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Explosion at baby gender reveal party kills woman

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 10:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

It was supposed to be a happy moment, a chance to declare the sex of a soon-to-be-born baby with a blast of color and burst of attention on social media. But the gender reveal party explosion...

Italy will let rescue ship with 88 migrants dock

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 07:37 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italy has assigned a port where 88 migrants stranded for days on a rescue ship can disembark, following a deal to share them out among several European countries. The Italian interior ministry...

Halloween terror: 4 killed at Northern California party

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 07:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Four people were killed and at least four injured at a Halloween party shooting at a Northern California home rented by a woman who falsely claimed she wanted the Airbnb so her asthmatic family...

Teenager charged with shooting Chicago 7-year-old trick-or-treater

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 07:32 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A 15-year-old boy was charged Friday night with attempted murder in the suspected gang-related shooting of two people on Chicago's West Side, including a 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating in a...

Trump impeachment probe: Sharply divided House approves rules

Friday, 1 November 2019, 07:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Democrats swept a rules package for their impeachment probe of President Donald Trump through a divided House Thursday, as the chamber's first vote on the investigation highlighted the...

Final 'Or-derrrs': UK Commons speaker John Bercow bows out

Thursday, 31 October 2019, 12:25 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

It's last or-derrrs for John Bercow. The speaker of Britain's House of Commons, who has become a global celebrity and online meme-magnet for his loud ties, even louder voice and star turn at the...

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