Top 5 Videos of the Day: Police Release Bodycam Video of Officer Shooting at Pit Bull

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Police in Ogden, Utah, released a bodycam video of an officer shooting a dog earlier in August, and officials have cleared the officer in question.

The officer asks “is the dog nice?” as he is approaching the home. The dog, a pit bull or pit bull mix, then starts barking and lunges at the officer. The officer then retreats and fires his weapon. The dog received ”superficial injuries,” said police.

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Trump Rallies in Indiana for Senate Hopeful Mike Braun

President Donald Trump continued his string of recent midterm election endorsements at a rally in Evansville, Indiana, on Aug. 30.

Inside the packed Ford Center, Trump campaigned for Republican businessman Mike Braun, who is attempting to unseat vulnerable Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly. The race is seen as one of the most competitive Senate races nationally.

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Aretha Franklin’s Funeral Returns to Her Gospel Roots

A Detroit church swelled with gospel music on Friday for the funeral of Aretha Franklin, driving mourners to their feet to

clap and sing ahead of tributes to the queen of soul by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and singer Stevie Wonder.

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Greyhound Bus Crash Leaves Seven Dead in New Mexico

A blown tire on a semitrailer may be to blame for a deadly head-on crash with a Greyhound bus along Interstate 40 in New Mexico near the Arizona border, according to authorities.

At least seven people were killed, and many of the 49 passengers aboard the Greyhound bus were injured. Authorities couldn’t immediately provide an exact count of how many were hurt or their conditions.

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Utah Wildlife Officials Drop Fish into Lake from Plane

The state’s division of wildlife resources posted 20-second footage on Twitter last week showing an airplane dumping scores and scores of tiny, floundering trout from its underbelly.

Video credit: Utah Department of Wildlife Resources via CNN
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