COPENHAGEN -- Peter Madsen, a Danish man convicted of murdering a Swedish journalist on his self-built submarine in 2017, briefly escaped from prison Tuesday before police recaptured him.

Local police confirmed on Twitter that Madsen, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2018, had been "arrested and removed from the scene" after being surrounded by police officers. (Danmark-Prisoner-Escape)

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WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Navy F/A-18E fighter jet crashed in southern California during a training mission on Tuesday and the pilot ejected safely, local media reported.

The single-seat Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Lemoore, located in California's Central Valley, crashed at around 10:10 a.m. (1810 GMT) in Kern County. (US-California-Jet Crash)

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CAIRO -- Egypt reported 158 new COVID-19 infections late Tuesday, bringing its national caseload to 105,705, its health ministry said.

The new cases mark the highest daily infections in the country since Sept. 16, when 160 infections were confirmed. (Egypt-COVID-19-Record)

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LOS ANGELES -- Walt Disney Co. denounced on Tuesday California's new guidelines for reopening theme parks, saying they would complicate the company's bid to reopen Disneyland.

"We have proven that we can responsibly reopen, with science-based health and safety protocols strictly enforced at our theme park properties around the world," said Disneyland Resort president Ken Potrock. (US-California-Disney Reopening) Enditem

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