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Would-be moose photographer kicked to death by mother protecting her newborn calves

An Alaska man’s photography outing took a deadly turn when he tried to snap some pictures of a pair of newborn moose calves. Dale Chorman, 70, was charged and kicked to death by a protective mother moose, and subsequently pronounced dead at the scene, while his unnamed companion escaped uninjured. Austin McDaniel, with the Alaska Department of Public Safety, stated …

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Defense for Utah children’s book author accused of killing hubby requests withdraw: 'Irreconcilable' situation

Defense attorneys representing Kouri Richins, a Utah mom of three and children’s book author accused of killing her husband in 2022, have filed to withdraw from the case, citing “an irreconcilable and nonwaivable [sic] situation.” Richins, now 35, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated murder and drug possession after she allegedly poisoned her husband of nine years, Eric Richins, on …

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4 dead in wrong-way Georgia van crash

Four people, including three members of the same family, died Sunday after a van crossed the median on a northwest Georgia interstate and plowed into oncoming traffic. Five others were injured in the multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 75 near Emerson. State troopers say a Kia van was traveling north when it crossed a grassy median into the southbound lanes and …

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America's first Black astronaut candidate, Ed Dwight, reaches space at 90

Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA’s early astronaut corps. But he wasn’t picked for the 1963 class. Dwight, now 90, went through a few minutes of …

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Suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann's home searched again

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. – Long Island police have returned to the Massapequa Park home of suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann. His wife Asa Ellerup, who filed for divorce shortly after his arrest last summer, and their adult children were not home at the time, according to her lawyer, Bob Macedonio. Investigators from both the New York State Police and Suffolk …

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Iran president killed in chopper crash, Cohen returns to hot seat and more top headlines

DEADLY CRASH – Iran’s president, foreign minister, other officials confirmed dead in helicopter crash. Continue reading … BACK FOR MORE – Cohen to return to stand after shock admission, court waits to see if Trump will testify. Continue reading … INFILTRATING AMERICA – Mexico’s most dangerous cartels making themselves at home in your state, report says. Continue reading … ‘NOBODY …

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Judge cites error, will reopen sentencing hearing for man who attacked Paul Pelosi

A federal judge will reopen the sentencing hearing for the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and bludgeoned her husband with a hammer after the judge failed to allow him to speak during his court appearance last week. On Friday, District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley sentenced David DePape to 20 years for attempting to kidnap Nancy Pelosi …

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US government declares rare lizard endangered, sparking clash between environmentalists and oil industry

Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future energy development, sand mining and climate change as the biggest threats to its survival in one of the world’s most lucrative oil and natural gas basins. “We have determined that the dunes sagebrush lizard is in danger of extinction throughout …

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New safety rules set training standards for train dispatchers and signal repairmen

New federal certification rules finalized Monday for train dispatchers and signal repairmen will set minimum standards to counteract the investor pressure on railroads to continually cut costs while making sure those employees have the skills they need to operate all the high-tech systems on today’s trains. The new Federal Railroad Administration rules are the latest steps in the agency’s broad …

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US Supreme Court rejects appeal of former Guantanamo Bay detainee who killed US soldier

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a Canadian former Guantanamo Bay detainee’s bid to vacate his convictions for the 2002 murder of an American soldier in Afghanistan and other crimes he committed at age 15 to which he later pleaded guilty. The justices declined to hear an appeal by Omar Khadr, now age 37, of a lower court’s …

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