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Small plane crashes near Slidell airport A single-engine airplane crashed near Slidell Municipal Airport on Wednesday evening. Investigators said they found a large debris field in woods about 200 feet west of the airport, after other planes alerted authorities of a crash at 6:28 p.m. They extinguished a small fire there but said after sunset they would wait until Thursday to search the area for survivors. Airport manager Richie Artigue said St. Tammany Parish sheriff's deputies would be stationed at the site overnight. It was not immediately known whether the plane was landing, taking off or passing the airport when it went down. The airport is uncontrolled, meaning planes may access the runway without needing clearance from an air traffic or ground controller. The 350-acre airport has a single runway that is 5,001 feet long and lighted. Lined up on the taxiway Wednesday night were vehicles from the Slidell Police Department, Sheriff's Office, St. Tammany Fire Protection Distr...

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump rallies: 'unmasked egomania orgies' Late-night hosts criticised the president’s rallies while also looking at a brief and alarming history of US militias Late-night hosts discussed Donald Trump’s latest manic rally antics and looked at a brief history of militias in the US. Jimmy Kimmel On  Jimmy Kimmel  Live, the host spoke about how Covid-19 is set to turn the election into “quite a mess” with problems already being encountered with voting. He mentioned a report that some people have been disinfecting their mail-in ballots, which has led to number of disqualified votes. “If you’re Purelling and microwaving your ballot then I’m OK with you sitting this one out,” he said. There’s also been a problem of fake ballot boxes from the Republicans. “I think what they’ve decided is that the best way to prove voter fraud is to commit voter fraud,” Kimmel said, before adding: “There’s no limit to what these people will do to steal this election” He joked about the ...