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Sweden mourns after deadliest shooting as gunman details emerge
Police say they have identified the gunman but will not publish his name yet or those of victims.BBC News - 10h -
Congo Mourns Its Dead After Rebels Capture Key City of Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the Central African country in decades.The New York Times - 11h -
Relatives Mourn Black Hawk Helicopter Crew as They Search for Answers in D.C. Crash
The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane above the Potomac River boasted an experienced crew doing “an unforgiving job.” Friends and relatives are still baffled and mourning their ...The New York Times - 12h -
Rebel groups declare ceasefire in Congo
Rebel groups, including the M23 rebels, have declared a humanitarian ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 900 have been killed and nearly 3,000 others injured in recent fighting ...CBS News - 1d -
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Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for 'humanitarian reasons'
The rebels say they will not seize any further territory but will protect their positions.BBC News - 2d -
Why Is Violence Flaring Up in Mineral-Rich Congo?
Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 ...The New York Times - 2d -
Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies
Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma after the M23 rebels say they captured the major city in eastern Congo last weekABC News - 3d -
Wichita mourns D.C. plane collision and reflects on aviation roots
The deadly collision between an American Airlines jet and Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., took the lives of 67 people. That passenger flight had departed Wichita, Kansas, which drew the city ...CBS News - 4d -
K-Wings Mourn The Loss Of A Franchise Icon
Brent Jarrett, Kalamazoo’s all-time forward, passes away at age 65.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
After D.C. Jet Collision, an Ice Skating Community in Boston Mourns
The plane crash wasn’t the Skating Club of Boston’s first airline tragedy. Ten members of the U.S. figure skating team were killed in 1961.The New York Times - 4d -
Boston figure skating community mourning 6 killed in D.C. plane crash
Boston is mourning the loss of six members of its ice skating community in Wednesday's Washington, D.C., plane crash. CBS News Boston reporter Laura Haefeli has more.CBS News - 5d -
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Figure skating community mourns loss of victims killed in midair collision
The figure skating community is grieving the loss of some of their rising stars killed in the midair collision Wednesday night. More than a dozen top skaters were killed in the crash.CBS News - 5d -
‘It doesn’t feel real’: Family friend mourns the loss of Bob and Lori Schrock
Grace Cantrell, who is a childhood friend of Bob and Lori Schrock’s daughter Ellie, said she is heartbroken by their loss, calling them “gifts from God.” The Schrocks were among the victims of the ...NBC News - 5d -
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Figure skating community mourns members killed in plane crash
More than a dozen members of the U.S. figure skating community were on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C.. on Wednesday night. CBS News ...CBS News - 6d -
During a moment of national mourning, Trump chooses to attack DEI policies
Even though the investigation is ongoing and few details have been released, Trump quickly cast blame for the deadly midair collision that happened Wednesday night.NBC News - 6d -
Rwanda’s stealth occupation of eastern Congo
Pressure on Kigali is needed to avert a potential full-blown conflictFinancial Times - 6d -
'We are in mourning': Trump delivers statement on deadly D.C. plane crash
President Trump delivered a statement on the deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C., calling it a "dark and excruciating night in our nation's capital." The president said the federal government ...NBC News - 6d -
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M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo
The United Nations says Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma including its airportABC News - Jan. 29 -
Conflict in Congo over Rwanda-backed rebels
Protesters have attacked embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kinshasa over Rwanda-backed rebels fighting in Goma. Elian Peltier, an international correspondent for The New York Times, ...CBS News - Jan. 28 -
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese city in a bid to occupy territory and exploit minerals.The New York Times - Jan. 28 -
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U.N. peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in eastern Congo
Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead, United Nations and army officials said Saturday.NBC News - Jan. 26 -
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Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
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MSNBC Mourns and Fox Makes Merry as Trump Season 2 Premieres
The inaugural’s pageantry was interpreted in sharply different ways across the media spectrum. Podcasters weighed in, too.The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms
The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to officially cut the cord and halt new downloads off the app starting ...ABC News - Jan. 17 -
TikTok creators mourn app where 'overnight' success is possible
Some creators told the BBC they will start to diversify where they post their content and lean in to platforms like Instagram and YouTube.BBC News - Jan. 18 -
United by Disaster, L.A. Mourns, and Hopes, Together
More than a week after the wildfires ignited, the hazy numbness described by many looks a lot like grieving.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Los Angeles Artists Mourn as Their Studios and Artworks Go Up in Smoke
Artists who lived and worked in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades are worrying about irreplaceable losses, and their livelihoods.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
National day of mourning for Jimmy Carter begins, state funeral soon
Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral will be held Thursday at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on what to expect.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
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Mourning a president and citizen
Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral is an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of presidential state funerals and how Americans have mourned their leaders, with the first president to ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
National Day of Mourning: What is it, and how will it impact you?
President Biden declared Thursday as a National Day of Mourning. Here's what to know about the day.The Hill - Jan. 7