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• Calgary community mourns for mother and daughter killed in Metis Trail crash

  19-05-2019 23:03
  Two women who were killed in a crash on a northeast street are being mourned by family and friends who say they will be greatly missed by Calgary's Pakistani community. Uzma Azfal, 31, and her mother, Bilquees Begum, died after the vehicle they were in was hit by a suspected impaired driver at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday near Metis Trail and 128 Avenue N.E. Asif Ashfaq, Uzma’s husband, was also injured in the crash and her father, Mohammed Azfal, was taken to hospital in critical condition b
  
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• Calgary community grieves for family of mother and daughter killed in northeast crash

  19-05-2019 23:03
  Two women who were killed in a crash on Metis Trail are being mourned by family and friends who say they will be greatly missed by Calgary's Pakistani community. Uzma Afzal, 31, and her mother, Bilquees Begum, died after the vehicle they were in was hit by a suspected impaired driver at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday near Metis Trail and 128 Avenue N.E. Asif Ashfaq, Uzma’s husband, was also injured in the crash and her father, Mohammed Afzal, was taken to hospital in critical condition but is e
  
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• Calgary community grieves for family of mother and daughter killed in Metis Trail crash

  19-05-2019 23:03
  Two women who were killed in a crash on a northeast street are being mourned by family and friends who say they will be greatly missed by Calgary's Pakistani community. Uzma Afzal, 31, and her mother, Bilquees Begum, died after the vehicle they were in was hit by a suspected impaired driver at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday near Metis Trail and 128 Avenue N.E. Asif Ashfaq, Uzma’s husband, was also injured in the crash and her father, Mohammed Afzal, was taken to hospital in critical condition b
  
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• ‘Sit there, have a drink’: Campers now consume liquor at Alberta parks during May long weekend

  19-05-2019 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  On Thursday, Premier Jason Kenney relaxed the rules around liquor consumption in provincial parks, allowing them to be consumed by adults at campsites.     
  
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• Commencement speaker announces he's paying off debt of all 400 graduates

  19-05-2019 22:08
  A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off their student loans ---- estimated at $40 million. Robert F. Smith, this year's commencement speaker, made the announcement while addressing nearly 400 graduating seniors of the all-male historically black college in Atlanta. Smith, who is black, is the Founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm that invests in softwa
  
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• Calgarian injured in Myanmar crash recounts moments before plane skidded off runway

  19-05-2019 21:17
  A Calgary woman who was a passenger in a plane that skidded off a wet runway in Myanmar earlier this month is recovering in hospital and hopes to be back home soon. At least four people were injured when the plane operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines slid off the runway while landing on May 8 at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport. Officials say the Dash-8 Q400 aircraft was carrying 33 people, including four crew members, and was landing in bad weather when the incident occurred. Calgarian L
  
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• Calgarian injured in Myanmar crash recounts moments before plane left runway

  19-05-2019 21:17
  A Calgary woman who was a passenger in a plane that skidded off a wet runway in Myanmar earlier this month is recovering in hospital and hopes to be back home soon. At least four people were injured when the plane operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines slid off the runway while landing on May 8 at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport. Officials say the Dash-8 Q400 aircraft was carrying 33 people, including four crew members, and was landing in bad weather when the incident occurred. Calgarian L
  
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• Fire near Edson prompts evacuation order in neighbouring community

  19-05-2019 20:50
  A wildfire burning out of control west of Edson, Alta., has forced several residents of a nearby community to evacuate.  Edson RCMP are evacuating Marlboro residents along the north and south side of Highway 16. Mounties say several homes are at risk from the blaze due to the fire jumping the highway and burning on both sides of the road. Traffic is being stopped on Highway 16 and is impassible due to smoke and zero visibility.In a post to social media, Edson Mayor Kevin Zahara said th
  
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• Canadians among world's most frequent drunkards and cocaine users: survey

  19-05-2019 20:14
  Canadians are some of the most likely people in the world to report getting drunk, and some of the least likely to regret their intoxication. According to the newest edition of the Global Drug Survey, Canadians reported 48 incidents of drunkenness over the past year. That number was well ahead of the global average of 33, and only slightly behind the top two countries – the United Kingdom (51) and United States (50). When it came to regretting those drunken stupors, though, Canadians weren
  
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• New Alberta education minister addresses teachers’ conference

  19-05-2019 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Following a contentious election campaign, Alberta's new education minister addressed the Alberta Teachers' Association for the first time on Saturday.
  
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• Trump lifts tariffs on Mexico, Canada, delays auto tariffs - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 19:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Trump lifts tariffs on Mexico, Canada, delays auto tariffs  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON - Bogged down in a sprawling trade dispute with U.S. rival China, President Donald Trump took steps...
  
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• New B.C. museum policy highlights return of Indigenous remains, artifacts - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 19:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  New B.C. museum policy highlights return of Indigenous remains, artifacts  Lethbridge News NowVANCOUVER - Letters to Scotland sent by a woman from the small settlement of Vic...
  
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• Female lawmakers speak about rapes as abortion bills advance - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 19:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Female lawmakers speak about rapes as abortion bills advance  Lethbridge News NowCOLUMBUS, Ohio — For more than two decades, Nancy Mace did not speak publicly about her rape. In April, when she finally broke her silence, she chose the ...
  
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• Teen driver uninjured following carjacking in Crossfield

  19-05-2019 18:52
  Police are looking for two males believed to be involved in an armed carjacking in Crossfield on Saturday morning. Airdrie RCMP were called to the community, north of Calgary, just before noon after a 16-year-old driver reported that his vehicle had been taken by two males. One of the two suspects was allegedly armed with a handgun and police say they took the victim's vehicle and cell phone and then fled the scene. The vehicle is described as:Dark grey Subaru Impreza Alberta licence plate GEJ 1
  
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• Eurovision scolds Madonna for Palestinian flag display

  19-05-2019 18:48
  JERUSALEM - Eurovision Song Contest organizers say they were taken aback by the display of a Palestinian flag during Madonna's guest appearance, which defied contest rules. While Madonna performed her new single, two of her dancers flashed Israeli and Palestinian flags pinned on their backs. The European Broadcast Union, or EBU, said Sunday that Madonna had not cleared that part of the act with broadcasters and "was advised as to the non-political nature of the event." Yet most reactions to Mado
  
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• Caught on camera: Rescue of shark pup left to die

  19-05-2019 18:41
  A diver who spotted a shark pup abandoned on a pier in Australia rushed to the fish’s rescue, dropping it back into the water. Jules Casey was recording video as she noticed the shark flopping around Friday on the pier in Port Jackson. A video Casey posted to Instagram shows the little fish thrashing around on the pier before Casey picks it up and takes it back to the bay. “OK darling, off you go,” she says as the shark swims away, seemingly uninjured. Casey said the shark had
  
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• Caught on camera: Rescue of baby shark left to die

  19-05-2019 18:41
  A diver who spotted a baby shark abandoned on a pier in Australia rushed to the fish’s rescue, dropping it back into the water. Jules Casey was recording video as she noticed the shark flopping around Friday on the pier in Port Jackson. A video Casey posted to Instagram shows the little fish thrashing around on the pier before Casey picks it up and takes it back to the bay. “OK darling, off you go,” she says as the shark swims away, seemingly uninjured. Casey said the shark had
  
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• Environmental groups say Premier Jason Kenney’s ‘war room’ threats won’t distract them

  19-05-2019 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  "The war room makes for good theatre, but the people who follow this closely are going to look at this as amateur hour," said Keith Stewart of Greenpeace.
  
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• Duchess of Cambridge shows off gardening skills for Chelsea Flower Show

  19-05-2019 17:46
  The Duchess of Cambridge is putting her green thumb to use in an effort to highlight the proven benefits of nature on physical and mental health. The Duchess is helping to design the Royal Horticultural Society Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. Inspired by her passion for childhood development, the “Back to Nature” garden will use natural materials and plants to create a woodland wilderness where children and adults alike can feel closer to the great outdoors.For royal news delivere
  
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• Bomb hits tourist bus near Egypt's Giza Pyramids, wounds 17 - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 17:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Bomb hits tourist bus near Egypt's Giza Pyramids, wounds 17  Lethbridge News NowCAIRO - A roadside bomb hit a tourist bus on Sunday near the Giza Pyramids, wounding at least 17 people includ...
  
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• Gay couples plan mass weddings after Taiwan legalizes unions - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 17:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Gay couples plan mass weddings after Taiwan legalizes unions  Lethbridge News NowTAIPEI, Taiwan - Gay couples in Taiwan plan a mass wedding registration after lawmakers voted to legalize same...
  
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• 'Now our watch is ended': History-making 'Game of Thrones' wraps

  19-05-2019 17:16
  After eight epic years of chivalry, sex, death and dragons, "Game of Thrones" fans worldwide have just 79 pulsating minutes remaining Sunday to get their final fix in one of the most hotly anticipated events in TV history. The blood-spattered tale of noble families vying for the Iron Throne has just one episode to go and buzz is at fever pitch for a ratings juggernaut that has demolished audience records like a Dothraki barbarian finishing off a skillet of horse meat. "We want people to love it.
  
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• Montreal researchers create audible hockey puck for visually impaired players - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 16:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Montreal researchers create audible hockey puck for visually impaired players  Lethbridge News NowMONTREAL — A team of Montreal university researchers has developed an audible hockey puck they say could revolutionize the sport for blind players.
  
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• Columbine school shooting survivor found dead in home

  19-05-2019 16:46
  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. -- A Colorado man who survived the 1999 Columbine school shooting and later became an advocate for fighting addiction has died. Routt County Coroner Robert Ryg said Saturday that 37-year-old Austin Eubanks died overnight at his Steamboat Springs home. There were no signs of foul play. A Monday autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death. Eubanks was shot in the hand and knee in the Columbine attack that killed 12 classmates and a teacher, including Eubanks' best
  
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• Canada needs laws to tackle life-and-death problems involving AI, experts warn

  19-05-2019 16:28
  TORONTO -- The role of artificial intelligence in Netflix's movie suggestions and Alexa's voice commands is commonly understood, but less known is the shadowy role AI now plays in law enforcement, immigration assessment, military programs and other areas. Despite its status as a machine-learning innovation hub, Canada has yet to develop a regulatory regime to deal with issues of discrimination and accountability to which AI systems are prone, prompting calls for regulation -- including from busi
  
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• 'Shocking': Ohio State doc abused 177, officials were aware - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 16:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  'Shocking': Ohio State doc abused 177, officials were aware  Lethbridge News NowCOLUMBUS, Ohio - A now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students from the 1970s t...
  
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• RCMP to shine a light on Canada's missing children - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 16:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  RCMP to shine a light on Canada's missing children  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA, ON – In 2018, 42,233 children were reported missing in Canada. Having a child go missing can be devastating for parents and loved ones and can ...
  
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• Koepka off to record-setting start at PGA Championship - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 16:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Koepka off to record-setting start at PGA Championship  Lethbridge News NowFARMINGDALE, N.Y. - Three majors in two years, and Brooks Koepka can still feel as though he has something to ...
  
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• Hinchcliffe pinning Indy 500 hopes to last-row shootout - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 16:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hinchcliffe pinning Indy 500 hopes to last-row shootout  Lethbridge News NowINDIANAPOLIS - Canadian James Hinchcliffe spent 12 months plotting his Indianapolis 500 comeback, but the fina...
  
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• Canadian pilot killed in Honduras plane crash remembered as a 'hero'

  19-05-2019 15:38
  A Canadian man is being remembered as a 'hero' after the plane he was flying crashed into the Caribbean Sea shortly after takeoff in Honduras. Patrick Forseth was flying the Piper Cherokee that crashed just off the island of Roatan on Saturday, local authorities said. The other four victims were Americans. Forseth's friend Edil Mendez told CTV Vancouver that he was well-known in the Honduran aviation community and that Forseth used his aviation skills to help hundreds of local people with medica
  
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• Canadian among five killed in private plane crash in Honduras

  19-05-2019 15:38
  A Canadian and four Americans were killed after a small plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Roatan, a popular island destination on the Atlantic coast of Honduras. In a phone interview with The Canadian Press, Jenna Forseth confirmed that her brother Patrick Forseth was the pilot killed in the crash on Saturday. Officials initially gave conflicting reports about the victims’ nationalities, suggesting all five of the victims were Canadians; however, the country’s
  
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• 1 Canadian, 4 Americans killed in private plane crash in Honduras

  19-05-2019 15:38
  One Canadian and four Americans were killed after a small plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Roatan, a popular island destination on the Atlantic coast of Honduras. Officials initially gave conflicting reports about the victims’ nationalities, suggesting all five of the victims were Canadians; however, the country’s armed forces later said four of the victims were from the United States. Global Affairs Canada confirmed to CTV News that a Canadian citizen was kil
  
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• Bomb hits tourist bus near Egypt's Giza Pyramids; at least 17 hurt

  19-05-2019 15:34
  CAIRO -- A roadside bomb hit a tourist bus on Sunday near the Giza Pyramids, wounding at least 17 people including tourists, Egyptian officials said. The officials said the bus was travelling on a road close to the under-construction Grand Egyptian Museum, which is located adjacent to the Giza Pyramids but is not yet open to tourists. The bus was carrying at least 25 people mostly from South Africa, officials added. The attack comes as Egypt's vital tourism industry is showing signs of recovery
  
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• Defunct steelmaker's 21-story headquarters imploded - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 14:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Defunct steelmaker's 21-story headquarters imploded  Lethbridge News NowBETHLEHEM, Pa. - Sixteen thousand tons of Bethlehem Steel collapsed in a matter of seconds Sunday as a demolit...
  
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• Bruins sweep Hurricanes to reach Stanley Cup Final - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 13:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Bruins sweep Hurricanes to reach Stanley Cup Final  Lethbridge News NowRALEIGH, N.C. — Boston's top line kept finding ways to score, especially on the power play. With a chance to clinch another series, Tuukka Rask was perfect ...
  
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• Justin Bieber blamed for overcrowding at Icelandic tourist attraction

  19-05-2019 13:36
  FJADRAR DARFUR, Iceland -- A large sign warns motorists that Iceland's Fjadrargljufur canyon is closed to visitors but drivers keep on coming down the narrow gravel road. A ranger at a roadblock has to explain why no one can pass: The vulnerable landscape cannot sustain more visitors. Blame Justin Bieber, the Canadian pop star with a worldwide reach. Bieber's magical music video "I'll Show You" was filmed at the canyon and seen by millions, creating overwhelming demand for the once-pristine spot
  
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• No winning ticket for $5-million Lotto 649 jackpot

  19-05-2019 13:26
  TORONTO -- There was no winning ticket for the $5-million dollar jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1-million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on May 22 will be approximately $7 million.
  
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• Uncertainty looms over UK as Brexit compromise talks fail - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 12:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Uncertainty looms over UK as Brexit compromise talks fail  Lethbridge News NowLONDON - Talks between Britain's Conservative government and the opposition Labour Party seeking a compromise ...
  
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• Indigenous teen's treatment while disclosing abuse indicative of 'pattern' - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 12:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Indigenous teen's treatment while disclosing abuse indicative of 'pattern'  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA — B.C.'s former child representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says the “heinous” treatment of an Indigenous teenager during a 2012 interrogation by ...
  
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• Canada's parole officers say correctional system has reached breaking point - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 12:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada's parole officers say correctional system has reached breaking point  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - Canada's parole officers say the country's correctional system is at a breaking point due to wor...
  
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• Eurovision Song Contest decides this year's final lineup - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 11:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Eurovision Song Contest decides this year's final lineup  Lethbridge News NowTEL AVIV, Israel - The Eurovision Song Contest has decided the final 10 contestants who will battle to be crow...
  
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• NATO researchers consult federal government on foreign election meddling - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 11:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  NATO researchers consult federal government on foreign election meddling  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA — Canadian voters have a duty to think critically about the news they consume as foreign-interference threats loom over the coming federal election, ...
  
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• B.C. legislature clerk retires; report says benefits wrongly claimed - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 11:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  B.C. legislature clerk retires; report says benefits wrongly claimed  Lethbridge News NowVICTORIA — A spending scandal that shook British Columbia's legislature came to a partial conclusion Thursday with the abrupt retirement of the clerk and the ...
  
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• Weak legal case could still benefit Trump in Congress clash - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 11:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Weak legal case could still benefit Trump in Congress clash  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON - For all President Donald Trump's talk of winning, his lawyers are using a legal argument that man...
  
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• War of Will wins Preakness featuring riderless running horse - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 08:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  War of Will wins Preakness featuring riderless running horse  Lethbridge News NowBALTIMORE - Mark Casse completed a lifelong quest two weeks after the scare of a lifetime. And he did so in a ...
  
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• Trump administration pulls $1B from California rail project - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 08:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Trump administration pulls $1B from California rail project  Lethbridge News NowSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Trump administration cancelled nearly $1 billion Thursday in federal money for California's high-speed rail project, further throwing ...
  
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• A newly restored 'The Shining' debuts in Cannes - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 08:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  A newly restored 'The Shining' debuts in Cannes  Lethbridge News NowCANNES, France - Thirty-nine years later, Jack is still not a dull boy. In a new pristine, 4K restoration, Sta...
  
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• 72 hours of steady rain soaks southern Alberta

  19-05-2019 07:27 via globalnews.ca
  In 72 hours, up to 72 millimetres of rain drenched southern Alberta as an upper trough pushed across the province.
  
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• Texas officer fired after shooting black man in traffic stop - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 03:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Texas officer fired after shooting black man in traffic stop  Lethbridge News NowARLINGTON, Texas — A Texas police officer has been fired after he was charged with criminally negligent homicide in the fatal shooting of a black man during a ...
  
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• F-16 fighter crashes into California warehouse, pilot ejects - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2019 03:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  F-16 fighter crashes into California warehouse, pilot ejects  Lethbridge News NowRIVERSIDE, Calif. — An F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday into a warehouse just outside March Air Reserve Base in California, sending a dozen people to ...
  
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