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Russia's most advanced fighter arrives in Syria
Russian media reported details of air force and naval reinforcements sent by Moscow during the last two days to Syria, in a major shift from previous directions to reduce the Russian military presence in Syria. Russian Federation had approached India to develop a variant of the SU-57 for the Indian Air Force, but in recent years, the IAF has been perceived to be cool to the proposal and has ci... [Full Article...]
Hero dog shot protecting teen during home invasion
The teen was on the phone with 911 when the burglars entered the bedroom where he was hiding in the closet with Rex. A dog was shot three times while attempting to save its owner during an armed robbery in Des Moines, Iowa. The dog is being called a hero. "Sadly they shot Rex 4 times and finally Rex, the hero dog gave up in his battle". The burglars ran away when they heard police sirens. [Full Article...]
Arm teachers with resources, not guns, say Northwest Indiana educators
Trump responded to a number of emotional stories from the survivors and parents of victims from the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14 by pledging to act on school shootings "two minutes" after a listening session . [Full Article...]
On-and-off periods of rain, sun returning Sunday: Northeast Ohio weekend weather outlook
Northwest wind 3 to 7 miles per hour. The freezing rain will be part of the initial batch of precipitation that could start anywhere from late afternoon to early evening. It will be a touch warmer with highs in the low to mid 30s. With the rain and mild temperatures, whatever snow we saw on Thursday will be pretty much gone by the end of the weekend. [Full Article...]
West Virginia teacher strike to continue next week
Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill Wednesday to give teachers a 2 percent pay raise starting in July, and an additional 1 percent pay increase in 2020 and 2021. According to legislators, the state's year-end surpluses have ranged from about $12 million to $339 million. Ted Cheatham, director of that agency, has said that because of medical inflation, about $50 million to $70 million would be needed ... [Full Article...]
Ski champion Lindsey Vonn keeps secret message in Greek
That goes with the gold from the 2010 Games. Vonn finished her final Olympics with just the one bronze medal in three events . Michelle Gisin of Switzerland won the women's Olympic Alpine combined on Thursday with an aggressive slalom run to beat Mikaela Shiffrin . [Full Article...]
Canadian men ready to give their all to grab curling bronze
But despite all the eye-rolling emoji in the tweet above, the actress did seem to be reconsidering her stance on the ice-bound sport. USA's only medal in curling was bronze at the 2006 Turin Olympics. "More eyeballs watching the game". "It's a pretty good story". Finally, he just excavated and used what a million sportsmen have thought but haven't necessarily said: "It's a really (expletive) ... [Full Article...]
Florida shooting highlights gun control divisions
He added that designating schools as "gun-free zones" puts students in "far more danger". The father of a victim killed at the Florida high school shooting last week raised his frustrations during a listening session at the White House Wednesday, telling attendees and administration officials that "we as a country failed our children". [Full Article...]