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One firefighter dies after two are shot at Alabama fire station;  K bounty offered

One firefighter dies after two are shot at Alabama fire station; $45K bounty offered

A $45,000 reward is now being offered following the death of a firefighter just five days after he was shot along with a colleague at a fire station in Birmingham, Alabama, according to authorities.Jordan Melton was shot on July 12 while conducting routine morning checks with firefighter Jamal Jones at Station 9 in Norwood, a Birmingham neighborhood. Melton was in critical condition while Jones was in serious condition following the shooting. Melton, 29, succumbed to his injuries on Monday. He graduated from the recruiting academy just a month ago.in a statementMayor Randall Woodfin described Melton as young, vibrant, and "full…
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Blaze spirals out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, forcing evacuations, including from 2 resorts

Blaze spirals out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, forcing evacuations, including from 2 resorts

ATHENS, Greece — A huge fire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for the fifth day has forced authorities to order the evacuation of four places, including two seaside resorts.In previous days, the forest fire was confined to the mountainous center of the island, but aided by winds, very high temperatures and dry conditions, it spread towards the coast on the central-eastern side of the island on Saturday. Local media reported that the fires had reached three hotels, whose clients had already been evacuated.Fire Service spokesman Yannis Artopios said on Saturday afternoon that residents in four towns received SMS…
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Moscow warns that it will punish those responsible for the death of a Russian journalist – Europe – International

Moscow warns that it will punish those responsible for the death of a Russian journalist – Europe – International

Russia sent this Saturday that those guilty of the death on Saturday in the Ukrainian region of Zaporizhia of the war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravliovwho worked for the official agency RIA Nóvosti, will receive a "deserved punishment"."Those guilty of the brutal reprisal against the Russian journalist will inevitably receive a well-deserved punishment," said Maria Zajárova, a spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs, in a statement. The diplomat stressed that "all the responsibility is also shared by those who supply cluster bombs to their protégés in kyiv." "The Kiev regime continues the practice of criminal terror. Everything indicates that the attack against the group…
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Mississippi AG Seeks to Overturn Officer’s Manslaughter Conviction

Mississippi AG Seeks to Overturn Officer’s Manslaughter Conviction

Knowing that a police officer would go to prison for killing his 62-year-old brother did not ease Bettersten Wade's pain. But it helped that someone was responsible.Then Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch asked a judge last week to throw out the officer's 2022 conviction, siding with him over the district attorney who prosecuted him. The unusual move strengthened the officer's case before the Mississippi Court of Appeals. And it left Wade angry and hurt. “It means that she doesn't care about my brother,” Wade said of Fitch's motion. “She is showing that she doesn't have any kind of feelings for…
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