hot lead
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The families of two IRA men shot dead by British soldiers nearly 43 years ago have reached settlements in their claims for damages, the High Court has heard.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Dominique de Villepin, a moderate right-winger and former premier, has described the incident as France's "Charlie Kirk moment", referring to an ultraconservative activist shot dead in the United States last year.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
The organization, which monitors jihadist groups, identified the assailant, who was shot dead by police, as Ndiaga Diagne, a US citizen of Senegalese origin.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
The 37-year-old intensive care nurse, who was a US citizen, is understood to have joined protests in the city after Renee Good was shot dead by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on 7 January.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
That he himself had not been shot dead on the way from Hot Rod was, to him, a confirmation of the weakness of his enemies.
From Where I Wasn't Going by Richmond, Walt