Small plane crashes in Texas two dead
Liberty County sheriff says two men died when a plane performed stunts above the Trinity River near the Highway 105 bridge in Liberty County. Pilot Patrick Falterman and passenger Zach Esters were both killed when the plane nose-dived after an apparent stalled loop. Witnesses saw the craft over the river as deputies recovered the 8 to 10 foot deep body located near the scene.
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Cleveland
Zach Esters
Louisiana
Highway 105
Liberty County
Hermine Threat Shifts Offshore as Labor Day Waves Roar
Hermine moved away from the East Coast, still packing power to create dangerous surf and rip currents. Watches stretched from Virginia to Massachusetts as governors prepared, with New Jersey and Delaware facing gusts up to 50 mph and potential life threatening surges.
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Chris Christie
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Virginia
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Teresa canonized in Rome as pope honors mercy mission
Pope Francis canonizes Mother Teresa in St. Peter's Square with about 120000 attendees, praising her care for the outcasts and her critique of poverty created by leaders. The ceremony, part of the Holy Year of Mercy, highlights Francis's mission to aid the marginalized and defend unborn life.
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Kolkata
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Teresa
India
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Sanjay Sarkar
Christopher Hitchens
Missionaries of Charity
Queen Sofia
Spain
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AP Irma Escuero
New York
Vatican
Turkish efforts seal IS from border as Aleppo offensive advances
Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim says Turkish forces and Free Syrian Army rebels have secured 91 kilometers of the border from Azaz to Jarablus and driven Islamic State from the area. Syrian pro government forces also press an Aleppo offensive, retaking lost districts and besieging rebel neighborhoods. The Observatory notes IS has lost its link to the outside world after border losses.
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Diyarbakir
FSA
Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Islamic State
Eastern gorilla listed as critically endangered
The IUCN at the World Conservation Congress in Hawaii downgraded the eastern gorilla to critically endangered citing illegal hunting. About 5,000 remain in the wild, a 70 percent drop over 20 years, with Congo gorillas facing ongoing conservation challenges amid political instability.
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World Conservation Congress
Hawaii
International Union For the Conservation of Nature
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