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Portugal observes national day of mourning as Lisbon streetcar death toll rises to 17

Portugal observes national day of mourning as Lisbon streetcar death toll rises to 17

The streetcar’s crumpled wreckage was still on the downtown road where it crashed Thursday. Officials declined to speculate on whether a faulty brake or a snapped cable may have caused the accident.
by The Associated Press

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The long recovery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, ‘ground zero’ for Hurricane Katrina

The long recovery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, ‘ground zero’ for Hurricane Katrina

While much of the focus marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina is on New Orleans, where federal levees failed and flooded the city, the historic storm also decimated the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
by Debbie Elliott

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Here’s how to support victims of Minneapolis church shooting

Here’s how to support victims of Minneapolis church shooting

Funds have been set up by local organizations to help victims of the shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis.
by Nicole Ki

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After the shootings: How communities heal

After the shootings: How communities heal

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two therapists and a violence researcher about the grief, anger and fear that follows public shootings and the long and difficult process of healing afterwards. 
by Angela Davis, Nikhil Kumaran and Cari Dwyer

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Evacuations ordered as wildfire blazes California's famed Napa County

Evacuations ordered as wildfire blazes California's famed Napa County

Firefighters are working to contain a blaze currently tearing through California's beloved wine country. The Pickett Fire first sparked Thursday afternoon and continued to rage Saturday.
by Alana Wise

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Video shows steel workers scrambling into wreckage left by explosion that killed 2 in Pennsylvania

Video shows steel workers scrambling into wreckage left by explosion that killed 2 in Pennsylvania

After an explosion rocked a steel plant outside Pittsburgh, workers scrambled into the wreckage alongside firefighters directing streams of water. By the time the scene was secure, two people were dead and more than 10 others were injured, including one who spent hours trapped in rubble left Monday by the blast that was powerful enough to shake nearby homes.
by The Associated Press

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