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Chicago officer fatally shoots armed black man running away

Chicago officer fatally shoots armed black man running away

A Chicago police officer fatally shot a 24-year-old black man who authorities said pulled a gun while running away, prompting questions from the man's family about why the encounter turned deadly. Sgt. Rocco Alioto said the "armed confrontation" Wednesday evening on the city's South Side happened as officers conducted a narcotics investigation. Alioto said in a statement that officers told the man to stop and he "produced a weapon," so the officer shot him.


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Feds: Tesla accelerated, didn’t brake ahead of fatal crash

Feds: Tesla accelerated, didn't brake ahead of fatal crash

A Tesla SUV using the company's semi-autonomous Autopilot driving system accelerated just before crashing into a California freeway barrier, killing its driver, federal investigators have determined. The National Transportation Safety Board, in a preliminary report on the March 23 crash, also said that data shows the Model X SUV did not brake or try to steer around the barrier in the three seconds before the crash in Silicon Valley. The NTSB says it now will examine the cause of the crash.


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