Two people have been killed by a gunman attempting to enter a synagogue in the east German city of Halle. Witnesses inside the synagogue say the shooter tried to force his way in through the door. Dozens of Jews inside had been observing Yom Kippur on Wednesday. The suspect has been arrested. German Chancellor Angela […]
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But footage and clips of the attack began to proliferate quickly on other platforms, including Twitter and the video publishing site Streamable. Versions of the video reached more than 15,000 accounts on the messaging platform Telegram within half an hour, according to an analysis by Megan Squire, a computer science professor at Elon University in
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With a stunning outburst their first time up, the St. Louis Cardinals scored 10 runs for the biggest opening inning in postseason history and dealt the Atlanta Braves another playoff heartbreak with a 13-1 rout in decisive Game 5 of the NL Division Series on Wednesday. Before many fans had reached their seats, the Cardinals
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The American military has taken custody of two British detainees notorious for their roles in an Islamic State cell that tortured and killed Western hostages, removing them from a wartime prison in northern Syria run by a Kurdish-led militia, according to United States officials. The abrupt move came as the Turkish military moved into northern
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Melania Trump said Wednesday she’s glad some stores are pulling electronic cigarettes off the shelves amid an explosion in vaping among young people, calling it a necessary step to protect the next generation. “We need to be proactive before it gets out of control,” she said at a White House “listening session” where a small
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Actor Jameela Jamil has rolled back her defense of Ellen DeGeneres over a controversial photo of the talk show host with former President George W. Bush. DeGeneres defended her friendship with Bush on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Tuesday. In her explanation of the photo — in which she was shown laughing with the former Republican
Image copyright Google Image caption The tool can show a range of data, like this one for Birmingham A tool Google offered in the US to help cities measure pollution and emissions levels is now available in Europe. It compiles transport and building data from Google Maps with publicly available information about emissions Google will
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Unless your ultimate fantasy is to sit in a small, confined space in a metal tube soaring through the air for many, many hours, you probably don’t look forward to long flights. As airlines continue to shrink legroom space and seat size, many travelers have complained about the discomfort of plane rides. But lengthy flights
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The attacker who killed two people in a shooting at a German synagogue live-streamed the assault on Twitch, a video service owned by Amazon. It was one of the first violent attacks streamed on the service, which is best known for letting people watch others play competitive video games. Here’s what you need to know
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All those regular season wins for Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros have manager AJ Hinch feeling just fine entering a winner-take-all game with the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night. “They’ve got to come into our house and beat us again,” Hinch said. “With Cole on the mound, I don’t know who could be
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