Death toll increases to 87 as flooding and landslides continue to pose threats in northern Vietnam
Death toll increases to 87 as flooding and landslides continue to pose threats in northern Vietnam
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Miami HeraldAn A-list actor was at one of Diddy’s infamous parties. Then he ‘stormed out’: report
The rapper remains behind bars
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Ontario man who posted hospital selfie with woman's dying father sentenced to 60 days in jail
A London, Ont., man., who posted a selfie online showing him with a dying man in a Windsor hospital last year has received two months of jail time. Bubba Pollock is an activist who's protested against drag queens and drag storytimes. He was sentenced in a Windsor courtroom on Friday for his actions against Britt Leroux and the Windsor woman's terminally ill father."I'm happy that he's gonna be held responsible," Leroux said outside court. "I'm fearful that he's not going to learn anything in jai
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Toronto woman charged with murder in three deaths in three days: police
TORONTO — A Toronto woman is accused of killing three people over three days – allegedly targeting two of them at random – in three different southern Ontario cities this week, police said Friday as investigators work to determine if she could be linked to any other cases across the province.
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California vineyard owner says he was fined $120K for providing free housing to his employee
A California vineyard owner is suing Santa Clara County after officials fined him for allowing his longtime employee to live in an RV on his property for years. Michael Ballard, whose family owns Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards in a town south of San Francisco, alleges he was fined a total of more than $120,000 after the county said he violated local zoning laws that ban anyone from living in an RV on public or private property, according to the The Mercury News. Marcelino Martinez, manager of the vineyard, which is around 2.6 million square feet (243,000 square meters), said his family lost their lease on a trailer they were living in years ago and had limited options for affordable housing in the area.
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Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard found not guilty of sexual assault
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard was found not guilty Friday of sexually assaulting a young woman in northeastern Ontario eight years ago, the culmination of a roughly two-week trial that saw both the singer and his accuser paint starkly different pictures of what happened.
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A French judge in a shocking rape case allows the public to see some of the video evidence
PARIS (AP) — A French judge in the trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose now former husband had repeatedly drugged her so that he and others could assault her decided on Friday to allow the public to see some of the video recordings of the alleged rapes.
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A Nevada official was found guilty of using $70K meant for a statue of a slain police officer for plastic surgery, her daughter's wedding, and rent
A jury found Michele Fiore guilty of misusing over $70,000 meant for a statue honoring a slain cop, instead spending it on rent and plastic surgery,
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Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch's Suspected Cause of Death Revealed Weeks After Sicily Yacht Sinking
The British businessman and his 18-year-old daughter were among seven people who died after the 'Bayesian' went down in the water in mid-August
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Tennessee mayor on FEMA attacks post-Helene: ‘Quit spreading those rumors’
A mayor in Tennessee joined other local officials Friday to denounce skepticism and rumors that have swirled around the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) response to the devastation in the southeastern U.S. from Hurricane Helene. Mayor Glenn Jacobs (R), who serves Knox County, Tenn., signaled in a post online that the attacks on the administration…
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Australian guilty of assault for cable-tying kids
Images of Matej Radelic restraining the three distressed children made global headlines in March.
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Man Apparently Found Infant's Urn After Retrieving His Stolen Truck. Now He and Family Want to Find Child's Parents
Ahmad Ervin, 42, found the urn of a child — with the name Marcel Akarhi Alexander inscribed on it —when he was cleaning out his truck after it was stolen
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Over 30,000 kg of chemicals destined for drug production seized in B.C.: RCMP
RCMP say they've seized more than 30,000 kilograms of chemicals from a rural property in B.C. that investigators believe were to be used in the production of methamphetamine.An RCMP statement issued Thursday says the federal Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response Team (CLEAR) executed a search warrant on a property in Enderby, B.C., in the North Okanagan region, on Sept. 11 and found a Bobcat loader that was reported stolen in Kelowna in 2021, as well as the chemicals.A vehicle register
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Courtice double homicide: Neighbourhood in shock after 2 women found dead
An investigation continues after two women were found dead at a home in Courtice on Oct. 1. Devastated and concerned neighbours are speaking out as police search for answers. A 33-year-old man was taken into custody and police say a child was also in the home when they arrived and was left uninjured. Lexy Benedict reports.
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2 sisters from Egypt were among those killed in Mexican army shooting
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — An 11-year-old Egyptian girl and her 18-year-old sister were among those killed after Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants earlier this week, an official said Friday.
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Serial rapist in South Africa gets 42 life sentences
A court hears that Nkosinathi Phakathi, who mostly targeted children, is sentenced to multiple life terms.
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Man charged with helping Idaho inmate escape during a hospital ambush sentenced to life in prison
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man who prosecutors said ambushed and shot correctional officers at a Boise hospital in a plot to help a fellow white supremacist gang member escape from prison was sentenced to life behind bars on Friday.
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'Mass Murderer' Killed Mom-to-Be and 3 Others as They Lay on Their Mattresses in Ohio Home
Christopher Monroe, Dejuan Damar Willis, Aiyanna Quitman and Jazmyne Lawson were killed by Terrell Silver in 2019
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Execution date set for man convicted of one of Oklahoma's most 'depraved' murders
Execution date set for man convicted of one of Oklahoma's most 'depraved' murders
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Ohio court refers case brought by citizens' group against Trump, Vance to prosecutors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio court has referred to county prosecutors a criminal case brought by a citizens' group against the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates over their comments about Haitian immigrants but rejected the group's call to issue arrest warrants or misdemeanor summons.
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Former New York governor and stepson assaulted during evening walk
Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson sustained minor injuries when they were assaulted on a Manhattan street by four men and a woman as they went for an evening walk, police said Saturday. The 70-year-old former governor, a Democrat, and his 20-year-old stepson, Anthony Sliwa, were walking on an Upper East Side street about 8:30 p.m. Friday when they were attacked, the New York Police Department and a spokesperson for Paterson said. Both were treated at a nearby hospital for minor injuries to the face and were released early Saturday, authorities said.