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This image taken from video provided by Hawaii News Now, shows Hawaiian Airlines Flight 47 on a runway after smoke filled the plane's cabin, forcing an emergency landing and evacuation, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 in Honolulu. The 184 passengers and seven crew members on board were forced to evacuate the plane using emergency slides. Seven people were taken to the hospital with respiratory complaints. (Hawaii News Now via AP)
7 sent to hospital after smoke fills cabin of Hawaii flightSeven people were taken to the hospital after smoke filled the cabin of a Hawaiian Airlines flight from California to Hawaii on Thursday
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FILE - This undated file booking photo provided by the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office shows Zachary David O'Neill. O'Neill is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 in the 1998 murder of an 18-year-old video store clerk in Laurel, Mont. (Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Man faces life for murder after initial confessions doubtedA man whose confessions to the 1998 murder of a Montana video store clerk were initially met with skepticism from authorities is now facing life in prison
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In this Tuesday, July 30, 2019 photo, actors, Tiffini Funches, center, and Anthony Williams, left, act as mother and father while trainee, Beth Brown, right, receives feedback on her performance during a training session designed for preparing new child service investigators at Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Experts say the Illinois welfare agency under fire for high-profile deaths of children has become a national standout when it comes to giving workers hands-on training. The state has two simulation labs where over 700 employees have trained and there are plans for a third. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)
Embattled Illinois welfare agency praised for training labExperts say an Illinois welfare agency under fire for high-profile deaths of children has become a national standout when it comes to giving workers hands-on training
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The Hampton History Museum has created an exhibit, The 1619 Arrival, that tells the stories of the first Africans who landed at Point Comfort in 1619. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Descendants of America's first Africans will mark 400 yearsA family that traces its bloodline to America's first enslaved Africans will gather at its cemetery to reflect on their arrival 400 years ago
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In this undated photo provided by the Florida Department of Corrections, Gary Ray Bowles is shown. Bowles, a serial killer who preyed on older gay men during an eight-month spree in 1994 that left six dead, was executed by lethal injection Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at Florida State prison. (Florida Department of Corrections via AP)
The Latest: Serial killer who preyed on gay men executedA serial killer who preyed on older gay men during a rampage 25 years ago around the U.S. East Coast has been put to death
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In this undated photo provided by the Florida Department of Corrections, Gary Ray Bowles is shown. Bowles, a serial killer who preyed on older gay men during an eight-month spree in 1994 that left six dead, was executed by lethal injection Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at Florida State prison. (Florida Department of Corrections via AP)
Serial killer who preyed on gay men executed in FloridaA serial killer who preyed on older gay men during an eight-month spree that left six dead has been executed by lethal injection
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Suspicious device snarls traffic on George Washington BridgeTraffic has reopened on the George Washington Bridge after authorities investigated a suspicious package scare.
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, Father Andrew E. Bellisario, the Bishop of the Diocese of Juneau, holds a press conference to talk about an independent review he commissioned on allegations of sexual misconduct by clergymen in the Diocese in Juneau, Alaska. An independent review has found credible accusations of past sexual misconduct against seven clergy members of an Alaska diocese, including a former priest who was killed in a July plane crash.(Michael Penn /The Juneau Empire via AP)
7 clergy members named in Alaska sexual misconduct reviewAn independent review has found credible accusations of past sexual misconduct against seven clergy members of an Alaska Catholic diocese, including a former priest who was killed in a July plane crash
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Serial killer who preyed on older gay men around the US East Coast 25 years ago is executed in FloridaSerial killer who preyed on older gay men around the US East Coast 25 years ago is executed in Florida
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Arrest warrant issued in ice cream-licking incident in TexasAn arrest warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old man who authorities say posted social media video of himself licking ice cream from a carton in Texas and returning it to a supermarket freezer
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Man charged after 2 bodies found in pickup in St. LouisA 63-year-old man is charged with killing two people whose bodies were found in a pickup truck parked in St. Louis
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Supreme Court denies stay of execution for serial killer who preyed on older gay men, leaving six dead 25 years agoSupreme Court denies stay of execution for serial killer who preyed on older gay men, leaving six dead 25 years ago
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