71 m. ago US mass murderer George Banks dies in prison 43 years after rampage

Banks was convicted of killing 13 people, including his own children, in 1982 shooting in Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaGeorge Banks, one of the most notorious mass murderers in the US, has died.Banks, 83, died Sunday afternoon at Phoenix state prison in Pennsylvania, the state department of corrections said. Banks died of complications from renal neoplasm, or kidney cancer, said Montgomery county coroner Dr Janine Darby. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Two killed after minibus full of children crashes into two cars as police pile in

Emergency services confirmed the incident and clarified that the children were uninjured, while two people in the other vehicles were killed near the city of Volgodonsk, Russia

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6 h. ago Mexican mayor slaughtered in front of revellers on Day of the Dead

Outspoken mayor Carlos Manzo, 40, was fatally gunned down during celebrations in the Mexican city of Uruapan after he called for cartel members to be beaten into submission or even killed

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22 h. ago Mexican mayor shot dead in public during Day of the Dead celebrations

Michoacan is one of Mexico’s most violent state

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25 h. ago Two kids among civilians killed in huge Russian blitz on Ukraine as Putin targets power plants that keep families warm

TWO children were among civilians killed in a massive Russian blitz on Ukraine yesterday. It marked the start of a bid by tyrant Vladimir Putin to freeze the country into submission. The boys, aged 11 and 14, died in the Dnipropetrovsk region along with two women. It came as Putin targeted power plants needed to...

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25 h. ago Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children's safety

A homeowner in Mississippi has shot and killed one of the monkeys that escaped after a truck accident last week

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35 h. ago Children among 23 killed in Day of the Dead supermarket explosion in Mexican shop tragedy

The fire broke out in Waldo's discount store in the northwestern town of Hermosillo as Mexico celebrated the Day of the Dead.

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36 h. ago Heartless mum kills daughter, 17, and son, 7, after falling for sick 'zombie' hoax

Lori Vallow Daybell killed two of her children, Tylee Ryan, 16, and Joshua 'JJ' Vallow, seven, after becoming transfixed by a chilling cult. Her crimes sent shockwaves across the country

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36 h. ago Ukraine deploys special forces to Pokrovsk in effort to hold key city

Escalating battle for city comes as overnight Russian drone and missile strikes kill six people, including two childrenUkraine has deployed special forces to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to push back an intense Russian assault involving thousands of troops, Kyiv’s top commander has said.The escalating battle in the strategically important city comes as an overnight wave of Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine killed six people, including two children, and cut power to tens of thousands, officials said on Sunday. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Killer 'The Beast' murdered 200 kids and pulled out own tooth to 'bite them better'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. For years, Luis Alfredo Garavito lived a shadowy, secret life, raping and killing vulnerable children on a scale unlike anything seen before. And he took sick measures in order to cause his victims even more pain

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38 h. ago Children among 23 killed in Day of the Dead supermarket explosion in Mexican supermarket tragedy

The fire broke out in Waldo's discount store in the northwestern town of Hermosillo as Mexico celebrated the Day of the Dead.

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41 h. ago Children among 23 dead after blast rips through supermarket in Mexico as millions celebrate ‘Day of the Dead’

CHILDREN were among 23 people killed after an explosion and fire tore through supermarket in Mexico. The blaze hit a Waldo’s discount store in the northwestern town of Hermosillo as the country marked the Day of the Dead. A blast ripped through the downtown store around 3pm local time on Saturday, sending thick black smoke...

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51 h. ago Joyful Day of the Dead commemorations rally US Latino communities despite immigration raid fears

Day of the Dead commemorations in early November are a crucial religious, family and community celebration for most Mexicans and many other Latin Americans

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3 d. ago Travel expert reveals why 'cheap' extreme day trip deals are often too good to be true

Holiday expert Rob, known on TikTok as @robonthebeach, shared his advice in a video, and wrote: 'Extreme day trips are dead.'

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3 d. ago Elon Musk speaks out after beloved San Francisco bodega cat is killed by autonomous Waymo vehicle

A shrine to the pet has sprung up near where KitKat was killed, with one resident predicting it will “grow and grow” as Day of the Dead approaches

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4 d. ago Why you might see fewer Mexican marigolds on Day of the Dead this year as flowers face new threat

Farmers say they’ve begun to look at other crops that are more resilient than the crinkled orange flowers

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4 d. ago Mystery as British tourist, 52, is found dead 'with injuries on his body' a day after checking in to hotel on tiny Belize paradise island

The 52-year-old man had travelled on Monday to Caye Caulker for a dream holiday, but just a day after checking into the Casa Vista Hotel, he was found dead with injuries.

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4 d. ago Mystery as British tourist, 52, is found dead 'with injuries on his body' a day after checking in to hotel on tiny Belize paradise island with cops launching probe

The 52-year-old man had travelled on Monday to Caye Caulker for a dream holiday, but just a day after checking into the Casa Vista Hotel, he was found dead with injuries.

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4 d. ago Parents of Nashville school shooting victims fight to keep records out of public view

The parents of children killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville are fighting to keep police investigative records a secret

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5 d. ago Grieving daughter of cruise ship passenger left behind on remote Australian island says ‘there was a failure of care’

Suzanne Rees, 80, was found dead on Lizard Island a day after her cruise ship the Coral Adventurer left without herFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of an 80-year-old who was left behind by her cruise ship and died on a remote Queensland island has alleged there was a “failure of care and common sense”.Suzanne Rees was on the second day of a luxury 60-day circumnavigation of Australia when she disembarked the Coral Adventurer at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday morning. She and other passengers had intended to hike the island’s Cook’s Look mountain. Continue reading...

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