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BREAKING: Accused Florida school shooter appears in court

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

The former student accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school appeared in court Monday for a procedural hearing, his first public appearance since he was held without bond on charges pre-meditated murder. Nikolas Cruz, dressed in orange prison garb, sat with his head bowed during the

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Mexican presidential race kicks off with nominations

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

The campaign for Mexico’s July 1 presidential election began in earnest Sunday as the country’s top parties officially nominated their candidates, with all three front-runners trying to sell a message of change. It is still a wide-open race to succeed President Enrique Pena Nieto, who is deeply unpopular heading into the final stretch of his […]

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ISIS claims responsibility for Russia church attack

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

The Islamic State (ISIS) group has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on churchgoers in Russia’s predominantly Muslim Dagestan region less than 24 hours after the incident occurred. No fewer than five people were killed and four wounded when a gunman with a hunting rifles opened fire on people leaving a Sunday service at a […]

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Passenger plane crashes in Iran with 66 on board

Daily Dispatch February 18, 2018

A passenger plane carrying 66 people has crashed in southern Iran, the country’s semi-official Fars news agency reported. The report on Sunday said the plane crashed near the remote mountain town of Semirom, some 390 miles south of Tehran, the capital. The report identified the plane as an ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop used for short-distance […]

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Three children, 10 others killed in Mexican minister’s helicopter crash

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

Thirteen people, including three children, were killed when a cabinet minister’s helicopter crash-landed on the way to the epicenter of an earthquake, state officials said Saturday. The military helicopter that went down late Friday carried Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete and Oaxaca state Governor Alejandro Murat, who were unharmed. But five women, four men, and the

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Vatican revives pope’s sexual abuse panel

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

The Vatican said Saturday it has renewed its anti-paedophile panel as Pope Francis acts to quell the global scandal over the sexual abuse of children by priests. Nine new members were added to the panel, which had come under fire from two high-profile members, former sex abuse victims who quit at what they saw as […]