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Is it a plane or a tree? Amelia Earhart expedition aims to solve mystery of disappearance

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Researchers will head to remote Pacific atoll, but sceptics say satellite images unlikely to be of her aircraft A team of US researchers is approaching a remote Pacific atoll where they suspect the famed aviator Amelia Earhart crash-landed in 1937, in the latest attempt to crack one of the biggest mysteries of the 20th century. The 17-person expedition was inspired by satellite images taken over several years showing a submerged object in the uninhabited island’s sandy lagoon – evidence dismissed by other longtime Earhart sleuths who say it is probably…

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Mamdani says ICE agents who shot man in New York looked like ‘mass shooters’

Mayor calls for end to agency’s operations in city after agents shot and wounded man with five-year-old in car The New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani , on Sunday compared US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE )’s recent shooting of a man in the Manhattan enclave of Marble Hill to a mass shooting scene – and called for an end to the agency’s operations in his city. Mamdani’s joined MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff for his first media interview since ICE agents shot and wounded Oscar Belgal, 28, during an enforcement operation while he was in his car with his…

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Duel in the desert: US marine veteran aims to win back working-class voters for Democrats

Regina Romero draws on unique biography to connect with voters in Arizona battleground – can she flip a key swing seat? On a recent morning, Tucson mayor Regina Romero knocked on a yellow door above a mat emblazoned with a cat’s silhouette and the words “go away, peasants”. A young man cracked the door open and stood there silently, a toothbrush dangling from his mouth. After giving him a moment to finish brushing his teeth, the mayor introduced herself and asked if the man had heard of JoAnna Mendoza, the Democrat running to unseat Republican…

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