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National news briefs — compiled Nov. 9

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WASHINGTON

U.S. tallies civilian deaths

Sixty-four civilians were killed and eight were injured in 24 U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria over the past year, the U.S. military said Wednesday, based on newly completed investigations. The latest totals bring the number of civilians killed in airstrikes in the fight against the Islamic State group to 119, with another 37 injured, according to U.S. Central Command. Col. John Thomas, Central Command spokesman, said the investigations concluded that the proper military process was followed in each incident and precautions are always taken to try to avoid any civilian deaths.

BRUNSWICK, Ga.

No verdict in hot-car death

Jurors weighing murder charges against a Georgia man whose toddler son died after being left for hours in a hot car ended their second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. Media reports say jurors in the trial of Justin Ross Harris on Wednesday asked to re-watch videos of Harris being interviewed by police and talking with his then-wife at the police station. Harris faces charges including malice murder after his 22-month-old son, Cooper, died in June 2014 in a parking lot outside Harris’ workplace in metro Atlanta.

ATLANTA

Wildfires create haze

Wildfires burning across the South have created a smoky haze over metro Atlanta and prompted a public health advisory in Kentucky — and the forests are expected to continue burning for days as flaming leaves fall to the ground and spread the fire, authorities said Wednesday. In Georgia, gusty winds from the north are bringing smoke from fires raging in the north Georgia mountains into the state capital and its suburbs, leading to some reduced visibility.

SAN DIEGO

Pilots safe after crash

Two Marine fighter jets collided Wednesday over the Pacific off San Diego and both pilots were safe after one landed at a nearby base and the other ejected into the water, military officials said. The single-seat F/A-18 Hornets collided during a daytime training mission over the ocean. One pilot was able to land at nearby Naval Air Station North Island. The other ejected and sent a distress call. Crews rescued him from the chilly waters less than an hour after the crash, according to the Marine Corps. Both pilots were taken to medical facilities for observation.

Compiled from wire reports


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