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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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VIDEO: Jet crashes during an air race

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Pilot dies in jet crash during Reno Air Races – NBC News On Sunday afternoon, a pilot died when his jet crashed during the Air Races in Reno, Nevada. In a press conference Sunday evening, Reno Air Racing Association CEO Fred Telling said the pilot was the only fatality. In a preliminary statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said an Aero L-29 Delfin crashed behind a Reno residential area at about 3:45 p.m. According to Telling, …

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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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Two planes collide in mid-air

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Three reported dead in mid-air collision in Boulder County – CBS News Two planes collided mid-air Saturday in Boulder County, Colorado, killing at least three people. An aircraft and a single-engine Cessna 172 collided near Vance Brand Airport in Longmon just before 9 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration reported. Boulder is about 30 minutes away from Longmont. According to the FAA, two people were aboard the Cessna 172. At this time, the FAA has not …

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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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Sick pedestrian struck by several cars on Interstate

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Pedestrian getting sick along I-70 struck by multiple cars, killed – KMBC Kansas City Eastbound Interstate 70 at Interstate 435 near the Truman Sports Complex was shut down after a fatal accident on Friday morning pedestrian crash. Emergency crews were summoned shortly after 3 a.m. During an eastbound trip on I-70 near Kansas City, Missouri, a Kia Sorrento pulling over on the right shoulder was due to an illness in the back seat of the …

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Suspected gang members shoot 13-year-old boy in head

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Gunmen fired shots at partygoers outside a Chicago home Tuesday night and shot a 13-year-old boy in the head – but the victim’s cousin, 21, has a concealed carry license, and he shot back, ending the attack. What happened? A CCL holder, who declined to be identified, told WGN he and his family were celebrating a relative’s birthday in the Lower West Side of the city. During an interview that doesn’t show his face, he …

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Bizarre talent: Woman can smell if people have Parkinson’s disease

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A woman’s hyper-sensitive sense of smell has been harnessed by scientists to develop a test that can diagnose Parkinson’s disease. The test has been in development for years since academics discovered Joy Milne could smell the condition. This 72-year-old woman from Perth, Scotland, has a rare condition that enhances her sense of smell. A different odor developed in her late husband, Les, when he was 33 – 12 years before he was diagnosed with the …

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Football coach shot breaking up fight

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California high school football coach shot after breaking up fight on campus – NBC News A Vallejo High School football coach was shot after breaking up a fight Tuesday afternoon, California authorities said. Reporters were told by Vallejo City Unified School District that multiple students were fighting with “unknown males” when a staff member intervened. A video obtained by reporters shows three males walking away from the fight. Gunshots are suddenly heard as the camera …

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