Death toll from plane crash at South Korean airport rises to 174, fire officials say
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Death toll from plane crash at South Korean airport rises to 174, fire officials say.
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The Georgia congresswoman said on social media that "we have to force this to happen and we should!"
- The Independent
Former classmate arrested nearly 50 years after teen was found dead on the second floor of her Hawaii school
Detectives had failed to identify a suspect in the murder case for decades
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Trump Revokes Workplace Discrimination Rules Enacted By LBJ In 1965
The new president just unwound a landmark anti-discrimination measure implemented amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
- The Independent
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio calls for retribution in chilling interview with Alex Jones hours after prison release
‘We need to find and put them behind bars for what they did. They need to pay for what they did,’ Enrique Tarrio exclaimed on Tuesday night, referencing those who investigated the January 6 Capitol attack.
- Australian Associated Press
Driver jailed for five years for taking five lives
A dangerous driver who failed to heed a police warning before causing a crash which killed five people could walk free on parole within three years.
- The Independent
‘Savage’ killer gets decades behind bars for decapitating his pregnant girlfriend and tossing her body in a trash can
Deundrea Holloway, 25, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing Liese Dodd and her unborn baby
- The Daily Beast
Trump Finds Crazy Excuse for Pardoning Violent Rioters
President Donald Trump on Tuesday found a way to defend pardoning thousands of convicted Jan. 6 rioters–some of whom violently attacked police officers–by arguing that they had already spent enough time behind bars. Trump took questions from reporters at the White House during a press conference, beginning with NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander, who first asked, “You would agree that it’s never acceptable to assault a police officer?“ That prompt elicited a ”sure" from Tru
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Two 14-year-old boys charged with raping girl in New Forest park
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- BBC
Man wanted by police investigating rape of girl, 13
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- BBC
Woman admits killing 'much loved' community member
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Man asleep in tent stabbed by stranger
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- BBC
Trump puts all US government diversity staff on paid leave 'immediately'
A new executive order signed on Tuesday calls for an end to DEI practices in the federal government.
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‘Sadistic’ child killer likely to die behind bars after dance class murders
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- BBC
Thirteen passengers killed by another train after fleeing fire rumour
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- CNN
Trump pardons DC officers convicted in death and cover up
President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” to Washington, DC, police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky and officer Terence Sutton for their roles in the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, a case that drew protests on the heels of the murder of George Floyd.
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"Worth It To Have An EU Passport In My Back Pocket" —19 Americans Who Got Citizenship Abroad Are Sharing Exactly How (And Why) They Did It
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- The Hill
Trump pardons DC officers convicted in deadly moped pursuit
President Trump on Wednesday pardoned two D.C. police officers who were convicted in connection with a fatal collision with a moped during a pursuit by law enforcement. A jury found D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Andrew Zabavsky guilty of conspiracy to obstruct and obstructing justice after he plotted with another officer to conceal the circumstances…
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Huge update after alleged cop bashing
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