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Three Colorado teens charged with murder in rock-throwing death

5May

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Three Colorado teens charged with murder in rock-throwing death

Three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars have been charged with murder and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. Nicholas "Mitch" Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig and Zachary Kwak, all 18, each face identical charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault and attempted second-degree assault in the death of Alexis Bartell — and alleged attacks on six other cars in suburban Denver, First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King announced. Two other drivers suffered minor injuries, according to investigators. Joseph Koenig is one of three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars (AP) The office of Karol-Chik's lawyer, Holly Gummerson, and Koe...

Workers noticed ‘rotten egg’ smell before deadly US chocolate factory blast

3May

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Workers noticed ‘rotten egg’ smell before deadly US chocolate factory blast

Workers at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory smelled "rotten eggs" before a powerful natural gas explosion that levelled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, US federal safety officials said on Tuesday in a preliminary report. The National Transportation Safety Board's five-paragraph account of the fatal explosion confirmed earlier reporting by The Associated Press and other media outlets that employees had detected an odour of natural gas at the R.M. Palmer Co. factory in West Reading, a small town 96 kilometres north-west of Philadelphia. About 70 Palmer production workers and 35 office staff were working in two adjacent buildings at the time of the March 24 blast, according to the agency's report, and employees in both buildings told federal investig...

Rare encounter with ‘very large sharks’ captured off Ireland

3May

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Rare encounter with ‘very large sharks’ captured off Ireland

When wildlife photographer Florian Walsh noticed "activity" in the waters off Ventry Bay Beach, near Dingle in Ireland, he raced back home knowing he and his friends were witnessing something rare. Walsh picked up his drone, drove back to the grey glass harbour and launched the device, in the hopes of recording the rare shiver of "very large sharks". He told 9news.com.au the scenes he captured on April 29 - are ones he "will never forget". Walsh said the harbour was "full" of basking sharks. (Florian Walsh Photography) "As soon as I got the drone up my jaw dropped," he said. "It was just absolutely mind-blowing to see so many in one place. The harbor was full of them, I would say that there was about 40-plus sharks. "I noticed a few kayakers which wa...

‘Beautiful and gentle soul’ who fell off cruise ship identified as search to find him suspended

28Apr

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‘Beautiful and gentle soul’ who fell off cruise ship identified as search to find him suspended

The Australian man who went overboard from a cruise ship earlier this week has been remembered as a 'kind and beautiful' soul after the search to find him was suspended. Brisbane man Warwick Tollemache, 35, went overboard on the Quantum of The Seas at about 11pm (early Wednesday evening AEST), about 1400 kilometres south of the Hawaiian islands. An immediate search by the ship's crew was conducted and the US Coast Guard was called in to assist. "Our family is heartbroken at the loss of our beloved Warwick," his family said in a statement. "He was a kind, beautiful, and gentle soul who was adored by everyone who knew him. He will be deeply missed. "We kindly ask for privacy during this difficult time. Thank you for your understanding." The US Coast ...

White woman whose claim caused Emmett Till murder has died

28Apr

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White woman whose claim caused Emmett Till murder has died

The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of whistling at and accosting her in Mississippi in 1955 — causing his lynching, which galvanised a generation of activists to rise up in the Civil Rights Movement — has died at 88. Carolyn Bryant Donham died in hospice care on Tuesday night in Westlake, Louisiana, according to a death report filed on Thursday in the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office. After being accused of wolf-whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, 14-year-old African-American boy Emmett Till was kidnapped, murdered and mutilated on August 28, 1955. (AP) Her death marks the last chance for anyone to be held accountable for the kidnapping and murder that shocked the world. Till's mother, Mamie Till Mobley, insisted on an open-casket funeral in ...

‘Inspired in so many ways’: Oldest living US Olympian Herb Douglas dies at 101

25Apr

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‘Inspired in so many ways’: Oldest living US Olympian Herb Douglas dies at 101

Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died. He was 101. The University of Pittsburgh, where Douglas starred on the football and track teams before later serving in various roles for his alma mater, said Douglas died on Saturday. READ MORE: 'Ridiculous': Gal shreds 'stupid' $1m farce READ MORE: LIV's hole-in-one hero lauds 'unbelievable' Adelaide READ MORE: Stars separated in tunnel after fiery face-off “In every role that he filled, as an aspiring athlete from Hazelwood, as a student-athlete and University trustee and as an esteemed businessman, Olympian and community leader, Herb Douglas excelled,” Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said. “He was both a c...

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