■ITALY
Bouquet brings plane down
A wedding in the Tuscan countryside ended with injuries after an attempt to launch the bride’s bouquet from an ultralight plane brought down the aircraft. Police say two people were hurt in the crash after the bridal bouquet they launched got caught in the rear rotor. Police in the nearby town of Piombino said on Tuesday the pilot was lightly injured, while the passenger who threw the bouquet had several broken bones. The bride and groom were not aboard the plane.
■UNITED STATES
Democrats win House seat
Democrat Judy Chu (趙美心) easily claimed a vacant House seat on Tuesday in a Los Angeles-area district, reinforcing the Democratic majority in Congress. The former state Assembly member will become Southern California’s only Asian-American in Congress. She will be sworn in today, giving Democrats a 256-178 edge over Republicans in the House. With 173 of 209 precincts reporting on Tuesday night, Chu had 62 percent of the vote. She was trailed by her cousin by marriage, Republican Betty Chu (趙美生).
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