Two Canadians killed by ‘flying bear’
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Two Canadians have been killed after a vehicle struck a 220kg black bear at high speed, sending it flying through the windscreen of an
oncoming vehicle. The 25-year-old woman and 40-year-old man were reportedly killed instantly. The bear did not survive what police have called a “freak accident”.
Murder novelist charged with murder
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An American novelist who wrote an essay called How to Murder your Husband has been charged with the murder of her husband. Police believe 68-year-old Nancy Crampton Brophy shot and killed her husband Daniel at his workplace.
Man too drunk to realise he had been shot
A 19-year-old Chicago man has told police he was too drunk to realise he had been shot in the chest the night before. According to the police report, he was shot at around 11.30pm on Monday night, and did not attend hospital until the following morning.
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