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U.S., Russian astronauts safe after emergency landing

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos' Alexei Ovchinin lifted off as scheduled Thursday from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan atop a Soyuz booster rocket. Roscosmos and NASA said the three-stage Soyuz booster suffered an emergency shutdown of its second stage.
by The Associated Press

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'Unimaginable destruction': Hurricane smashes rows of houses

'Unimaginable destruction': Hurricane smashes rows of houses

At least two deaths were blamed on Michael, and it wasn't done yet: Though weakened into a tropical storm, it continued to bring heavy rain and blustery winds to the Southeast as it pushed inland, soaking areas still recovering from last month's Hurricane Florence.
by The Associated Press

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Michael upgraded to Category 3 as it approaches Florida Panhandle

Michael upgraded to Category 3 as it approaches Florida Panhandle

Michael is forecast to be the most destructive storm to hit the Panhandle in decades. It's expected to send life-threatening surges of ocean water into coastal areas along the Gulf, from Pensacola around the coast to Tampa.
by Amy Held and Bill Chappell

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Roads where limo crash killed 20 are a menace, store says

Roads where limo crash killed 20 are a menace, store says

Since a 2008 reconstruction, three tractor-trailers have run through the same stop sign authorities said the limo blew and into a field, said a manager of the store that sits at the intersection where the accident happened.
by The Associated Press

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20 dead in crash of limo headed to birthday celebration in upstate N.Y.

20 dead in crash of limo headed to birthday celebration in upstate N.Y.

A limousine carrying four sisters, other relatives and friends to a birthday celebration blew through a stop sign and slammed into a parked SUV outside a store in upstate New York, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians, officials and victims' relatives said Sunday.
by Associated Press

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One killed in head-on crash in western Twin Cities suburbs

A Bloomington woman died Friday when her vehicle collided head-on with a semi on U.S. Highway 12 in the western Twin Cities suburbs.
by MPR News Staff

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Three injured in boat crash in northern Minnesota

Three people were injured — one seriously — early Saturday when a boat ran aground on an island on a northern Minnesota lake.
by MPR News Staff

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'Tragedy everywhere': Aid groups scramble against time after Indonesian tsunami

'Tragedy everywhere': Aid groups scramble against time after Indonesian tsunami

Nearly a week since a huge earthquake and tsunami, rescuer and relief workers are fighting to overcome delays and despair in Indonesia. Meanwhile, the death toll has grown to more than 1,500 people.
by Colin Dwyer and Bill Chappell

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Mother, 2 children killed in northwestern Minnesota crash

The Marshall County Sheriff's Office says two vehicles collided north of Thief River Falls Wednesday afternoon. The mother and children were thrown from their vehicle and died at the scene.

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