Man who abducted girl, killed her parents to be sentenced

The Wisconsin man who admitted kidnapping a 13-year-old girl after killing her parents is due to be sentenced.
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He Killed 2 Women. Now, a Different Kind of Sentence

Jesse Matthew Jr. is serving four life sentences for murdering two young women in Charlottesville, Va. Now comes a twist the mother of one of his victims thinks might be “karma”— CBS 6 reports that the 37-year-old has stage 4 colon cancer. Matthews himself told the station of a cancer…
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At least 3 killed in China building collapse

Authorities say at least three people have been killed and four remain buried in the collapse of a building in southern China.
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Four killed in ambush on Catholic parade

Four people were killed and a statue of the Virgin Mary was destroyed in an attack on parishioners during a religious procession in Burkina Faso, church officials told CNN on Wednesday.
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5 Killed in Mid-Air Crash of Alaska Sightseeing Planes

Two floatplanes carrying cruise ship passengers collided in mid-air in Alaska Monday, killing at least five people, Princess Cruises says. The cruise line says four passengers and a pilot were killed in the crash over George Inlet near Ketchikan, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The Federal Admistraton Aviation says a…
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Crowd Applauded as Matador Wiped Bull’s Eyes, Then Killed It

There was applause from the crowd in Spain when a bullfighter wiped a bull’s eyes before killing it on Friday. But reaction online was different and plentiful once videos of the encounter in Seville went viral. “Morante de la Puebla took a handkerchief out of his pocket to dry the…
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4 assailants, 1 guard killed in hotel attack in SW Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Four insurgents armed with rifles and grenades attacked a luxury hotel in the southwestern coastal town of Gwadar on Saturday, triggering an intense, hours-long shootout in which one hotel guard and all the attackers were killed, officials said.

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Aunts Say He Killed Twice for Inheritance. He’ll Get It Anyway

A Vermont man suspected by his aunts of murdering his mother and maternal grandfather is set to nab millions in inheritance money stemming from the two deaths. Valerie Santilli, Elaine Chakalos, and Charlene Gallagher sued in New Hampshire in 2017 in an effort to block Nathan Carman from getting his…
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French Soldiers Killed Rescuing American Hostage

An American woman is among four hostages freed by French soldiers during a raid in the African nation of Burkina Faso. Two French soldiers were killed in the overnight raid, which was supported by US intelligence, reports Reuters . Not much is known about the US woman, including her identity, who…
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He Asked Her to Be Nice. Cops Say That Got Him Killed

Security video recorded a woman shoving a 74-year-old man with a walker off a public transit bus in Las Vegas after he asked her to be nice to other passengers, and she’s facing a murder charge after the man died, according to court documents. Serge Fournier hit his head on…
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