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After Six Flags Roller Coaster Death, Critics Call for Federal Oversight

16 octobre 2026 à 16:10
Regulation of amusement parks is left to the states, and deaths are rare. But some say stronger rules are needed.

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The Goliath roller coaster, where man fell to his death on Monday.

Man Who Confronted Oregon School Shooter Is a Parent at Silver Rail Elementary

16 octobre 2026 à 15:21
The father of two girls at Silver Rail Elementary School, who confronted the shooter, was grateful for the support of the community and has asked for privacy.

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An aerial view showing a vehicle belonging to a bystander who fatally shot the suspect, in a cordoned-off area at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Friday.

Deadly School Roof Collapse in Pakistan Raises Questions Over Regulation

16 octobre 2026 à 10:15
A roof collapse that killed 32 children and a teacher in northwest Pakistan has prompted safety inspections of schools across the region.

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The courtyard of the Al-Khair Education System school in Peshawar, Pakistan, after its roof collapsed on Thursday.

Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery

15 octobre 2026 à 10:12
A Russian researcher, who died from an unknown illness, worked at a remote anti-plague facility. Few foreigners have visited these labs, which dot the former Soviet states, and are shrouded in secrecy.

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A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.

32 Children Killed After School Roof Collapses in Pakistan

15 octobre 2026 à 09:28
The collapse, in Peshawar, also killed a teacher and injured dozens of people. A local official said the building appeared to be dilapidated.

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A rescue worker carried a child from a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday, after the roof of the building collapsed.

Miami Tugboat Captain Gets 18 Months in Crash That Killed 3 Children

13 octobre 2026 à 17:55
Five girls and a camp counselor were thrown into the water off Miami Beach in July last year when a barge pushed by a tugboat struck their stalled sailboat.

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Emergency workers responding to the Miami Yacht Club after the barge collided with the sailboat in July 2025.

Police Identify 42-Year Old Man Killed at Six Flags Over Georgia

13 octobre 2026 à 13:20
The police identified the 42-year-old man who died at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday. The company said it was temporarily closing multiple rides in the U.S. and Canada as a precaution.

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Dozens Killed in Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border

13 octobre 2026 à 06:13
The attacks occurred at a remote gold mine hundreds of miles from the front lines of Sudan’s devastating civil war. Videos showed what appeared to be Egyptian munitions.

Over 100 Migrants Are Dead After Boat Capsizes Near Djibouti

11 octobre 2026 à 14:58
The shipwreck is among the deadliest ever recorded on the route to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration said. Dozens remain missing, and the bodies of 15 children were recovered.

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A photo released on Sunday showing the shipwreck of a boat that sank off the shores of Djibouti between Thursday night and Friday morning.

5 Found Dead in Utah Apartment That Had High Carbon Monoxide Levels

11 octobre 2026 à 02:14
The five victims in Richmond, Utah, included four minors whose ages ranged from 5 to 16, the police said. The causes of their deaths were not immediately clear.

What to Know About Isaias, the First Atlantic Hurricane of the Season

10 octobre 2026 à 20:08
After making landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 hurricane, Isaias weakened considerably and headed north. Now, parts of the Southeast are at risk of flash floods.

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Buildings damaged by Hurricane Isaias in Pensacola Beach, Fla., on Saturday.

What to Know About Isaias, the First Atlantic Hurricane of the Season

10 octobre 2026 à 20:08
After making landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 hurricane, Isaias weakened considerably and headed north. Now, parts of the Southeast are at risk of flash floods.

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Buildings damaged by Hurricane Isaias in Pensacola Beach, Fla., on Saturday.

Pentagon Again Increases Number of U.S. Casualties in Iran War

10 octobre 2026 à 20:01
In an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles.

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U.S. officials at a dignified transfer for Army soldiers killed in action while deployed to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, in July. The Pentagon has raised the number of U.S. service members killed and wounded during operations related to the Iran war.

4 Killed as a Weakened Isaias Pushes Through the Southeast

10 octobre 2026 à 16:32
Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, but towns near the landfall site in Florida were relieved that the hurricane damage was not worse.

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Downed trees in Seacrest Beach, Fla., on Saturday. The eye of Hurricane Isaias made landfall about 30 miles away on Friday night.

A Week Later, Russia Hasn’t Said What Pathogen Killed Plague Researcher

10 octobre 2026 à 13:09
Experts said they believed that with modern testing technology, the Russian authorities should know the answer by now.

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The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East in Irkutsk, Russia, on Wednesday. A 28-year-old researcher there died of an unexplained pneumonia.

Russia’s Silence on Possible Plague Outbreak Stokes Fears of a Cover-Up

8 octobre 2026 à 14:22
As rumors spread about a possible plague outbreak in Siberia, the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook: offering little information about potential bad news.

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The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East in Irkutsk, Russia, on Wednesday. The researcher who died worked in the lab.

Embrace or Ban Greek Life? Cornell Case Renews an Old Debate on Campuses

8 octobre 2026 à 05:02
A sexual assault case at Cornell revived a long-running national conversation about whether fraternities and sororities are beneficial or harmful.

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Students at Cornell University on Monday protested the school’s response to allegations of sexual assault on campus.

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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