The move quickly prompted a judge to temporarily block the sale while legal proceedings and a previously initiated arbitration continued.
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Victims in Niagara Falls bridge crash identified as Western New York couple
Authorities have not yet released details on what exactly led to the couple’s crash Wednesday at the Rainbow Bridge.
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Your Thanksgiving leftovers are good in the fridge up to 4 days; don’t let it go to waste
Don’t automatically assume a date label on food has to do with safety. (Also: Don’t forget to freeze your leftover stuffing and pie.)
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Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole 10 years after killing girlfriend
Pistorius has been in jail since late 2014 for the Valentine’s Day 2013 killing of model Reeva Steenkamp.
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On first day of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners
Israel cheered as 13 Israeli women and children emerged free from Gaza, while the pause brought the first quiet for 2.3 million Palestinians reeling and desperate from relentless Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
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Officials begin clearing debris while 3 remain missing in Alaska landslide that left 3 dead
Since Monday night’s slide, officials have inspected the site by air with drones, helicopters, and planes while teams using detection dogs and sonar covered the ground and water, but the three people – one adult and two juveniles – remain missing.
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Man who fatally shot guard at New Hampshire hospital was banned from having guns, records say
John Madore, who was killed by police during the incident, should not have been able to acquire weapons after a 2016 arrest, but he used a pistol in the shooting and had an AR-style rifle in his truck. It’s unclear how he got them.
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Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack that injured 3 children, one seriously
Police said over 400 officers including many in riot gear, were deployed in Dublin city center to contain the unrest, which they said was ’caused by a small group of thugs.’
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U.S. electric vehicle sales to hit record this year, but still lag China and Germany
It will be the first time more than 1 million EVs are sold in the U.S. in one calendar year, probably reaching between 1.3 million and 1.4 million cars.
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To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says
Last year’s climate conference in Egypt saw 400 people connected with fossil fuel industries attending the event, according to an analysis by the Associated Press.