Heartbreaking final photo shows NC grandparents trapped on roof before swept away by floodwaters with grandson
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Heartbreaking final photo shows NC grandparents trapped on roof before swept away by floodwaters with grandson

ByNews Polite

A heartbreaking final photo of North Carolina grandparents waiting to be rescued on the roof of their home while surrounded by fierce floodwaters has emerged following the devastation left by Hurricane Helene. Jessica Drye Turner had begged for someone to save her family after they became stranded on top of…

Long Island husband, Ryszard Murawski, admits to fatally stabbing wife Wioleta Murawski outside Lindenhurst home
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Long Island husband, Ryszard Murawski, admits to fatally stabbing wife Wioleta Murawski outside Lindenhurst home

ByNews Polite

A Long Island husband admitted to fatally stabbing his wife outside their house as her screams caught the attention of their teenage son who was returning home to witness the horrifying murder. Ryszard Murawski, 44, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Sept. 17 for attacking Wioleta Murawski with a large,…

15-year-old killed in NYC subway surfing mishap as rider’s head strikes beam: sources
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15-year-old killed in NYC subway surfing mishap as rider’s head strikes beam: sources

ByNews Polite

A 15-year-old was killed in a subway surfing mishap when the child was struck by a low beam while the train pulled into a Brooklyn station Monday morning, according to law enforcement sources. The teen was riding on top of a G train as it came into Smith-Ninth Street Station…

Mitchell Wiggins, ex-NBA guard and dad of Andrew Wiggins, dead at 64
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Mitchell Wiggins, ex-NBA guard and dad of Andrew Wiggins, dead at 64

ByNews Polite

Mitchell Wiggins, a former NBA guard and father of Golden State Warriors star Andrew Wiggins, has died this week at 64, the Rockets announced on Friday. The cause of death was not provided. “Today we mourn the passing of former Houston Rockets guard, Mitchell Wiggins. Our sincerest condolences go out to…

Ugandan Olympic athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, dies after being severely burned by her partner
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Ugandan Olympic athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, dies after being severely burned by her partner

ByNews Polite

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. She was 33. A spokesperson at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city, Owen Menach, confirmed Cheptegei’s death on Thursday. Menach…

Alabama husband, William Bryan, dies on Florida hospital operating table after Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky removes liver
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Alabama husband, William Bryan, dies on Florida hospital operating table after Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky removes liver

ByNews Polite

An Alabama husband died on a Florida operating table when the doctor mistakenly removed the man’s liver during surgery before the surgeon attempted to pass off the organ as an “enlarged spleen,” according to a lawyer representing the man’s widow. William Bryan and his wife Beverly were visiting their rental…

California doctor, Hamid Mirshojae, killed in ambush outside his Woodland Hills office
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California doctor, Hamid Mirshojae, killed in ambush outside his Woodland Hills office

ByNews Polite

A prominent California doctor was shot and killed during an ambush outside his Los Angeles clinic while a motive for the deadly attack remains a mystery. Hamid Mirshojae was gunned down as he was walked towards his car in the parking lot of Woodland Hills Medical Clinic and Urgent Care…

Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierd dies after collapsing on field
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Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierd dies after collapsing on field

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SAO PAULO — Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo died Tuesday at a hospital in Brazil five days after collapsing during a game at Sao Paulo. He was 27. Hospital Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo said in a statement that the Nacional defender died at 9:38 p.m. local time following “cardiorespiratory…