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The Haunted Mine Drop is shown in this July 2017 file photo at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs

6-year-old girl’s death at Colorado amusement park due to seat belt issues and inadequate staff training, government agency says

By Amir Vera, CNN A 6-year-old girl died on a free-fall ride at an amusement park in Colorado because she wasn’t buckled in, according to a report released Friday from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS). Wongel Estifanos was on vacation with her family at Glenwood Caverns

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Emergency personnel respond to a shooting at a Kroger supermarket in suburban Memphis

Man who opened fire in Tennessee Kroger was asked to leave his job the morning of the incident, police say

By Madeline Holcombe and Rebekah Riess, CNN Investigators have learned that the shooter identified in an attack Thursday at a Tennessee Kroger, which killed at least one person and wounded 14, was asked to leave his job that morning, according to an update provided by the Collierville Police Department on Monday. The shooter, identified by

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Michael Douglas Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of actor and producer Michael Douglas. Personal Birth date: September 25, 1944 Birth place: New Brunswick, New Jersey Birth name: Michael Kirk Douglas Father: Kirk Douglas, actor Mother: Diana (Dill) Douglas, actor Marriages: Catherine Zeta-Jones (November 18, 2000-present); Diandra (Luker) Douglas (1977-2000, divorced) Children: with

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Buddy Roemer Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Buddy Roemer, the 52nd governor of Louisiana. Personal Birth date: October 4, 1943 Death date: May 17, 2021 Birth place: Shreveport, Louisiana Birth name: Charles Elson Roemer III Father: Charles “Budgie” Elson Roemer II, farmer and aide to Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards Mother: Adeline

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John Hinckley Jr Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to kill President Ronald Reagan in 1981, but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Personal Birth date: May 29, 1955 Birth place: Ardmore, Oklahoma Birth name: John Warnock Hinckley Jr. Father: John W. Hinckley Sr., an oil executive

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Police in north Florida are searching for Patrick McDowell

More than 300 people are involved in manhunt for a suspect after a Florida sheriff’s deputy was shot during a traffic stop

By Deanna Hackney, Melissa Alonso and Susannah Cullinane, CNN More than 300 people are hunting for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a Florida sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop. Nassau County Deputy Josh Moyers was shot twice during a traffic stop in Callahan early Friday and died from his injuries Sunday, officials said.

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Police in north Florida are searching for Patrick McDowell

More than 300 people are involved in manhunt for a suspect after a Florida sheriff’s deputy was shot during a traffic stop

By Deanna Hackney, Melissa Alonso and Susannah Cullinane, CNN More than 300 people are hunting for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a Florida sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop. Nassau County Deputy Josh Moyers was shot twice during a traffic stop in Callahan early Friday and died from his injuries Sunday, officials said.

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The scene of an officer-involved shooting in Huntington Beach

Police say they shot and killed an armed man near where crowds had gathered for the US Open of Surfing event

By Keith Allen and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Police fatally shot an armed man at Huntington City Beach in Southern California on Saturday afternoon, the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) said. It happened as crowds were gathered for the U.S. Open of Surfing being held at the Huntington Beach Pier. Police received a call at approximately

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