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Good grief, Charlie Brown! Giant inflatable pumpkin takes pre-Halloween flight 0
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- October 16, 2026
CARY, N.C. — Call it the Great Pumpkin escape. A two-story-high inflatable jack-o’-lantern took a tumble through Cary, North Carolina, Sunday, just as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias passed through. And social media loved it. “It’s the best advertising we could ask for,” Michael Phillips, owner of Phillips Farm, said of his bright orange fugitive.
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New Orleans jail worker gets 2.5 years in prison for enabling brazen 10-inmate escape 0
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- October 15, 2026
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans jail worker received a 2.5-year prison sentence Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole behind a toilet after he turned off its water. Custodian Sterling Williams, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of malfeasance in office for clearing the way for one of the largest jailbreaks
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More roller coasters shut down as authorities investigate fatal fall at Georgia amusement park 0
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- October 15, 2026
ATLANTA — A growing number of amusement parks have shut down roller coasters as police and state regulators investigate what caused a man to fall out of his seat and plummet to his death at a Georgia park. Sea World Orlando in Florida and La Ronde theme park in Montreal, Canada confirmed on Thursday they
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Ex-fiance of US Rep. Nancy Mace and 2 others charged with sex crimes she detailed in a House speech 0
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- October 15, 2026
COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace’s former fiance and two of his business associates were charged with sex crimes and voyeurism on Wednesday over an episode the South Carolina congresswoman described in detail during a speech last year on the House floor about how crimes against women are not investigated thoroughly. John Douglas Osborne
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New York man shot by ICE officers appears in immigration court 0
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- October 15, 2026
NEW YORK — A man who was shot by federal immigration officers in New York had his first hearing before an immigration judge Thursday, appearing remotely via video livestream from the federal jail where his lawyers say he is being held in solitary confinement. Oscar Belgal, 28, barely spoke during the brief court session. His
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Wisconsin’s Republican candidate for governor keeps his distance from Trump in nail-biter campaign 0
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- October 15, 2026
ROCK SPRINGS, Wis. — Democrats got the matchup they wanted for governor in Wisconsin. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley defeated a democratic socialist in the primary and faces one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Washington. It’s a dream matchup for Democrats in a midterm election where Trump’s approval ratings are at record lows.
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