Roundup: Chicago shooting family calls for leadership change
The family of Laquan McDonald, shot 16 times by Chicago officer Jason Van Dyke, demands mayor Rahm Emanuel andState's Attorney Anita Alvarez resign amid protests sparked by the video release. Also cited: nationwide abortion decline per CDC data. A ISS crew lands in Kazakhstan after 141 days in space. In Riyadh, women campaign for historic municipal vote amid Saudi gender restrictions.
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Chicago
Laquan McDonald
Jason van Dyke
Rahm Emanuel
Cook County
Anita Alvarez
Hunter
Rahm
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
National Center For Health Statistics
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Amal Badredin Alswari
Alswari
Stop-gap bill clears House as talks on year end package continue
The House passed a stop-gap funding bill to push government funding negotiations through midweek with a voice vote. Negotiators plan weekend talks on policy riders and a separate tax breaks package, while Democrats oppose many rider provisions and some tax incentives. If needed, another short-term extension is possible.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Harold Rogers
R-Ky
Rogers
Paul Ryan
R-Wis
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Harry Reid
D-New
Obama
Pelosi
Drone near misses rise as pilots report 241 close calls
FAA defined near collisions show 241 drone to manned aircraft close encounters from 2013 to 2015, including 28 where pilots veered. Bard College analysis notes 90 incidents involved commercial jets and most sightings occur within five miles of airports above 400 feet. Major hotspots include New York Newark 86 and Los Angeles 39.
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Washington
U.S
Federal Aviation Administration
Bard College
Center For the Study
FAA
New York
Newark
N.J
Los Angeles
Miami
Chicago
Boston
San Jose
Calif
Atlanta
Seattle
San Diego
Orlando
Fla
Houston
Portland
Ore
Dallas/Fort Worth
Denver
Bard
Four bikers among Waco shootout dead from police rifles
Investigative records show four of the nine fatalities in the Twin Peaks melee were hit by .223 caliber rifles fired by Waco police, with ballistics linking two dead to that rifle type. The vast evidence review outlines chaotic scenes May 17 outside the restaurant and notes multiple weapon types among those killed.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Waco
Associated Press
Twin Peaks
Brent Stroman
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Kononenko
Russian Mission Control
Joan Lowy
Dan Gettinger
Drone
Brigham City
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Daniel Holtzclaw
Holtzclaw
Jamie Ligons
Benjamin Crump
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