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At least 20 people killed in fire at Cairo's main train station

At least 20 people killed in fire at Cairo's main train station

A train locomotive crashed into a barrier at the main train station in Egypt's capital Cairo. Then, authorities say its fuel tank exploded, sending flames through the crowded travel hub.

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Slow down! Minnesota DNR officers combat speeding snowmobiles

Slow down! Minnesota DNR officers combat speeding snowmobiles

This month's record snowfall has meant epic conditions for snowmobilers. But it's also meant a lot of snowmobiling accidents. Four people have died in snowmobile crashes in Minnesota this winter.
by Dan Kraker

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Snow drives road, parking pain across Minnesota

Snow drives road, parking pain across Minnesota

All across Minnesota, record February snow has no place to go. It's a particular hassle in Minneapolis and Rochester, where snow, plows and cars are struggling to coexist.
by Tim Nelson

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183 Amtrak passengers rescued after 36 hours stranded in Oregon amid heavy snow

183 Amtrak passengers rescued after 36 hours stranded in Oregon amid heavy snow

Crews succeeded in clearing the tracks and a locomotive was pulling the train toward Eugene by Tuesday morning after a day-and-a-half standstill, a spokesman for the rail line owner told NPR.
by Amy Held

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Snow strands hundreds in southern Minnesota

Snow strands hundreds in southern Minnesota

Hundreds of people were stranded in southern Minnesota during the weekend snowstorm, and some are still displaced.
by Marianne Combs and Matt Sepic

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Towns returns to Wolves lineup after harrowing highway crash

Towns returns to Wolves lineup after harrowing highway crash

As soon as the medical exam confirmed the injuries were minor, the two-time All-Star center, Karl-Anthony Towns, quickly began thinking about whether he could still join his team in time for the next game. He knew he was fortunate, though, to have escaped the crash at all.
by Associated Press

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Search continues for body at Texas plane crash site

Authorities scoured the shallow waters of a southeast Texas bay Monday for clues about what led to the sudden crash of a Boeing 767 cargo plane carrying Amazon packages, and for the body of one of the three people aboard.

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4 taken to Grand Forks hospital for chlorine gas exposure

Firefighters were called to the home before 9 p.m. Friday after the homeowner poured bleach into a plugged basement floor drain. The bleach reacted with a sulfuric acid drain cleaner, creating chlorine gas.
by Associated Press

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Family reunites with dog that disappeared during the deadly Camp Fire

Family reunites with dog that disappeared during the deadly Camp Fire

The Akita, named Kingston, had been missing since the Camp Fire started. "When I found out, [it] just about brought me to tears," the dog's owner, Gabriel Ballejos, told a local television station.

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