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1 dead, 3 seriously injured in Montgomery Co. crash 12/18/2023 01:09pm • One person is dead and three others are seriously injured after a three-car crash Sunday in Olney, Maryland. The crash took place on the eastbound lane of the Intercounty Connector (Route 200), around Exit 8. Maryland Transportation Authority police were called to the scene around 4 a.m., accordi Russell Brand questioned by London police over 6 more sexual offense claims, UK media say 12/18/2023 12:35pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Comedian Russell Brand has been questioned for a second time by police investigating sexual offense allegations, British media reported Monday. Brand, 48, was interviewed under caution last week over six ���non-recent��� allegations, the Press Association news agency reported. Brand Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai 12/18/2023 11:54am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to crush dissidents. Lai, 76, was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city's p DC police identify man killed in Southeast shooting 12/18/2023 10:57am • A Southeast D.C. man has been identified by police as the victim of a deadly Saturday night shooting. Police said 28-year-old Kenneth Barksdale Jr. was shot in the 1200 block of 44th Street at around 8 p.m. When officers arrived, they found Barksdale with gunshot wounds. First responders took Police say driver accidentally struck parked SUV in Biden's motorcade near campaign headquarters 12/18/2023 10:45am • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� Wilmington police say a 46-year-old driver believed to be drunk accidentally plowed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Joe Biden's motorcade Sunday night while the president was leaving a visit to his campaign headquarters. The president and first lady Jill Biden Albanian lawmakers discuss lifting former prime minister's immunity as his supporters protest 12/18/2023 10:21am • TIRANA, Albania (AP) ��� Supporters of Albania's opposition Democratic Party protested against the government Monday while a parliamentary commission discussed whether to lift the immunity from prosecution of the party leader, former Prime Minister Sali Berisha. Prosecutors asked lawmakers last wee Bangladesh court denies opposition leader's bail request ahead of a national election 12/18/2023 08:29am • DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) ��� A court in Bangladesh���s capital on Monday denied a bail request from a top opposition leader who was jailed, pending investigation, following an October anti-government protest that turned violent and is therefore unable to guide his party ahead of a general election next Hundreds of residents on Indonesian island protest the growing arrival of Rohingya refugees by sea 12/18/2023 07:58am • SABANG, Indonesia (AP) ��� More than 200 people protested Monday against the continued arrival of Rohingya refugees by boat on an island in Indonesia. Over 1,500 Rohingya, who fled violent attacks in Myanmar and now are leaving camps in neighboring Bangladesh in search of better lives, have arrived 36 days at sea: How these castaways survived hallucinations, thirst and desperation 12/18/2023 04:30am • FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) ��� A month had passed when the first four men decided to jump. Countless cargo ships had navigated past them, yet no one had come to their rescue. Their fuel was finished. The hunger and thirst were overwhelming. Dozens had already died, including the captain. The voyage fro 36 jours en mer : r��cit des naufrag��s qui ont surv��cu aux hallucinations, �� la soif et au d��sespoir 12/18/2023 04:16am • FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) ��� Un mois s���est ��coul�� lorsque les quatre premiers hommes ont d��cid�� de sauter. D���innombrables cargos sont pass��s �� c��t�� d���eux, pourtant personne n���est venu �� leur secours. Ils n���avaient plus de carburant. La faim et la soif ��taient insoutenables. Des di In Israel's killing of 3 hostages, some see the same excessive force directed at Palestinians 12/18/2023 03:14am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Israelis were left stunned and speechless when three hostages held by Hamas were killed by Israeli forces in the middle of an active war zone after they waved a white flag and screamed out in Hebrew to show they did not pose a threat. For some, the incident was a shocking e More than 300 rescued from floodwaters in northeast Australia 12/18/2023 02:21am • BRISBANE, Australia (AP) ��� More than 300 people were rescued overnight from floodwaters in northeast Australia, with dozens of residents clinging to roofs, officials said on Monday. Cairns Airport was closed on Monday due to flooding and authorities were concerned that the city of 160,000 people w Pilot and 2 passengers identified as victims of small plane crash in Oregon 12/18/2023 01:39am • INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (AP) ��� A small plane crashed into power lines in Oregon late Saturday afternoon and killed the pilot and two passengers, police said. Polk County emergency services received the report of the single engine plane crash in Independence around 4:55 p.m., the Independence Police Dep Congo's elections face enormous logistical problems sparking concerns about the vote's credibility 12/18/2023 01:04am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� Congo's president says he has confidence Wednesday's vote will be rolled out credibly, as tensions mount that a severe lack of electoral preparation could throw the conflict-riddled nation into disarray. ���We must stop scaring people," President Felix Tshisekedi told The Ass A man was arrested in Washington DC after allegedly spraying a substance at 2 people and yelling an antisemitic phrase 12/17/2023 09:12pm • (CNN) — A man was arrested and charged in Washington DC on Sunday after he allegedly sprayed an unknown substance at two people while shouting an antisemitic phrase, police said.Officers responded to an area of Northwest DC just before 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, found the suspect and arrested him, a