Thursday, 1 July 2021

California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat

Hundreds of firefighters are working in high heat to beat back wildfires in the forests of far Northern California

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Doctor collecting photos from debris of collapsed condo

A doctor collecting photos and other personal items in the debris of a partially collapsed Florida condo is getting glimpses into the lives of the building's residents

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Tennessee's transgender bathroom sign law challenged again

Tennessee’s first-of-its-kind law that requires businesses and government facilities to post signs if they let transgender people use multiperson public bathrooms of their choice has been hit with another legal challenge

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'Zebra murders' convict dies in California medical prison

A man convicted along with three others in the racially motivated killing spree that terrorized San Francisco in the 1970s has died in a prison cell while on hospice care

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Texas soldier who shot protester indicted on murder charge

Authorities say an Army soldier who shot and killed an armed protester after driving into a crowd demonstrating against police violence in the Texas capital last summer has been indicted on a murder charge

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Deputy who shot Arkansas teen fired for leaving body cam off

An Arkansas sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a teenager during a traffic stop has been fired after the sheriff said he did not activate his body camera until after the shooting took place

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Sheriff: Deputy who shot Arkansas teenager during traffic stop fired for not activating body camera before shooting

Sheriff: Deputy who shot Arkansas teenager during traffic stop fired for not activating body camera before shooting

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Army soldier indicted on murder charge in shooting of armed protester in Texas last year

Army soldier indicted on murder charge in shooting of armed protester in Texas last year

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Lawyer: Officer reaches plea deal in Black man's 2018 death

An attorney says a white Nashville police officer will plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday just ahead of his first-degree murder trial, three years after he fatally shot an armed Black man from behind during a foot chase

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2 public workers shot repairing sewer main in South Carolina

Authorities say two public workers repairing a sewer main in South Carolina have been shot by a man who also fired on a deputy

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Rescuers trying to free worker trapped in DC home collapse

Emergency crews are responding to a report of a building under construction that has collapsed in the nation’s capital

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Judge orders release of Wisconsin woman in Slender Man case

A Wisconsin judge says a woman convicted of stabbing her classmate to please the Slender Man character in 2014 can be released from a mental health facility

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Coast Guard: 'Large' oil leak during Georgia ship demolition

The Coast Guard says a large amount of oil has escaped a barrier after it was released while crews were dismantling an overturned cargo ship along the Georgia coast

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