killing
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A motive in the killing has not been made public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
After taking the position, which had been vacant since the killing of his predecessor in February, Akhlaghi said Thursday he would be focusing on new technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The outbreak began in DRC and has become the deadliest in the country's history, killing more than 4,000 people out of more than 9,000 confirmed cases since mid-May, according to health authorities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
It all began on 1 November 2024, when the concrete canopy collapsed outside Novi Sad train station, in Serbia's second biggest city, killing 16 people.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Thousands of beetles laying eggs, spreading bacteria, and killing trees.”
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
When Hochman took office, he put McKinney in charge of specialized prosecutions, giving him oversight of a wide range of cases, including cop killings, juvenile crimes, gang homicides and child abuse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Mark Thompson from the victims' group Relatives For Justice said he feared the bill could lead to unlawful killings being covered up by the state.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The claimants said that after the killings, the London Bullion Market Association should have withheld stamp of approval for a Tanzanian mine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Bass said the killings reflect, in part, a broader failure of the mental health system to get people the care they need.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Yet White and his team were able to show how Hale benefited from at least two of these other killings.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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