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Fatal Stabbing of a 7-Year-Old Girl Rattles Chicago: ‘That Was a Baby’

7 octobre 2026 à 16:27
The attack has raised questions about whether the suspect was overlooked by authorities despite a history of mental health problems and violent offenses.

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On Monday, Kezia Freeman placed flowers at the site of the stabbing.

Russia Plague Scare: What to Know About Fears of an Outbreak

8 octobre 2026 à 14:46
Russian authorities aren’t saying much about the death of a woman who worked in a lab studying plague. But experts say any risk of contagion would be limited.

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A security person looks out the door of an infectious diseases hospital in the Russian town of Shelekhov, where an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died.

Canada Halts Plan to Allow Medically Assisted Death for the Mentally Ill

7 octobre 2026 à 14:36
People who have mental illness alone will not qualify for assisted death, but patients who have other conditions and expect to have a cognitive decline can make an advanced request.

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Sean Fraser, Canada’s minister of justice, said parliament will pass legislation to bar people whose sole condition is a mental illness from seeking medically assisted death.

Man Is Arrested After Fatal Shooting of Girl in Parking Spot Dispute

7 octobre 2026 à 15:06
Khloe Ishway, 12, was killed when she was caught in the crossfire as two men exchanged gunfire while arguing over a parking spot at a park in Baltimore over the weekend.

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A 12-year-old girl, Khloe Ishway, was fatally struck by gunfire on Saturday as two men argued over a parking spot at Leon Day Park in West Baltimore, the authorities said.

Russia Says It Found No ‘Emergency’ in Plague Lab

7 octobre 2026 à 14:20
New information around the death of a lab worker, including a statement that she had been vaccinated against the plague, came as U.S. officials demanded more data.

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The entrance to the grounds of the anti-plague institute in Irkutsk, Russia, on Wednesday. An employee of the institute died of a mysterious pneumonia.

Kenya Records Ebola Case for First Time

6 octobre 2026 à 17:02
The authorities said that the virus had been diagnosed in a man arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo and that they were taking measures to prevent any spread.

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The Kenyan cabinet secretary for health, Aden Duale, at a news conference in Nairobi on Tuesday. He said the man with Ebola had lived in Congo for seven years, and fell sick a month ago.

Nigeria Military Helicopter Crashes With 32 Onboard

5 octobre 2026 à 17:20
The crash was one of Nigeria’s worst military aviation accidents in years. The country has a history of fatal military aircraft crashes.

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Wreckage of a military aircraft that crashed in Ondo State, Nigeria, on Monday.

2 People, Including Winter Haven High School Student, Killed in Florida Bus Crash

5 octobre 2026 à 15:40
A school bus carrying 39 people to Winter Haven High School in Florida was struck by a sedan and rolled over, killing a student and a person in another vehicle, officials said.

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The bus was hit by a sedan that veered across the center line in Polk County, Fla.

Trapped in a Kill Zone, a Ukrainian City Is Beginning to Starve

5 octobre 2026 à 05:24
Evacuation is almost impossible and food is running out in Russian-occupied Oleshky, a city menaced by mines and drones.

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A protester in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, last month calling for help for Oleshky, a city in southern Ukraine.

‘How Does That Happen?’: America’s Execution System Is Long Flawed

3 octobre 2026 à 05:02
The failed execution of Christa Pike, which left her clinging to life in Tennessee, was the latest grisly error to take place in an American execution chamber.

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Emergency vehicles arrived at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville after the failed execution of Christa Pike.

Ken Urker, Partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Is Found Dead in Louisiana

2 octobre 2026 à 16:10
Mr. Urker, 34, who shared a child with Ms. Blanchard, was found unresponsive in a home on Thursday when deputies conducted a welfare check.

Gunman Kills 2 Co-Workers at Virginia Rental Business

30 septembre 2026 à 22:31
A 37-year-old man shot three employees at an equipment rental business, then killed himself after a standoff with the police, the authorities said.

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Police officers near the scene of a shooting in Manassas, Va., on Wednesday.

Driver Strikes 4 People Outside a Mall in British Columbia, Killing 2, Police Say

30 septembre 2026 à 18:14
The accident occurred as hundreds of people were gathering nearby for a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation march near Delta, a city south of Vancouver, the authorities said.

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At least two people were killed near Delta, British Columbia, on Wednesday when a driver lost control of a vehicle and crashed into a crowd during an event observing the past suffering of Indigenous people in Canada.

X2, Troubled Six Flags Roller Coaster, to Close After Lawsuits

30 septembre 2026 à 10:36
The ride at Magic Mountain near Los Angeles has fueled lawsuits claiming that it had caused brain injuries, including two that were fatal.

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Riders experienced up to four times the force of gravity on X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif. The ride had attracted criticism and lawsuits claiming it caused severe injuries.

Over 800 Killed in Renewed Houthi-Saudi War in Yemen, W.H.O. Says

28 septembre 2026 à 12:20
The fighting between the Iran-backed Houthi militia and Saudi-backed government forces has exacerbated one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, the World Health Organization said.

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A man carries an injured child at a hospital following a drone strike south of Hodeidah on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, in August.
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