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Oregon authorities identify victims who died in a small plane crash near Portland

Oregon authorities have identified the three people who died in a small plane crash near Portland

Oregon authorities identify victims who died in a small plane crash near Portland
Americas|Crime|News

Police have upped their use of Maine's 'yellow flag' law since the state's deadliest mass shooting

Maine's governor says there has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from people deemed a danger to themselves or others since the deadliest mass shooting in state history

Police have upped their use of Maine's 'yellow flag' law since the state's deadliest mass shooting
Americas|Business|Economy|Election|News

Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says

Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico

Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says
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Bull that escaped from Illinois farm lassoed after hours on the run

A bull that escaped from an Illinois farm spent hours on the run before men on horseback finally lassoed the beast in a scene straight out of the Old West

Bull that escaped from Illinois farm lassoed after hours on the run
Crime|Europe|News

Poland charges 3 Belarusian officials with diverting a plane to Minsk in 2021 to arrest a dissident

Prosecutors in Poland have charged three Belarusian officials with using a ruse to divert a Poland-registered plane while in the air and violating the freedom of 132 people on board

News|World

Bomb threat forces Vistara airline plane en route to Frankfurt to land in Turkey

Officials say a Vistara airline flight en route to Germany from India has made a forced landing in Turkey following a bomb threat

Entertainment|News

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening night of Toronto Film Festival

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted an opening night screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, chanting “Stop the genocide!”

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening night of Toronto Film Festival
Crime|Europe|News

Man who threatened to kill officers at German police station believed to have extremist motive

Prosecutors say a man armed with a machete has been overwhelmed and arrested after threatening to kill officers at a police station in western Germany

Man who threatened to kill officers at German police station believed to have extremist motive
Crime|Technology

Telegram CEO defends himself against French charges in first public comments

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is promising to step up efforts to fight criminality on the messaging app

Telegram CEO defends himself against French charges in first public comments
Americas|Crime

Mexican drug cartel leader agrees to be transferred from Texas to New York

Court documents show that Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has agreed to be transferred from El Paso, Texas, to New York, to face charges there

Sports

Ravens-Chiefs opener to NFL season delayed by 20 minutes after storm passes through Kansas City

The start of the NFL opener between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs was delayed by 20 minutes Thursday night when a strong but brief storm passed over Arrowhead Stadium, bringing with it torrential rain and lightning

Ravens-Chiefs opener to NFL season delayed by 20 minutes after storm passes through Kansas City
Americas|Economy|News

Persistent power outages in Puerto Rico spark outrage as officials demand answers

A growing number of government officials in Puerto Rico are demanding answers from two private electric companies as the U.S. territory struggles with persistent power outages

Persistent power outages in Puerto Rico spark outrage as officials demand answers
Business|Crime|News

The New Jersey developer convicted with Bob Menendez pleads guilty to bank fraud

A New Jersey real estate developer convicted alongside Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has pleaded guilty to a separate bank fraud charge

Crime|News

Kansas City Chiefs superfan ChiefsAholic sent to prison for string of bank robberies

A federal judge has sentenced the Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” to more than 17 in prison for a string of 11 bank robberies across seven states

Crime|Education|News

Former Mississippi teacher accused of threatening students and teachers

A former Mississippi teacher faces federal and state charges after allegedly posting threatening messages toward school officials on social media sites

Crime

3 Milwaukee police officers and a suspect are wounded in a shootout

Three police officers have been shot and wounded while trying to serve a warrant on a man inside a Milwaukee apartment building

Americas|Election|News|World

Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Haiti to reaffirm the government’s commitment to a multinational mission deployed to fight gangs in the Caribbean country and push for the organization of long-awaited general elections

Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence
Business|Sports

Magic Johnson buys a stake in the NWSL's Washington Spirit

Magic Johnson has bought an ownership stake in the National Women's Soccer League's Washington Spirit

Magic Johnson buys a stake in the NWSL's Washington Spirit
Africa|Americas|Crime|News

2 Nigerian brothers sentenced for sextortion that led to teen's death

Two brothers from Nigeria have been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually extorting teenage boys and young men across the U.S., including a 17-year-old from Michigan who took his own life

Sports

Steelers QB Russell Wilson dealing with calf tightness as Week 1 trip to Atlanta looms

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is dealing with calf tightness again, putting his status for the opener at Atlanta in question

Steelers QB Russell Wilson dealing with calf tightness as Week 1 trip to Atlanta looms
Entertainment

Country singer Jelly Roll performs at Oregon prison

Country singer Jelly Roll took a break from touring arenas to play a concert for inmates at an Oregon prison

Country singer Jelly Roll performs at Oregon prison
News|Opinion

Trump says he'd create a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk

Former President Donald Trump says he would create a government efficiency commission to audit the entire federal government

Trump says he'd create a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk
Crime

Michigan newlyweds are charged after groomsman is struck and killed by SUV

Police say a groom struck a groomsman with a vehicle and killed him after a wedding in Flint, Michigan

Americas|News|Political

Venezuela's Machado calls on the international community to step up the pressure on Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is vowing to keep the pressure on President Nicolás Maduro to leave office in January

Venezuela's Machado calls on the international community to step up the pressure on Maduro
Crime|News

No charges for Nebraska officer who killed a man while serving a no-knock warrant

A Nebraska prosecutor says he will not file criminal charges against an Omaha police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man while serving a no-knock warrant

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