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US Fighter Planes Intercept Russian Bombers Near Alaska, Says NORAD
Four US Air Force F-22 stealth fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers and two Su-35s as they carried out sorties in global airspace off the coast of Alaska earlier this week, the North American Aerospace Defence Command ( NORAD ) said in a statement on Tuesday. [Full Article...]
Coalition clinches majority government
With opinion polls consistently showing a likely Labor victory in the lead up to the election, and a mixture of leadership instability within the Liberal party (namely the ousting of former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ), Bill Shorten was confident in being able to form a majority government with his party. [Full Article...]
Canadian citizen killed in Honduras plane crash, Global Affairs confirms
The Associated Press reports that the other victims of the crash were the plane's four American passengers, citing an Armed Forces spokesman. She said her brother was "well-loved" in the area, and that "the whole town is in mourning". The dead were identified as Bradley Post, Bailey Sony, Tomy Dubler and pilot Patrick Forseth. Maron added that Global Affairs's thoughts are with the Canadian ci... [Full Article...]
As wildfire nears Alberta town, residents ordered to flee
McAteer says people should expect to be away for 72 hours. Crews fighting to protect the town of High Level , Alta. from an encroaching wildfire are getting help from favourable winds. Livestock and pets evacuated earlier were not to be returned to the evacuation zone. The site also says there's no evacuation order so far but people should be prepared in case the fire worsens and there is a n... [Full Article...]
Paul Rudd plays ‘boring gay man’ Pete Buttigieg on SNL
Airing a clip of the South Bend, Indiana mayor's comments on abortion from his Sunday town hall with Chris Wallace , Carlson displayed a Trumpian graphic dubbing Buttigieg "RADICAL PETE". Women who have purchased a crib, families that then get the most devastating medical news of their lifetime, something about the health or the life of the mother that forces them to make an impossible, unthi... [Full Article...]
Baby cut from his mom's womb opened his eyes briefly
In the photo, taken Sunday by a student pastor, the baby is being held by his father Yovany Lopez. Garcia says the country has united in support of the family. The child was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, with Figueroa establishing a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the baby as part of her elaborate plan. [Full Article...]
Guatemalan child dies in U.S. custody - the fifth since December
Early on Sunday morning, Hernandez told staff at the central processing station where he was being held that he was not feeling well, a customs official told reporters. On April 30, a 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died after officials at an HHS detention facility noticed that he was sick. Bowen, a 10-year veteran of the Border Patrol Agency, was indicted by a federal grand jury last May on charges ... [Full Article...]
With one more to go
Kami Rita Sherpa, 49, reached the 8,850-metre (29,035ft) summit by the traditional south-east ridge route, Mira Acharya, an official in the tourism department, said. Rita's two closest peers have climbed the peak 21 times each, but both of them have retired from mountain climbing. Kami Rita Sherpa, 49, has been climbing Everest since 1994. [Full Article...]