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4 grizzly bears linked by DNA to deadly attack on mother and daughter in Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Four grizzly bears captured in western Canada were responsible for killing a mother and her adult daughter this month in what investigators believe was a rare predatory attack, wildlife officials said Tuesday.

DNA tests conclusively linked a female grizzly and her three yearling cubs to the deaths of Jenny Balcarras, 48, and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed, the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service said. All four bears were killed to protect the public.

“Our investigation also found that this attack likely involved... Read More

Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans reelected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as leader of the GOP conference after a tense day of discussions about steep losses in the midterm elections that cost them their majority.

Thune was always expected to prevail, as he is popular with his GOP colleagues and was running unopposed in the secret ballot election. But Senate Republicans vented their frustrations in three separate meetings on Tuesday after an election wipeout that cost them at least seven Senate seats.

Some Republicans had tried to delay the leadership decision, but... Read More

US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase

NEW YORK (AP) — Three men, including one already jailed in the United States, were accused by U.S. authorities Tuesday of being Iran-supported operatives who plotted nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S. as well as a planned assault on a British airbase used by the U.S. Air Force.

Charges against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national; and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, were outlined in a superseding indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court. Only al-Saadi is in Attorney... Read More

Texas man accused of cruise ship murder had argued with woman in their cabin, FBI says

A cruise ship passenger accused of killing a woman shortly after the vessel departed from Texas told FBI agents he beat and choked her in their cabin after an argument caused him to “snap,” according to court documents.

Jason Watford, 48, of Tyler, Texas, was set to make an initial federal court appearance on a murder charge Tuesday in Galveston. He was being held at a county jail. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer who could respond to the allegations.

A man who said he is Watford’s son declined to comment Tuesday when reached at a phone listing in... Read More

Hellebuyck says incidents 'more than online death threats' led him to ask the Jets to trade him

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Incidents that were “more than online death threats” cemented Connor Hellebuyck’s decision to ask for a trade from the Winnipeg Jets, he said Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters there for the first time since being dealt to New Jersey on Oct. 23, the goaltender said his family experienced “a few moments that I don’t want to see happen again.” He added he wanted to keep the details of the incidents private.

“There was some moments and some things that happened to my family that, for me, crossed the line and as a husband and a father,... Read More

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4 grizzly bears linked by DNA to deadly attack on mother and daughter in Canada

Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses

US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase

Texas man accused of cruise ship murder had argued with woman in their cabin, FBI says

Hellebuyck says incidents 'more than online death threats' led him to ask the Jets to trade him

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