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Police insisted second Salisbury novichok attack was drug overdose, inquiry told

Inspector dismissed emergency services’ concerns that incident was similar to Skripal poisonings, KC says. Police officers urged paramedics and firefighters to treat the second novichok incident in ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Pregnant woman and unborn child killed in collision with Met police car

Force says unmarked vehicle collided with car driven by 38-year-old woman in Eltham, south-east London. The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an investigation after a heavily ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Charges against deaf Black man beaten by Phoenix police dropped

Prosecutors in Arizona have dropped all charges against a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was beaten by Phoenix police in August after he didn’t respond to their orders, authorities ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

American Man Kidnapped, Taken Away on Boat in Philippines, Police Say

Four armed men shot and abducted a 26-year-old from Vermont in western Mindanao, the police said. He had been living in the area since May.

World - The New York Times - October 19

Ivory Coast dissolves student unions after deaths and a police raid

The government of Ivory Coast has announced a ban on all student union associations following the death of two students and the arrest of 17 suspects

World - ABC News - October 18

Iowa school shooter showed 'warning signs' and 'copycat behavior,' police say

The student gunman in a small-town Iowa school shooting in January in which two people were killed and several others injured was known to have a fascination with school shooters and exhibited a ...

Charges Against Deaf Black Man Punched by Phoenix Police Are Dropped

The man, Tyron Scott McAlpin, who also has cerebral palsy, was repeatedly punched and shocked with a Taser by the police during an arrest in August. The arrest is under investigation.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18