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• Three killed when air ambulance crashes in Texas Panhandle

  29-04-2017 17:29
  
  AMARILLO, Texas - Texas authorities say three people are dead after an air ambulance crashed overnight just south of the Amarillo airport.Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Cindy Barkley says the single-engine plane went down about 12:30 a.m. Saturday in an industrial section of the city between Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Interstate 40.Barkley says everyone aboard the plane was killed.Rico Aviation, an air ambulance service based in Amarillo, issued a statement saying th
  
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• Georgia deputy shoots, kills police dog after it attacks him

  29-04-2017 16:50
  
  PERRY, Ga. - A Georgia sheriff says a deputy had to shoot and kill the police dog he handled after the K-9 attacked him.Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton says Sgt. Slate Simons was attacked by the dog named Kyro on Tuesday while helping the Dooly County Sheriff's Office on a manhunt.Talton tells The Telegraph the 4½-year-old Belgian Malinois grabbed onto Simons' leg and tore up his calf. He says the only way Simons could get Kyro loose was to shoot the dog.Simons was treated and re
  
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• Hacker releases stolen copies of Netflix series

  29-04-2017 15:04
  
  A hacker claims to have followed through on a threat to release several episodes from the upcoming season of Netflix's hit series "Orange Is The New Black."The hacker, which goes by the name The Dark Overlord, announced the move on Twitter early Saturday. The post included a link to an illegal file-sharing service where purportedly 10 episodes from the series' upcoming fifth season were available for download.The Associated Press could not legally confirm the authenticity of the uploaded files.N
  
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• One injured in shooting on Monet Drive

  29-04-2017 14:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was injured in a shooting on Monet Drive Saturday afternoon.The shooting occurred in the 700 block of Monet Drive near Van Gogh Avenue around 2 p.m.. According to be Baton Rouge Police, one person was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg.Police say the man suffered non life-threatening injuries.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• SEC continuing to dominate NFL draft

  29-04-2017 14:26
  
  PHILADELPHIA - The SEC expanded its lead over the other power five conferences in NFL draft picks, increasing its total to 38 through four rounds.Tennessee had three players taken in the fourth -- linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin (Lions), wide receiver Josh Malone (Bengals) and quarterback Joshua Dobbs (Steelers).Alabama leads all schools with 10 players selected.Following the SEC in picks are the Big Ten (25), Pac-12 (21), Atlantic Coast Conference (17) and the Big 12 (seven).The Southeastern Con
  
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• Police: Texas officer faked his own death, fled into Mexico

  29-04-2017 14:04
  
  AUSTIN, Texas - Authorities in Texas say a police officer who notified his wife that he planned to kill himself actually faked his own death and fled to Mexico.An arrest affidavit revealed Friday that 29-year-old Austin officer Coleman Martin earlier in the week texted his wife a photo of a note indicating he meant to drown himself in a lake near the border with Mexico.But authorities later were contacted by a woman who received an email from Martin explaining that he abandoned his car at the la
  
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• Marchers use Trump's 100th day to protest climate policies

  29-04-2017 13:40
  
  WASHINGTON - Thousands of people across the U.S. are marking President Donald Trump's hundredth day in office by marching in protest of his environmental policies.In Washington, D.C., large crowds on Saturday were making their way down Pennsylvania Avenue, where they planned to encircle the White House. Organizers say about 300 other protest marches are expected around the country.Participants in the Peoples Climate March say they're objecting to Trump's rollback of restrictions on mining, oil d
  
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• Louisiana corrections agency to get $1.5M for flood costs

  29-04-2017 13:18
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's corrections department is getting $1.5 million in federal funds to cover costs related to last summer's historic flooding.The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a statement Friday that the funding will reimburse the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections for emergency work at nine facilities affected by August's floods.Those expenses included emergency supplies and the costs of evacuating and sheltering prisoners.The state's only women's prison, in S
  
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• 23 new wildlife enforcement agents added to Louisiana ranks

  29-04-2017 13:13
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana has 23 new enforcement agents at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.The latest class of cadets graduated after seven months of physical and academic training. They'll join other agents that enforce Louisiana's hunting, fishing and boating regulations. They also will do general law enforcement work in the state's wildlife management areas.The graduates will be assigned to other field agents for the next six months, for additional on-the-job training around the state.
  
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• 'Fish attractors' from energy companies' scrap plastic pipe

  29-04-2017 13:11
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Plastic pipes that energy companies would otherwise send to landfills are being turned into "fish attractors" in at least three southern states.Kentucky biologists have made hundreds of these artificial reefs and set them out in lakes, rivers and other waterways. Louisiana and Tennessee are starting similar programs in partnership with energy companies.Biologists say small fish shelter in and around the structures and munch on the algae and aquatic insects that glom onto them. The
  
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• 3 killed when air ambulance crashes in Texas Panhandle

  29-04-2017 13:03
  
  AMARILLO, Texas - Authorities say three people are dead after an air ambulance crashed overnight in Texas just south of the airport in Amarillo.Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Cindy Barkley says the small plane went down about 12:30 a.m. Saturday in an industrial section of the city between Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Interstate 40.She says officials are working to identify the victims and notify relatives.Rico Aviation, an air ambulance service based in Amarillo, issu
  
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• US probes GM headlight failures, may add vehicles to recall

  29-04-2017 12:55
  
  DETROIT - The U.S. government is investigating whether General Motors should add about 312,000 vehicles to a 2015 recall for headlights that can suddenly go dark.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 128 owners have complained that low-beam lights can fail.The investigation covers the 2005 and 2009 Buick Lacrosse; the 2006 and 2007 Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy and Buick Rainier; the 2006-2008 Isuzu Ascender and Saab 9-7X; and the 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix. At the time of the
  
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• FIFA, Olympic official Sheik Ahmad denies bribery allegation

  29-04-2017 12:54
  
  HAWALLI, Kuwait - Asian Olympic leader Sheik Ahmad of Kuwait denies claims in a U.S. federal court that he bribed FIFA voters.Sheik Ahmad, a member of FIFA's ruling council, is "very surprised by such allegations and strongly denies any wrongdoing."The statement was published by the Olympic Council of Asia, which Sheik Ahmad has led since 1991.FIFA audit committee member Richard Lai, an American citizen from Guam, pleaded guilty on Thursday to wire fraud conspiracy charges related to bribes that
  
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• Maroon 5, Usher, Alabama Shakes headline Jazz Fest Day 2

  29-04-2017 12:51
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival enters its second day with performances by Maroon 5, Usher and Alabama Shakes.Maroon 5, which last performed at Jazz Fest in 2013, will close out the Acura Stage on Saturday. The band has some New Orleans ties: their keyboardist PJ Morton is from the city.Usher & The Roots will be closing out the Congo Square Stage.The American blues rock band Alabama Shakes featuring lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard will close out the Genti
  
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• Turkish court formally blocks access to Wikipedia

  29-04-2017 12:46
  
  ISTANBUL - In a move that social media users called censorship, a Turkish court on Saturday blocked access to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, enforcing an earlier restriction by Turkey's telecommunications watchdog.The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) said an Ankara court ordered Saturday that a "protection measure" related to suspected internet crimes be applied to Wikipedia. Such measures are used to block access to pages or entire websites to protect "nation
  
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• Body found believed teen hiker; step-grandmom still missing

  29-04-2017 12:35
  
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. - The fate of a Utah woman who went missing two weeks ago while on a Grand Canyon hike with her step-grandson remains an unknown while their family awaits the positive identification of a body found in the park and believed to be the 14-year-old boy.The two went missing April 15 while in the bottom of the canyon during a hike from the North Rim to an area known as Tapeats Creek.The Grand Canyon National Park says a body found Friday by a commercial river trip is
  
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• S. Korea navy begins drill with US supercarrier

  29-04-2017 12:28
  
  SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's navy says it has started joint exercises with U.S. ships, including the supercarrier USS Carl Vinson, which the United States dispatched to the region in a show of force amid the growing threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.The drills began Saturday hours after South Korean and U.S. officials said they detected what they presumed was a failed missile launch from an area near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.The South Korean navy says th
  
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• Organizers hope for peaceful protests as they await Alton Sterling decision

  29-04-2017 12:25
  
  BATON ROUGE - For the second weekend in a row, residents gathered at the the Triple S food Mart in Baton Rouge, concerned over the Alton Sterling case."We got a message, that we can protest, but we can be peaceful. We can be angry, but were are not going to be violent," Speaker Rev. Richard Andrus said.This time around, community leaders want to be ahead of a decision in the case which will be released by the US Justice Department."Let me very clear, it's not time  for
  
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• Election Results: Louisiana votes on new state senator, other positions

  29-04-2017 12:11
  
  Louisiana residents voted on a number of candidates and propositions in the state's municipal general election Saturday.The election allowed for the voters in Louisiana to fill various municipal offices throughout the state that have gone to a runoff and to vote on propositions as called in certain parishes. In addition, a special primary election was called for the 2nd Senatorial District to fill a vacancy in the state legislature after Troy Brown's resignation earlier this year.In the
  
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