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'Miraculous': Two Harbors teen survives crash with moose

'Miraculous': Two Harbors teen survives crash with moose

A Two Harbors teenager is recovering in a Duluth hospital after being nearly crushed to death by a moose she hit with her car.
by Tim Nelson

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Weakened Barry still poses flood, tornado risks

Weakened Barry still poses flood, tornado risks

Even though Tropical Depression Barry did not unleash catastrophic flooding in Louisiana, many across the Gulf Coast were urged to take heed of tornado and flash-flood warnings Monday as the storm moved north.
by The Associated Press

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Duluth leaders push for closer look at toxic refinery chemical

Duluth leaders push for closer look at toxic refinery chemical

More than a year after a massive explosion rocked the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior, Wis., Duluth leaders on Monday will consider asking for a federal study on the safety of hydrogen fluoride in refineries.
by Dan Kraker

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Thousands left in the dark during NYC power outage

On the anniversary of a 1977 blackout that hit most of New York City, a massive power outage brought the curtain down on Broadway shows and stalled traffic Saturday night on Manhattan streets. Underground, the power outage affecting 73,000 customers for hours also left the subway system in disarray.
by Associated Press

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Somali forces end extremist siege of hotel; 26 dead

Somali forces end extremist siege of hotel; 26 dead

Somali forces on Saturday morning ended an all-night siege on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayo, in which the death toll has risen to 26 people, including a prominent Canadian-Somali journalist and several foreigners, officials say.
by Associated Press

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Thousands in Maui evacuated after brush fire rages in Hawaii

Thousands in Maui evacuated after brush fire rages in Hawaii

The evacuation in Maui, the second-largest Hawaiian island, has filled up local shelters, some of which are being run by the Red Cross.
by Bobby Allyn

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New Orleans area braces for first hurricane of the season

New Orleans area braces for first hurricane of the season

Thousands of Louisianans broke out sandbags or fled to higher ground Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry threatened to turn into the first hurricane of the season and blow ashore with torrential rains that could pose a severe test of New Orleans' improved post-Katrina flood defenses.
by Associated Press

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Motorcycle crash shows bioethicist the dark side of quitting opioids alone

Motorcycle crash shows bioethicist the dark side of quitting opioids alone

When medical bioethicist Travis Rieder tried to taper off pain medication after a roadway accident, he was disappointed by his doctors' reaction: "Everybody had a reason to send me to somebody else."
by Terry Gross

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Quakes push Californians to prepare for the next big jolt

Quakes push Californians to prepare for the next big jolt

Shaken residents were cleaning up Sunday from two of the biggest earthquakes to rattle California in decades as scientists warn that both should serve as a wake-up call to be ready when the long-dreaded "Big One" strikes.
by Associated Press

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