The operator of Australia’s Dreamworld theme park has been fined 3.6 million Australian dollars ($ 2.5m) for a 2016 malfunction on one of its rides that killed four people.
A sculpture of the enslaved Black explorer who was on the Lewis and Clark expedition was mysteriously placed in an Oregon park
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A bust of the enslaved explorer who accompanied Lewis and Clark was mysteriously put in a Portland, Oregon, park last month. Weeks later, the artist still hasn't formally come forward -- but the work has sparked a c...
12-year-old arrested for four carjacking incidents in Washington, DC
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A 12-year-old boy was arrested Thursday evening after a series of attempted armed carjackings and one successful one in Washington, DC. All four incidents happened in the span of one hour, according to a Metropolita...
Four sisters in their 80s and 90s reunited to get their Covid-19 vaccines together
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Four elderly sisters in New Jersey haven't been able to have their regular get-togethers during the coronavirus pandemic, but they made an exception to get their Covid-19 vaccinations. Edith Camp, 96, Bernice Cecil,...
How Twitter killed Neera Tanden’s chances — and why it will happen again
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The White House bowed to the inevitable on Tuesday night, pulling the nomination of Neera Tanden to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget. That a Cabinet nominee didn't make it even to a Senate floo...
Three female journalists killed by gunmen in Afghanistan in latest wave of violence
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Three female media workers were shot dead in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, government officials said, amid a wave of killings that is spreading fear among professional workers in urban centers. Zal...
Four children and two adults were rescued from a sinking boat off the Georgia coast
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Two adults and four children were rescued Friday by the US Coast Guard off the Georgia coast after their boat stuck an object and started sinking. The 17-foot boat was near the entrance to the St. Marys River on the...
A Virginia police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop and responding law enforcement killed the alleged shooter
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A police officer in northern Virginia was shot to death Friday afternoon during a traffic stop, and responding law enforcement fatally shot his killer, authorities said. Officer Dominic "Nick" Winum, 48, had been wi...
Peppa Pig is getting her own Orlando-area theme park, complete with muddy puddles
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Peppa Pig is looking to hog some of the Florida sunshine enjoyed by Mickey Mouse and Harry Potter. The animated British piglet popular with preschoolers is getting her own tourist attraction -- complete with muddy p...
New Orleans officer killed while intervening in an altercation at a high school basketball game
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A New Orleans law enforcement officer was fatally shot intervening in an altercation at a high school basketball game Friday, authorities said. The officer, who was not identified, was a Tulane police officer and a...
Three people killed in Georgia plane crash
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Three people were killed Friday when their single-engine plane crashed into a ravine shortly after takeoff in Gainesville, Georgia, officials said. The plane, a single-engine Cessna-182, crashed about two miles nort...
A Texas woman was killed after a tire flew off another vehicle and struck her windshield
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A woman driving home from her son's baseball game was killed instantly when a tire flew off another vehicle and hit her car's windshield in New Caney, Texas, on Thursday. CNN affiliate KTRK reported the 52-year-old...
Three people killed, two injured, in shooting at gun store in Louisiana
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Three people were killed and two were injured in a shooting at a gun store in Louisiana on Saturday. Deputies were called to the scene at the Jefferson Gun Outlet in Metairie just before 3 p.m., Jefferson Parish She...