1 person shot during scuffle at pro-Israel rally in Boston suburb, authorities say

Police respond after a shooting at a pro-Israel rally in the Boston suburb of Newton, Mass., on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. NEWTON, Mass. –  A pro-Israel rally in a Boston suburb turned violent Thursday evening when a passerby was shot during a scuffle after confronting a group of demonstrators, authorities said. Police were called at 6:40 p.m. to the scene …

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Mother, relatives charged over 8-year-old girl’s killing in Turkiye

FILE – A Turkish flag flies near the Bosporus strait prior to the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, July 24, 2016. DIYARBAKIR, Turkiye – A Turkish court on Friday jailed pending trial the mother and brother of a murdered eight-year-old girl whose body was found in a sack hidden under rocks in a case that horrified the …

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2 men charged with stealing a famous Banksy image from a London art gallery

A Banksy painting, Girl With Balloon, on display at the Grove Gallery in London after it was stolen on Sunday, then recovered and returned to the gallery, Friday Sept. 13, 2024.  LONDON, United Kingdom –  Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy that was taken in a smash-and-grab raid on …

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Canadian woman dies after being caught in a sudden snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains

Clouds hang over the snow-covered Dolomites mountains near Bolzano, in northern Italian province of South Tyrol, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2021 MILAN, Italy – A 56-year-old Canadian woman died after being caught in a sudden snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains and her companion was being treated for severe hypothermia, Italy’s Alpine Rescue Corps said Friday. The two climbers, exhausted and suffering …

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Air Canada flights could halt next week: Here’s the latest

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.666.0_en.html#goog_678953152 Air Canada’s potential work stoppage could ground flights, halt cargo and leave travellers scrambling to reschedule next week. The airline and its pilots are at a negotiating impasse over wages. The union, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), seeks to narrow the gap between Canadian and American salaries. In late August, its members voted 98 per cent in favour …

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Here’s what you need to know about your rights ahead of a possible Air Canada strike, according to a passenger advocate

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.666.0_en.html#goog_615595151 As contract negotiations continue, passengers face potential headaches from cancelled flights and trip disruptions as early as Sunday. While Air Canada has shared advice for travellers ahead of a possible pilots strike, an airline passenger rights advocate has more tips for Canadians who may be affected. Gabor Lukacs, president of Air Passenger Rights, an independent non-profit advocacy group in …

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Ukraine businesses hire more women and teens as labour shortages bite

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.666.0_en.html#goog_1671833131 KYIV – After spending years in what she described as “boring, sedentary” roles in the offices of several Ukrainian companies, Liliia Shulha landed her dream job as a truck driver with Ukraine’s leading retailer, Fozzy Group. “I always dreamed about big cars. Instead of (playing with) dolls, I drove cars when I was a child,” she told Reuters. “Now the …

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Langenburg UFO sighting commemorated with silver coin

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.666.0_en.html#goog_174877509 Perhaps Saskatchewan’s most famous encounter with Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP/UFO) – “The Langenburg Event” is now being immortalised in the form of a collective coin. On the morning of Sept. 1, 1974, Langenburg area farmer Edwin Fuhr was swathing on his land when he witnessed an incredible scene – five saucer-shaped objects on the edge of a nearby slough. …

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