Thursday, 3 November 2022

After Louisiana derailment, acid leak evacuation extended

Authorities in southeast Louisiana's St. James Parish are allowing some residents in the Paulina community to return to their homes a day after a train derailment caused a sulfuric acid spill

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Wednesday, 2 November 2022

Michigan man gets 70 to 100 years for hammer murders

A man charged in the hammer killings of two women after he showed cellphone photos of their beaten bodies to sheriff’s deputies during a traffic stop has been sentenced to 70-100 years in prison

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Kansas ex-undersheriff not guilty in fatal beanbag shooting

A former Kansas undersheriff has been found not guilty in the death of a man he shot with a defective beanbag round

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UN overwhelmingly rejects Russia call for UN probe of its unfounded claim of Ukraine and US biological weapons activity

UN overwhelmingly rejects Russia call for UN probe of its unfounded claim of Ukraine and US biological weapons activity

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Louisiana congressional candidate touts Trump endorsement

With midterm elections less than a week away, a Louisiana congressional candidate is touting the endorsement of former President Donald Trump

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Connecticut man convicted in sex assaults of 4 women in '80s

A Connecticut man who was linked to the sexual assaults of four women in 1984 by information on a genealogy database has been convicted of all eight kidnapping charges against him

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Deadly Indiana house explosion traced to leaking gas line

Officials say an August house explosion that killed three people in a southern Indiana neighborhood has been ruled “accidental” after investigators traced the blast to a leaking natural gas line in the home’s basement

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Tuesday, 1 November 2022

Former employee admits defrauding Apple of $17 million

Federal prosecutors say a former Apple employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the tech giant out of more than $17 million over seven years

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Prosecutor: Iowa teens killed Spanish teacher over bad grade

Prosecutors say two Iowa teenagers killed their high school Spanish teacher last year because of frustration over a bad grade

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Voters can erase racist wording in Alabama Constitution

Alabama voters on Nov. 8 will vote to ratify a recompilation of the Alabama Constitution that will strip Jim Crow-era language and reorganize the unwieldy governing document

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MacKenzie Scott gifts $5.7M to Urban League of Louisiana

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has given the Urban League of Louisiana a $5.7 million gift, the largest donation in the agency’s 84-year history

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T20 World Record 501 Runs Scored In South African Domestic Match

The record was set during a Titans vs Knights match at the CSA T20 Challenge. The 271 runs scored by Titans is the fourth highest by any team in men's T20s and most in South Africa.

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Man sentenced for shooting national park ranger in Colorado

A Colorado man has been sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to shooting a ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park last year

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