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VIDEO: Semi-truck flies off overpass into a ball of flames

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Texas tractor trailer truck careens off overpass, driver killed in fiery crash – Fox News An 18-wheeler driver whose truck exploded into flames after flying off a north Texas overpass has been identified. The driver of the tractor-trailer was Gustavo Rodriguez Gomez, 71, who died around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, the Collin County Medical Examiner confirmed. According to a video captured by another driver who wishes to remain anonymous, the truck flipped over a concrete …

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Suitcases with body parts of a woman found in apartment, suspect at large

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NYC crime: Body parts of 22-year-old woman found in 2 suitcases in Brooklyn apartment, police searching for boyfriend – WABC-TV Two suitcases found stuffed with a body in an apartment in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, are thought to belong to a 22-year-old woman. Building residents reported a foul smell and told security the woman had not been seen for several days. A security guard attempted to enter the woman’s 6th-floor apartment but was stopped by her …

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2 ‘severely decomposed’ bodies found in ex-mayor’s home

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Authorities are investigating the death of a former mayor of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, after two bodies were found there. The remains of an elderly woman and an elderly man were found Monday afternoon inside the Woonsocket residence, according to a report from local station WPRI. Thomas Oates, chief of police in Woonsocket, confirmed to reporters that the home belonged to former mayor Susan Menard. Her status as one of the deceased was not clear as …

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9-year-old mauled by bear, family member shoots it dead

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9-year-old boy seriously injured in bear attack while hunting in Alaska; bear shot dead by family member – CBS News In Alaska, police reported that a brown bear mauled a 9-year-old child before a family member shot the bear to death. Alaska State Troopers say the child suffered “serious injuries” and the adult member was left with minor wounds after the attack on Tuesday in Palmer Hay Flats. In the course of hunting, the couple …

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Former Minneapolis officer sentenced for George Floyd’s death

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Ex-Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 3 years in George Floyd’s murder – NBC News A former Minneapolis Police officer who held George Floyd’s legs down in May 2020 has been sentenced to three years in prison on a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Thomas Lane, who is currently in federal prison for violating Floyd’s civil rights during his fatal restraint, appeared at the hearing remotely wearing beige prison clothes. Late last month, …

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Missing child found dead in stolen SUV after father was found shot to death

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HPD: 2-year-old found dead inside stolen vehicle after father shot to death during meetup; suspect on the run – KHOU.com Police in Houston are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy found inside a stolen car Tuesday afternoon after a man was shot in a southwest Houston parking lot. It is believed that the child died because he was left in the heat for an unknown period of time. Police responded originally to a shooting …

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Building explosion, collapses in Chicago, at least 8 hospitalized

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Eight injured after building explodes on Chicago’s West Side – Chicago Tribune Several people have been taken to hospitals following an explosion at a building in Chicago on Tuesday morning. According to Chicago Fire, at least three of them are in serious to critical condition. At this time, the source of the explosion is unknown and the ATF and the Chicago Police bomb squad are on the scene to assist. A brief press conference held …

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Jack in the Box worker shoots at customers over ‘curly fries’, suit filed

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Family sues Jack in the Box worker who fired on them in dispute over curly fries – NBC News In Houston, a married couple just wanted the curly fries they’d purchased at the Jack in the Box drive-thru. But in a lawsuit, they claim an employee fired a gun at them after shouting at them to leave. Anthony Ramos and his wife Jeraldin Ospina, and their seven-year-old daughter are seeking damages from Alonniea Fantasia Ford, …

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Prosecutor who asked for private naked photos, gets suspended

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Kentucky court suspends prosecutor who asked for nude photos – NBC News A Kentucky prosecutor who promised a defendant nude photos in exchange for helping her has been suspended by the Kentucky Supreme Court. Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie Goldy serves Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, and Rowan counties. While the court temporarily suspended Goldy, it said in its Friday order that only the General Assembly can remove him from office through impeachment. According to reporters, Goldy exchanged 230 …

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Mom that yelled for daughter to hit teenage basketball player ordered to pay over $9000 restitution

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According to NBC News, a southern California mother who shouted from the stands for her daughter to hit her opponent at a youth basketball game last year was ordered to pay more than $9,000 in restitution, undergo anger management, and write apology letters. How did this happen? In a statement from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the network quoted a statement from Latira Shonty Hunt, 44, of La Puente, who is charged with one …

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