Saturday, February 6, 2016

Dave Mirra: "He was a superhero" and other top stories.

  • Dave Mirra: "He was a superhero"

    Dave Mirra:
    Dave Mirra: 'He was a superhero'By Alyssa Roenigk | Feb 5, 2016XGames.comAccording to police in Greenville, North Carolina, X Games biker Dave Mirra has died at the age of 41 after a self-inflicted gunshot wound.The first time Kevin Robinson met Dave Mirra, neither had won a major BMX contest, graduated from high school or met the women they would fall in love with and eventually marry. The X Games was still years from debuting in Robinson's backyard of Providence, Rhode Island, and Mirra had ye..
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  • Police believe 6 found dead in Chicago home were targeted

    Police believe 6 found dead in Chicago home were targeted
    Police believe 6 found dead in Chicago home were targeted Don Babwin and Sara Burnett, Associated Press Updated 3:04 am, Saturday, February 6, 2016 Photo: M. Spencer Green, AP Crime scene tape surrounds a home Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in Chicago. Chicago police are investigating what led to the deaths of two children, two women and two men whose bodies were found Thursday, with signs of trauma inside the home on the city's South Side. Chicago police Chie..
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  • Three missing after two planes collide, plunge into waters near Los Angeles

    Three missing after two planes collide, plunge into waters near Los Angeles
    Emergency personnel will expand their search area off the Southern California coast for three people who were reported missing following a mid-air collision involving two small planes, authorities said Friday. The collision occurred near the Port of Los Angeles at about 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon. There was no word on what may have caused the accident. Men ages 61 and 81 were believed to be aboard one plane, a Beechcraft. Coast Guard Capt. Jennifer Williams said wreckage and a pilot’s logbook h..
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  • Officials working to determine cause of NYC crane collapse

    Officials working to determine cause of NYC crane collapse
    A collapsed crane fills the street on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in New York. The huge construction crane was being lowered to safety in a snow squall when plummeted onto the street in the Tribeca neighborhood of lower Manhattan. (Brian Marrone via AP) (Associated Press) By Colleen Long | AP February 6 at 4:00 AM NEW YORK — Officials are working to determine why a huge construction crane that was being lowered to safety during strong winds came crashing down onto a New York City street, killi..
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  • At least one dead, seven injured in Florida strip club shooting

    At least one dead, seven injured in Florida strip club shooting
    At least one person died and seven others were wounded in a shooting at a Florida strip club, police said late Saturday. Tampa police Lt. Ruth Cate said that one person among those shot at Club Rayne had died and also said that another person who was injured in the shooting arrived at a local hospital separately. Police said the 911 call about gunshots at the club came around 2 a.m. Cate said detectives were on the scene investigating what spurred the gunfire. Officer William Copulos but said t..
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  • Twitter Moves to Actively Seek Out Terrorist Supporters

    Twitter Moves to Actively Seek Out Terrorist Supporters
    WASHINGTON — Twitter is now using spam-fighting technology to seek out accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity and is examining other accounts related to those flagged for possible removal, the company announced Friday. The announcement demonstrated efforts by Twitter to automatically identify tweets supporting terrorism, reflecting increased pressure placed by the U.S. government for social media companies to respond to abuse more proactively. Child pornography has previously bee..
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  • Oregon policeman shot, killed while serving warrant: media

    Oregon policeman shot, killed while serving warrant: media
    A police officer was shot and killed in western Oregon when he attempted to serve a warrant on a male suspect on Friday, local media and police said. The officer was shot in the downtown area of the city of Seaside at about 9:30 p.m. local time, his force said.The 39-year-old, who had been with the department for 13 years, died from his wounds, an ABC affiliate in Portland reported. The suspect was shot by another officer and taken to hospital, according to police in the coastal community of a..
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  • Republicans Ready for Eighth Debate

    Republicans Ready for Eighth Debate
    Republican presidential candidates will face off in New Hampshire Saturday night in the most pivotal contest yet, just 72 hours before polls close in New Hampshire. The current state of play is fluid, as the race in the Granite state is wide open, with about 40 percent of voters are undecided, with a further two dozen open to shifting their vote. The debate is the final opportunity for most candidates to make their closing pitch to voters, and get their final digs in before voting begins. Red..
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  • Speeches That Earned Clinton Millions Remain a Mystery

    Speeches That Earned Clinton Millions Remain a Mystery
    MANCHESTER, N.H. — Hillary Clinton told voters in the latest Democratic debate there's "hardly anything you don't know about me." Just minutes later, she got tangled in a question about a part of her resume that is an enduring mystery.In the 18 months before launching her second presidential bid, Clinton gave nearly 100 paid speeches at banks, trade associations, charitable groups and private corporations. The appearances netted her $21.7 million — and voters very little information about wha..
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  • Authorities: Couple suspected in crime spree found; man dead

    Authorities: Couple suspected in crime spree found; man dead
    syndication.ap.orgAuthorities investigate a crime scene after a shootout in the Florida Panhandle, early Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 in Milton, Florida. A weeklong search for a Missouri couple wanted in a series of robberies and abductions across the South ended with one suspect dead and the other wounded Friday, after authorities say they chased the pair across the highway and through a rural neighborhood and exchanged gunfire with them in Florida's Panhandle. (AP Photo/Michael Spooneybarger)MILTON, ..
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