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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

A new political party, Irish Water and a former Nazi officer being sentenced had everyone talking today.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round up of today’s news.

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INTERNATIONAL

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#LOS ANGELES: Police have been forced to release dashcam video of officers shooting dead an unarmed Latino man after he took his hat off.

#GERMANY: A former Nazi SS officer known as the Bookkeeper of Auschwitz has been sentenced to four years in prison.

#MARYLAND: Two sisters aged 10 and 12 disappeared 40 years ago. Now, a man’s been charged.

#INVESTIGATION: London police tweeted – then deleted – this photo of a famous comedian taken from a helicopter.

#BRIGHTON: The 15-year-old son of Nick Cave has died tragically.

INNOVATION

  • Google map maker will be returning in early August after an edit of an Android robot peeing on an Apple logo led to it being temporarily suspended. [TheJournal.ie]
  • iPods are still a thing, Apple insists. [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

Have you seen this video of a plane making an emergency landing on a busy road?

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