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  1. 20-year-old co-pilot among 9 victims in Florida plane crash, mother says

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    U.S. federal officials are investigating after a business jet crashed into a South Florida neighbourhood on Sunday and erupted into a ball of flames, killing all nine people on board and leaving a fiery crater.

  2. Trump administration ramps up midterm battles, asks Supreme Court to intervene in California case

    Several women are shown walking down a sidewalk outside a building with a sign that encourages people to vote there.

    U.S. President Donald Trump's Justice Department has shown a willingness to intervene directly in Tuesday's midterm elections, raising fears its law enforcement powers are being used in a partisan manner. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily block California from counting mail-in ballots from 20,000 voters it believes are non-citizens.

  3. Another cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps Europe, leaving food spoiled

    a large display case in a grocery store is void of food

    The incident comes after a very similar cyberattack last month that sent fridge temperatures in some French supermarkets way up. While no one has claimed responsibility for either attack, they have heightened ​concerns among European authorities about hybrid threats to infrastructure, especially in the food system.

  4. Russia bombs aid centre and shelter in southern Ukraine killing at least 24, officials say

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    Russia bombed an aid distribution centre and neighbouring shelter in southern Ukraine on Monday, killing 24 people, Ukraine's emergency services agency said.

  5. 5 reasons why the Democrats might not take control of Congress in U.S. midterms

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    Political strategists of both U.S. parties believe it’s almost certain the Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives from the Republicans in Tuesday's midterms. The likelihood of the Democrats flipping the Senate, however, is another story.