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Parents ‘broken’ after bouncy castle operator cleared in deaths of 6 kids - National
Authored by globalnews.ca
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The operator of an Australian bouncy castle company has been cleared of wrongdoing in an accident that killed six children and injured three at a primary school fair in 2021.

Friday’s verdict caused significant distress among the children’s families, with some parents crying out in court in disbelief, ABC News reported.

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The incident happened on the last day of the school term in December 2021, before the children went on summer break.

Five of the victims were on the bouncy castle when it was blown across the schoolyard.

The sixth child was waiting in line, but died after being hit in the head by the machine used to inflate the bouncy castle.

“Their loss is something I will carry with me for the rest of my life. »

The Trump Administration Is Spending $2 Million to Figure Out Whether DEI Causes Plane Crashes
Authored by theatlantic.com

The FAA’s parent agency agreed in March to spend as much as $2.1 million on an investigation into DEI policies and their impact on recent safety incidents.

To conduct that investigation, the Trump administration has turned to Alex Spiro, a former prosecutor and a prominent defense attorney who has represented Elon Musk, among other billionaires and celebrities.

I obtained the “scope of work” document for Spiro’s investigation, which is marked “privileged” and “confidential” and has not been previously reported. »

Pak delegation embarrassed in US, lawmaker asks for action on terror and release of Pakistani who helped track Osama
Authored by financialexpress.com
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Release of Dr Shakil Afridi, doctor who helped track Laden.

Meeting the Pakistani delegation in Washington, DC on Thursday, Sherman urged the Pakistani delegation to advocate for the release of Dr Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani physician imprisoned for assisting the CIA in locating Osama bin Laden.

Afridi helped run a covert polio vaccination program to collect DNA samples from bin Laden’s family in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. »

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