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'People were flying' after ski lift failed, eyewitness says
At least 10 people have been injured when a ski lift failed in northern Spain.BBC News - Jan. 18 -
Tax breaks are becoming more generous for natural-disaster victims — just in time for Los Angeles wildfire victims, experts say
A longtime effort to make tax breaks more generous for victims of natural disasters is finally coming to fruition just as wildfire victims are staring at billions of dollars of devastation around ...MarketWatch - Jan. 18 -
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American accused of assaulting a Pa. student being extradited to US, prosecutors say
French Appeal Court prosecutors say an American man accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 is being extradited to the United StatesABC News - Jan. 16 -
Democrats press for long-delayed plaque to honor Jan. 6 victims, police heroes
A 2022 law required a plaque to be placed on the west front of the Capitol complex to honor Jan. 6 heroes. It hasn't been installed.CBS News - Jan. 15 -
Biden forgives $4.5 billion in student debt for 261,000 borrowers who attended now-defunct Ashford University
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it would forgive $4.5 billion in student debt for 261,000 borrowers who attended Ashford University.CNBC - Jan. 15 -
Biden Administration Forgives 260,000 Loans for Ashford University Students
Ashford University was one the country’s largest for-profit college companies at one point.Inc. - Jan. 15 -
Dive boat survivors say they were pressed to sign statements they couldn't read
The group say their official witness statements were translated into Arabic by a boat company employee.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
Police heard pilot shouting for help, Leicester City crash inquest hears
An inquest is hearing from witnesses to the crash at the King Power Stadium that killed five people.BBC News - Jan. 14 -
Meeting with grooming victims 'shocking', says Kemi Badenoch
The Tory leader has been calling for a fresh inquiry into grooming gangs.BBC News - Jan. 14 -
Biden says he helped get student debt forgiven for 5 million borrowers. Now it’s Trump’s turn to deal with the crisis.
The Biden White House took big swings at student-loan relief, but its efforts were complicated by opposition.MarketWatch - Jan. 13 -
Lynx let go in Cairngorms were starving, says zoo
Four cats were captured over Thursday and Friday before one of them later died.BBC News - Jan. 13 -
Landlords ripping off fire victims, says Selling Sunset star
Real estate mogul Jason Oppenheim says renters are being asked for thousands over previous prices.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
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Two killed and four seriously injured in bus crash on German motorway
Coach en route from Berlin to Polish city of Szczecin ended up on its side near Prenzlau, north-east of German capital. A bus accident on a motorway in north-eastern Germany on Saturday left two ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Ukraine says 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were captured
Moscow's counterattack has left Ukrainian forces outstretched and demoralized, killing and wounding thousands and retaking more than 40% of the 380 square miles of Kursk Ukraine had seized.CBS News - Jan. 11 -
South Korea air crash recorders missing final four minutes
The last four minutes of data before the disaster which killed 179 people are missing, transport authorities say.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
Police arrest student suspected of hammer attack at a Tokyo university
Japanese police have arrested a student suspected of a hammer attack at a Tokyo university, which local media said left several injuredABC News - Jan. 11 -
Hammer attack injures eight students at Tokyo university
Japanese police say 22-year-old woman arrested as witness describes panic after attacker ‘all of a sudden’ began swinging hammer in classroom. Eight Tokyo university students attacked with a hammer ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Meta’s changes to policing will lead to clash with EU and UK, say experts
Politicians criticise Mark Zuckerberg’s choice to scrap factcheckers, affecting Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Permitted ‘hateful conduct’ – what users can now say on Meta platforms Sweeping ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
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Artificial intelligence was used in Tesla Cybertruck explosion, police say
Investigators say the devices used in the Tesla Cybertruck explosion were made with the help of artificial intelligence. CBS News' Andres Gutierrez has the latest.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Police say hiker lost 2 weeks in mountains found in "great condition"
A hiker who got lost in Australia's Snowy Mountains has shocked police by surviving on a couple muesli bars and foraged berries.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation
Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human traffickingABC News - Jan. 8 -
Tesla Cybertruck bomber used ChatGPT to plan attack, police say
Las Vegas police say the man who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel used ChatGPT to help plan the bombing.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
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Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India is fired
Seattle’s interim police chief on Monday fired the officer who fatally struck a 23-year-old graduate student from India with his patrol vehicle in January 2023 while responding to a call.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them
Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.Wired - Jan. 7 -
Bill Belichick says he had "shared vision" with Patriots, until "the last four years"
The decision of the Patriots to create a succession plan, while smart on paper, fell flat in practice.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 7 -
The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage
Officials say more than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violenceABC News - Jan. 7 -
Their remains were found decades ago. A new push could ID serial killer's victims.
Decades after investigators unearthed thousands of human bones and bone fragments on a suspected Indiana serial killer’s property, a renewed quest is playing out in laboratories to solve a ...NBC News - Jan. 7 -
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'Mob' of college students attack man in 'To Catch a Predator'-like trap, police say
Six college students in Massachusetts were accused of luring an active-duty service member whom they falsely described as a sexual predator to their campus, where a group of more than two dozen ...NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Biden says 'New Orleans defines strength and resilience' at service for victims
President Biden offered his condolences to the victims of the New Orleans New Year's Day attack, calling the Louisiana city one with a tough spirit at an interfaith prayer service with victims’ ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn reflects on Jan. 6 four years later
On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Hill police officers were on the front lines as supporters of then-President Donald Trump breached the Capitol building. One of those officers was Harry Dunn, who ...CBS News - Jan. 6 -
College students arrested for allegedly luring man on dating app and attacking him, police say
Six students at a Catholic university in Massachusetts are facing charges for allegedly enticing a man to campus using a dating app and then attacking him. Police say the students falsely told them ...NBC News - Jan. 7 -
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13 prisoners escape after drunk detective opens cells, police say
All but two of the 15 suspects in the jail at the time escaped when the cells were opened on the morning, police said.CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Pope says bullying at school prepares students for war, not peace
"Imagining peace" lays foundation for "more just and fraternal world," he says.ABC News - Jan. 4 -
As police search for the body of shark victim Lance Appleby, just how fearful should Australians be?
Experts say long-term trend towards more shark attacks is partly because of population growth, and that the risk remains low. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ...The Guardian - Jan. 4