Retired officer kills self after car chase
Newark scene follows a highway chase with state police ending in the death of Franklin Osgood, 61, a former Providence officer. His wife Mary Jo Osgood died at the scene, with her body later found in the car trunk after the pursuit near Ridgefield Park.
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Newark
N.J
Franklin Osgood
Providence
R.I
Hackensack University Medical Center
New Jersey
Mary Jo Osgood
Osgood
Hugh Clements
Ridgefield Park
George Washington Bridge
Honolulu
Michael Walker
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Walker
Altamana
Man dies after fall down Seattle elevator shaft
A Seattle worker in his 40s fell roughly 30 feet into an elevator shaft downtown. Police and investigators including Labor and Industries and OSHA are examining the incident for possible foul play or safety violations.
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Seattle
KOMO
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Rebels strike back as Aleppo siege widens
Rebels launched an offensive to break the siege of eastern Aleppo where about 300,000 residents face dwindling food and medical supplies. Tanks and jets clashed on multiple fronts as the government near a longstanding strategy, with civilians burning tires to blunt airstrikes.
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Beirut
Aleppo
U.N
Ahrar al-Sham
Wissam Zarqa
Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Syria
Observatory
Bustan al-Basha
Homs
Staffan de Mistura
Pope urges new humanity at World Youth Day in Krakow
Pope Francis told hundreds of thousands at World Youth Day near Krakow to believe in a new humanity stronger than evil and cautioned against ranking religions by violence. About 1.5 million attended the Mass as Francis praised peace, spoke against bigotry, and reflected on terrorism amid his five day Poland trip.
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Krakow
Poland
Pope Francis
Francis
Auschwitz
Rome
ISIS
Islamic State Group
God
Europe
Andrzej Duda
Jaroslaw Kaczynski
Law and Justice Party
China faces hurdles in floating reactor push
China targets floating nuclear reactors through two state firms as it races Russia toward commercial operation. Plans envision up to 20 units, potentially for oil rigs or remote areas, while tensions rise over the South China Sea disputes and Beijing’s broader goal to curb oil imports and boost tech sectors.
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Beijing
China
Russia
South China Sea
Vietnam
Philippines
U.N
U.S
China General Nuclear Power Group
China National Nuclear Corp
Westinghouse Electric Co
France
EDF
Areva
Balloon crash in Texas kills 16 aboard in early morning flight
The hot air balloon struck high tension power lines near Lockhart Texas and burned in a pasture, killing all 16 on board in what officials call the worst U.S. balloon disaster. Pilot identified as Skip Nichols 49, passengers included Matt and Sunday Rowan both 34 from San Antonio. NTSB investigating factors including fog and witness statements while Heart of Texas Hot Air Balloon Rides operated the craft.
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Lockhart
Texas
U.S
National Transportation Safety Board
Robert Sumwalt
Josh Rowan
San
Antonio
NTSB
Heart of Texas Hot Air Balloon Rides
Nichols
Caldwell County
Daniel Law
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Fethullah Gulen
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Deraa
Damascus
Coordination Committees
International Rescue Committee
David Miliband
Physicians For Human Rights
Pope
Joe McDonald
Associated Press
Maxwell
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