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‘Nowhere is safe’: California highway shootings double in two years, data reveals

State highways saw more than 400 incidents last year. Police are still trying to understand why

The Guardian - US

A pregnant mother and her 1-year-old son on a routine trip are cut down by a speeding car

LOS ANGELES — A speeding car, a sickening crunch, a ball of fire. Before anyone had time to react, a multi-vehicle crash turned a busy intersection into one of the most gruesome scenes on Los Angeles streets in recent years, leaving five people dead, including a pregnant woman, and family…

Los Angeles Times

LA nurse who slammed speeding Mercedes into cars, killing 5, is arrested by CHP

LOS ANGELES — A registered nurse has been arrested and will be booked on vehicular manslaughter charges in the fiery Windsor Hills crash that killed five people, including a pregnant woman, law enforcement sources confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Friday.

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Mercedes driver arrested in fiery LA crash that killed 5

LOS ANGELES — A 40-year-old nurse has been arrested and is being booked on vehicular manslaughter charges in the fiery Windsor Hills crash that killed five people, including a pregnant woman, law enforcement sources confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Fiery Southern California crash kills 5, including baby

Authorities say five people are dead, including a baby, after a speeding Mercedes-Benz plowed through an intersection and struck cars, causing two to burst into flames just outside Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Desolate Turkish amusement park touted as testament to government waste

Giant dinosaurs and robot models abandoned among decrepit fair rides create a dystopian atmosphere in a defunct amusement park in the Turkish capital, which its opposition party mayor is now highlighting as a testament to past government profligacy.

Reuters

Britney Spears’ car ran out of gas on California freeway at night, cops say

The car that Britney Spears was driving ran out of gas Tuesday on a busy California highway — and the cops were called.

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California to pay $51 million settlement over hostage killings at Napa veterans home

California officials have agreed to pay out $51 million to settle some of the claims stemming from the 2018 shooting at the Yountville Veterans Home, where a gunman and former patient killed three women staffers before shooting himself, according to state budget documents.

Tribune News Service

California Highway Patrol seizes $200,000 in stolen Lululemon leggings

LOS ANGELES — Call it a tight squeeze: Investigators with the California Highway Patrol have recovered more than $200,000 worth of stolen merchandise from athletic apparel maker Lululemon, officials announced this week.

Los Angeles Times

1 Navy sailor killed, 4 injured in freeway crash in rural San Diego County

SAN DIEGO — One Navy sailor was killed and four others were injured when their van crashed Friday morning off Interstate 8 near Jacumba Hot Springs, authorities said.

Tribune News Service

Turkish court adjourns case against top Erdogan opponent to September

A Turkish court on Wednesday adjourned until September a case against Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an opposition figure who opinion polls suggest would be a strong possible challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in upcoming national elections.

Reuters

Turkish court to rule in case against top Erdogan opponent

A Turkish court is expected to reach a verdict on Wednesday in a case against Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an opposition figure who opinion polls suggest would be a strong possible challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in upcoming national elections.

Reuters

Will Istanbul’s mayor be Erdoğan’s nemesis - or banned from politics?

Ekrem İmamoğlu appears well placed to take on the Turkish president, but an impending court case could end his career

The Guardian - UK

First coal rake chugs on Sathupalli-K’gudem rail line

Completed in 50 months at a cost of ₹928 cr., it helps eco-friendly coal dispatch

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Turkey summons US envoy Flake after Istanbul rally warning

Turkey’s foreign relations ministry summoned Ambassador Jeff Flake after the U.S. Embassy posted a warning that police might respond violently to an opposition rally in Istanbul.

The Independent UK

Heart-stopping moment man trapped on 500-foot cliff is rescued by helicopter

No injuries were reported

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands Protest Turkish Opposition Politician’s Conviction

Thousands gathered for a rally in Istanbul on Saturday to protest the conviction of leading Turkish opposition politician Canan Kaftancioglu for insulting the president and the state. Demonstrators in the central district of Maltepe chanted songs and waved the opposition and national flags. Kaftancioglu, who was sentenced to just under…

The Guardian - UK

Key Turkish opposition figure banned from politics after anti-Erdoğan tweet

Fears of pre-election crackdown in Turkey as appeals court confirms charges against Canan Kaftancıoğlu of CHP

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Turkish court upholds top opposition politician's conviction for insulting president

Turkey's top court upheld convictions and a jail term against leading opposition politician Canan Kaftancioglu for insulting the president and the state, according to a ruling it made public on Thursday.

Tribune News Service

UCSD student accused in shooting of CHP officer pleads not guilty by reason of insanity

SAN DIEGO — A UC San Diego physics graduate student pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday to attempted murder of a peace officer stemming from an incident last month when a CHP officer was shot during a struggle over his gun along a busy freeway in Mission Valley.

Al Jazeera

President Erdogan pledges Turkey will ‘not expel’ Syrian refugees

Despite pressure from opposition, Erdogan says Turkey, home to over 3.6m Syrian refugees, will ‘protect’ those who fled.

Los Angeles Times

'Intensive cleanup' underway after truck crash spills 2,000 gallons of asphalt binder in Northern California forest

LOS ANGELES — Forest officials said they are still concerned after nearly 2,000 gallons of "asphalt binder" spilled in a California forest when a semitruck crashed on Highway 199.

Los Angeles Times

Theft ring that stole $1 million in jewelry in California apprehended, state attorney general says

LOS ANGELES — A retail theft ring stole more than $1 million in jewelry from JCPenney and Sam's Club stores across California in 2020 and 2021, acting as a traveling crime wave, California's attorney general said Friday.

The Independent UK

Woman arrested after rear-ending police car, sparking huge fire and leaving three officers injured

‘The driver applied no brakes and went straight into the CHP car, all four wheels off the ground,’ says witness Robert Martinez

Reuters

Turkish opposition vows to overturn sentences against Kavala, others

Turkish opposition leaders vowed to overturn jail sentences against philanthropist Osman Kavala and seven others convicted at the end of a case that lawyers said showed courts had become the government's "vehicle for revenge".

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