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Bangladesh ferry capsizes at dock; 30 dead

AP - 4 minutes ago

Police say a ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival has capsized as they disembarked in southern Bangladesh leaving at least 30 dead and scores missing.

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Secret Service: Officers Didn't Vet Gate-Crashers
NPR - Fri Nov 27, 6:36 pm ET
The Virginia couple who sneaked into a state dinner this week met President Obama in the receiving line, the White House said Friday, as the Secret Service issued an apology that security procedures were not followed.
Suspected hate crime victim shot in 2008 dies
Baltimore Sun - 2 hours 44 minutes ago
Glen H. Footman wounded while walking in Mount Vernon A 52-year-old man who was shot and critically wounded last year in Mount Vernon has died, according to authorities, who are investigating whether the victim was shot because he was gay.
Taliban Open Up Front in Once-Quiet Afghan North
New York Times - Fri Nov 27, 7:23 am ET
Militants have had a resurgence in Kunduz, a province that American and Afghan officials did not think they had to worry about.
TACOMA: Man critically injured in parking lot fight
Tacoma News Tribune - 2 hours 51 minutes ago
Tacoma police were searching Friday for a man who critically injured another man during a fight Wednesday night in a South End parking lot.
Sixth Avenue cafe robbed at gunpoint by two men
Tacoma News Tribune - 2 hours 51 minutes ago
Two men – one wielding a gun – robbed a Sixth Avenue cafe Friday morning.
Suspect sought in robbery of bank
Tacoma News Tribune - 2 hours 51 minutes ago
Tacoma police were hunting Friday for the robber of a Stadium District bank.
Federal Way’s new speeding, red-light cameras to turn on
Tacoma News Tribune - 2 hours 51 minutes ago
Federal Way will start using speed cameras in two school zones and turn on three more red-light cameras at intersections starting Tuesday.
Philippine politician charged with murder
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 7:17 am ET
A Philippine politician was charged with murder on Friday after authorities accused him of ordering soldiers, police and other gunmen to kill at least 57 defenceless people in an organised slaughter.
Philippine Official Says Victims Were Sexually Mutilated
International Herald Tribune - Fri Nov 27, 7:05 am ET
On Friday, Esmael Mangudadatu filed his certificate of candidacy to run for governor of Maguindanao Province, the act that he believes prompted the massacre.
3 adults, child shot dead at family party in Fla.
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 7:04 am ET
A manhunt is under way in Florida for a relative of three adults and a child shot to death during a Thanksgiving night family gathering.
Best Buy combats doorbuster scalpers
CNN Money - Fri Nov 27, 7:04 am ET
The Black Friday scene at a Best Buy in New Jersey was busy yet calm, despite a large young crowd, damp conditions and attempted doorbuster ticket scalping.
Police investigating Pop Warner president’s spending
San Diego Union-Tribune - Sat Nov 28, 3:04 am ET
Chula Vista Police are investigating whether the president of a local Pop Warner football association embezzled money meant for children’s football games.
Why the Philippines' Maguindanao Massacre Happened
Time Magazine - Fri Nov 27, 6:48 am ET
The killings starkly exposed a nationwide malaise: the fierce competition for regional power among the country's small Élite
East Side woman, 21, found safe after going missing
Chicago Tribune - Fri Nov 27, 5:37 pm ET
A 21-year-old East Side woman who went missing this week, worrying her family when they received calls demanding a ransom, was found safe on the South Side this evening, police said. Alejandra Rubio was found safe tonight, uninjured, said Chicago Police News Affairs Sgt. Antoinette Ursitti. She had last been seen leaving her work near the intersection of South State Street and Jackson Boulevard ...
Blind Man Beaten For Wanting To Use Restroom
CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sat Nov 28, 2:26 am ET
Police say a visually impaired man was beaten after he pounded on the door to a gas station bathroom in Anaheim.