A civilian-contracted charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing two pilots and six passengers, the U.S. military said. All eight people on board died.
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NYTimes – US President Trump and Vice President Vance headlined a first-of-its-kind Republican midterm convention in Dallas, where Trump promised $5,000 to every adult citizen if Republicans keep Congress and touted expected GOP victories while downplaying the party's electoral challenges. The event drew protests and Democratic criticism.
NYTimes – US Former CIA officer David J. Rush, accused of stealing more than $40 million in gold bars from the agency and hiding 303 bars in his Virginia basement, has reached a tentative plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Rush was fired after the FBI discovered the gold. The court filing did not specify the charges he could plead to.
NYTimes – US President Trump arrived in Ireland for a visit combining official talks with Irish leaders and attendance at the Irish Open at his golf course in Doonbeg. The trip follows a two-day Republican rally in Dallas where he sought to energize voters amid midterm concerns.
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