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Israelis gather on hillsides to watch and cheer as military drops bombs on Gaza

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Israel This article is more than 9 years oldThis article is more than 9 years oldPeople drink, snack and pose for selfies against a background of explosions as Palestinian death toll mounts in ongoing offensiveAs the sun begins to sink over the Mediterranean, groups of Israelis gather each evening on hilltops close to the Gaza border to cheer, whoop and whistle as bombs rain down on people in a hellish warzone a few miles away. Read More...

Japan plane crash: why the jet didnt explode on impact explainer

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JapanExplainerExperts have been examining how all passenger and crew on board the Japan Airlines flight to Haneda managed to escape alive After all 379 passengers and crew on a Japan Airlines jet that crashed into another plane at a Tokyo airport escaped the burning aircraft, experts have examined how they managed to get out mostly unharmed, and said that low fuel levels likely prevented an explosion. At about 5:45pm on Tuesday evening, JAL flight 516 – an Airbus A350-900 that departed the northern city of Sapporo about an hour and a half earlier – collided with a coast guard plane when landing at Haneda airport, killing five of the six onboard the smaller Dash 8 aircraft. Read More...

Utah company halts sales of Lego handgun case kits after cease and desist | US gun control

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US gun control This article is more than 2 years oldUtah company halts sales of Lego handgun case kits after cease and desistThis article is more than 2 years oldCulper Precision said on Instagram of the kits: ‘We wanted the second amendment to simply be too painful to tread on’ A Utah company has stopped selling a kit that encases Glock handguns in Lego blocks, amid uproar and after the Danish toymaker demanded it cease and desist. Read More...