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Death toll in Spain attacks rises to 14

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Catalan authorities say a woman injured in an attack in a popular seaside town south of Barcelona has died. The woman, who wasn't named, is the first fatal victim of the attack late Thursday in Cambrils, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) south of Barcelona. It came hours after a van slammed into pedestrians on a busy Barcelona promenade , killing 13 people and injuring over 100 others. Police on Friday shot and killed five people wearing fake bomb belts who staged a car attack in a seaside resort in Spain's Catalonia region hours after a van plowed into pedestrians on a busy Barcelona promenade , killing at least 13 people and injuring over 100 others. Authorities said the back-to- back vehicle attacks — as well as an explosion earlier this week elsewhere in Catalonia— were connected and the work of a large terrorist group . Three people were arrested, but the driver of the van used in the Barcelona attack remained at large and the manhunt intensi...

Thieves love vodka | Northside / Sandy Springs Neighbor

Police reports of note from the Sandy Springs Police Department , July 28 through Aug. 3. — Provided by Sandy Springs Capt . Steve Rose Editor’s note: The Atlanta Police Department no longer releases detailed weekly crime reports , only releasing a snapshot listing each reported crime in Zone 2, which includes Buckhead. OUT FOR JUSTICE: At an apartment on the 100 block of Glenridge Point Parkway in Sandy Springs July 31 , a 57-year-old woman reported upon return from a trip, she discovered several items were missing from her apartment and her laundry room had been damaged. She said she is at odds with the leasing manager and suspects she is involved. The officer’s report noted the victim was burning incense she claimed was due to the “devilish things going on.” She told the officer she would be contacting the “feds” because she could not remain silent anymore about what she knew, having something to do with a rap group and a family member. THIEVES LOVE VODKA : The owner of the D...

These Are the Heroic Pets Who Saved People's Lives

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August 13, 2017 Cat and dog owners alike adore their pets. And though it’s not always obvious from their behavior and body language, dogs and cats do love their owners back. Sometimes, our pets show extreme bravery to save us from danger or avert tragedy. Want to meet a cat who helped stop a man from committing suicide? How about a dog who fought off coyotes to save his owner? Or a cat who alerted his family to a deadly house fire ? Read on to meet some of the most heroic pets who have made the news for saving people’s lives. ")}; 20. The ‘Hero Cat’ who rescued a child from an attacking dog A brave cat stopped a dog from attacking a child. | iStock.com/Steevy84 Sometimes, an animal attacks a child. And every once in a while, another animal comes to the rescue. That’s exactly what happened when a heroic cat saved a child from a dog attack in Bakersfield, California. The dog, which belonged to a neighbor, dragged the boy off his bicycle with his teeth. But the attack was cut sh...

Film Shorts

OPENING All Saints (PG) John Corbett stars in this Christian drama as a real-life pastor who saves his church after taking in refugees from Southeast Asia. Also with Cara Buono, Barry Corbin, David Keith, Patrick Johnson, and Gregory Alan Williams . (Opens Friday) Birth of the Dragon (PG-13) This martial-arts film set in San Francisco in the 1960s is about the showdown between a young Bruce Lee (Philip Ng) and a Chinese kung fu master (Xia Yu). Also with Terry Chen, Billy Magnussen, Darren E. Scott, Yee Jee Tso, Ron Yuan, Qu Jingjing, and Simon Chin. (Opens Friday) Bushwick (NR) This thriller is about Texan secessionists seizing New York City by force, with Dave Bautista and Brittany Snow as two New Yorkers trying to survive. Also with Christian Navarro, Arturo Castro, Jeremie Harris, Angelic Zambrana, and Leo Minaya. (Opens Friday in Dallas) A Gentleman (NR) Sidharth Malhotra stars in this Indian comedy as a boring American -based realtor and a dashing Mumbai undercover agent...