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'He fell a hero:" French praise policeman in hostage swap   In this image dated March 2013 and provided by regional newspaper Ouest France, Arnaud Beltrame poses for a photo in Avranches, western France. The officer who offered to be swapped for a female hostage was identified as Col. Arnaud Beltrame. He managed to surreptitiously leave his phone on so that police outside could hear what was going on inside the supermarket — and crucially, decide when to storm it. (Ouest France via AP) TREBES, France (AP) — The French police officer who swapped places with a female supermarket employee being held hostage had already received a lifetime of accolades by the time he walked unarmed into the store under attack by an extremist gunman. Known for his courage and sang-froid, Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame was acclaimed by neighbors, colleagues and French authorities as ...
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Zuckerberg says Facebook 'made mistakes' on Cambridge Analytica View photos FILE PHOTO - Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the annual Facebook F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam More SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc <FB.O> Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that the social media company made mistakes that allowed data about users to end up with the analytics firm Cambridge Analytica and said the company would make changes. Zuckerberg, in his first comments since the company disclosed on Friday the misuse of personal data, said in a post on Facebook that the company "made mistakes, there's more to do, and we need to step up and do it."

US agent on trial in cross-border killing of Mexican teen

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US agent on trial in cross-border killing of Mexican teen   US agent on trial in cross-border killing of Mexican teen     TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A rare murder trial of a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of shooting across the international boundary into Mexico in 2012 and killing a teenager started Tuesday with jury selection. The trial in in U.S. District Court in Tucson comes amid President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration and his promise to build a wall along the 2,000-mile (3,200-kilometer) U.S.-Mexico border. Lonnie Swartz has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the killing 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez. The teenager was on a street in Nogales, in the Mexican state of Sonora, just across the border from Nogales, Arizona. An autopsy showed the unarmed teen was shot 10 times, mostly from behind. U.S. District Judge Raner Collins asked prospective jurors whether they knew possible witnesses, including a ...
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  Hillary Clinton breaks wrist in bathtub fall in Indian palace By: Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Updated: Mar 16, 2018 - 11:46 AM 393 Hillary Clinton breaks wrist in bathtub fall in Indian palace Hillary Clinton fell in a bathtub while visiting India for a book tour and fractured her wrist,  according to a story from DNA India .  ...
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Lisa Bonet Praises Husband Jason Momoa for His 'Rare Form of Masculinity' Getty Images Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet secretly tied the knot last month after 12 years together, but it turns out the Justice League star, 38, has been pining for his bride for much longer than that. “I was 8-years-old and I saw her on the TV and I was like, ‘Mommy, I want that one,’” he quipped to James Corden on Thursday night’s The Late Late Show . “I was like, ‘I’m going to stalk you for the rest of my life, and I’m going to get you.’ I’m a full-fledged stalker.” He noted the Bonet, 49, is aware of his obsession now, but added, “I didn’t tell her that until we had two babies otherwise it would have been creepy and weird. I’ve always wanted to meet her. She was the queen always.” He recalled the first time he met his wife at a jazz club through mutual friends.  WATCH: Jason Momoa Dishes on His Secret Wedding to Lisa Bonet: 'Some A**hole Leaked It' ...
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CNN's Erin Burnett To Sam Nunberg: I Smell Alcohol On Your Breath Rebecca Shapiro, HuffPost 10 hours ago. President Donald Trump ’s former campaign aide Sam Nunberg spent Monday afternoon sitting for a series of interviews on cable news shows, bombastically stating that he would not comply with a subpoena he received to appear before a federal grand jury regarding Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Before wrapping his appearance on Erin Burnett’s show, the CNN host said she could smell alcohol on his breath and asked Nunberg if he had been drinking.  “We talked earlier about what people in the White House were saying about you ― talking about whether you were drinking or on drugs or whatever had happened today,” she said. “Talking to you, I have smelled alcohol on your breath.” Nunberg said he had not had a drink and had only ta...
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Student in custody after allegedly shooting parents at Central Michigan University dorm Student in custody after allegedly shooting parents at Central Michigan University dorm 2 shot at Central Michigan University, suspect at large: Police 2 shot at Central Michigan University, suspect at large: Police (ABC News) A 19-year-old Central Michigan University student officials accused of fatally shooting his mother and father on campus was taken into custody just after midnight Saturday after a nearly day-long manhunt. More than 100 police officers spent the afternoon and evening searching the Mount Pleasant area for James Eric Davis, who authorities described as armed and dangerous, after he allegedly shot his mother and father, an Illinois police officer. CMU said James Eric Davis was taken into custody after a person reported to police they spotted the suspect on a train passing through the no...