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After 40 years on the run, escaped prisoner located and caught
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Prisoners to be held in police cells to deal with overcrowding
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FBI investigating fake 'SWAT' calls against conservative media figure
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New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike
New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
American Airlines flight catches fire after emergency landing in Denver
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Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's prison terms now total over 12 years after latest verdict
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Mass prison escapes stoke panic in DRC after rebel advance
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South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from prison
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been released from prison, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being physically detainedABC News - Mar. 8 -
Emergency services called after a man with a Palestinian flag climbs up Big Ben tower
Emergency services have been called to the Palace of Westminster after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up Big Ben towerABC News - Mar. 8 -
South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from prison
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been released from prison a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being physically detained.CBS News - Mar. 8 -
Impeached South Korean president released from prison ahead of insurrection trial
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American Airlines plane catches fire on tarmac of Denver airport after emergency landing
After an American Airlines plane with 178 people aboard made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport Thursday night, the aircraft caught fire on the tarmac, causing chaos as the ...CBS News - 5d -
Peru declares an emergency and deploys the army as violence surges in the capital
Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital and deployed soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singerABC News - 2d -
Troops on the streets of Lima as Peru's government calls state of emergency to tackle crime wave
The residents of Lima were told to expect added security on their journeys into work after Peru's government declared a state of emergency in the capital city to tackle a crimewave and increasing ...ABC News - 1d -
'I'm a 10k world champion after I took up running in retirement'
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Rubio emerges as major Trump World player
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American Airlines plane catches fire in Denver after emergency landing
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March Madness' biggest upsets and deepest runs in the NCAA tournament by Cinderella teams
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NC State fires Keatts a year after Final Four run
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Ayo Edebiri ‘got insane death threats’ after Elon Musk shared fake report about Pirates of the Caribbean casting
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Shohei Ohtani's home run in Japan should have been called a double
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'God used Donald Trump to save me': Ex-Tenn. senator gets pardon 15 days after entering prison
The pardon by Trump came after the top pardon attorney at the DOJ said she had been fired after restoring the gun rights of actor Mel Gibson.CNBC - Mar. 13 -
Hardest Geezer begins new challenge after running length of Africa
Russ Cook, aka Hardest Geezer, begins running the length of New Zealand on the Te Araroa Trail.BBC News - Mar. 12 -
Teenager Andreeva 'runs like rabbit' to stun Sabalenka
Teenager Mirra Andreeva underlines her growing reputation as the hottest emerging talent on the WTA Tour by shocking Aryna Sabalenka to win the Indian Wells title.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Decades after peregrines came back from the brink, a new threat emerges
DDT use nearly wiped out the raptor by the 1970s. Now peregrine numbers are collapsing again in many countries and no one is quite sure why. For the past six years, Gordon Propp, who builds sets ...The Guardian - 6d -
Mallinckrodt and Endo to combine after emerging from bankruptcy linked to opioid crisis
Groups have resolved billions of dollars in claims for selling highly addictive painkillersFinancial Times - 6d -
Tom Petty's "Heartbreakers Beach Party" re-emerges after decades in obscurity
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After singer's murder, Peru declares state of emergency in capital
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Texas A&M softball takes the series after 13-2 run-rule victory over Auburn on Saturday
The Texas A&M softball team earned its first conference series after run-ruling Auburn 13-2 in Game 2 on Saturday afternoon.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
2,000 Striking N.Y. Prison Officers Fired and Barred From Public Jobs
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Florida baseball bounces back with run-rule win over Jacksonville
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A Sydney caravan laden with explosives was a ‘fake terrorism plot’. Here’s what we know
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Source: Vikings acquire running back Jordan Mason in trade with 49ers
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NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts a year after improbable ACC title and Final Four run
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Concerning Ayden Heaven injury update emerges after win against Leicester City
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