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Several people killed in explosion at Moscow restaurant, Russian officials say

An improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant Saturday in central Moscow killing two people, Russian state media said, citing local officials. The suspected bomber was also killed, officials said.  At least 21 people were also injured when the IED detonated at the restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said, quoted…

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Montana man, impaled by trekking pole, hikes out of mountains to get help

Billings, Montana — David Cifaldi and his two hiking companions were crossing Montana’s ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and approaching the top of the state’s highest peak when their adventure took a bizarre and dangerous turn: Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole as he fell. The 44-inch steel-tipped pole passed through the flesh beneath…

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Amazon plans to deploy more than 5,000 satellites for new space-based telecom platform

Amazon wants to build a telecommunications platform that would put thousands of satellites in space to offer voice, messaging, emergency and other services in connectivity-starved areas. The technology giant’s Leo subsidiary said Monday that it has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to launch a “direct-to-device” telecom service comprising more than 5,100 low…

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Explosion outside New York federal building in Manhattan apparently caused by fireworks, sources say

An incendiary device went off outside a federal building in Lower Manhattan Monday morning and a suspect has been taken into custody, police sources said. The incident happened outside 26 Federal Plaza, a building that houses dozens of agencies including the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  Preliminary information indicates…

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