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Extreme weather in Italy continues to claim lives in accidents
The other known casualty in Sicily was a man whose body was found on a guardrail along a Palermo-area road after floodwaters swept away his auto. The regions of Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Lazio remained on orange alert as Italy's Infrastructure Minister Danilo Toninelli announced he would visit some of the worst-hit areas in the country's north, including the region of Veneto, home of the ic... [Full Article...]
Driver was huffing before crash that killed 4 in Wisconsin
Schneider said her daughter, granddaughter and grandson moved in with her a couple of years ago and they expected the house in the Town of Lafayette to be their "forever home". The children were all fourth graders at Halmstad Elementary School and Southview Elementary School in nearby Chippewa Falls, about 145 kilometres east of Minneapolis. [Full Article...]
Facebook blocks 115 accounts suspected of 'inauthentic behavior'
Facebook has blocked 115 accounts it said may have been "engaged in coordinated inauthentic behaviour" ahead of the U.S. midterm elections today. "Typically, we would be further along with our analysis before announcing anything publicly", Gleicher said. [Full Article...]
10-year-old girl accused of killing baby in day care
While she appeared with her biological parents in court, the Tribune reported that she was with her foster parents, who operate the day care, at the time of the incident. They quickly settled on the girl as the prime suspect, said Chippewa County Sheriff James Kowalczyk. A doctor attending the baby told investigators the death was not an accident. [Full Article...]
Fisherman miraculously rescues toddler floating like doll on sea
Gus Hutt was fishing near Matata Beach in the North Island's Bay of Plenty when he spotted what he thought to be "a doll" floating in the rip current. "It was awful in between hearing that and seeing him". The boy was treated the boy for 15 minutes before an ambulance arrived to take him to Whakatane Hospital. [Full Article...]
Russian Su-27 Intercepts US Navy Spy Aircraft Over Black Sea
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane Monday over the Black Sea, but the incident was resolved without any hostilities. The crew reported turbulence during the first pass and vibrations during the second, the Navy said. The Russian jet then activated its afterburners creating more turbulence, making a second pass by the U.S. [Full Article...]
U.S. top court won't halt trial over census citizenship question
The justices announced the action in a one-sentence order. That dispute includes whether the commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross , whose department oversees the US Census Bureau, should be forced to answer questions under oath about his motivations for the politically charged decision. [Full Article...]
Five arrests in Grenfell Tower effigy video probe
The three minute-long clip, which has been uploaded to social media in a bid to track down those involved, ends with the group cheering as the effigy topples and burns. London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton has condemned the footage as " appalling and disturbing ". The Grenfell United organisation for survivors and the bereaved, tweeted: "It's a disgusting video". [Full Article...]