In this case it is used as an alias for ugettext, which is defined by Django. This function is used for translation of strings. From the documentation: Specifying translation strings: In Python code Standard translation Specify a translation string by using the function ugettext(). Itâs convention to import this as a shorter alias, _, to save typing.
Bio & Incident Details. Trooper Tage Toll was killed in a helicopter crash during a search and rescue mission near Talkeetna, Alaska. Trooper Toll had been picked up by the Alaska State Trooper's Helo-1 at approximately 7:35 pm to assist in searching for a missing snowmachiner near Larson Lake.
HOMICIDE: Medical examiner says NYPD chokehold killed Staten Island dad Eric Garner. 1  Eric Garner died July 17 after being placed in a chokehold. His death was ruled a homicide Friday. 2  Police officers used a chokehold on Eric Garner, who died from compression of the neck, according to the New York City Medical Examiner.