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Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Employee steals plane in Seattle, Mary Lou on the Commonwealth and dominant Dubs seal final place.

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

IRELAND

comic con 050_90551166 (1)Aaron Lockhart as Leatherface at Comic Con Dublin in the Convention Center.Source: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

WORLD

European Championships 2018 - Day TenNetherland's Laura Smulders at the European BMX Championships in Glasgow.Source: PA Images

#SEATTLE: A 'suicidal' airline employee stole an empty plane from a Seattle airport before crashing it into a small island. Eyewitnesses captured the event on video.

#UK: A man died following an explosion at a UK military hardware factory near Salisbury.

#NO LIFTOFF:  Nasa postponed the planned launch of a probe towards the Sun because of a technical hitch.

#PAYOUT: A US jury has ordered chemical giant Monsanto to pay out nearly $290 million for failing to warn a dying groundskeeper that its weed killer Roundup might cause cancer.

PARTING SHOT

In an incredible summer for Irish sportswomen, The42.ie's Emma Duffy argues that the old arguments about watching women play sport are being ripped apart.

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