Wrong-way driver causes deadly Vermont crashes
In Williston Vermont a wrong way driver triggered multiple crashes leaving five high school juniors dead and multiple injuries. A stolen police cruiser ignition led to more collisions and a fiery scene as officers attempted rescues and pursuit. Police identified the driver as 36 year old Steven Bourgoin pending further determination of initial crash causation.
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Williston
Vermont
Harwood Union High School
Amy Rex
Richmond
Steven Bourgoin
Bourgoin
AT&T Halts Replacements for Note 7 Phones
AT&T will stop exchanging replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices amid reports of the replacements catching fire. The carrier urges customers to swap for other products while Samsung had recalled the phone in mid September and notes ongoing safety concerns. A Southwest Airlines flight evacuated last week due to a smoking Note 7 incident.
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New York
A&t
At&t
Samsung
Southwest Airlines
Fatal shooting at Michigan party leaves one dead
In Grand Rapids eight of nine people shot are expected to survive after a early Sunday shooting at a party in a business listing electronics furniture and sporting goods. The victim was 21 year old Juwan Boykin. Police seek motive with no arrests yet.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Juwan Boykin
Terry Dixon
Dixon
U.S. role in Mosul grows with upsurge in Iraq
U.S. forces near Mosul surge to about 6,000 troops with 4,565 in Iraq and 1,500 on temporary duty. Special forces raid inside Islamic State territory while Apache helicopters aid the Mosul operation. Chase Snow of the 101st Airborne advises Iraqi officers as his father also served in Mosul in 2003.
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Iraq
Chase Snow
Mosul
Saddam Hussein
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U.S. Army
Islamic State Group
U.S
Pentagon
Ramadi
Fallujah
Qayara Air Base
Gary Volesky
Nashville
Tenn
101St Airborne Division
101St
Brett Sylvia
Makhmour
Sylvia
George W. Bush
Drones tested in Africa bring aid and concerns
A UN project in Malawi tests small unmanned aircraft to deliver HIV test samples, while Rwanda launches a Zipline driven blood and medicine network. Drones aid mapping and anti poaching but face range limits sovereignty worries and infection by misperception.
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United Nations
Malawi
Unicef
Judith Sherman
Africa
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Rwanda
U.S
Zipline
Global Alliance For Vaccines
Madagascar
Vayu
South Africa
Llamasoft
Tanzania
Rupani
Matternet
Sherman
Palm Springs officers shootout ends as gunman is captured
In a tense standoff in Palm Springs John Felix 26 planned to shoot police according to his father who warned a neighbor the suspect was armed and acting crazy. Felix was apprehended after officers used a chemical agent and he wore body armor and carried ammo. Two officers died Jose Vega and Lesley Zerebny while a third officer was wounded and released from hospital.
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Frances Serrano
Associated Press
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Serrano
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Jose “Gil
Gilbert Vega
Lesley Zerebny
Pope Francis names 17 new cardinals vote to elect next pope
Francis elevates 17 cardinals, including three Americans, signaling moderation in U S church. Indianapolis Archbishop Joseph Tobin prompts political debate over refugee resettlement amid looming election. Others include Blase Cupich and Kevin Farrell. Thirteen of the new cardinals are under 80 and eligible to vote in a future conclave.
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Francis
U.S
Indianapolis
Joseph Tobin
Tobin
USS
Chicago
Blase Cupich
Dallas
Kevin Farrell
Vatican
Kenneth Hackett
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