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Two U.S. troops killed in attack on convoy in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday when their convoy came under attack in Kandahar province, Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said. He did not immediately provide further information. Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday that a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into the convoy near the Kandahar airport, home to a major military base for international troops helping Afghan security forces in their battle against the Taliban insurgency. (Reporting by Phil Stewart)
Father of Philando Castile wants a portion of settlement
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The father of Philando Castile, a motorist fatally shot by a suburban Minneapolis police officer last summer, wants a portion of the $3 million settlement reached in his son's death.
Venezuela's Maduro to swear in new assembly as vote turnout questioned
The firm that supplies Venezuela's voting technology, Smartmatic, said official figures in Sunday's election were "tampered with" in such a way that the turnout appeared greater than it was. The election of the new super-assembly, with candidates selected from the ruling party, drew international condemnation as a power grab by the unpopular Maduro, whose leftist government is beset by violent street protests and an economy on the brink of collapse. Maduro planned to swear in the 545 members of the so-called Constituent Assembly, including his own wife and son, on Wednesday at a concert arena in Caracas, his press office said.
Inmates escape prison after tricking guard with genius peanut butter plot
A dozen inmates who escaped from an Alabama prison by tricking an inexperienced guard with a genius peanut butter plot have been recaptured. The cunning crooks used the peanut spread from jail sandwiches to change the number on their cell door to match the number of an outside door. Inmate Brady Kilpatrick Credit: Walker County Sheriff's Office They then persuaded a new member of staff monitoring inmates on CCTV to open up the door, that was actually a prison exit, on July 30. Sheriff James Underwood said “that door number was the outside door. Unbeknowingly to him, he hit that door and out the door they went”. The runaway inmates then used a blanket to climb over a razor wire perimeter fence and make their escape. Police captured 11 of the inmates within eight hours of the incredible escape, while the last escapee, Brady Kilpatrick, was rearrested two days later in Florida. CAPTURED! Last of 12 fugitives who escaped from an Alabama Prison Sunday captured in Martin County tonight. pic.twitter.com/4GIkJwhQpN— MartinCountySheriff (@MartinFLSheriff) August 2, 2017 “The inmates took advantage of a new guard by using peanut butter to conceal an exit door number,” Walker County Alabama Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. “When the inmates called for the guard to open the door and let them in a call, the guard inadvertently opened the exit door.” Sheriff Underwood added: “We got some evil people down here. They scheme all the time to con us and our employees here at the jail. “You have to stay on you toes. This is one time we slipped up. I’m not going to make any excuses. It was a human error that caused this to happen.” He concluded that changing numbers on doors with peanut butter "may sound crazy, but these people are crazy like a fox". Prisoners break free to save guard having heart attack
Teen Jumps Out of Plane Emergency Door and Tries to Run Away
The 17-year-old, a U.S. citizen, removed the door minutes after the Copa Airlines flight arrived from Central America, San Francisco Airport spokesman Doug Yakel said.
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