis, highlighting importance of COVID vaccination
"I am immunocompromised. I have multiple sclerosis. So I am grateful you are all vaccinated. I am grateful my employer says all of these amazing people who work on the floor, who came in here in the last 18 months when we are doing this, are vaccinated now that we have vaccines."
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Search continues for missing 3-year-old in Milwaukee after mother, her suspected killer found dead
The search continued in Milwaukee on Tuesday for a 3-year-old boy missing after his mother was found dead over the weekend and her suspected killer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities closed in.
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Dan Bongino threatens to quit radio gig over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Conservative radio host Dan Bongino, given Rush Limbaugh’s time slot as his apparent successor, has already offered an ultimatum to his carrier over their COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Families of Parkland shooting victims reach settlement with school district
The district had been sued by the victims for negligence.
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Bystanders could face charges if they filmed rape of woman on train: police
“What we want everyone to be is angry, disgusted, and join us in being resolute to continue to make the system safe."
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Former U.K. soldier dies during trial for 1970s Troubles shooting
Dennis Hutchings, 80, was charged in connection with the shooting of John Pat Cunningham, 27, in 1974. Cunningham, who had the mental age of a child, was shot in the back as he ran away from an army patrol.
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Family of Elijah McClain, a Black man killed after 2019 confrontation with Colorado police, settles federal civil rights lawsuit
The City of Aurora, Colo. has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of Elijah McClain, a Black man who died despite repeated calls for mercy while being put in a chokehold by police in 2019.
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Conservative host Dennis Prager says he tested positive for COVID — just the way he planned
The influential conservative claims he'd been preparing his system to fight the deadly virus
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1967 Grateful Dead T-shirt sells for nearly $18,000 in record-breaking auction
Designed by Hells Angel and graphic artist Allan “Gut” Terk, the yellow tee is believed to be one of the earliest Grateful Dead shirts.
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Florida attorney who briefly defended George Zimmerman arrested
A defense attorney in central Florida who briefly defended George Zimmerman, the man who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, is accused of witness tampering in a juvenile rape case, according to authorities.
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SEE IT: Plane crashes near Houston and bursts into flames, injuring 1 person
The crash occurred at Houston Executive Airport, according to a county judge.
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Monday, 18 October 2021
1 killed, 2 injured, in different falls during Phish concert in San Francisco
One person was killed and two others were injured in separate incidents at the Chase Center in San Francisco during a Phish concert.
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Megan Rice, anti-nuclear activist nun jailed for 2 years in her 80s, dies age 91
Pacifist Megan Rice, a nun who spent two years in prison in her 80s for antinuclear activism, has died. She was 91.
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Megan Rice, anti-nuclear activist nun jailed for 2 years in her 80s, dies age 91
Pacifist Megan Rice, a nun who spent two years in prison in her 80s for antinuclear activism, has died. She was 91.
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Facebook set to hire an additional 10,000 workers in European Union to build ‘metaverse’
Social media giant Facebook announced plans on Sunday to hire 10,000 workers in Europe over the course of the next five years as the company continues their development of a metaverse that would help connect more users virtually.
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SEE IT: Greta Thunberg sings ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ at climate concert
Can a Rickroll save the planet? Greta Thunberg hopes so.
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Atlantic City to score Nobu on top of other new eateries that just opened at Borgata and Hard Rock hotels
It’s a safe bet you won’t run out of new dining options on your next trip to Atlantic City. Both the Borgata and Hard Rock hotels have recently unveiled new eateries, while Caesars Atlantic City just announced that trendy sushi chain Nobu will open a location there next summer.
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Man charged with raping woman on Philly train said she started it
Passengers did not intervene during the alleged attack
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Activists disrupt Olympic flame-lighting ceremony in Greece
The three protesters sneaked into the Temple of Hera in the ancient ruins of Olympia and waved a Tibetan flag and a banner that read “No genocide games.”
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State trooper killed by COVID in Washington was unvaccinated
'His death is a tragedy. It is not a symbol,' trooper Eric Gunderson's family said. 'It is not a part of one side’s argument over another side’s argument.'
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NAACP’s Hazel Dukes calls on Gov. Hochul to back New York parole reforms
The Elder Parole bill would give incarcerated individuals over 55 who have already served 15 years in prison an opportunity to go before the parole board. The other bill, known as Fair and Timely Parole, would change the standards of parole, centering release on a person’s rehabilitation while incarcerated, not on the original crime.
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Amazon set to hire 150,000 seasonal employees in preparation for the holiday season
With the holidays fast approaching, Amazon is ramping up their efforts to get packages out of their warehouse with the hiring of 150,000 seasonal employees.
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Ted Cruz rebuked by Australian official: ‘You know nothing about us’
Australian politico Michael Gunner called out Cruz for the Lone Star State's staggering pandemic numbers
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North Carolina man catches 13-foot hammerhead shark during fishing outing
The shark is believed to weigh between 500 and 700 pounds, said the man who caught the hammerhead.
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Norway bow and arrow attacker also stabbed victims, police say
The man who killed five and wounded two others in a bow and arrow attack last week in Norway also stabbed the victims, police said Monday.
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Māori All Blacks rugby player Sean Wainui dead at 25 in car crash
He is survived by his wife and two kids.
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Woman accused of killing man who refused to kiss her in Illinois home: police
A man’s refusal to kiss a woman in front of his girlfriend ended in murder after the rejected suspect grabbed the victim’s own gun and shot him in the chest, according to police and prosecutors in Illinois.
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Convicted killer released from prison last year confesses to stabbing Florida woman to death with a screwdriver
A Florida man who spent 25 years behind bars for second-degree murder before being released last year has been accused of stabbing a single mother to death with a screwdriver.
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Woman accused of killing man who refused to kiss her in Illinois home: police
A man’s refusal to kiss a woman in front of his girlfriend ended in murder after the rejected suspect grabbed the victim’s own gun and shot him in the chest, according to police and prosecutors in Illinois.
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New Orleans councilman Jared Brossett, asleep in car, booked on suspicion of DWI... again
His Monday arrest happened not far from where he allegedly crashed a city owned SUV in June 2020 after swerving into oncoming traffic and striking another vehicle.
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Convicted killer released from prison last year confesses to stabbing Florida woman to death with a screwdriver
A Florida man who spent 25 years behind bars for second-degree murder before being released last year has been accused of stabbing a single mother to death with a screwdriver.
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Sinclair Broadcasting targeted by ransomware attack
The broadcasting giant says it's working with law enforcement officials to remedy the issue
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City of Chicago threatens to fire cops who don’t disclose COVID-19 vaccination status
The battle between the city of Chicago and the police grew more aggressive over the weekend as the deadline for officers to report their COVID-19 vaccination status passed.
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New Orleans councilman Jared Brossett, asleep in car, booked on suspicion of DWI... again
His Monday arrest happened not far from where he allegedly crashed a city owned SUV in June 2020 after swerving into oncoming traffic and striking another vehicle.
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18-year-old arrested for drive-by shooting that killed 13-year-old Alabama boy in bedroom
An 18-year-old has been arrested in connected to a drive-by shooting that killed a 13-year-old Alabama boy who was in his bedroom.
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11-year-old driver, teen passengers caught with stolen guns after 110-mph chase: cops
An 11-year-old driver and his two teen passengers face weapon charges following a high-speed police chase in Nebraska over the weekend.
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11-year-old driver, teen passengers caught with stolen guns after 110-mph chase: cops
An 11-year-old driver and his two teen passengers face weapon charges following a high-speed police chase in Nebraska over the weekend.
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Jury selection begins in trial of 3 men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
Jury selection begins Monday in the highly anticipated trial of three white men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man whose caught-on-tape death in southeast Georgia last year helped fuel a wave of protests against systemic racism.
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Suspect, 19, arrested in shooting at Alabama football stadium that wounded 5
The shooting occurred Friday while local high schools Vigor and Williamson were playing a football game, Mobile Police said.
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Jury selection begins in trial of 3 men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
Jury selection begins Monday in the highly anticipated trial of three white men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man whose caught-on-tape death in southeast Georgia last year helped fuel a wave of protests against systemic racism.
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Suspect, 19, arrested in shooting at Alabama football stadium that wounded 5
The shooting occurred Friday while local high schools Vigor and Williamson were playing a football game, Mobile Police said.
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Arkansas man allegedly beat son to death with a rock then stabbed police officer before being shot
An “extremely violent attack” in Arkansas early Sunday morning left three people, including a teenage boy, dead and a police officer hospitalized.
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Arkansas man allegedly beat son to death with a rock then stabbed police officer before being shot
An “extremely violent attack” in Arkansas early Sunday morning left three people, including a teenage boy, dead and a police officer hospitalized.
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Former NHL player Jimmy Hayes died with fentanyl, cocaine in his system – ‘He never showed any signs of a struggle at home’
Former NHL player Jimmy Hayes, who spent a year with the New Jersey Devils among other teams, had fentanyl and cocaine in his body when he died suddenly in August at the age of 31.
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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker get engaged
Kourtney Kardashian will soon be walking down the aisle for the first time after boyfriend Travis Barker popped the question in a romantic beachside proposal Sunday evening.
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Sunday, 17 October 2021
Robert E. Lee statue dethroned from Dallas Park turns up in western Texas golf resort owned by pipeline mogul and Trump supporter
A statue of General Robert E. Lee dethroned from a Dallas city park in 2017 and auctioned off online has turned up at a west Texas golf resort owned by Dakota Access Pipeline mogul Kelcy Warren.
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Jury selection begins Monday in trial of 3 accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery
Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers, a task that could take days if not weeks in a case becoming synonymous with racial reckoning, experts said this week.
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Jury selection begins Monday in trial of 3 accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery
Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers, a task that could take days if not weeks in a case becoming synonymous with racial reckoning, experts said this week.
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Alex Murdaugh allegedly ‘coordinated’ deal with housekeeper’s family to sue himself after her death, then kept money: warrant
Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina legal scion buried in a pile of legal trouble from mysterious deaths to missing money, was extradited home Saturday from Florida, where he had been in drug rehab.
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Shooting reported at Pennsylvania mall as ambulances respond for gunshot wounds and trampling injuries
Police said there is no present threat of danger at the Park City Center.
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Alabama boy, 13, dead after being shot in head while playing in his bedroom
“There were so many shell casings in the road, officers had to pull business cards from their wallets to fold and use as temporary evidence markers,” said the Tuscaloosa Police Department.
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One killed, several injured during on-campus shooting at Grambling State University
Several people were shot, including one fatally, early Sunday morning at Grambling State University during a homecoming event.
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IATSE reaches deal with movie, TV studios, avoiding Hollywood strike
The union representing 60,000 film and television workers struck a last-minute deal with producers late Saturday night, cooling off a heated negotiation process that seemed destined to end in a strike.
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Bill Clinton released from hospital after six-day stay
Former President Bill Clinton was released from the hospital Sunday morning after being treated for a UTI.
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17 U.S. missionaries, including children, kidnapped in Haiti: report
A collective of American missionaries were kidnapped Saturday as they were leaving a Haitian orphanage, according to their Christian aid group.
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Saturday, 16 October 2021
Bill Clinton expected to leave the hospital Sunday after being treated for an infection
Former President Bill Clinton is expected to be released from the hospital on Sunday after he was admitted to treat a non-COVID related infection.
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Black Louisiana trooper who accused colleagues of murder in case of Ronald Greene says he was fired
The Louisiana state trooper who accused a handful of his colleagues of murdering Ronald Greene in an alleged coverup said that he was fired from his position.
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Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil breaks ribs after falling off stage during Tennessee show
Neil, who was not playing with Mötley Crüe, was one of the headliners of the Monsters on the Mountain festival in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
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Car belonging to missing Ohio family has been recovered
Stephanie Van Nguyen was 26 when she and her two young children disappeared in 2002.
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2 U.K. teens arrested after alleged ‘homophobic comments’ during soccer match in Manchester
A man in his 20s was also arrested on suspicion of police assault.
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Convicted killer Robert Durst on ventilator with COVID-19, lawyer says
Convicted killer Robert Durst is ill with COVID-19.
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Woman raped on Philadelphia train, bystanders ‘should have done something’
"Who would allow something like that to take place?"
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1 deputy dead, 2 injured after ambush at Houston bar: police
“We believe they were ambushed, shot from behind [by] a suspect with a rifle."
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Eric Smith, who was 13 when he killed 4-year-old boy, gets parole on 11th try
Smith lured Derrick Robie into the woods in the summer of 1993.
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One of the leaders of the #AppleToo movement says she was fired
"There are consequences for speaking out. There are consequences for doing the right thing," Janneke Parrish tweeted Friday.
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‘Multiple injuries’ reported in shooting during high school football game in Alabama: Police
At least one person is being treated at a hospital "with a life-threatening injury."
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‘Multiple injuries’ reported in shooting during high school football game in Alabama: Police
At least one person is being treated at a hospital "with a life-threatening injury."
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Russia hits 1,000 daily COVID-19 deaths for the first time
COVID-19 cases are surging in Russia.
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Remains found in rural Iowa identified as boy who vanished in May, days before 11th birthday
Xavior Harrelson went missing from Montezuma, Iowa in May, just days before completing fourth grade.
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NASA’s asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamonds
The NASA spacecraft is headed on a journey of 4 billion miles.
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Friday, 15 October 2021
Jussie Smollett case won’t be dismissed, trial set for Nov. 29
"Empire" has been over for more than a year, but this case is still going.
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Jussie Smollett case won’t be dismissed, trial set for Nov. 29
"Empire" has been over for more than a year, but this case is still going.
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George and Kellyanne Conway mourn the death of family dog
Social media response was overwhelmingly sympathetic to the politically divided family
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Beyond Meat stock rises as McDonald’s plans to test McPlant burger and Sam’s Club offering breakfast sausage value packs
All eyes are on the fast-growing plant-based manufacturer business as the world’s largest fast food chain announced plans to roll out the first offering created from their new partnership.
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Alabama woman found dead in locked police van, cops release video of her possibly walking in
Christina Nance was found dead Oct. 7.
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Animal rescue worker finds 92 rattlesnakes under a California home
More serpents are expected to turn-up in coming weeks
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Netflix fires trans employee organizing walkout protest against Chapelle special for allegedly leaking ‘confidential’ information
"We understand this employee may have been motivated by disappointment and hurt with Netflix, but maintaining a culture of trust and transparency is core to our company.”
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Nikolas Cruz to plead guilty in Parkland massacre
The mass shooting left 17 dead, including 14 students
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Flat Earth theorist, anti-vaxxer Rob Skiba dies from COVID: report
Video from 2012 shows the author and filmmaker railing against vaccine mandates.
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FDA advisory panel backs booster shot for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine
A panel of outside experts voted Friday to recommend approval of booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, potentially setting the stage for millions of Americans to get a fresh round of vaccination ahead of the winter months.
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Liberian teen finds $50,000 in a bag while driving motorcycle cab – then returns cash to woman who lost it
“I was afraid because it was plenty [of money] and so I brought it home and gave it to my aunty to keep until the owner could ask for it.”
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Dermatologist hired to run Theranos’ lab testifies in Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud trial
With Theranos just starting to flounder, the president of the doomed technology startup in late 2014 hired his dermatologist to run the lab, insisting the job required “minimal” commitment.
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Elementary school teacher had weed edibles in student prize box: sheriff
A South Carolina teacher was arrested on drug charges Friday after being accused of putting marijuana edibles in a box of prizes for her elementary school students.
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Thursday, 14 October 2021
British bakery busted for ‘illegal sprinkles’ imported from U.S. in ‘Sprinklegate’
These treats were illegally delicious.
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Angry mob in Cameroon kills police officer who fatally shot a 5-year-old girl
An angry mob that was enraged at a police officer who fatally shot a five year-old girl at a checkpoint in the Cameroon capital city, killed the officer.
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Minnetonka apologizes for 75 years of cultural appropriation, outlines plans to rectify and address reparations
Renowned moccasin and apparel maker Minnetonka came clean on Indigenous People’s Day Monday, admitting it had never been Native-owned, just Native-inspired, and apologizing for 75 years of cultural appropriation.
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Texas school district administrator invites ‘other perspectives’ on the Holocaust
Some experts familiar with new Texas guidelines claim they are being misrepresented
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Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz to plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder, 17 counts attempted: report
Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz will plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, according to a new report.
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Robert Durst sentenced to life in prison for murder of Susan Berman
Durst, 78, was convicted Sept. 17 of killing Berman because she knew too much about the death of his first wife, Kathie Durst.
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Robert Durst sentenced to life in prison for murder of Susan Berman
Durst, 78, was convicted Sept. 17 of killing Berman because she knew too much about the death of his first wife, Kathie Durst.
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American bumblebees have vanished from 8 U.S. states; could soon be protected under Endangered Species Act
“To survive unchecked threats of disease, habitat loss and pesticide poisoning, American bumblebees need the full protection of the Endangered Species Act right now.”
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Parents of Gabby Petito traveled to Wyoming to bring her body back to Long Island
The parents of Gabby Petito have made their way to Wyoming as they prepare to bring back the body of their daughter back to Long Island, days after a coroner revealed that the 22-year-old died by “manual strangulation.”
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13 dogs brutally killed in Vietnam after owners test positive for COVID
Pham Minh Hung, 49, and Nguyen Duy Khanh, 35, took their dogs on their journey south, but met devastation when they arrived.
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Teen kills parents with knife, axe to ‘take charge of his life,’ police say
An Iowa teen armed himself with a knife and an axe and brutally murdered both of his parents Thursday so he could “take charge of his life,” authorities said.
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Teen kills parents with knife, axe to ‘take charge of his life,’ police say
An Iowa teen armed himself with a knife and an axe and brutally murdered both of his parents Thursday so he could “take charge of his life,” authorities said.
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U.K. police chief ousted after insensitive comment about women
A police chief in the U.K. is out of a job after stating that women should be more “streetwise” to avoid being raped and murdered.
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Airman convicted of kidnapping and killing 27-year-old Mennonite teacher
An Air Force base airman was convicted Wednesday of kidnapping a Mennonite woman outside her New Mexico church, driving her to a clearing in Arizona, tying her wrists, hitting her in the head with a rifle and then shooting her.
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U.K. police chief ousted after insensitive comment about women
A police chief in the U.K. is out of a job after stating that women should be more “streetwise” to avoid being raped and murdered.
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Storied Banksy piece fetches record $25.4 M at Sotheby’s auction
The piece was shredded at the same Sotheby's auction house in 2018.
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Nashville woman files lawsuit claiming HHS is funding LGBTQ discrimination in refugee foster care program
"The federal government is supposed to be helping them, but by denying a loving home to a child or young person in need, they are not doing that; they are actually hurting them."
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Storied Banksy piece fetches record $25.4 M at Sotheby’s auction
The piece was shredded at the same Sotheby's auction house in 2018.
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FDA issues guidelines to food industry for cutting salt to reduce consumer sodium intake by 12%
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidelines to the food industry for cutting back on salt in a bid to reduce consumers’ overall sodium intake by 12% and lower risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension and adverse COVID effects.
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Texas man sent to prison for using Grindr to target, attack gay men
A Texas man was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday for taking part in a series of violent attacks against gay men that he and other assailants found on the dating app Grindr, authorities said.
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Texas man sent to prison for using Grindr to target, attack gay men
A Texas man was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday for taking part in a series of violent attacks against gay men that he and other assailants found on the dating app Grindr, authorities said.
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Court in Kuwait sentences trans woman to 2 years in prison for ‘imitating the opposite sex’
“The Kuwaiti government’s monitoring, repeated arrests, and imprisonment of Maha al-Mutairi for her trans identity is a blatant violation of her basic rights."
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Manhunt underway after Colorado postal worker is shot in broad daylight
A manhunt was underway in Colorado for the gunman who fatally shot a U.S. postal worker in broad daylight.
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Wednesday, 13 October 2021
TSA points out ‘huge problem’ with record high number of passengers bringing guns to airports
The Transportation Security Administration is sounding the alarm on what it’s calling a “huge problem” involving a record high number of passengers bringing firearms to the airport.
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Louisiana state trooper pleads not guilty in flashlight beating of Black man
Jacob Brown, 31, hit Aaron Bowman, 46, 18 times with the flashlight in 24 seconds during a May 2019 traffic stop.
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Louisiana state trooper pleads not guilty in flashlight beating of Black man
Jacob Brown, 31, hit Aaron Bowman, 46, 18 times with the flashlight in 24 seconds during a May 2019 traffic stop.
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Driver suffers medical episode while at the wheel of bus with 6 children on board, crashes into woods
The bus driver was taken to the hospital and is now in stable condition, police said. No children were hospitalized.
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Black man shot 7 times in potential hate crime in California: ‘He started calling him the N-word and started shooting him’
Bobby Gayle is expected to survive despite being shot seven times.
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Florida beach condo evacuated over electrical concerns
In the wake of the deadly condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida that killed 98, a similar beachfront building was evacuated over concerns of electrical problems that increased the risks of fire and electrocution.
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Black man shot 7 times in potential hate crime in California: ‘He started calling him the N-word and started shooting him’
Bobby Gayle is expected to survive despite being shot seven times.
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SEE IT: 3 cows escape slaughterhouse in Missouri for brief hour of freedom before capture by cops
They’re no cow-ards.
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Parents demand Virginia school superintendent resign over alleged sexual assaults
Over five dozen parents, students, and residents of Loudon County, Virginia convened at a school board meeting on Tuesday evening, calling for the resignation of the school’s superintendent Scott Ziegler for allegedly covering up two sexual assaults that took place in the schools.
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Supreme Court rethinks Boston marathon bomber’s death penalty verdict
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan's 2013 attack left three people dead and hundreds injured
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Supreme Court rethinks Boston marathon bomber’s death penalty verdict
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan's 2013 attack left three people dead and hundreds injured
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Guinness World Records crowns world’s tallest woman in Turkey
The world's tallest man and woman live in Turkey, but have not met
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Church youth leader who sent masturbation video to 15-year-old boy dodges jail time in Indiana
Jeffrey McGehee, 33, pleaded guilty to dissemination of matter harmful to minors as part of a plea deal, but won't have to register as a sex offender.
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Church youth leader who sent masturbation video to 15-year-old boy dodges jail time in Indiana
Jeffrey McGehee, 33, pleaded guilty to dissemination of matter harmful to minors as part of a plea deal, but won't have to register as a sex offender.
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Trans man, 25, dies after being shot multiple times, then driving himself to Mississippi hospital
Mel Groves collapsed while getting out of his car at Merit Health Hospital. He was then transferred to the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
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Trans man, 25, dies after being shot multiple times, then driving himself to Mississippi hospital
Mel Groves collapsed while getting out of his car at Merit Health Hospital. He was then transferred to the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
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Father arrested after 2-year-old shoots mother dead with loose gun in Florida home
Veondre Avery, 22, was charged with negligent manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend, 21-year-old Shamaya Lynn.
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Father arrested after 2-year-old shoots mother dead with loose gun in Florida home
Veondre Avery, 22, was charged with negligent manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend, 21-year-old Shamaya Lynn.
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Several people killed in bow and arrow attack in Norway
The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. local time in Kongsberg, a town of around 28,000 people about 50 miles southwest from the capital of Oslo.
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Astronomers stumped by strange Milky Way radio signals, but ‘it’s not aliens’
E.T. phoning home? Not so fast.
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Astronomers stumped by strange Milky Way radio signals, but ‘it’s not aliens’
E.T. phoning home? Not so fast.
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Texas agency accused of removing webpage with information about suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth following criticism
State officials reportedly took down the pages just hours after one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Republican primary challengers, Don Huffines, tweeted that the governor was using "our tax dollars to advocate for transgender ideology."
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Remains of five crew members recovered months after Navy helicopter crashed off San Diego coast
The U.S. Navy has recovered the remains of five crew members, all of them traveling aboard a doomed helicopter that crashed off the coast of San Diego while performing routine operations over the summer.
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Tuesday, 12 October 2021
California mom threw drunken parties for teens, pressured them into sex acts, police say
Shannon O’Connor, 47, is charged with 39 crimes related to the ragers that began in June 2020.
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California mom threw drunken parties for teens, pressured them into sex acts, police say
Shannon O’Connor, 47, is charged with 39 crimes related to the ragers that began in June 2020.
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WHO chief calls booster shots ‘immoral’ and ‘unfair’ with low vaccine rate in Africa
Booster shots are an example of crushing inequality across the world, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.
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Al Capone’s belongings sell for over $3 million at auction
Gotta hope those aren’t haunted.
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Shake Shack adds Black Truffle burger and Parmesan Garlic fries to menus
Shake Shack is going a bit high end with its newest offerings.
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Infants born to symptomatic, coronavirus-infected mothers more likely to suffer health issues: study
Infants born to coronavirus-infected mothers have a much higher chance of health issues such as difficulty breathing compared to the newborns of moms without COVID-19, a new study shows.
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Brazilian president ‘bored’ by COVID-19 questions as nation ranks second in most deaths from virus
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has become “bored” of questions about COVID-19, despite the Latin American nation becoming the second highest representative of deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Paddy Moloney, Irish folk musician of the Chieftains, dies at 83
A cause of death was not disclosed.
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Postal worker fatally shoots 2 colleagues, dies by suicide at Memphis facility
No one else was injured in the shooting, according to police.
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Postal worker fatally shoots 2 colleagues, dies by suicide at Memphis facility
No one else was injured in the shooting, according to police.
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Students wear Confederate flag to school’s red, white and blue day
'It brought me to tears,' one student claimed. A parent whose child wore the Rebel gear didn't see it as racist
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Family of Maryland man killed by police for getting out of car gets $6.5 million settlement
Eric Sopp was unarmed and drunk when he stepped out of his vehicle.
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Watch a homeless man shut down anti-vaxxers with a real zinger
Protesters were stumped by a homeless man who discredited one of their arguments without breaking stride
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2 Australian teens charged with killing 14 kangaroos
Police in New South Wales, a state in eastern Australia, found 14 dead kangaroos on Saturday near two different beach communities.
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Accused Murdaugh shooter says gun went off during struggle
The man accused of shooting Alex Murdaugh in a botched assisted suicide plot claims he had no idea about the plan until he showed up that afternoon.
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Panel says most adults shouldn’t take daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks
An expert panel is changing its tune.
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Gabby Petito died from strangulation, Wyoming coroner says
Gabby Petito, the Long Island woman whose mysterious death has sparked a manhunt for her fiancé, died from strangulation, the Wyoming coroner who performed her autopsy said Tuesday.
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Atlanta-area married couple arrested for murder after toddler they were babysitting dies in their care
An Atlanta-area husband and wife are jailed on felony murder charges after a toddler they were babysitting died in their care on Sunday.
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Gabby Petito died from strangulation, Wyoming coroner says
Gabby Petito, the Long Island woman whose mysterious death has sparked a manhunt for her fiancé, died from strangulation, the Wyoming coroner who performed her autopsy said Tuesday.
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‘Gender Neutral Toy Aisles’ required in California department stores
Retailers will still have the option of stocking boys and girls sections
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City officials in Miami mull firing Police Chief Art Acevedo
Just more than six months into his tumultuous tenure as Miami police chief, city officials in Florida have announced their plans to suspend and fire once-lauded Art Acevedo
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Car crash kills 2-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy in New Orleans
Both were pronounced dead at a hospital following the two-car collision Monday.
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SEE IT: Ohio police drag paraplegic man out of his own car
Ohio police told a paraplegic man to get out of his car. When he told them he was physically unable, they yanked him out and dragged him down the street instead.
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Train hits, kills 3 migrants who were ‘sleeping or lying’ on railroad tracks, French officials say
A train struck and killed three people believed to be migrants lying on the railroad tracks in southwestern France early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
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6-year-old Louisiana boy dies in campfire he and his siblings started in staircase
A makeshift campfire turned deadly for a 6-year-old Louisiana boy playing with his siblings.
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Florida teacher accused of having sex with student, 15, is pregnant: police say
A 41-year-old teacher in South Florida who allegedly engaged in an inappropriate relationship with an underage former student reportedly told police she is pregnant.
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Louisiana man accused of killing state trooper, half sister in multi-parish shooting spree taken to jail in slain officer’s handcuffs
A suspect injured as he fled law enforcement in wake of a multi-parish shooting spree, which left a Louisiana State trooper dead, has been escorted from the hospital to jail in the slain officer’s handcuffs.
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Florida teacher accused of having sex with student, 15, is pregnant: police say
A 41-year-old teacher in South Florida who allegedly engaged in an inappropriate relationship with an underage former student reportedly told police she is pregnant.
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Florida city’s first female Black firefighter sues over mural depicting her with a white face
A Florida city is grappling with a lawsuit filed by the municipality’s first Black female firefighter over a mural commemorating local history that depicts her as … white?
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Louisiana man accused of killing state trooper, half sister in multi-parish shooting spree taken to jail in slain officer’s handcuffs
A suspect injured as he fled law enforcement in wake of a multi-parish shooting spree, which left a Louisiana State trooper dead, has been escorted from the hospital to jail in the slain officer’s handcuffs.
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Monday, 11 October 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tells private sector they can’t enforce coronavirus vaccine mandates
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday issued an executive order prohibiting “any entity,” including businesses whose autonomy the Republican normally champions, from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate.
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Huntington Beach shore reopens to swimmers for the first time since oil spill
The famous Huntington Beach reopened its shoreline to visitors after numerous water testing results cleared the path for swimmers to safely enjoy the water that was once filled with thousands of gallons of oil after a pipeline broke.
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Wisconsin parent sues school district after son allegedly gets COVID from unmasked classmate
A Wisconsin parent is suing a school district, alleging her son came down with COVID after sitting next to an unmasked classmate infected with the novel coronavirus.
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Prison changes Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s status to ‘terrorist’
The opposition leader and international figure revealed the new designation on Instagram.
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Twitter unveils new feature that allows users to remove followers
In September, Twitter announced a new feature that would allow for users to remove any of their followers. After a monthlong testing period, Twitter finally took the feature live.
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President Biden’s nephew marries ‘Real Housewives’ alum
The president and first lady planned to return to D.C. after the nuptials
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MTV ‘Ex on the Beach’ reality contestant Chris Pearson stabbed to death
Inaugural “Ex on the Beach” contestant Chris “Creatures Ferris” Pearson has died after a “stabbing” incident in Los Angeles. He was 25.
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Pastor with 8 DUIs tries to ‘murder’ officers with his car: report
The holy man's most recent drunk driving incident was in September
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Pastor with 8 DUIs tries to ‘murder’ officers with his car: report
The holy man's most recent drunk driving incident was in September
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London police drop investigation into Prince Andrew following sex assault claims
British police said Monday they will drop an investigation into allegations that Prince Andrew sexually assaulted an underage victim of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Park officials ‘scaling back’ search for former Navy SEAL who went missing at Yellowstone almost three weeks ago
Almost three weeks after a 74-year-old former Navy SEAL disappeared during a hike with his brother at Yellowstone National Park, officials say upcoming weather conditions are forcing them to pivot to “limited search efforts.”
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Woman shot and killed aboard Los Angeles train
A suspect remains at large after allegedly shooting and killing a woman aboard a Los Angeles Metro Rail train Sunday.
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Southwest Airlines cancels hundreds more flights
Southwest continued to throw a wrench into travelers’ plans on Monday.
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High arsenic levels prompt recall of baby cereal sold at Walmart
Three lots of a baby cereal sold at Walmart are being recalled after a routine sampling program by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found a high level of arsenic in them, according to the agency.
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Netflix engineer reportedly suspended after criticism of Dave Chappelle’s anti-trans comedy special
A transgender Netflix employee who spoke out publicly about the transphobic commentary in Dave Chappelle’s new special has reportedly been suspended.
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Phoenix sheriff’s deputy dies after weekend attack, suspect shot by homeowner from ‘previous conflict’
A Phoenix sheriff’s deputy succumbed to his injuries Monday after being beaten unconscious over the weekend.
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Wendy’s manager tosses hot oil on drive-thru customer in Tennessee: report
The alleged assailant said he and the victim had an ongoing beef involving dogs.
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Colorado King Soopers accused shooter ruled incompetent to stand trial
The man accused of murdering ten people, including a police officer, at a Colorado grocery store in March has been declared unfit to stand trial.
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Albino wallaby born at Kansas zoo in rare surprise
“We have never had two joeys at the same time so it will be fun to see them play and interact with each other," zookeeper Amelia Jerome said.
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Woman accused of threatening to kneel on Black boy’s neck for breaking her son’s toy: officials
A New Hampshire woman is accused of threatening to kneel on a Black boy’s neck after her son told her the victim had broken his toy, according to a newly filed civil rights complaint.
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Missing Fort Hood soldier Jennifer Sewell found safe
A missing soldier who had not reported for work at Fort Hood over the weekend has been found safe.
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Wendy’s manager tosses hot oil on drive-thru customer in Tennessee: report
The alleged assailant said he and the victim had an ongoing beef involving dogs.
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‘Oz’ star Granville Adams dead at 58
Granville Adams, who starred as inmate Zahir Arif in “Oz,” has died, ten months after announcing he had been diagnosed with cancer.
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Economist who studied impact of raising minimum wage in New Jersey wins Nobel prize
The 2021 Nobel prize for economics was jointly awarded Monday to three U.S.-based economists who used natural experiments to answer some of society’s biggest questions, including whether raising the minimum wage leads to fewer jobs.
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Human remains found during search for missing New Jersey woman Lauren Cho
Investigators in Southern California found “unidentified human remains” over the weekend while searching for Lauren Cho, a New Jersey woman who has been missing since June, authorities said Sunday.
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Economist who studied impact of raising minimum wage in New Jersey wins Nobel prize
The 2021 Nobel prize for economics was jointly awarded Monday to three U.S.-based economists who used natural experiments to answer some of society’s biggest questions, including whether raising the minimum wage leads to fewer jobs.
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Navy nuclear engineer, wife charged with espionage for allegedly trying to share submarine secrets
A Navy nuclear engineer allegedly snuck a 16 GB memory card out of his office, hid it in a peanut butter sandwich and left it for a foreign agent in a sticky espionage plot.
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Georgia cop killing was ‘retaliation’ for associate’s arrest, says Georgia Bureau of Investigation
A suspect has been arrested for the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer on his first shift.
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Georgia cop killing was ‘retaliation’ for associate’s arrest, says Georgia Bureau of Investigation
A suspect has been arrested for the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer on his first shift.
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Massive fire at Lebanon oil facility burns nearly 250,000 liters of gasoline
Large smoke plumes billowed into the air at the facilities, where firefighters extinguished the blaze.
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Merck asks FDA to authorize COVID pill for emergency use
Drugmaker Merck asked the federal government Monday to approve what would be the first COVID-19 antiviral pill, a potentially groundbreaking treatment that could ease the burden on overwhelmed hospitals across the country and the world.
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Sunday, 10 October 2021
Broward County Sheriffs offer ‘staycation’ in earnest Facebook post seeking ‘rightful owner’ of 770 pounds of pot seized from storage facility
From fighting crime to issuing traffic tickets, police have nothing but the best interests of the public at heart. And sometimes that entails helping reunite people with their lost property. In Florida the Broward County Sheriff’s Office offered to do just that in a Facebook post earnestly seeking the “rightful owner” of a 770-pound marijuana stash discovered in a storage facility in Viera, an affluent, master-planned coastal community about 50 miles southeast of Orlando.
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Multimillionaire Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church returns $4.4 million in PPP loans
The giant megachurch run by Joel Osteen, the famed pastor who preaches humility and drives a Ferrari, has returned $4.4 million in pandemic loans.
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‘Horrific’ shooting at St. Paul bar leaves 27-year-old woman dead, 14 injured including 3 suspects
A 27-year-old woman is dead and innumerable families shattered after a shootout in a St. Paul, Minnesota bar in which 14 others, including three suspects since arrested, were wounded.
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Southwest Airlines cancelations leave hundreds of passengers in limbo
Southwest Airlines, plagued with cancellations, has added another 1,000 snafued flights to the list. In a media statement on Twitter, the nation’s largest domestic airline blamed bad weather combined with staffing shortages, garnished with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) traffic control directive.
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Lori Vallow tried to kill husband Joseph, according to her brother – ‘There is a whole pattern of things there’
Long before Lori Vallow’s brother fatally shot her husband, the brother-and-sister duo may have tried to take out her third husband as well.
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Fort Hood soldier reported missing
Fort Hood officials are asking for help in finding a missing soldier.
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Resident of Maryland senior living facility fatally shoots two employees: police
A man living at a senior living apartment building in Maryland has been accused of shooting and killing to facility employees over a “prior dispute,” according to police.
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California man beaten to death after allegedly trying to run people down on sidewalk
A California man who veered his car onto a busy sidewalk was yanked out of the driver’s seat and beaten to death, according to police.
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Louisiana state trooper ‘ambushed,’ fatally shot on duty as part of shooting spree
A veteran Louisiana state trooper was fatally shot Saturday in a shooting spree that also left a woman dead and four others injured.
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Saturday, 9 October 2021
Texas GOP governor hopeful Allen West diagnosed with COVID-19
Allen West, the Texas GOP leader and candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, announced on Saturday that he had been receiving monoclonal antibody treatment after he was diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Georgia police officer fatally shot on his first shift
A 26-year-old Georgia police officer was fatally shot on his first shift working for the Alamo Police Department in Wheeler County, Georgia.
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Protests erupt in Rome over vaccine mandate
Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Rome and their famous Via Veneto to protest vaccine mandates in workplaces across the city.
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Lesbian receives medical report stating ‘current disease: homosexual’ in Spain
The World Health Organization removed homosexuality from a list of mental illnesses over three decades ago.
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Son of Indian minister arrested in slaying of farmers amid demonstrations
The deaths came amid a year of farmers' demonstrations against agriculture laws they say would put their earnings at risk.
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Diana Taurasi and wife Penny Taylor welcome second child, hours after Taurasi clinches WNBA Finals berth
Oh, baby!
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Actor killed on stage during opera at Moscow’s Bolshoi theater
The victim was reportedly crushed by a falling piece of stage decoration.
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River of lava threatening infrastructure of Spanish island of La Palma
A new river of lava stemming from the La Palma volcano is threatening the area beneath the massive mountain on the Atlantic Ocean Island.
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Black realtor, clients sue Michigan city after they were mistakenly handcuffed by police during showing
The incident happened on Aug. 1, when realtor Eric Brown was showing a home to a client and his 15-year-old son in Wyoming, Mich. and police arrived responding to a report of a home invasion.
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Missing Texas boy found alive four days after he chased dog into woods
A Texas toddler last seen dashing into the woods after a dog Wednesday afternoon was found safe and well late Saturday morning.
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First person charged with Paycheck Protection Program fraud gets prison time
A Massachusetts man who staged his own suicide in a bid to avoid punishment for defrauding the government out of $543,000 in COVID-19 relief loans was sentenced to more than four years behind bars.
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Ohio fifth-grader stands up to ‘inappropriate’ anti-maskers at board meeting
"My teacher tells me when you do something for other people, they can do it back. Wear a mask for them and they’ll wear it back."
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U.S. Marshals arrest nine sex offenders in ‘Operation Dunder Mifflin’
Nine sex offenders were taken into custody under Operation Dunder Mifflin, a multi-agency effort lead by the U.S. Marshals Service in the city of Scranton, Penn.
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Florida vet sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for child porn, bestiality charges
A veterinarian in Florida has been sentenced to 272 months behind bars for collecting child pornography and recording himself sexually abusing dogs.
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Colorado father gets 48 years for killing teen son who uncovered collection of fetish photos
A Colorado father found guilty of killing his teen son, who mistakenly uncovered his collection of fetish photos, has been sentenced to 48 years behind bars.
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Jail time for tourist who photographed a bear at Yellowstone National Park
Prosecutors say it's 'Pure luck' the defendant wound-up in court rather than being mauled by a grizzly
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Wisconsin meat market selling candy corn-filled sausages
The sausages are 'not scary at all' according to their creator
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Friday, 8 October 2021
U.S. appeals court lets Texas resume ban on most abortions
The court's ruling was a win for opponents of a woman's right to choose.
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Fan-favorite Boston Marathon therapy dog returning to race after beating cancer
He won his race.
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Children’s hospitals see disturbing rise in MIS-C, a complication of COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released statistics of a disturbing trend on Thursday, highlighting the sharp rise in MIS-C cases in children who recently had COVID-19.
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Two wealthy parents convicted in college bribery scandal
The executives convicted Friday were the first to go to trial in the scandal
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2 women killed, suspect arrested after shooting at senior living facility in Maryland
A suspect was in custody Friday after two staff members at a Maryland senior living facility were shot to death inside the building, authorities said.
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2 women killed, suspect arrested after shooting at senior living facility in Maryland
A suspect was in custody Friday after two staff members at a Maryland senior living facility were shot to death inside the building, authorities said.
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100-year-old former guard at Nazi concentration camp denies role in over 3,500 murders
A 100-year-old man who is believed to have worked as a guard at a Nazi concentration camp told a German court Friday that he played no role in the killings of more than 3,500 people during World War II.
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Trump D.C. hotel lost $70M while its owner was president, House committee reports
The Trump Organization takes issue with the committee's findings and accuses it of being bad at accounting.
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100-year-old former guard at Nazi concentration camp denies role in over 3,500 murders
A 100-year-old man who is believed to have worked as a guard at a Nazi concentration camp told a German court Friday that he played no role in the killings of more than 3,500 people during World War II.
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Brian Laundrie’s family attorney hopeful fugitive ‘will be located soon’ as Florida manhunt continues
A Long Island lawyer representing the family of Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie said conditions appeared to be improving at a huge Florida nature preserve where a multi-agency manhunt continued on Friday.
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Search underway for missing Texas boy last seen chasing dog into woods
A desperate search was underway in Texas on Friday for a little boy who was last seen chasing their neighbor’s dog into woods not far from his home.
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Brian Laundrie’s family attorney hopeful fugitive ‘will be located soon’ as Florida manhunt continues
A Long Island lawyer representing the family of Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie said conditions appeared to be improving at a huge Florida nature preserve where a multi-agency manhunt continued on Friday.
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U.S. Navy Submarine slams into unknown ‘object’ in South China sea
A U.S. Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine slammed into an unidentified “object” while traveling underwater in the South China sea.
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Thursday, 7 October 2021
Police raiding home of suspected pedophile in Brazil find trove of Nazi artifacts
Police in Brazil went searching for a suspected child predator but found much more: a trove of Nazi memorabilia worth millions. The man had more than 1,000 items, from Nazi insignia and uniforms to Adolf Hitler images and artifacts of the Third Reich at the Rio de Janiero man’s home.
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Police arrest man for trying to rob the same bank for second day in a row
A California man who allegedly robbed a Southern California Chase bank was apprehended by police after he was caught attempting to rob the same Chase branch the next day.
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Gunman in Tennessee Kroger shooting used 3 legally purchased guns, police say
One person died and 14 others were injured in the shooting.
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Gunman in Tennessee Kroger shooting used 3 legally purchased guns, police say
One person died and 14 others were injured in the shooting.
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Florida’s wildlife agency proposes lifting 30-year ban on catching goliath grouper
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission made the first step in lifting a three decade ban that the state has imposed on catching and killing goliath groupers, a species of fish that had its population dwindling for years.
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Baby giraffe euthanized at Dallas Zoo after suffering ‘catastrophic,’ untreatable injuries
Irreparable injuries forced the Dallas Zoo to euthanize 3-month old giraffe calf Marekani over the weekend, distraught staff announced Tuesday.
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California police killed unarmed Latino man in standoff, state investigating after family describes mental health crisis
Brandon Lopez, 34, was fatally shot by Anaheim police officers on Sept. 28.
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California police killed unarmed Latino man in standoff, state investigating after family describes mental health crisis
Brandon Lopez, 34, was fatally shot by Anaheim police officers on Sept. 28.
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SEE IT: Brazilian soccer player arrested after kicking referee in head, knocking him unconscious in horrific attack
A Brazilian soccer player was charged with attempted homicide after kicking a referee in the head during a second-division game this week, a horrific attack that knocked the victim unconscious.
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Former Nazi camp guard, 100, sits trial for role in WWII
The defendant, identified only as Josef S., is charged with 3,518 counts of accessory to murder.
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SEE IT: Brazilian soccer player arrested after kicking referee in head, knocking him unconscious in horrific attack
A Brazilian soccer player was charged with attempted homicide after kicking a referee in the head during a second-division game this week, a horrific attack that knocked the victim unconscious.
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Monica Lewinsky: ‘Consequences were way worse for me than they were for the most powerful man in the world’
She called the fling a 'mistake,' but notes she wasn't the only party involved
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Texas boy, 10, killed after horse falls on him in ‘freak’ rodeo accident
Legend Kell Williamson was competing Sunday at the Junior High Rodeo over the weekend.
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Andy Murray loses wedding ring before California tournament, makes desperate plea for help
He needs a hand.
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Alex Murdaugh sued by his own law firm for ‘systematic scheme’ to allegedly steal money from client funds for his own use
Alex Murdaugh’s lawyer said the once prominent attorney stole money from his law firm to fund his drug habit after he found his wife and son dead. His former coworkers claim it went farther back than that.
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