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Prince Died Of Accidental Overdose Of Opioid Fentanyl, Medical Examiner Says:

Toxicology tests for Prince concluded that the entertainer died from an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl, according to a report on his death by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office.

Fentanyl, prescribed by doctors for cancer treatment, can be made illicitly and is blamed for a spike in overdose deaths in the United States. It’s 25 to 50 times more potent than heroin and 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Prince, whose full name was Prince Rogers Nelson, died April 21 at age 57, after being found unresponsive in an elevator at Paisley Park, his home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Protesters Take To Streets After Trump Rally In San Jose:

Protesters and supporters of Donald Trump clashed in the streets of San Jose, California, Thursday night after the presumptive GOP nominee held a rally.

Protesters waved Mexican flags and one could be seen burning an American flag, with another burning Trump’s “Make America Great Hat.” Some chanted “F— Donald Trump” and “Donald Trump has got to go” outside the San Jose Convention Center, where Trump held his rally.

Blue Angels Pilot Killed In Tennessee Crash:

The pilot of a Blue Angels jet was killed Thursday during practice for a weekend air show, hours after a Thunderbirds F-16 crashed following a flyover at the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement ceremony attended by the President, officials said.

The Navy said the Blue Angels pilot died from injuries suffered in the crash in Tennessee.

The Thunderbirds pilot safely ejected before the plane went down in Colorado, officials said.

UCLA Shooting: Gunman’s Wife Found Dead In Minnesota:

Mainak Sarkar, the gunman who opened fire in a murder-suicide at UCLA, left behind a trail of evidence that led investigators to another victim.

A woman found dead on Thursday in Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis, was Ashley Hasti, CNN affiliate WCCO reported.

Hasti was Sarkar’s wife, officials in Hennepin County, Minnesota, said. Those officials did not confirm Hasti was the woman found dead.

5 Fort Hood Soldiers Dead After Army Vehicle Overturns:

Flood waters overturned a military vehicle at Fort Hood base in Texas, killing five soldiers and leaving four others missing, authorities said.

The soldiers’ light tactical vehicle got stuck at a flooded creek, the base said in a statement Thursday night.Rescuers recovered some of the soldiers’ bodies from the water downstream from the vehicle.

Three soldiers who were rescued and hospitalized are in stable condition. A search for the remaining missing soldiers continues despite a flood warning, the base said.

Severe storms have pummeled Texas, leading to a record May downpour across the state. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster across 31 counties as more rain is expected to fall.

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Blue Angels Pilot Killed In Tennessee Crash:

UCLA Shooting: Gunman’s Wife Found Dead In Minnesota:

5 Fort Hood Soldiers Dead After Army Vehicle Overturns:

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