killed

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The former chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police, Kate Meynell, admitted in her evidence that Calocane should have been arrested before he killed Barnaby, Grace and Ian.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

These followed a magnitude 6.9 quake days earlier that killed 76 people and destroyed or damaged 72,000 buildings in Cebu province in central Philippines, according to government figures.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In California, prosecutors brought involuntary manslaughter charges against the mother of a 14-year-old boy who allegedly struck and killed a man while riding an e-moto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Commissioners killed the moratorium 3-2, with Eagle and Samuelson voting for it.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

It was pneumonia that killed her in the end, but I knew Ma and Togbe felt she’d still be with us if the hospital had taken better care of her.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo