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Month: August 2023

Lawsuit over deadly seaplane crash in Washington state targets aircraft operator and manufacturer

SEATTLE (AP) — Representatives for all but one of the nine passengers killed in a seaplane crash near Washington state’s Whidbey Island are suing the flight’s charter operator and aircraft manufacturer. The Seattle Times reports that the three lawsuits filed Tuesday say the companies are responsible for the victims’ deaths. The lawsuits name Northwest Seaplanes,

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A man walked into a Southern California bar and shot his soon-to-be ex-wife and several others, killing 3 and injuring 6, authorities say

KABC By Jamiel Lynch, Taylor Romine, Josh Campbell and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A husband in the midst of divorce proceedings went to a Southern California bar where his wife was dining on Wednesday and shot her before opening fire at random, killing three people and injuring six others before he was killed by

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Rescuers who freed children and adults from broken cable car honored by Pakistan’s prime minister

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister has paid tribute to the commandos and volunteers who rescued six children and two adults from the broken cable car where they dangled over a valley in a 16-hour ordeal. The ceremony Thursday in Islamabad was attended by the eight rescued people. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar embraced the

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Michigan man banned from Yellowstone National Park and facing federal charges after traveling off-trail in a thermal area while under influence

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A Yellowstone National Park visitor who was allegedly under the influence as he traveled off-trail in one of the park’s thermal areas has been banned from the park as he faces federal criminal charges in the incident, prosecutors announced. Jason Wicks, a 49-year-old resident of Hillman, Michigan, was arraigned

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China is launching an ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up

By Simone McCarthy (CNN) — China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples with mounting economic challenges and long-standing public frustration about high costs in the behemoth health care sector. More than 180 hospital leaders, including Communist Party secretaries and hospital heads, have been put

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India’s Modi and China’s Xi agree to ‘intensify efforts’ to deescalate border issue following rare meeting

By Rhea Mogul and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to “intensity efforts” to deescalate tensions at their contested border, in a rare face-to-face meeting since a deadly clash strained relations more than three years ago. Modi and Xi, who are in Johannesburg for the

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Congreso de mayoría oficialista en Venezuela nombra nuevos miembros del Poder Electoral; incluye un presidente que está sancionado por EE.UU.

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — En la antesala a unas elecciones presidenciales aún sin fecha, pero previstas para 2024 de acuerdo con los lapsos que establece la Constitución venezolana, la Asamblea Nacional de mayoría oficialista dio a conocer y posteriormente juramentó a los cinco nuevos rectores y diez suplentes que conformarán el poder electoral que

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Opinion: He’s been booked. His mug shot has been taken. And incredibly this might not end Donald Trump’s race for the White House

Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — On Thursday evening, Donald J. Trump had his mug shot taken as he was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. The sheriff office’s record listed the former president as “White Male 6’ 3” 215 lbs” with “Blond or Strawberry” hair and “blue” eyes. Trump, who was

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