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☆ Flamethrowing Missouri Republicans have wildly different responses to accusations that they were book-burning on a Friday night
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Two Missouri Republicans were accused of burning books at a fundraising event Friday night. Schroer wrote alongside a photo of him using the flamethrower. Neither candidate specified that they were burning books during the event. Schroer denied that they were burning books, writing on X that the "fake news" was spreading "division and hate." Crystal Quade, Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade and the sole Democratic gubernatorial candidate for the state, condemned Eigel on X.

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[1/2] Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack is seen in this handout photo released November 1, 2017. Saipov used a Home Depot rental truck to mow down people on a path along the Hudson River on Manhattan's West Side, according to prosecutors. He had hoped to the attack would help him gain membership in Islamic State, or ISIS, they said. Most of the people scheduled to speak at the hearing are traveling from Argentina and Belgium. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York and Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by Will DunhamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

A former University of Alabama basketball player was behind bars Sunday night after he was arrested in connection with a fatal shootout near campus, authorities said. He was booked on suspicion of murder and was being held without bail, the office said in a statement. Miles' name wasn't on the institution's basketball roster online late Sunday. The sheriff's statement addressed his status with the university in past tense. The other suspect, also booked on an allegation of capital murder, was identified as Michael Lynn Davis, 20, of Charles County, Maryland.

☆ A trail of oil: Keystone pipeline's history of oil spills
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The following is a timeline of some of Keystone's biggest oil spills, along with recent other spills of crude, both onshore and offshore. 2016April: TC shut down the pipeline after about 400 barrels of oil leaked in Hutchinson County, South Dakota. 2017November: TC shut part of the Keystone pipeline system after a leak in South Dakota, caused by mechanical damage from original construction. 2019February: Portions of the Keystone pipeline were shut down after 42 barrels of oil leaked on land in rural St. Charles County, Missouri. OTHER ONSHORE SPILLS:Since 2010 there have been two spills of crude oil larger than this most recent Keystone spill.

A Maryland homeowner found five adults dead inside the residence Friday, sheriff's officials said. Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff's office were called to the La Plata home after a shooting report, the agency tweeted shortly before 2 p.m. An aerial view of the home where police report the discovery of five bodies, in La Plata, Md., on Friday. Representatives of the sheriff's and county medical examiner's offices did not immediately respond to requests for comment. NBC Washington reported on-air that the home is in the Agricopia neighborhood in La Plata, which is about 35 miles south of Washington, D.C.

☆ Convicted murderer is linked to cold case killings of 4 women who vanished more than 30 years ago in Missouri
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | The Associated Press | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Missouri inmate serving a life sentence for killing a man was linked to the cold case killings of four women who vanished more than 30 years ago after DNA evidence connected him to the crimes. The bodies were found in various locations in Lincoln, St. Louis, and St. Charles counties, O’Fallon police said in a Facebook statement. In April, the St. Charles County Crime Lab technicians found DNA from a small amount of viable evidence. "It may have taken a while, but your family member was not forgotten," St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney Tim Lohmar said at a news conference on Monday. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Muehlberg also expressed remorse for the killings, writing that he "must live with my past — the good and bad parts.

☆ U.S. to seek death penalty against accused New York bike path killer
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack is seen in this handout photo released November 1, 2017. In a letter filed late Friday in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors said Attorney General Merrick Garland "decided to continue to seek the death penalty" against Sayfullo Saipov, and that they notified the defendant's lawyers and victims. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe decision followed Garland's July 2021 moratorium on federal executions while the Department of Justice reviews its use of the death penalty. The Justice Department under Garland has defended the death penalty in some cases. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York Editing by Marguerita ChoyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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