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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action against Thames Valley Police
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched legal action against Thames Valley Police seeking to quash search warrants that led to his arrest in February, according to reports. A judicial spokesperson said a private High Court hearing would take place on Thursday. The Telegraph reported the legal action on Sunday, according to the New York Post.
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FBI arrests California woman accused of spying on Taiwan president's son
The FBI arrested California woman Wanying Zhang at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, accusing her of spying on the son of Taiwan's president at the behest of Chinese officials, the agency said. Agents detained her before she boarded a flight to China, according to the reports.
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Shooting at Georgia homecoming block party kills two and injures 35
Two people were killed and 35 others were injured when shots were fired at a homecoming block party in Vienna, Georgia, early Sunday, according to authorities. Most outlets reported 35 injured. One Fox News snippet described more than three dozen wounded, and Breitbart's headline said over 30.
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Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula in Brazil's first round, forcing runoff
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro finished first and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva second in the first round of Brazil's presidential election, outlets reported. Neither candidate won more than 50% of the vote, so the two will meet in a runoff on Oct. 25. Lula called the result unexpected, according to The Guardian.
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Green Party of England and Wales adopts motion declaring Zionism is racism
Members of the Green Party of England and Wales voted on Sunday at the party's conference in Brighton to adopt a motion declaring that Zionism is racism. According to The Guardian, the policy also calls for Israel to be replaced by a single Palestinian state. BBC News reported that Zack Polanski had been banned from Israel after the vote, which it said had caused divisions among senior party figures.
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NFL reviews line judge's apparent profanity toward Cardinals' Trey McBride
The NFL said it was looking into an incident in which line judge Jeff Seeman appeared to direct profanity at Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride during the Cardinals' game against the New York Giants on Sunday. Seeman was caught on camera during the game, which the Cardinals lost. League spokesperson Brian McCarthy told the Associated Press the league was examining the circumstances.
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US withdraws B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot
The U.S. military withdrew all of its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, over the weekend and returned them to home bases in the United States, according to a Pentagon official cited by The Guardian. The BBC reported that no reason was given for the withdrawal. It followed arrests about a week earlier of several men on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts near the base.
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Tennessee prison commissioner resigns after Christa Pike survives execution attempt
Christa Pike survived an execution attempt in Tennessee on Wednesday after prison officials administered two doses of lethal injection drugs, according to reports. Her attorney said Sunday that she remained unconscious and on a ventilator in a Tennessee hospital and in critical condition. Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada resigned from his post Saturday, Breitbart reported.
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Israel orders flight security review after flydubai co-pilot attack
The co-pilot of flydubai Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly attacked the captain and tried to seize control of the plane on 30 September, an act the United Arab Emirates called a terrorist act. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a review of all aspects of security for foreign civil flights to Israel. U.S. officials and Israeli sources said early indications suggest the co-pilot acted alone.
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