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How this blanket exercise is teaching Ottawans Indigenous history
The Ottawa Public Library has been hosting interactive learning sessions in the days surrounding National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Rachelle Elsiufi spoke with John Henri Commanda, a Sixties Scoop survivor and traditional knowledge keeper, about the KAIROS blanket exercises he's leading at the library's branches.
Australian couple on plane diverted after flydubai pilot's alleged attack on co-pilot
Two people from Sydney were on board flight to Tel Aviv that was dramatically diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed the otherFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo Australian citizens onboard a flight to Tel Aviv that was diverted after one of the pilots allegedly stabbed the other in an attack are "safe," the foreign minister confirmed.The passengers are a Jewish couple from Sydney, the Israeli embassy in Australia confirmed to the Guardian on Thursday. Continue reading...
The drug used in Tennessee's failed execution has come under past scrutiny
The lethal drug administered in Tennessee's failed attempt to execute Christa Pike has been used in multiple states that carry out the death penalty and by the U.S. government after President Donald Trump resumed federal executions during his first term.Pike, 50, remained alive after two doses of pentobarbital were administered Wednesday, according to her attorneys and media witnesses. One of her lawyers said Thursday that she was being treated at a hospital.Attorneys for Pike said Thursday that she was being treated at a hospital, but they did not know her condition. Tennessee officials haven't explained yet what went wrong.Republican Gov. Bill Lee ordered a third-party review to determine what happened and said another scheduled execution in Tennessee will not take place this year.What is pentobarbital?Pentobarbital is a barbiturate, a class of drugs that depresses the central nervous system. Approved medical uses include sedation, short-term treatment of insomnia, preparation for anesthesia and emergency control of certain severe seizures. It is also used in veterinary euthanasia.In an overdose, it can produce coma, suppress breathing and cause circulatory collapse and death.Why is it used in executions?For years, lethal injections commonly used three drugs: an anesthetic, a paralytic that stopped breathing and potassium chloride to stop the heart.That method drew criticism because if the anesthetic failed, the paralytic could prevent a prisoner from communicating pain. It also became difficult to maintain after drugmakers restricted distribution for executions.The pentobarbital protocol was adopted at the federal level during Trump's first term to replace a three-drug mix used in the 2000s.As with Tennessee’s guidelines, the federal death penalty protocol calls for administering a 5 gram dose of pentobarbital; in medical settings, patients typically receive a fraction of a gram.Trump resumed the federal death penalty after an informal moratorium during previous administrations. The federal government used pentobarbital in 13 executions between 2020 and 2021, contributing to making Trump the most prolific execution president in over 130 years.During the Biden administration, the Justice Department stopped executions with pentobarbital after a government review raised concerns about the potential for "unnecessary pain and suffering."After Trump came back to power, the Justice Department in 2026 reauthorized the use of lethal injections with pentobarbital.How do guidelines vary in different states?Georgia and Texas use a similar protocol to Tennessee, administering a second dose only if the first is unsuccessful. South Carolina, which turned to pentobarbital in 2024, automatically gives inmates two 5-gram doses spaced about 10 minutes apart.Lawyers for people on death row have argued that giving such a large dose twice was proof the condemned were dying a lingering death, still conscious and feeling like they were drowning when fluid rushed into their lungs.But a South Carolina Department of Corrections attorney said inmates are unconscious in well under a minute and can’t feel anything. The heart may show an occasional flicker on a monitor, but that’s because it is the last organ to use the body’s stored oxygen and has residual electrical impulses. When past lethal injection executions have gone wrong, it is usually because an IV line can’t be properly inserted and the execution is stopped before the drugs are given. There have also been cases of violent reactions or prolonged time passing before death when a new combination of drugs are used.Wednesday’s failed pentobarbital execution appeared to be the first time problems happened with that drug. Witnesses frequently report that inmates stop breathing and become still less than a minute after getting the drug. Death Penalty Sep 30 Woman survives two lethal injections in botched Tennessee execution Death Penalty Sep 28 Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years What have experts said about the drug?Experts quoted in the 2025 federal review argue pentobarbital can cause pulmonary edema, a buildup of fluid in the lungs that may create a sensation of suffocating. The review concluded that "there remains significant uncertainty about whether the use of pentobarbital as a single drug lethal injection causes unnecessary pain and suffering" and advised that the government should "err on the side of humane treatment."Other specialists quoted in a report released by the second Trump administration said a lethal dose causes unconsciousness before that occurs.
Judge dismisses sexual assault case against Trailer Park Boys star Mike Smith
A sexual assault case against Trailer Park Boys actor Mike Smith was dropped in Dartmouth provincial court on Thursday. The complainant says the trial was dismissed because she was "unwilling to sacrifice" her mental health to go through the criminal justice process.
Cornell student's 2024 statement to police reveals new details about the night of her alleged rape
The Cornell University student who alleged in a lawsuit that she was gang-raped and plied with drugs at a fraternity house in 2024 described the hourslong incident to police in a sworn statement, according to the document, which was obtained by NBC News. Jane Doe told police in part that she had agreed to an initial sexual encounter with two of the men, described being encouraged to take drugs and said she did not remember some parts of the night. "I would say that it was the most intoxicated I've ever been in my life," she told police about how she was feeling later in the evening. "I felt like I was unable to make any decisions because of how intoxicated I was."Jane Doe voluntarily gave the sworn statement to Cornell University police on Nov. 14, 2024, 26 days after the alleged assault. In it, she detailed the night of Oct. 19 to 20, when she initially agreed to a threesome, but she said that she felt increasingly incapacitated as the night went on, that she had gaps in her memory and that at one point she was "extremely uncomfortable.""Adding to my feelings of isolation was the fact that my phone was across the room and I felt like I couldn't get to it, as well as I didn't have any form of payment to order an Uber to get out of the situation I was in," she told police. The former student's lawsuit, filed Sept. 16, has sparked national furor over the university's and the district attorney's handling of the case. It has prompted the DA to take a fresh look after his office previously determined there was "insufficient evidence to support criminal charges" when the case was reviewed in 2024. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten released a lengthy statement Monday, which included parts of Doe's sworn statement to Cornell police in November 2024, and defended his initial decision not to pursue criminal charges.His statement did not include details in which Doe referred to how, at one point, she felt the most incapacitated she had ever felt in her life, nor how she felt she could not leave the room. Colleges & Universities Sep 29 Cornell rape accuser's attorney says the school and law enforcement failed a young woman Colleges & Universities Sep 28 Prosecutor reopens probe into alleged Cornell gang rape after accuser files lawsuit Doe's statementThe lawsuit alleges she was sexually assaulted, raped and pressured to snort ketamine after a night of heavy drinking. Her complaint names seven Chi Phi fraternity brothers who she claims sexually assaulted her.Her statement to police mirrored many of the allegations in the lawsuit. She described drinking sometime after 6:30 p.m., going to two different Ithaca bars and finally going to the Chi Phi fraternity house around 10:30 or 11 p.m. to meet a friend.There, a friend asked whether she was interested in a threesome, which she said she agreed to.Later, another man knocked on the door of the room they were in, and she let him in because, she said, she was told it was probably the man whose room they were in. She engaged in a sexual encounter with the third man, the statement said."I don't remember much of this threesome," she told police. "I was pretty incapacitated."While Doe did not remember having sex with the third man, she recalled hearing two men "say something about 'having a turn.'" That, she told police, made her realize the men were "using me without caring about what I was getting out of the situation." At one point, "multiple men walked into the room," and, she told police, "I was instantly horrified." She ran across the room to hide under the covers of another bed, the statement said, which she said felt like the only option because they were standing between her and the exit.The lawsuit says multiple other men entered the room after one fraternity member sent a message to a group chat, a screenshot of which was included in the suit, that said there was "free p—-" available upstairs where Doe was. Doe described her level of intoxication after four more men entered the room and said the night "really becomes a blur for me at that point."After one of the men started to kiss her, she told police, she quickly backed away, and she described feeling dissociation."I was starting to become completely numb to the whole situation," she said in the statement. She said she had taken ketamine earlier in the evening and was offered it again. Doe had never taken the drug before, according to the lawsuit. Her thought, she told police, was that "if I do Ketamine again maybe I will pass out. My thought was that if I passed out and these men had sex with me, then they could be charged with Rape."Doe described realizing the next day that what happened to her the previous evening was being talked about on campus. "It was made clear to me by several friends that the members of Chi Phi were bragging," she told police. She added that "it was now obvious that everyone knew it was me that this had happened to." In her statement, she stressed instances of turning men down repeatedly, expressing discomfort and feeling coerced. Doe also spoke about an alleged encounter after she was ushered upstairs to what she believed was the fraternity president's office, where, she said, two men "were asking me to have sex so many times that I finally gave in.""To me, that felt like coercion," she said. "Also, I felt like due to my intoxication, they should have known how intoxicated I was based on how I was slurring my words." In a transcript of her interview with campus police on Nov. 14, Doe is also alleged to have said, "I can say with 100% confidence I was raped," CBS News reported Wednesday. NBC News has not seen the full transcript of that interview.Van Houten told NBC News on Wednesday that the specific allegation was not in the written statement his office received from Cornell police in November 2024 when they were assessing whether or not to bring charges. Cornell has said its campus police department "shared all investigatory information" with the DA's office. What the district attorney saysVan Houten said in his statement Monday that Doe did not allege that she was drugged against her will or gang-raped in her sworn statement to police."On the contrary, Jane Doe's statement described her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual," his statement said. He also noted that she wrote about having difficulty remembering parts of the night as the evening went on. Doe's statement, he said, did not meet the legal bar of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that there was lack of consent under New York State Penal Law. He added that her statement did not allege that she was incapable of controlling her conduct, that drugs were administered without her consent, that she was unconscious or that she did not clearly express that she did not consent. Van Houten said "multiple prosecutors and criminal investigators reviewed Jane Doe's statement and correctly determined the alleged facts as set forth in the statement do not constitute a crime." "According to the statement, each time Jane Doe asked to stop the sexual conduct, the sexual conduct stopped," he said. Doe's attorney, Thomas P. Giuffra, said he was "very disappointed" in Van Houten's claim Monday that Doe's interactions that night were consensual."If my client consented, why did you make a complaint to the police and say I've been assaulted? Why would she say that a crime occurred? Why would she go to the police in the first place? It makes no sense," he told NBC News in an interview Monday. He said in an email Monday that his client was never contacted by the DA's office nor any investigator other than the officer who took her original complaint, and he called the decision to reconsider prosecution "a step in the right direction, albeit a late one." None of the seven fraternity members named in the suit were criminally charged. The fraternity was suspended from campus, and it remains barred.Cornell said Monday it conducted a thorough, monthslong Title IX investigation, which is distinct from criminal law, that handed down "a range of sanctions which included expulsions and suspensions" from the university. Cornell did not disclose who received what disciplinary outcome, citing federal privacy law. The suit claimed the men were allowed to write essaysto "mitigate their conduct" — a claim the university also denied Monday. An attorney for Scott Kretzschmar, one of the Cornell students accused in Doe's lawsuit of pouring ketamine on her body and snorting it, called the allegations against him "dishonest" and "morally repugnant.""While Scott responded to and made an immature comment on Snapchat, he did nothing else. Nothing. For the few minutes he was in the room with the plaintiff, Scott did not see her in duress or undress, was involved in no sexual activity nor touched the plaintiff in any way and ingested no ketamine," said his attorney, Jeremy Saland. An attorney for another one of the Cornell student defendants said his client "denies that he sexually assaulted the plaintiff." The attorney, Andrew Miltenberg, cited Cornell's "extensive" investigation."In fact, several dozen people were questioned, there [were] multiple days of hearings and testimony, and an investigative report that contains hundreds of pages — all over an extended period of time," he said in a written statement. "It is these statements, contemporaneous communications, and other evidence that provide important context that is absent from the current public account. Those differences, and the evidence bearing on them, will severely compromise Jane Doe's narrative." NBC News has tried to contact the five other fraternity members named in the lawsuit but was not able to reach them or did not receive responses.In addition to the seven men and the university, the lawsuit also names one of the bars Doe visited that night, Cornell's Chi Phi Chapter, Chi Phi National and the university chapter of the sorority Doe was a member of and its national organization.The Chi Phi National fraternity said in a statement Sept. 18 that it could not discuss specific allegations during pending litigation but called the allegations "deeply concerning." New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a video statement Wednesday that she spoke with Cornell's president Wednesday and that the university agreed to bring in outside counsel for an independent investigation into its handling of Doe's case. The university confirmed the decision.If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. The hotline, run by the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN), can put you in contact with your local rape crisis center. You can also access RAINN's online chat service at rainn.org/get-help._____________Pilar Melendez, Alexandra Chaidez, Hayley Walker, Adam Reiss and Abigail Brooks contributed.
Inside Ken Paxton's jet-setting lifestyle: California wineries, Europe and ski resorts
When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched his campaign for Senate last year, he skipped the local pageantry.Instead, records show, the conservative firebrand announced his bid on Fox News, cleared his calendar and booked a hotel in Augusta, Georgia, during the storied Masters golf tournament, a trip that cost Texas taxpayers at least $25,000.The trip reflected a transformation that has unfolded over Paxton's 11 tumultuous years as Texas' top law enforcement official: His focus has increasingly extended beyond state lines. As he steadily built a national political profile and became a star in President Donald Trump's MAGA universe, Paxton took frequent trips and spent less time in Texas, according to an Associated Press review of state records.Since assuming office, Paxton left nearly 730 workdays blank on his official calendars and took over 275 out-of-state trips to places such as the California wine country, Caribbean resorts and European tourism hot spots. The travel cost Texas taxpayers a minimum of $1.9 million to cover expenses charged by his security detail, records show. It is unclear how Paxton has financed much of his portion of the travel.The pattern became more pronounced as Paxton’s profile rose. Early in his tenure, his official calendars were packed with job-related duties. In 2021, more than 90 workdays were blank — a number that reached 112 in 2024, the last full year the AP had records for.Texas does not require the attorney general to report his day-to-day whereabouts, and other state records do not often reveal the length or purpose of the out-of-state travel. Texas, however, keeps records of monthly expenses incurred by his security detail. Those records show reimbursements for travel outside Texas spiked from about $30,000 in 2015 to nearly $400,000 in 2024."There is clearly a pattern of behavior here that may make some voters question how seriously Ken Paxton has taken the job," said Joshua Blank, the director of research for the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.Paxton's record as attorney general and his travel have become an issue in the Senate campaign, a race that could prove pivotal in deciding party control of the chamber.His Democratic opponent, James Talarico, criticized Paxton for spending July 4 in Great Britain and accused him of focusing more on his standing in Trump's political movement than on issues facing Texans.Paxton's campaign declined to comment and directed all questions to the Texas Attorney General's office, which did not respond to a detailed list of questions.In an unsigned statement, Paxton's office said that calendar entries do not "capture someone's full workday, including hours of calls, negotiations, case strategy, and briefings with his team that fill every day."Paxton's office said he has been a leader of legal efforts that secured large settlements from drugmakers and tech companies, which required routine travel. He travels with a security detail, like other high-profile state officials, because he faces threats "stemming from his courageous work … fighting on behalf of the people of Texas," his office said."His schedule is built to be immediately responsive to the most pressing issues in order to best serve Texans," the statement reads.Since taking office more than a decade ago, the former state lawmaker and probate lawyer has been under a cloud of scrutiny. Paxton was investigated by the FBI without being charged. Without admitting guilt, he paid restitution to settle felony securities charges brought by state prosecutors. And he was impeached — but later acquitted — by fellow Republicans on accusations of abusing his office and accepting bribes.He has survived politically thanks to a deep well of support from his Christian conservative base and a close affiliation with Trump. He cemented the bond early in his tenure by turning his office into an operating base for the conservative movement and pursuing litigation to further its goals.Paxton "learned that litigation itself generated political capital," said Brandon Rottinghaus, a professor of political science at the University of Houston.Paxton's evolution into a national political figure can be seen in his official calendars. Early in his tenure, his schedule was packed with the typical duties of a state attorney general.Over the last five years, the calendars contained few listings of such activities, appearing to confirm what two former deputies told impeachment investigators in 2023: He often skipped meetings and was indifferent to many of his job's day-to-day duties."He was gone a lot, he was traveling, he was out," Mark Penley, a former deputy attorney general, told impeachment investigators.Over a two-year period ending in 2024, he flew to the Caribbean, Israel, India, Taiwan, South Africa, made three trips to Europe and hit five different ski towns in the Rockies, including five visits to Park City, Utah, according to reimbursement records for his security detail.Texas conservatives, including Paxton, have long treated California as a punching bag. "Don't California My Texas" is a favorite phrase of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who uses it as a pejorative shorthand for the left-wing values commonly associated with the west coast state.That kind of disdain has not stopped Paxton from spending time in California, where he spent a portion of his youth. Records show Paxton has taken roughly 25 trips to the state, costing Texas taxpayers about $180,000."I don't like to admit that I go to California. But it's beautiful," Paxton said on the "Swimming with the Sharks" podcast last November.He has shown a particular fondness for Northern California's wine country, which he visited at least five times, records show.A wine country visit in 2024 cost the public over $14,000, records show. During the trip, Paxton ventured near Yosemite National Park, records show, where his campaign paid for meals, including $436 dropped at Mammoth Rock Restaurant, a French-inspired brasserie that offers "elevated" classics such as escargot and duck confit.___Slodysko reported from Washington.
First Thing: Details remain unclear after 'terror attack' on Dubai-Israel flight
Netanyahu says it is too early to tell who was behind the apparent attempt to crash flight after pilot stabbed• Don't already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning. Benjamin Netanyahu has said it is too early to tell who was behind the apparent attempt to crash a ⁠Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, even as Israel's ambassador to the UN called the incident a "terror attack". Flydubai said its flights to and from Israel would be suspended while an investigation takes place.What is believed to have taken place in the cockpit? Pilot Smit Machchhar, an Indian citizen from Mumbai, has been hailed as a hero after releasing the cockpit door to allow passengers in to wrestle back control of the plane, after his co-pilot – reportedly an Omani national – stabbed him and ⁠sent the jet plunging nearly 14,000ft (4,267 metres) in less than 30 seconds.What happened next? One passenger said: "There were two spare pilots who were supposed to operate the next flight. The relief pilots … entered [the cockpit] and pulled the aircraft up, pulled the yoke, stabilised the plane and landed us in Saudi Arabia."How has Donald Trump responded? The president said: "It seems as though the co-pilot was perhaps a terrorist, or perhaps a whack-job, and he stabbed the pilot."Why has the death sentence for Pike been so controversial? As Ed Pilkington reported for the Guardian last month, at the time of the crime she was 18, and her co-accused was 17. That age difference meant he was spared the death penalty. Pike, at that age, had already been subjected to serious abuse, including multiple rapes by three separate men and beatings by numerous relatives. Continue reading...
Flydubai incident: Indian pilot stable, co-pilot in custody; Saudi, UAE launch probes
On a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, the Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain in the cockpit. Indian captain Smit Machchhar sustained serious injuries but managed to unlock the cockpit door. Passengers intervened and overpowered the co-pilot, ensuring the safety of everyone aboard. The flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia, where all 174 people landed safely. Investigations by authorities from Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Israel are ongoing.
Mortgage rates hit highest point since 2023 as Treasury yields rise
Mortgage rates are at their highest point in nearly three years as turmoil in the bond market continues.U.S. Treasury bonds continued selling off on Thursday, driving yields on the most closely watched bonds to their highest levels since 2002.The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose as high as 5.34% in early trading. Over the course of the three months that ended Wednesday, the 10-year yield had its largest quarterly surge since 1994. The 30-year yield spiked to as high as 5.69%. As bonds sell off, their yields rise.The surge in the 10-year yield is driving U.S. mortgage rates higher, too. Late Wednesday, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 7.6%, the highest it has been since late 2023.Yields are spiking for a number of reasons, but a major driver is inflation stemming from rising energy prices as a result of the wars in Iran and Ukraine. On Thursday, the average regular gas price in the U.S. remained 47% higher than it was in late February when the Iran war began. At the same time, diesel prices have soared 70% over the same period of time. While diesel is not often used by consumers, it is used widely in the shipping and farming sectors, meaning that higher fuel costs can easily trickle down to store shelves.Last week, S&P Global reported that "price pressures intensified in September" for businesses at the fastest rate in four years.On Thursday, another report echoed similar concerns. The Institute of Supply Management released its September report on U.S. manufacturing. While it said that the industry remained steady, it also flagged "a notable increase" in costs.Stocks declined to the lowest levels of the day after that data was released. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3%. The Dow declined 300 points.President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was still considering whether he would ban U.S. exports of diesel. However, experts, including some in his own cabinet, have warned that a ban would only drive up prices.A recent ban on exports of diesel from Russia has been widely cited by commodities experts as a major contributor to diesel's recent all-time highs.The Trump administration is also urging European allies, such as Germany and France, to release their emergency diesel stockpiles in another attempt to cut prices."I spoke with my French counterpart yesterday," U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Bloomberg on Thursday morning. "I let him know that this is an idea we've had in the U.S., we would love to have a collaborative response to this."A spokesperson for the European Commission told reporters on Thursday that it would be holding an "important" meeting with the International Energy Agency on Friday about diesel supplies. "We will then take action as necessary," the spokeswoman said.On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation indicator appeared cooler than expected, however many economists attributed that primarily to a technical change with how the data are calculated."Cooler on paper, hot underneath," is how KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk summarized the number. The PCE index rose 3.4% on a year-ago basis, less than the expected 3.7% rise. Core PCE, which excludes food and energy, was just 3%, also less than the 3.3% expected by economists who were surveyed by Dow Jones. "The measuring stick moved. The inflation problem did not," said Swonk. Even with a methodological change, so-called "super core" PCE, which excludes energy and housing, rose 0.4% in September. "Sticky is an understatement," Swonk remarked about that specific figure.With inflation still running hot, energy prices continuing to trend higher and yields rising, affordability still remains a major problem for consumers.Another Fed rate hike could also soon be on the horizon.Currently, market odds show an approximately 60% chance of a hike during the central bank's early December meeting."Affordability concerns extend beyond the government's inflation measures," said economists at PNC, which added that "some of its methods may not fully capture the experience of consumers, particularly prospective homebuyers."The rise in mortgage rates has put the American Dream further out of reach for millions of hopeful homeowners. The level of homes on the market sitting unsold recently reached its highest level in more than a decade. "There may be some relief coming on affordability, but in the near term the cost of living will continue to stress households," the PNC economists added.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
Renee Good's family sues government, top Trump officials and ICE officer who shot her
The family of Renee Good has filed two federal civil lawsuits alleging wrongful death and excessive force, their attorney announced Thursday, nine months after she was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis. One lawsuit seeks to hold the United States liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the actions of federal agents. It alleges wrongful death, battery, assault, false imprisonment, emotional distress, and negligence. The second suit names Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot Good, as well as several federal officials, including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. "I stand here with fierce determination to do what is right for my sister, for her children, and for our country — and that is to insist on accountability," Good's brother, Brent Ganger, said in a statement. "What happened to her on January 7th and what has happened to far too many people in the last year is not what America is about. We can and must do better, and the Constitution must be the roadmap back to decency and the rule of law."The Department of Homeland Security and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A representative for Ross could not immediately be identified.Good, 37, was fatally shot in the driver's seat of her SUV during a Jan. 7 encounter with Ross. The killing occurred about a month after the Trump administration surged 3,000 immigration agents to the Twin Cities in what officials have dubbed Operation Metro Surge. Agents descended on Minnesota after right-wing influencers renewed scrutiny in a state fraud scandal involving Somali nationals.The operation triggered massive protests and significant pushback from state leaders. It ended in February. Minnesota Feb 27 Renee Good was 'slow to anger, quick to love,' her father says Immigration Feb 10 Trump's immigration heads questioned over Pretti, Good killings in House hearing FBI Jan 23 FBI agent resigns over investigation into shooting of Renee Good, sources say The shooting was captured on cellphone video. It showed Good's partner, Becca Good, standing outside the SUV calling Ross "big boy" and telling him to remove the covering from his face. Other officers at the scene could be heard telling Good to get out of the car. In the video, Good is seen turning the steering wheel away from Ross and beginning to drive. Multiple gunshots can be heard in the video before Good's SUV crashes into a parked car. In a separate video recorded by Ross, a male voice could be heard saying "f—— b—-" moments before the crash.Trump administration figures, including President Donald Trump and Noem, defended Ross' actions and claimed Good was an agitator who tried to run the officer over with her vehicle. Witnesses told NBC News at the time that Ross didn't appear to be in the direct path of the SUV. Noem said Ross was treated at a hospital for injuries he sustained in the incident and was released soon after. A DHS official previously told NBC News that Ross sustained internal bleeding but did not elaborate on his injuries. Attorney Antonio M. Romanucci, who is representing Good's family, said he hopes the lawsuits "are the beginning of the ultimate legal weapon in uncovering the truth behind this unlawful use of deadly force and the nefarious conspiracies behind the invasion of American cities by American law enforcement officers."Weeks after Good's killing, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, was shot and killed in Minneapolis by Customs and Border Protection agents.
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Beware Boiúna (104 minutes)
Deep in the Amazon, a medical mission spirals into a fight for survival when Boiúna, a colossal ancient predator, awakens to reclaim her domain. In the jungle where nature holds absolute power, she decides who lives and who dies.
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SpaceX Crew-13 is the thirteenth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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2017 — 2017 Las Vegas Music Festival Shooting
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2013 — Tom Clancy, Bestselling Techno-Thriller Novelist, Dies at 66
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1994 — Palau Becomes Sovereign Nation
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1982 — Establishment of U.S. Claims Court
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1975 — Muhammad Ali Defeats Joe Frazier in "Thrilla in Manila"
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1971 — Walt Disney World Resort Opens in Florida
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1962 — Johnny Carson Becomes King of Late-Night TV
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1961 — Roger Maris Breaks Babe Ruth's Home Run Record
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1960 — Nigeria Gains Independence from Britain in 1960
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1949 — People's Republic of China established
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1946 — Nuremberg Trials Verdicts Announced
The verdict was handed down on 22 of the original 24 defendants in the Nürnberg trials, a series of trials held after World War IIin which the International Military Tribunal indicted and tried former Nazileaders aswar criminals
1932 — Babe Ruth's "Called Shot" in 1932 World Series
During game three of the World Series, New York Yankee Babe Ruth made his famous "called shot" when he pointed to the centre-field bleachers in Wrigley Field and then hit a home run to that spot; the Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs and went on to win the championship. See where Babe Ruth ranks on our list of the 10 greatest baseball players of all time UPI/Bettmann Archive
1890 — Yosemite National Park Established by U.S. Congress in 1890
By an act of the U.S. Congress, Yosemite National Park was created, eventually becoming one of the most heavily visited national parks in the country
1800 — Napoleon forces Spain to cede Louisiana to France in 1800
Napoleon induced a reluctant King Charles IV of Spain to cede Louisiana back to France. How much do you know about Napoleon?
1553 — Mary I Becomes First Queen of England
With her coronation, Mary I became the first queen to rule England in her own right; she was later nicknamed "Bloody Mary" because of her persecution of Protestants in a vain attempt to restore Roman Catholicism in the country. Test your knowledge of the queens of England.
-331 — Alexander the Great Defeats Darius III at Gaugamela
Alexander the Great of Macedonia defeated Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BCE, spelling the end of the Persian empire.

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