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Police search huge London park for terrorism suspect who escaped from prison

British police scoured a huge London park on Friday for an ex-soldier who escaped from prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the search of Richmond Park in the city’s southwest, which involved two helicopters and officers on the ground, was connected to the hunt for Daniel Abed Khalife. The 21-year-old slipped out of Wandsworth Prison on Wednesday morning while working in the kitchen, apparently by clinging to the underside of a food-delivery truck, police said. Khalife is accused of planting fake bombs at a military base and of violating Britain’s Official Secrets

September 08, 2023
Police search huge London park for terrorism suspect who escaped from prison
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Clashes resume between factions in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp

Clashes resumed in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, with heavy gunfire and shelling wounding several people and prompting residents of the camp and the surrounding area to flee on Friday. Several days of street battles had broken out in the camp, Ein el-Hilweh, between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement and Islamist groups after Fatah accused the Islamists of gunning down one of their military generals on July 30. Those street battles left at least 13 dead and dozens wounded, and forced hundreds to flee from their homes. An uneasy truce had been in place since Aug.

September 08, 2023
Clashes resume between factions in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp
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Court order allows Texas' floating barrier on US-Mexico border to remain in place for now

A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Texas’ floating barrier on a section of the Rio Grande to stay in place for now, a day after a judge called the buoys a threat to the safety of migrants and relations between the U.S. and Mexico. The order by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals puts on hold a ruling that would have required Texas to move the wrecking-ball sized buoys on the river by next week. The barrier is near the Texas border city of Eagle Pass, where Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has authorized a

September 08, 2023
Court order allows Texas' floating barrier on US-Mexico border to remain in place for now
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Immigrant girl on Chicago-bound bus from Texas died from infection, other factors, coroner says

An autopsy shows a bacterial infection and other factors caused the death of a 3-year-old girl on a bus carrying immigrants from Texas to Chicago last month, an Illinois coroner said Thursday. The bacterial infection and aspiration pneumonia along with diarrhea and vomiting led to electrolyte problems, swelling of the brain and eventually the Aug. 10 death of Jismary Alejandra Barboza González, Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon said. Her extremely low weight and length for her age were contributing factors in her death, he said. The child reportedly began experiencing mild symptoms and feeling ill as

September 08, 2023
Immigrant girl on Chicago-bound bus from Texas died from infection, other factors, coroner says
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Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor's plan

Nearly 1,600 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be relocated from Chicago police stations to winterized camps with massive tents under a plan by Mayor Brandon Johnson, according to a report released Thursday. The relocations will occur “before the weather begins to shift and change,” Johnson said in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times. The tents could hold up to 1,000 migrants, he said, and the camps would provide meals and recreational and educational programming. Sixteen city shelters now house 13,500 migrants, with more arriving every day, at a cost to the city of about $30

September 07, 2023
Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor's plan
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Virginia lawsuit stemming from police pepper-spraying an Army officer will be settled

A town in Virginia has agreed to independent reviews of misconduct allegations against its police force to settle a lawsuit filed after a Black and Latino Army lieutenant was pepper sprayed during a traffic stop. The town of Windsor also agreed to more officer training as part of a settlement agreement signed Thursday. In exchange, the state Attorney General’s Office will drop its argument that Windsor police broke a new law by depriving Caron Nazario of his rights. Windsor agreed to keep working toward accreditation by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission. Police also will

September 07, 2023
Virginia lawsuit stemming from police pepper-spraying an Army officer will be settled
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Search for escaped Pennsylvania murderer enters eighth day

A murderer who made a brazen escape from a suburban Philadelphia jail yard last week was still on the lam Thursday, but some schools that had closed due to the extensive manhunt planned to reopen, along with a tourist attraction that was shuttered when the escapee was spotted on its property. Danilo Souza Cavalcante, 34, escaped from the Chester County prison on Aug. 31. He scaled a wall, climbed over razor wire and jumped from a roof in a breakout that wasn’t detected by guards for a full hour, authorities have said. He has since

September 07, 2023
Search for escaped Pennsylvania murderer enters eighth day
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Long opposed to rate increases, Erdogan now backs plan that includes raising rates, minister says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, long a proponent of cutting interest rates, now supports his advisers’ economic plan that includes raising rates, a member of his economic team said Thursday. In a theory that runs contrary to traditional economic thinking, Erdogan has long pressured Turkey’s central bank governors to lower rates. The move was blamed for inflaming a cost-of-living crisis in the country. After winning reelection in May, however, Erdogan appointed a new economic team, including two accomplished bankers, signaling a turn to more conventional policies. But questions have lingered over whether the team would retain

September 07, 2023
Long opposed to rate increases, Erdogan now backs plan that includes raising rates, minister says
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Hurricane Lee charges through open Atlantic waters as it approaches northeast Caribbean

Hurricane Lee whirled through open waters on Thursday as forecasters warned it could become the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic season. Lee was not expected to make landfall while on a projected path that will take it near the northeast Caribbean, although forecasters said tropical storm conditions are possible on some islands. Meteorologists said it was too early to provide details on potential rainfall and wind gusts. The storm was located some 965 miles (1,555 kilometers) from the northern Leeward Islands. It had winds of up to 80 miles per hour (130

September 07, 2023
Hurricane Lee charges through open Atlantic waters as it approaches northeast Caribbean
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Police comb the UK and put airports on alert for an escaped prison inmate awaiting terrorism trial

British police hunted across the country on Thursday and put ports and airports on alert for a former soldier who escaped from a London prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges. Opposition politicians demanded to know how Daniel Abed Khalife managed to slip out of medium-security Wandsworth Prison and why he was not being held at a maximum-security facility. Khalife, 21, is accused of planting fake bombs at a military base and of violating Britain’s Official Secrets Act by gathering information “that could be useful to an enemy.” He was discharged from the British army after his

September 07, 2023
Police comb the UK and put airports on alert for an escaped prison inmate awaiting terrorism trial
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More than 800 people rescued from floodwaters in Greece after severe rainstorms

More than 800 people have been rescued over the past two days from floods in Greece, the fire department said Thursday, after severe rainstorms turned streets into raging torrents, hurling cars into the sea and washing away roads. The rainstorms have also hit neighboring Bulgaria and Turkey, leaving 14 people dead in the three countries, including three people in Greece. Fire department spokesperson Vasilis Vathrakogiannis said swift water rescue specialists and divers from the department’s disaster response units, as well as the army, were participating in rescue efforts and were trying to reach remote areas despite

September 07, 2023
More than 800 people rescued from floodwaters in Greece after severe rainstorms
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3 sailors reach land safely after sharks nearly sink their catamaran in the Coral Sea

Three round-the-world sailors reached land safely Thursday after sharks nearly sank their catamaran in the Coral Sea. Both of the inflatable hulls on their 9-meter (30-foot) boat were damaged in several attacks by what were thought to be cookiecutter sharks — a small species not considered dangerous to people. Aerial photos of the men’s rescue showed major damage to the boat, which was nearly submerged and a front section of one hull was completely missing. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority coordinated the rescue of the two Russian and one French sailor after they activated an emergency

September 07, 2023
3 sailors reach land safely after sharks nearly sink their catamaran in the Coral Sea
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Greek ferry captain, 3 seamen charged over death of tardy passenger pushed into sea by crew member

A Greek prosecutor brought criminal charges Wednesday against an island ferry captain and three of his crew over the death of a tardy passenger whom a crew member pushed into the sea as he tried to board the departing vessel in Greece’s main port of Piraeus. One crew member was charged with homicide with possible intent, and the other two with complicity, while the captain was charged with severe breaches of shipping regulations, state-run ERT television reported. Greece’s minister for merchant marine, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, expressed “shock, horror and sorrow” at the incident, and identified the victim

September 06, 2023
Greek ferry captain, 3 seamen charged over death of tardy passenger pushed into sea by crew member
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Felony convictions vacated for 4 Navy officers in sprawling 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal

The felony convictions of four Navy officers in one of the worst bribery cases in the maritime branch’s history were vacated due to prosecutorial misconduct Wednesday, the latest misstep in the government’s yearslong efforts in going after dozens of military officials tied to a defense contractor nicknamed Fat Leonard. U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino called the misconduct “outrageous” and agreed to allow the four men to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and pay a $100 fine each. The surprising turn of events occurred at a sentencing hearing in federal court in San Diego for the former

September 06, 2023
Felony convictions vacated for 4 Navy officers in sprawling 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal
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Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide

Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide Wednesday, two years after ruling that abortion was not a crime in one northern state. That earlier ruling had set off a grinding process of decriminalizing abortion state by state. Last week, the central state of Aguascalientes became the 12th state to decriminalize the procedure. Judges in states that still criminalize abortion will have to take account of the top court’s ruling. The court’s sweeping decision Wednesday comes amid a trend in Latin America of loosening restrictions on abortion, even as access has been limited in parts of the United

September 06, 2023
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
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Tom Brady will toss passes for Delta Air Lines. The retired quarterback will be a strategic adviser

Delta Air Lines says it’s bringing former star quarterback Tom Brady on board as a “long-term strategic adviser.” Brady is a seven-time Super Bowl winner for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “Bringing a leader like Tom onto the Delta team furthers our mission to connect the world while accelerating our drive to continuously improve for our colleagues, customers and communities,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a news release announcing the partnership. Delta did not disclose how much it is paying Brady. Delta said Brady will play a role in marketing and help the

September 06, 2023
Tom Brady will toss passes for Delta Air Lines. The retired quarterback will be a strategic adviser
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Authorities try to flush out escaped murderer in suburban Philadelphia manhunt

Two suburban Philadelphia school districts remained shuttered and one of the nation’s premier botanical gardens was closed Wednesday as authorities worked to flush out a convicted murderer who escaped from prison last week. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, has been spotted five times since he escaped Thursday from the Chester State Prison. The most recent sighting came Monday night at Longwood Gardens, where trail surveillance video captured him walking through the area with a duffel bag, backpack and hooded sweatshirt he apparently stole while on the run. That sighting led officials to move the search area farther

September 06, 2023
Authorities try to flush out escaped murderer in suburban Philadelphia manhunt
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Denmark ends height requirements for soldiers best known for ceremonial unit outside royal palaces

The Danish defense said Wednesday that they are abolishing the height requirements for people serving with the Danish Royal Life Guards, mainly known for being a ceremonial unit outside Denmark’s royal palaces. Joining the Danish defense “is not about whether you are male or female or tall or short. It is about the ability to solve the task,” the armed forces said. Until now, it was required for men had to be at least 175 centimeters tall (5-foot-9) and women 169 centimeters (5-foot-6) to serve in the unit. The Danish Royal Life Guards is a mechanized

September 06, 2023
Denmark ends height requirements for soldiers best known for ceremonial unit outside royal palaces
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The death toll from fierce storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria rises to 8

The death toll from severe rainstorms that lashed parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria increased to eight Wednesday after rescue teams located the body of a missing vacation who was swept away by flood waters that raged through a campsite in northwest Turkey. A flash flood at the campsite near the border with Bulgaria carried away bungalow homes. Hundreds of homes and workplaces in several neighborhoods in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, also were inundated during Tuesday’s storms. At least five people died, three at the campsite and two in Istanbu, authorities said. Rescuers were still searching for

September 06, 2023
The death toll from fierce storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria rises to 8
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Michigan court to hear dispute over murder charge against ex-police officer who shot Black motorist

Lawyers for a former Michigan police officer are asking the state appeals court to throw out a murder charge in the killing of a Black motorist in 2022. The court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday in the case against Christopher Schurr, who shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head after a morning traffic stop in Grand Rapids turned into a short foot chase and vigorous struggle. In a filing, Schurr’s attorneys said lower courts wrongly applied the law to the circumstances of Lyoya’s death. “Officer Schurr reasonably believed a felony had occurred

September 06, 2023
Michigan court to hear dispute over murder charge against ex-police officer who shot Black motorist
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Suspect indicted on attempted murder charge in explosives attack on Japan's Kishida, report says

Prosecutors in Japan indicted a 24-year-old man Wednesday on attempted murder and other charges in the explosive attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April, Japanese media reported. Kishida was campaigning for elections in Wakayama in western Japan when a man threw a homemade pipe bomb at him. Kishida was unhurt, but two others had minor injuries. After a three-month psychiatric evaluation of the suspect, prosecutors determined that Ryuji Kimura, 24, is mentally fit for trial and that the bomb used in the attack was lethal, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. Kyodo reported that court records show

September 06, 2023
Suspect indicted on attempted murder charge in explosives attack on Japan's Kishida, report says
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At least 7 people die as severe rainstorms trigger flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria

Fierce rainstorms battered neighboring Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria on Tuesday, triggering flooding that caused at least seven deaths, including two holidaymakers swept away by a torrent that raged through a campsite in northwestern Turkey. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said four other people were missing after the flash flood swept over the campsite in Kirklareli province, near the border with Bulgaria. He said about 12 vacationers were at the site when the waters hit. Search teams had located two bodies, he said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “The search and rescue

September 05, 2023
At least 7 people die as severe rainstorms trigger flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria
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Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression

Belarus’ authoritarian president on Tuesday banned citizens from renewing their passports while staying abroad, which could force those who fled the country amid growing repression to return to maintain their travel documents. An estimated 200-300,000 Belarusians have left the country in the last three years since massive protests against an election that returned President Alexander Lukashenko to office led to a harsh crackdown on the political opposition. The election results were widely regarded as manipulated. Lukashenko’s decree stated that a Belarusian passport can only be renewed where the holder was a registered resident before leaving the

September 05, 2023
Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression
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UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world

The United Nations released $125 million from its emergency relief fund Tuesdat to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries around the world, saying needs are skyrocketing. Afghanistan and Yemen top the list of recipients, with each getting $20 million, followed by Burkina Faso and Myanmar at $9 million each and Mali, Haiti and Venezuela at $8 million each. The U.N. Central Emergency Relief Fund known will also provide $6.5 million to both Central African Republic and Mozambique, $6 million to both Cameroon and the Palestinian territories and $4 million to Malawi. The fund will also

September 05, 2023
UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world
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Fierce storm in southern Brazil kills at least 21 people and displaces more than 1,600

At least 21 people died in southern Brazil due to a fierce storm that caused floods in several cities, authorities said Tuesday. Rio Grande do Sul Gov. Eduardo Leite said the death toll is the state’s highest due to a climate event. He said about 60 cities had been battered by the storm, which was classified as an extratropical cyclone. Leite said 15 of the deaths occurred in one house in Mucum, a city of about 50,000 residents. The Rio Grande do Sul state government said it had recorded 1,650 people made homeless since Monday night.

September 05, 2023
Fierce storm in southern Brazil kills at least 21 people and displaces more than 1,600

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