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Monday, May 20

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There was a fatal shooting at this year's 'Jeep Week' event on Texas Gulf Coast. Here's what to know

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One person has been killed and nearly 300 arrested during a weekend event on Texas' Gulf Coast that local officials say has gotten out of control

There was a fatal shooting at this year's 'Jeep Week' event on Texas Gulf Coast. Here's what to know

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One person has been killed and nearly 300 arrested during a weekend event on Texas' Gulf Coast that local officials say has gotten out of control. The Galveston County sheriff's office says an estimated 100,000 people crammed into a six…

America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate Soars To Space 60 Years Later, Becomes Oldest Person In Cosmos

America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally made it to outer space.

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Body found in car pulled from New Jersey river likely mom who vanished 14 years ago: family

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Bernadine Waters Gunner was last seen alive by relatives in Camden, NJ, back in July 2010 after she told them she was going to kill herself because she couldn't find a job, according to her missing person's report.

Lagos losses 82 persons, N25.37bn property to fire disasters

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The Lagos State Government said it recorded at least 82 casualities and lost property worth over N25.37 billion in one year during various fire disasters in the state.

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The other self-funded American epic with a years-long production debuted at Cannes yesterday

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Kevin Costner is big on believing, whether that’s in aliens or in himself. “I’m so grateful that I’ve never seen a UFO,” the actor-director said in a recent GQ cover story. “I’m a pretty sane person, although some people would think maybe…

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63-year-old nabbed for operating baby factory in Abia, says NAPTIP

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A sixty-three-year-old woman, Chinyere Nkwocha, has been arrested for operating a baby factory in Abia State. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), said the baby...

Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, becomes oldest person to reach space

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Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday.

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Captain Price seems to die in a cut ending from Modern Warfare 3, uncovered 13 years later

You remember the ending of 2011's first-person bullethoser Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, right? Everyone does! A big man kills another big man with a gun but then - then! - a third big man kills that first big man with a rope. It's…

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10 years after, troops rescue 386 from Sambisa forest

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Ten years after abduction, troops rescued about 386 abducted persons, mostly women and children, from Sambisa Forest in Konduga local government area of Borno state, acting GOC 7 Division, AGL …

Sunday, May 19

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Army Rescues 386 From Sambisa Forest 10 Years After Abduction

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Ten years after their abduction, a total of 386 persons, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Nigerian Army in Sambisa Forest in Borno State . The Acting GOC 7 Division, Brig.-Gen. Abubakar Haruna made this known while…

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Fatal crash: 21-year-old passenger ejected from Jeep on I-85 in Durham County, driver charged

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One person is dead and another charged with Misdemeanor Death and Careless and Reckless Driving after a crash closed part of I-85 southbound for several hours early Sunday morning.

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Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later

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Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company. The 90-year-old Dwight blasted off from West Texas with five other passengers on Sunday. Dwight was…

America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket

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Ed Dwight, an astronaut candidate in the early 60s, rocketed into space briefly on Sunday morning on Blue Origin. At 90 years old, Dwight is the new record-holder for oldest person in space.

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Grandmother becomes first person to complete 17 hour swim through great white shark infested waters

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A 55-year-old woman has set a new record as the first swimmer to complete a gruelling journey of almost 30 miles through shark-infested waters.

Pune: Two dead after 17-year-old crashes speeding Porsche car into bike, legal action against parents

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A 17-year-old minor crashed a speeding Porsche car into a motorcycle in Maharashtra’s Pune city on Sunday. Two persons were killed by the speeding luxury car driven by a juvenile, the police said.

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Pune Porsche Accident: Two Killed As Speeding Luxury Car Hits Motorcycle in Pune City; 17-Year-Old Car Driver Detained (Watch Video)

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Two persons were killed when a speeding luxury car driven by a juvenile hit their motorcycle in Maharashtra's Pune city on Sunday, police said.

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India News | Man, Son Arrested for Bid to Murder 2 Persons After Quarrel in Thane

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Police on Sunday arrested a 44-year-old man and his son, both street vendors, for allegedly trying to kill two persons following a quarrel over a banana in Maharashtra's Thane district,…

Saturday, May 18

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6-Year-Old Girl Saves NYU Law Commencement, Embarrasses Anti-Israel Protesters Who Refuse to Leave Stage

Pro-Hamas cheerleaders have made one of the most important touchstones in a person’s life, the pride and accomplishment of commencement, all about themselves.

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Tejashwi claims NDA govt broke its promises in last 10 years

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Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav has targeted the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and alleged that its leaders have broken the promises they made to the public. Interacting with media persons in Bihar’s Chapra city on…