Adn.com reported that, Finnish air force pilot was killed Wednesday when his trainer jet collided with another Hawk during a training flight, the defense forces said. One pilot ejected successfully and was treated for non-life threatening injuries at a hospital, officials said. It was not clear if the other pilot, whose body was found after a search of several hours, had used his ejector seat. Read Article
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As reported by Dailymail.co.uk, two Americans are among the more than 1,700 victims killed when Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, but the U.S. State Department has warned it expects the figure to rise. As the U.S. prepares to send in aid equipment on three warships, the Marine General leading the relief effort has said the […]
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cbsnews.com reported…..How much trust do you put in the scales that weigh your luggage at the ticket counter? You probably don’t think about their accuracy and accept their output without question. That can have serious financial implications, though, since luggage overage fees can be as much as $100. Indeed, in the past I explained that […]
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According to The Moscow Times, at least one person was killed during a bomb attack on a liquor store on Friday in Makhachkala, Dagestan, local officials said. The store may have come under attack because it sold alcohol, an unidentified security official said. Stores purveying liquor have come under sustained intimidation from radical Islamists in […]
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According to La Dépêche, a fire broke out Saturday morning at Disneyland Paris in the technical area of the Tower of Terror. No casualties were regrettable but the attraction has still been stopped until controls establish the cause of the accident, according to information from BFM TV . It is a disappointment for most of […]
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Shanghaidaily.com reports that three gunmen were killed in a search operation by law enforcement in Russia’s North Caucasian republic of Dagestan, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said Monday. “A group of illegal armed units was found in the gorge between the settlements of Kuma and Kundy in Laki district of the republic,” the Itar-Tass news agency […]
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Around 20 square miles within Washington, DC — or one-third of the nation’s capital — is monitored by acoustic sensors that help police officers identify crime scenes where gunshots may have been fired only seconds earlier. The Washington Post reported extensively on the ShotSpotter crime-fighting surveillance tool over the weekend and how the city’s Metropolitan […]
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As reported by Globalpost.com, a woman arriving at the Montreal airport in Canada on Thursday was busted with a particularly curious Halloween treat: three pumpkins stuffed with cocaine. Border agency officials apprehended the woman at the Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau as she arrived on Halloween and discovered she was carrying three rather suspect gourds in her […]
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As reported by Globalpost.com, the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama has reopened again after it was evacuated on Sunday, when workers there found a note containing a bomb threat. An airport employee found a note in the men’s bathroom around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, prompting an immediate evacuation as well as a shutdown of roads […]
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According to Bbc.com, three people have been killed in the hijacking of a bus in Norway, media reports say. The suspect, a man in his 50s of foreign origin, has been arrested. Read Article
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