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Chinese pilot in soup after allowing passenger into cockpit during flight
Air Guilin confirmed that the incident took place during a flight from the southern city of Guilin to Yangzhou , eastern China on January 4. The blogger identified that the image was taken on an Air Guilin plane mid-flight, and criticized the airline for disregarding flight safety. [Full Article...]
United States formally starts withdrawal from Paris climate accord
He announced the U.S. would cease all implementation of non-binding elements of the agreement and begin negotiations either to re-enter the Paris accord or to have a new agreement "on terms that are fair to the United States , its businesses, its workers, its people, its taxpayers". [Full Article...]
Five family members, including children, die in Mexico gun attack
The burnt wreckage of a vehicle transporting a Mormon family living near the border with the U.S.is seen, after the family was caught in a crossfire between unknown gunmen from rival cartels, in Bavispe, Sonora, Mexico November 4, 2019, in this picture obtained from social media. [Full Article...]
Next Maharashtra CM will be from Shiv Sena: Sanjay Raut
This was the Sena's third meeting with the governor since October 24, when the state election results were declared. To a question on speculation that the Shiv Sena may support the BJP if Devendra Fadnavis is not made the chief minister, Raut said, "We have not made any such demand, nor have we heard of any such thing". [Full Article...]
Mexico: Gunmen kill US Mormon family members
At least five other children, one of whom was shot and wounded, managed to escape and walk home, and one girl was reported missing after having run into the woods to hide, Lebaron added. Local activist and relative Julian LeBaron was quoted as describing the incident as a "massacre", adding that some family members were burnt alive. Mexico's federal Department of Security and Citizens' Protectio... [Full Article...]
Probe finds some higher lead levels in Canada’s water than Flint, Mich.
Test results from samples taken in cities including Prince Rupert, B.C., Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon and Montreal showed lead levels comparable to - and in some cases beyond - those of US cities that have made worldwide headlines for their tainted water. [Full Article...]
Sentence expected today for two boys convicted of murder of Ana Kriegel
He told the boys they must bear responsibility for her murder and must accept the consequences. The boys were just 13 years old when they killed the schoolgirl in a derelict house in Lucan. His father bowed and held his head in his hands after the sentence was passed. "There is an emptiness in our lives". The court heard the two boys disagree about numerous details and there is still no clea... [Full Article...]
Why pro-Trump Ky. is facing a competitive governor's race
That's because of a Jim Crow-era provision that makes MS the only state in the nation where candidates for statewide office must win a majority of the popular vote and a majority of the House districts in the state. Hood has served as state attorney general since being elected in 2003. He had a bitter fight with public school teachers, a powerful voting bloc, and a public feud with his own lieuten... [Full Article...]