Third person arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, as police say hanging was staged

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Eric Clark, 45, charged with murder as autopsy concludes Fortune was dead days before body discovered in tree

A third person has been arrested in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune in Mississippi’s capital city, while investigators said they had determined the scene where her body was found hanging had been staged.

Eric Clark, 45, surrendered to authorities on Friday and was charged with murder, according to the Jackson police department (JPD). Clark was scheduled to make a court appearance on Monday.

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Dogs use a surprising method to understand human language, new study suggests – The Washington Post

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  1. Dogs use a surprising method to understand human language, new study suggests  The Washington Post
  2. Dog brains track consonant patterns in speech, a first outside humans  Phys.org
  3. Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak  newscientist.com
  4. Scientists reveal how dogs decode what humans are saying  The Independent
  5. Dogs Parse Human Speech Using the Same Consonant Bias as Humans  Neuroscience News
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Wisconsin police investigating fraternity for hazing after men found in basement

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Pledges found covered in food in heated basement of fraternity house near University of Wisconsin-Madison

Police are investigating suspected illegal hazing after about 30 partially clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids were found recently in the basement of a fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Madison police said some of the men, whom they described as pledges of a fraternity, had signs of being physically assaulted.

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Greek authorities seek answers after six killed in Athens apartment block explosion

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Emergency teams discovered victims after two-storey building in historic Plaka district collapsed ‘in seconds’

Greek authorities say they are trying to discover what caused a two-storey apartment block in the heart of ancient Athens to collapse “in a matter of seconds”, killing six people.

Emergency teams found the victims, including four American tourists, on Saturday, more than 24 hours after the early morning explosion in the historic Plaka district.

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In his final UN speech, Macron may have given other leaders a valuable parting gift: the guts to stand up to Trump – The Guardian

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  1. In his final UN speech, Macron may have given other leaders a valuable parting gift: the guts to stand up to Trump  The Guardian
  2. Netanyahu calls Macron's remarks on West Bank in UN speech 'grotesque'  BBC
  3. Lost in translation: Israel, Huckabee blast Macron over Hamas comments as France clarifies wording  Fox News
  4. ‘Like denying the sun will come up’: Israeli terror victim blasts Macron over Hamas claim  JNS.org
  5. UN General Assembly France  Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference

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Exclusive: UK prime minister says delivering fiscal stability would be ‘crucial’ to be able to fix bigger problems

Andy Burnham has said he can deliver on his promise of radical change for the country despite severe economic headwinds, telling the Guardian: “There’s always things you can do; it’s just whether you’re prepared to do them.”

The prime minister acknowledged public finances were “challenging” ahead of next month’s budget but said delivering fiscal stability would be “crucial”, because only then would the government be able to focus on fixing bigger problems.

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Andy Burnham announces new homes scheme for first-time buyers

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Exclusive: Policy initiative for England will help more young people on to property ladder, prime minister tells Guardian

A new help-to-buy scheme aimed at giving first-time buyers who cannot rely on the “bank of mum and dad” is to be introduced in a big policy announcement by Andy Burnham.

The programme, called “Your first home”, is intended to help buyers in England who have a regular income but have been unable to save for a large deposit or don’t have financial support from their family.

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Russia rains death on Ukraine as Zelensky demands tougher sanctions – Yahoo

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  1. Russia rains death on Ukraine as Zelensky demands tougher sanctions  Yahoo
  2. Russian and Ukrainian strikes leave 10 dead as Trump calls on Zelenskyy to 'settle with Putin'  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. At least 10 people killed in Russian and Ukrainian attacks  Al Jazeera
  4. Russian strikes kill eight in Ukraine, damage maternity clinic  Reuters
  5. Russian Drone Strike Kills Israeli Boy, Wounds Mother In Kyiv  i24NEWS
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US strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats raise humanitarian concerns but Trump admin not wavering

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Attorney says fishers ‘losing their livelihoods’, but Marco Rubio maintains US still willing to ‘blow up ships if need be’

While the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, was being decorated in Quito by Ecuador’s president for “helping to promote peace in the region”, 10 Ecuadorian fishers whose boat had been blown up by US forces were adrift in the eastern Pacific.

On 8 September, a day before Rubio arrived, a US patrol vessel intercepted the fishing boat Don Rufo in international waters near Ecuador.

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Pope Leo celebrates open-air mass before 700,000 people in Paris

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Crowds line Place de la Concorde on second day of pontiff’s first official papal visit to France in 18 years

Hundreds of thousands of people lined the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in ⁠Paris on Saturday to attend an open-air mass with Pope Leo, on the second day of his visit to France.

The Vatican estimated 700,000 people turned out for the outdoor mass with the 71-year-old American pope – about 100,000 more than the number of people who had registered to attend.

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Combat shows speed alone can’t catch Russia’s jet-powered drones, despite eight Ukrainian makers’ assurances. So why can’t they stop them? – Euromaidan Press

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  1. Combat shows speed alone can't catch Russia's jet-powered drones, despite eight Ukrainian makers' assurances. So why can't they stop them?  Euromaidan Press
  2. Russia's once-rare turbojet drones that fly twice as fast are now attacking Ukraine by the thousands  Business Insider
  3. Ukraine intercepts over half of jet-powered Shahed drones, Zelenskyy says  Українська правда
  4. ADF neutralizes 147 Russian drones used to attack Ukraine overnight  Ukrinform
  5. Russia plans to spend $12 billion on jet-powered drones, loitering munitions next year, Zelensky says  The Kyiv Independent
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Russia expected to intensify hybrid war on Europe – dw.com

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  1. Russia expected to intensify hybrid war on Europe  dw.com
  2. Europe frets as the Kremlin pushes the limits of its hybrid warfare  NBC News
  3. Russia could attack a NATO country within months, Danish intelligence warns  CNBC
  4. Russia could attack a Nato country within months, Danish intelligence says  The Guardian
  5. Europe Warns of Russia’s Hybrid Attacks but Struggles to Counter Them  The New York Times
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Jill Dando murder: technological advances allow police to review CCTV 27 years later

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BBC broadcaster was shot in 1999 in case detectives have previously said may never be solved

Technological advances are allowing police to review old CCTV footage in the unsolved murder of the BBC broadcaster Jill Dando, Scotland Yard has revealed.

Advances in CCTV enhancement technology have allowed detectives to return to 27-year-old footage of Putney Bridge Underground station, Scotland Yard said. But detectives stressed that the review was part of existing inquiries – not a new investigation.

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