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Detroit bank calls police on black man depositing cheque
BBC NEWS
An African-American man is suing a bank in the Detroit area after employees called the police when he tried to deposit money he had been awarded in a racial discrimination suit.
New China virus: US announces first case
BBC NEWS
The United States has confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus on its territory.
Georgia set to execute man convicted of killing store clerk
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA, Georgia, USA — Corrections officials in Georgia are preparing to execute a man convicted of fatally shooting a convenience store clerk more than 30 years ago.
Iran admits unintentionally shooting down Ukrainian airliner
THE GUARDIAN
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has admitted its military made an “unforgivable mistake” in unintentionally shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner and killing all 176 people onboard, after days of rejecting western intelligence reports that pointed to Tehran being responsible.
176 dead after Ukrainian plane crash in Iran
AFP
TEHRAN, Iran - A Ukrainian International Airlines plane crashed minutes after takeoff from Tehran's main airport Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing all 176 people on board, including 63 Canadians.
Harry and Meghan Markle 'step back' as senior royals
CBC CANADA
LONDON, UK — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said Wednesday that they "intend to step back as 'senior' members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent."
Trump: Iran 'standing down' after missile strikes
BBC
WASHINGTON DC, USA- US President Donald Trump has said Iran "appears to be standing down" after it targeted air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in a televised address from the White House.
Cancer patient set on fire during operation in Romania
BBC
BUCHAREST, Romania - A hospital patient has died after being set on fire during surgery in Romania. Surgeons at Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest used an alcohol-based disinfectant on the woman, 66, before carrying out her operation for pancreatic cancer on 22 December.
5 stabbed in Hanukkah celebration @ New York Rabbi's home
CBS NEWS
MONSEY, New York - A man stabbed five people as they gathered at a rabbi's home north of New York City to celebrate Hanukkah, in an attack that New York's governor said Sunday was fueled by intolerance and was evidence of a "cancer" in American politics.
Man kills 2 inside Texas church
NBC NEWS
TEXAS, USA - Two parishioners were killed when a gunman opened fire in a Texas church Sunday. Within seconds, members of the church security team shot and killed the suspect.
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