Kristine Phillips The Washington Post
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'Do Not Shoot!': The Last Moments Of Communist Revolutionary Che Guevara
His leg riddled with bullets, his gun knocked out of his hand, Ernesto "Che" Guevara surrendered.
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Man Accused In US Shooting Had Been Convicted For Beating Girlfriend
A "disgruntled" employee, who fatally shot five people and wounded five officers at an Illinois warehouse Friday, severely beat a woman years ago in a domestic violence incident that turned him into a felon - and should have kept him from buying a gun.
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Her Texts Urged Boyfriend To Kill Himself. A Judge Upheld Her Conviction
In 2017, Michelle Carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for convincing her boyfriend via text messages to die by suicide. She appealed the decision, but her conviction was upheld Wednesday by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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4-Year-Old In US Accidentally Shoots Pregnant Mother Watching TV In Bed
A 4-year-old boy accidentally shot his pregnant mother after finding a loaded handgun inside their Seattle suburb home, authorities said.
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Flight In US Flew For Hours In Circles But Never Made It To Destination
What was supposed to be a nonstop journey from Los Angeles to Maui, Hawaii, turned into a dizzying nightmare Friday after the plane turned back but three times before the flight was ultimately canceled.
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El Chapo Called Girls He Raped His "Vitamins", Said They Gave Him Life
A person referred to as "Commadre Maria" regularly sent Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera pictures of girls as young as 13, and the notorious drug lord and his associates allegedly paid $5,000 for each teen and raped them at one of his ranches.
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Comedian Jokes About Kids Getting Shot. Father Responds With Own Stand-Up
Parents were angered after Louis C.K. mocked victims of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting during a stand-up routine in December. "My daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting. My son ran from the bullets. . . . Why don't you come to my house and try out your new pathetic jokes?" one father tweeted after audio of the set was leaked online.
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A Deaf Couple Sought Help From Delta Staff. Now, They Want To Sue Airline
A deaf couple accused a Delta Air Lines staffer of discriminating against them by refusing to communicate with them in a way they would understand - in writing. Instead, the couple said, the staffer rolled her eyes, the situation escalated, police were called, and they never got on their flight.
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As Temperature Rises In Australia, Snakes Seek Refuge In People's Toilets
In Australia, snakes sometimes slither into suburban backyards and homes. When the weather gets warm, they lounge in the sun. When it gets hot, they seek cool places: a wall crevice, under a refrigerator, under a barbecue grill, behind an air-conditioning unit.
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Man Killed His Parents, Members Of Girlfriend's Family That Took Him In
21-year-old Dakota Theriot drove away, setting off a daylong manhunt that spanned states. He was arrested more than 1,000 miles to the northeast, in rural Virginia, on Sunday morning.
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They Left Food, Water For Migrants In Desert - Now They May Go To Prison
During the summer of 2017, when temperatures reached triple digits in Arizona, four women drove to a vast desert wilderness along the southwestern border with Mexico. They brought water jugs and canned food - items they later said they were leaving for dehydrated migrants crossing the unfriendly terrain to get to the United States.
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US Vice President Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. To Defend Border Wall
US-Mexico Border Wall: On the eve of a holiday commemorating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Vice President Mike Pence seemed to liken President Donald Trump's push for a border wall to the civil rights leader's legacy.
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A Man's Unusual Cure To His Back Pain: Injecting Himself With His Semen
A 33-year-old man who had been suffering from back pain decided to treat himself by resorting to an unusual remedy not supported by scientific research: he injected himself with a dose of his own semen every month for a year and a half.
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14-Year-Old Carrying Replica Handgun Shot Dead By Police While Running
The shooting happened within seconds. The police officer draws his gun as he tries to get the suspect's attention. He sees the male suspect running. He orders him to show his hands, but the latter keeps running. He fires two shots, striking the suspect - who turns out to be a 14-year-old boy carrying a replica handgun.
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Migrant Woman, Kids In Viral Tear Gas Photo Allowed Into US: Lawmakers
A Honduran mother and her children who were photographed fleeing from tear gas as chaos erupted at the U.S.-Mexico border last month are now in the United States, according to two members of Congress who spent the night at a port of entry with a group of asylum seekers.
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'Do Not Shoot!': The Last Moments Of Communist Revolutionary Che Guevara
His leg riddled with bullets, his gun knocked out of his hand, Ernesto "Che" Guevara surrendered.
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Man Accused In US Shooting Had Been Convicted For Beating Girlfriend
A "disgruntled" employee, who fatally shot five people and wounded five officers at an Illinois warehouse Friday, severely beat a woman years ago in a domestic violence incident that turned him into a felon - and should have kept him from buying a gun.
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Her Texts Urged Boyfriend To Kill Himself. A Judge Upheld Her Conviction
In 2017, Michelle Carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for convincing her boyfriend via text messages to die by suicide. She appealed the decision, but her conviction was upheld Wednesday by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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4-Year-Old In US Accidentally Shoots Pregnant Mother Watching TV In Bed
A 4-year-old boy accidentally shot his pregnant mother after finding a loaded handgun inside their Seattle suburb home, authorities said.
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Flight In US Flew For Hours In Circles But Never Made It To Destination
What was supposed to be a nonstop journey from Los Angeles to Maui, Hawaii, turned into a dizzying nightmare Friday after the plane turned back but three times before the flight was ultimately canceled.
-
El Chapo Called Girls He Raped His "Vitamins", Said They Gave Him Life
A person referred to as "Commadre Maria" regularly sent Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera pictures of girls as young as 13, and the notorious drug lord and his associates allegedly paid $5,000 for each teen and raped them at one of his ranches.
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Comedian Jokes About Kids Getting Shot. Father Responds With Own Stand-Up
Parents were angered after Louis C.K. mocked victims of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting during a stand-up routine in December. "My daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting. My son ran from the bullets. . . . Why don't you come to my house and try out your new pathetic jokes?" one father tweeted after audio of the set was leaked online.
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A Deaf Couple Sought Help From Delta Staff. Now, They Want To Sue Airline
A deaf couple accused a Delta Air Lines staffer of discriminating against them by refusing to communicate with them in a way they would understand - in writing. Instead, the couple said, the staffer rolled her eyes, the situation escalated, police were called, and they never got on their flight.
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As Temperature Rises In Australia, Snakes Seek Refuge In People's Toilets
In Australia, snakes sometimes slither into suburban backyards and homes. When the weather gets warm, they lounge in the sun. When it gets hot, they seek cool places: a wall crevice, under a refrigerator, under a barbecue grill, behind an air-conditioning unit.
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Man Killed His Parents, Members Of Girlfriend's Family That Took Him In
21-year-old Dakota Theriot drove away, setting off a daylong manhunt that spanned states. He was arrested more than 1,000 miles to the northeast, in rural Virginia, on Sunday morning.
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They Left Food, Water For Migrants In Desert - Now They May Go To Prison
During the summer of 2017, when temperatures reached triple digits in Arizona, four women drove to a vast desert wilderness along the southwestern border with Mexico. They brought water jugs and canned food - items they later said they were leaving for dehydrated migrants crossing the unfriendly terrain to get to the United States.
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US Vice President Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. To Defend Border Wall
US-Mexico Border Wall: On the eve of a holiday commemorating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Vice President Mike Pence seemed to liken President Donald Trump's push for a border wall to the civil rights leader's legacy.
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A Man's Unusual Cure To His Back Pain: Injecting Himself With His Semen
A 33-year-old man who had been suffering from back pain decided to treat himself by resorting to an unusual remedy not supported by scientific research: he injected himself with a dose of his own semen every month for a year and a half.
-
14-Year-Old Carrying Replica Handgun Shot Dead By Police While Running
The shooting happened within seconds. The police officer draws his gun as he tries to get the suspect's attention. He sees the male suspect running. He orders him to show his hands, but the latter keeps running. He fires two shots, striking the suspect - who turns out to be a 14-year-old boy carrying a replica handgun.
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Migrant Woman, Kids In Viral Tear Gas Photo Allowed Into US: Lawmakers
A Honduran mother and her children who were photographed fleeing from tear gas as chaos erupted at the U.S.-Mexico border last month are now in the United States, according to two members of Congress who spent the night at a port of entry with a group of asylum seekers.
