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UAE says flydubai co-pilot attempted a terrorist attackdeveloping
UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said the co-pilot of an Israel-bound flydubai flight attempted to carry out a terrorist attack, attacking the captain inside the cockpit with a crash axe and trying to take control of the plane. Passengers and crew subdued him and the plane landed in Saudi Arabia. The co-pilot, identified by AP and Reuters sources as Omani national Hammam al-Hammami, had earlier been barred from flying by Oman over concerns about extremist views, AP reports. Investigators say they are still examining motives and evidence.
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Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine and damage Kyiv's Northern Bridgedeveloping
Russian attacks killed at least six people in Ukraine on Saturday, including five in Kharkiv, and damaged the road surface and trolleybus cables on Kyiv's Northern Bridge, blocking traffic, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. It follows two days of strikes that fully or partly closed other bridges over the Dnipro. Russia's Defense Ministry says the bridge is used for troop movements and military cargo.
Ukraine saysKyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says the strike damaged the road surface and trolleybus cables and blocked traffic, with two people wounded.
Russia saysRussia's Defense Ministry says the bridge supports troop movements and the logistics of military cargo deliveries.
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Tennessee's prisons chief resigns after failed executionconfirmed
Gov. Bill Lee announced that Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada will step down at the end of October, days after the failed execution of Christa Pike, who remains critically ill in a hospital. Lee called for a full, independent review.
Gov. Bill Lee saysStrada served with integrity, and a full, independent review is in the best interest of Tennesseans.
Pike's attorneys sayThe resignation is justified but does nothing to help Christa Pike, and what happened reflects a systemic failure.
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Supreme Court hears Boulder's climate case against oil companies Mondayconfirmed
On Monday, the first day of its new term, the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case brought by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, against Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil. The case could decide whether state courts can hold energy companies liable for local climate damage. A decision is expected by summer 2027. The ruling could shape similar climate lawsuits across the country.
Boulder saysThe companies deceived the public about their role in climate change and should help pay for the rising costs of disasters.
The companies and the Trump administration sayGreenhouse gas emissions are governed by federal law under the Clean Air Act, and state lawsuits would create a patchwork of rules for a global problem.
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White Sox blank Guardians 3-0 in ALDS Game 1confirmed
Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and five White Sox pitchers combined on a three-hitter as Chicago beat Cleveland 3-0 in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Game 2 is Monday in Cleveland.
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