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- People
'17 Diapers' Mom Under Investigation After Video of Son Flinching During Interaction with Dad Goes Viral
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New York prosecutors charge suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing with murder, court records show
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — A man suspected in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was arrested and charged with murder Monday after a quick-thinking McDonald’s customer in Pennsylvania recognized him from a surveillance photo and police officers found a gun, mask and writings linking him to the ambush.
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As Canada Post strike drags on, frustration mounts over 'prohibitive' courier costs
With the Canada Post strike now in its fourth week, some Canadians say they're frustrated with major courier companies like FedEx, UPS and Purolator that they've turned to as alternatives."Calling Federal Express express is a bit of a sick joke," said Neil Roberts, a retired civil servant in Ottawa who tried to mail a 100-gram letter with FedEx.He was charged $35.29, and it took over a week to arrive at its destination.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) went on strike on Nov. 15.A Canad
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‘This is all pink and attractive, but we are going to die’: Anastasia Samoylova on photographing Florida’s climate anxiety
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Polygamist leader with 20 'wives' faces sentencing for criminal sex acts with children
PHOENIX (AP) — A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives ” including 10 underage girls faces decades in prison at his sentencing on Monday for coercing girls as young as 9 years old to submit to criminal sex acts with him and other adults.
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Parents Accused of Leaving Toddler in Closet Overnight with Space Heater On. She Was Found Dead the Next Day
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Tiger Kills Zoo Janitor in ‘Extremely Violent’ Attack After He Leaves Security Door Open: Reports
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Jay-Z Accused of Raping 13-Year-Old With Diddy at Post-VMAs Party
Jay-Z, the legendary rapper whose real name is Shawn Carter, was accused in a lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl at a party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards alongside the disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. The bombshell allegations were revealed after Carter’s name was added to one of several lawsuits filed over the last year from alleged victims of Diddy, the founder of Bad Boy Records. Diddy is also facing federal charges for sex trafficking and racketeering, and is currently
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Ukraine's changing up its Black Sea attacks on Russia with drone boats armed with machine guns and flying exploding drones
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What we know about Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with killing insurance CEO
A five-day manhunt for the shooter who killed the top executive at the largest health-care insurance company in the United States came to an end Monday, after the suspect was spotted at a McDonald's, hundreds of kilometres from the crime scene, police said.Local authorities arrested Luigi Mangione, 26, after a customer recognized him eating at the restaurant in Altoona, Pa., investigators announced Monday. Police said he was found carrying a gun matching the one used by the shooter who ambushed
- People
Monopoly Money Found in Backpack Believed to Belong to UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Suspect: Reports
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Family Dogs Maul 5-Year-Old Calif. Girl Who Had Known Them 'Her Whole Life' in Fatal Backyard Attack
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Who Is Luigi Mangione? What We Know About the Ivy League Grad Suspected of Shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione was detained in a Pennsylvania McDonald's five days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's death
- People
Suspect ID'd in Fatal Shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Brian Thompson was fatally shot on Wednesday, Dec. 4, in New York City
- The Canadian Press
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The police department in Worcester, Massachusetts allowed officers to engage in sexual contact with women suspected of being involved in the commercial sex trade, according to a report the U.S. Justice Department released Monday following a two year investigation.
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Man charged with 1st-degree murder in fatal east-end shooting
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DNA evidence helps identify woman’s killer 36 years after her death
Tracy Whitney was killed in 1988. More than three decades later, DNA analysis has led police to the perpetrator.