Alabama executes Anthony Boyd by nitrogen
Alabama executed Anthony Todd Boyd with nitrogen gas on Thursday after the Supreme Court rejected his final appeal. The 54-year-old man died at William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore…
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Blast kills workers at Russia factory
A blast at a Russian factory killed at least 12 workers and left 10 missing on Wednesday in Kopeysk, a city near the Ural Mountains. Governor Aleksey Teksler said 19…
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Bailey family killed in Montana crash
A helicopter accident in Montana claimed the lives of four relatives of Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey on Wednesday. His son Zachary Bailey died with his wife Kelsey and…
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US sanctions Rosneft and Lukoil over war
Washington targeted Russian energy giants Rosneft and Lukoil with new penalties on Wednesday as part of efforts to halt the Ukraine conflict. The Treasury Department blocked American assets and business…
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Melissa could strengthen into major hurricane
Tropical Storm Melissa hovered between Hispaniola and Jamaica on Thursday morning with 45 mph winds and signs of dangerous growth ahead. The system barely moved at 2 mph while meteorologists…
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Tropical Storm Melissa nears Haiti, Jamaica
Tropical Storm Melissa moved through Caribbean waters on Tuesday with winds of 50 mph, and forecasters were monitoring its path toward Haiti and Jamaica. The system sat 310 miles south-southwest…
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Quake rattles Ecuador–Peru border region
A powerful tremor rattled the border between Ecuador and Peru on Tuesday evening, sending vibrations through communities in both nations. The 6.1 magnitude quake hit at 7:05 p.m. local time…
