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2 U.S. aviators eject landing plane on carrier off Virginia and 4 sailors hurt

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Washington — Two U.S. Navy aviators ejected as they were landing their plane on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia Monday evening and four sailors aboard the vessel were injured in what the Navy characterized as a "mishap."

The two aviators, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3, successfully ejected as "a mishap occurred during aircraft recovery operations" and were "promptly" rescued by search and rescue personnel, the Navy said in a short statement.

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USThe Guardian

Death of Tenessee sheriff’s office canine leads to criminal investigation

Patrol dog’s handler resigned after it emerged Bart had died of heatstroke due to severe dehydration in nearly 101F heat The recent death of a Tennessee sheriff’s office dog after being left in an outdoor kennel without water for a day and a half in excessive heat has prompted the animal’s handler to resign amid administrative and criminal investigations, according to authorities. Bart had been a patrol dog specializing in suspect apprehension, tracking, searches and drug detection before his handler found him dead inside his outdoor kennel on 19…

USABC News

Officials looking into possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie , nearly eight months after she went missing from her home outside Tucson, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Monday. The sheriff's department and the FBI Guthrie Task Force were recently made aware of the possible ransom note as well as social media comments related to it, the statement from the sheriff's department said. Investigators are working to determine its credibility. Officials did not immediately release details on how they found the note or what was in it.