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Robert Duvall's neighbour downs 'paparazzi drone'
A 65-year-old Virginian woman has shot down a drone she suspected of being used to take photos of her neighbour, actor Robert Duvall. Jennifer Youngman had returned from church when she heard the device flying towards her home. "I loaded my shotgun and took the safety off and this thing came flying over my trees," she said. "I blasted it to smithereens."
Lightning strike kills 300 reindeer
More than 300 reindeer were killed in central Norway last week, apparently by a single lightning strike. Environment agency spokesman Kjartan Knutsen said the animals commonly stay close together during bad weather, which may account for the unusually large number of deaths. Officials are considering what to do with the carcasses.
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George Floyd legacy: what has changed in the US three years onfeature Police officers are more accountable but has ‘white empathy’ hit a wall?
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How your laughter shows when you’re in lovefeature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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US elite crime-fighting units: a recipe for trouble?feature Tyre Nichols’ death in Memphis highlights the dangers of using of elite crime-fighting units
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What happened to Tyre Nichols?Speed Read President Biden calls for ‘peaceful protest’ ahead of video release showing Memphis police officers fatally injuring 29-year-old
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Three children dead after plunging into frozen Solihull lakeSpeed Read Search continues for unconfirmed number of other children, with rescue ‘now a recovery operation’
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The Week Unwrapped: SIDS, Tasers and Alabaman rightspodcast Are we closer to understanding sudden infant death syndrome? Has a Trump-appointed judge given hope to trans Americans? And do too many British police have Tasers?
