13 h. ago US professor shot dead in 'joint hit job by Iranians' as manhunt launched

Nuno F.G. Loureiro was shot dead multiple times at his apartment just outside of Boston. According to reports, Israel believe this may have been carried out by Iranian hitmen

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13 h. ago Horror moment crocodile mauls boy, 10, to death as he swims with friends

The 10-year-old boy tragically died after being dragged away by a crocodile while swimming with friends in North Maluku, Indonesia - a dramatic search ended with locals chasing the reptile away

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47 h. ago Murder probe as 'lovely little girl' dies at seaside home and teenage boy is arrested

The nine-year-old girl, named locally as Aria, had only just celebrated her birthday with a party

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48 h. ago MIT grieves shooting death of renowned director of plasma science center

Nuno FG Loureiro, 47, was shot multiple times at his home, and no details about a suspect or motive have been releasedThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) community is grieving after the “shocking” shooting death of the director of its plasma science and fusion center, according to officials.Nuno FG Loureiro, 47, had been shot multiple times at his home in Brookline on Monday night when police said they received a call to investigate. Emergency responders brought Loureiro to a hospital, and the award-winning scientist was pronounced dead there Tuesday morning, the Norfolk county district attorney’s office said in a statement. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago MIT professor dies after being shot ‘multiple times’ at his Brookline home

He had been with the prestigious college since 2016

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59 h. ago MIT professor dies after being shot ‘multiple times’ inside his Brookline home

He’d been with the prestigious university since 2016

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3 d. ago Hero of Bondi beach pictured recovering in hospital as his parents speak of their pride

Hailed as a real-life hero, 43-year-old fruit shop owner Ahmed al-Ahmed, an Australian citizen originally from Syria, was shot multiple times as he bravely tackled and disarmed a gunman during the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre

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4 d. ago Multiple shot at Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach with police urging locals to 'take shelter'

More than 50 shots are believed to have been fired at beachgoers at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach, sparking fears of mass casualties. Police have arrested two people so far

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5 d. ago Brown University shooting: Two people dead and multiple people shot as police search for suspect

Hundreds of law enforcement officers swarm Ivy League campus as massive manhunt underway for suspected gunman

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5 d. ago Two students killed at Brown University when gunman opens fire inside classroom during final exam as cops warn 'stay inside' amid manhunt

Brown University in Rhode Island has been put under lockdown amid reports that 'multiple victims' were shot by an active shooter on Saturday evening, with the suspect at large on the campus.

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5 d. ago Brown University shooting: two dead confirmed as students, as officials release more details on suspect – live updates

Suspect remain at large as Ivy League university tells students to shelter in placeFull report: Multiple people shot at Brown University in Rhode Island, police sayWhat we know so far about the Brown University shootingPolice said no weapons were recovered from the scene and the last sighting of the suspect was him leaving the Hope Street side of the building on foot.Timothy O’Hara, a deputy police chief, told a press conference that the suspect is a “male dressed in black” who exited the complex at Brown University. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Two killed and multiple injured in mass shooting at Brown University as Ivy League campus is plunged into lockdown and students are warned to 'RUN' or 'FIGHT' while police hunt gunman

Brown University in Rhode Island has been put under lockdown amid reports that 'multiple victims' were shot by an active shooter on Saturday evening, with the suspect at large on the campus.

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5 d. ago Police search for suspects after shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island – latest updates

Suspect or suspects at large as Ivy League university tells students to take shelter during second day of final examsMultiple people shot at Brown University in Rhode Island, police sayKristy DosReis, the city of Providence’s chief public information officer for public safety, declined to provide details on the number of people injured or whether any were killed.“There have been multiple people shot,” DosReis said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Brown University shooting latest: Active shooter reported on campus as ‘multiple’ people shot

Rhode Island Ivy League school said no suspect was in custody

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5 d. ago 'Our little boy died from cancer when he was three, but he saved his sister's life'

Little Morgan Ridler died in 2023 after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer

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6 d. ago ‘The holy family is in hiding’: nativity scenes at US churches push back on ICE

Displays include handcuffed baby Jesus and Mary wearing a gas mask in wake of Trump’s immigration crackdownSatirical holiday displays mocking Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown, portraying the newborn Jesus and his parents, Mary and Joseph, as victims of heavy-handed tactics by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), have appeared across the US.One striking retelling of the Christmas story, at Lake Street church in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, features baby Jesus lying in a manger in the snow – but wrapped in the kind of thin, foil blankets given out in emergencies and regularly as bedding to ICE detainees, and with his wrists zip-tied. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Family call for 'parents' instincts' to be respected after little boy died after being sent home from hospital

The family of five-year-old Yusuf Mahmud Nazir are calling for national guidance to respect parents’ instincts after he was sent home from hospital and later died.

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8 d. ago Family begged for help but were told 'ambulances are not taxis' before son, 5, died

The family of five-year-old Yusuf Mahmud Nazir desperately want to see national guidance to take into account parents' intuition after their little boy was sent home from hospital and later died

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9 d. ago Boy, 15, dies after suffering single stab wound in north London estate near school

Boy, 15, dies after suffering single stab wound in north London estate near school  Metro.co.uk

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9 d. ago Boy, 15, stabbed to death in horror broad daylight attack on London street

A 15-year-old boy has tragically died in a stabbing in north London, prompting the Met to launch a murder probe

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