Danelo Cavalcante: Escaped Pennsylvania killer was surrounded by tactical teams moments before a police dog subdued him

Danelo Cavalcante: Escaped Pennsylvania killer was surrounded by tactical teams moments before a police dog subdued him

CNN  —  Escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante is in custody, Pennsylvania State Police announced Wednesday morning, ending a two-week-long manhunt for the convicted killer that drew hundreds of law enforcement officials to the area and left the surrounding community gripped with fear. The dramatic encounter with Cavalcante, involving a helicopter, a lightning storm, a police …

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Libya floods: Morgues overwhelmed as floods death toll tops 6,000

Libya floods: Morgues overwhelmed as floods death toll tops 6,000

CNN  —  Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea. The death toll rose to over 6,000 people as of Wednesday morning local time, according to Saadeddin …

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Mike Williams: Former NFL wide receiver dies at 36 following construction accident

Mike Williams: Former NFL wide receiver dies at 36 following construction accident

CNN  —  Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams died Tuesday morning after he was taken off life support at a Tampa, Florida, hospital following a construction accident, his agent Hadley Engelhard told CNN. Williams was 36. Williams was performing electrical work when he was severely injured and required hospitalization, according to Engelhard. “He will be …

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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is erupting again after months of quiet

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is erupting again after months of quiet

CNN  —  Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting again after nearly three months of quiet, with glowing lava flows bursting within one of its craters Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey. The eruption started around 3:15 p.m. local time in Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kilauea’s summit caldera at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, according to USGS. Kilauea is the …

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Police officer who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry faces murder, other charges

Police officer who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry faces murder, other charges

CNN  —  The police officer who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop last month was charged with murder, the Philadelphia district attorney said Friday after releasing body camera footage of the”extremely violent” encounter. The unedited footage shows Officer Mark Dial firing into Irizarry’s car through the rolled up driver’s side window roughly five …

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Morocco earthquake: More than 1,000 dead after worst quake in decades

Morocco earthquake: More than 1,000 dead after worst quake in decades

CNN  —  More than 1,000 people have been killed after the deadliest earthquake in decades struck central Morocco, with rescuers digging through rubble in remote mountainous areas to find victims. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook Morocco’s High Atlas mountain range shortly after 11 p.m. local time on Friday at the relatively shallow depth of 18.5 kilometers …

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Possible Hurricane Lee: The Atlantic’s next major hurricane is expected by this weekend

Possible Hurricane Lee: The Atlantic’s next major hurricane is expected by this weekend

CNN  —  A newly-formed tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean has become Tropical Storm Lee and is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane by Thursday as the season approaches its typical peak in early September. Tropical Depression 13 formed Tuesday morning in the central tropical Atlantic, almost 1,000 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde …

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Jimmy Buffett, enduring ‘Margaritaville’ singer turned mogul, dies at 76

Jimmy Buffett, enduring ‘Margaritaville’ singer turned mogul, dies at 76

CNN  —  Jimmy Buffett, the tropical troubadour whose folksy tunes celebrated his laid-back lifestyle, inspired legions of devoted fans and spawned a lucrative business empire, has died, according to his official website and multiple media outlets. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music …

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Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson dies at 75

Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson dies at 75

CNN  —  Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics with turns as Energy Secretary and United Nations ambassador under the Clinton administration, died on Friday, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement said in a statement. He was 75. Richardson died in his sleep at his summer home in Massachusetts. “He …

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