8 h. ago My ex shot me 10 times – and after the coma, I became an undercover cop

When Katrina Brownlee tried to leave her fiance, he aimed a gun at her pregnant stomach. The 22-year-old wasn’t expected to survive, let alone walk again. But she soon began her fight for other victims of crimeA month before she was shot, Katrina Brownlee had a premonition. It came to her in a dream: the 22-year-old saw her former fiance, a law enforcement officer who had been abusing her for years, try to kill her, but she survived. She had experienced premonitions from a young age – she later came to see them as guidance from God. On the way to the house she had shared with him, she could hear a voice in her head pleading with her: don’t go back there.It was a freezing January morning in 1993. Brownlee was five months pregnant and had taken a cab with her two-year-old daughter through the snow to the house she had shared with her ex in Long Island, New York state. Her elder daughter, then seven, was at a playdate. A few weeks earlier, Brownlee had left her fiance for good and she ...

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17 h. ago Two men arrested in connection with attempted murder of senior police officer

John Caldwell was shot several times while he was off duty and with his young son, packing up after coaching a youth football team.

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5 d. ago Celtic fan group turns the AGM screw as key board member fired warning shot – 'your time has expired'

Former Labour politician Brian Wilson will stand for re-election at Celtic's AGM on Friday but the collective are demanding change

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6 d. ago The Premier League XI that deserves more credit, from Pickford to Trossard

England’s keeper and a 19-year-old French forward are part of our selection of players who are essential to their clubsUnless his arms suddenly enjoy a miraculous growth spurt the T rex jibes will never fully be banished, but Jordan Pickford has been one of the Premier League’s most reliable goalkeepers for some time. His long passing and shot-stopping have always been of decent standard, but, over time, he’s developed his short game, able to keep the ball moving and begin attacks by picking out teammates at closer range. His handling is tidier, meaning mistakes are fewer, and he is no longer as affected by his emotions as he was in his youth. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ekow Essuman doding puddles as well as punches on route to the top

Ekow Essuman can secure a shot at the big time with victory over Jack Catterall next weekend when they meet on the Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn undercard

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1 week ago ICE agent sent text bragging 'She had seven holes, boys' after shooting woman at protest, feds say

A border patrol agent bragged about how many times he shot a woman after she allegedly tried to strike him with her car.

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1 week ago Border Patrol agent ‘bragged’ about shooting woman after Chicago incident

Agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martinez five times on Oct. 4 after she was charged with assaulting a federal officer.

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1 week ago Final monkey tranquilized and recaptured after Mississippi interstate crash

Two other monkeys who evaded capture at the time of the crash were later shot and killed by civilians

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1 week ago Spain's former King Juan Carlos reveals for first time how he shot and killed his brother when they were teenagers

The former royal, who now lives in Dubai , published his 500-page memoirs this week, in which he wrote about the death of Alfonso nearly 70 years ago.

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2 w. ago Arsenal make it 10 wins in a row as they cruise past Slavia Prague with Merino double

Another game, another slew of records for Arsenal’s defensive machine. This time it was one that had stretched back more than 55 years, when Leeds became the last English team not to concede a goal in their opening four matches, in the 1969/70 European Cup campaign under Don Revie.Slavia Prague gave it their best shot and thought they had been awarded a late penalty, only for the video assistant referee to deny them. The Czech champions finally recorded a shot on target against David Raya in stoppage time, but Arsenal made it eight successive clean sheets in all competitions for the first time since they were in what was the Second Division, in 1903. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago That time Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face and the Texas man apologized for getting shot says it all about Bush VP

The White House delayed telling the press, then called Cheney’s explanation for the shooting ‘strong’ and ‘powerful — an all too familiar tactic, John Bowden writes.

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3 w. ago Two people die as SEVEN stabbed or shot across London in just SIX hours

Two people die as SEVEN stabbed or shot across London in just SIX hours  Brent & Kilburn Times

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3 w. ago At least two dead and several critically injured after 13 gunned down in mass shooting at party

AT least two people have been killed and several left critically injured after gunfire broke out at a party, hitting 13 people. The incident in Robeson County, North Carolina, took place in the early hours of Saturday morning. "At this time, thirteen individuals have been shot, with two confirmed deceased and several others critically injured,"...

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last month Man, 20, charged after 'shooting his mum 11 times after she told him to go to bed'

Kevin Marin, 20, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery and attempted murder after he allegedly shot his mother 11 times while she was sleeping in their home

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