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• Fighter Jets Escort Plane Bound For LAX To Tucson After Passenger Disturbance

  

  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Los Angeles-bound plane from San Antonio had to be diverted to Arizona after authorities say a passenger got into a confrontation with the flight crew. Cellphone video shot by Ryan Healy, a passenger, captured the dramatic end on the Delta Airlines jet to a nerve-racking flight as authorities removed a passenger who was causing trouble in the air. The unidentified man was taken away, while a man who was seated next to him, informed the officer that they were flying ..

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• The Latest: Meth, heroin, cash found in trailer with bodies

  

  Photo: Rachel La Corte, AP Officials with the Thurston County Sheriff's Office walk in a neighborhood where a shooting left multiple people dead Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Lacey, Wash. Police have not yet determined a suspect or motive. less Officials with the Thurston County Sheriff's Office walk in a neighborhood where a shooting left multiple people dead Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Lacey, Wash. ..

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• Republicans mull going home to thwart Democratic gun control sit-in on House floor

  

  House Democrats staged a sit-in June 22 and refused to leave the chamber until securing a vote on gun control measures. Here's why. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post) Democrats took over the House floor on Wednesday in an attempt to force votes on gun-control proposals, holding their sit-in well into Thursday morning more 12 hours after it began. Many House Democrats said they plan to stay in the chamber all night — even if Republicans decide to shut off the lights and the air condition..

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• 5 takeaways from CNN's Libertarian Party town hall

  

  On Tuesday, Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, and his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, made their case at a CNN town hall hosted by Chris Cuomo. The Libertarians made clear that they're well aware of the challenges they face in winning the election as a third party in a country where Republicans and Democrats have dominated for more than a century. But if spoiling the election for Clinton or Trump by taking away votes is a..

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• Officials Ban Backpacks On Strip On New Year's Eve

  

  Las Vegas Boulevard, also known as the Las Vegas Strip, including the Mandalay Bay, the Luxor, MGM Grand, other hotels and casinos that are part of the Las Vegas skyline, are seen in this aerial photograph over Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 5, 2013.

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• The Latest: Tornado watch issued overnight for Indiana

  

  CHICAGO — The Latest on severe weather in the Midwest (all times local): 11:45 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of Indiana until 5 a.m. EDT as severe weather moves through the Midwest. The weather service also issued a flood advisory for northern and north central Indiana due to heavy rains due to thunderstorms that moved across the state late Wednesday. In Illinois, Livingston County emergency manager Chuck Schopp says at least four homes and a gas station ..

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