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Paradise, Calif., destroyed by wildfire, authorities say

Paradise, Calif., destroyed by wildfire, authorities say

The entire town of 27,000 people was evacuated in front of the wildfire in Northern California. The fire is the latest in a string of disastrous wildfires to hit the state in the past year.
by Ezra David Romero and Chris Hagan

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Runaway train blazes through Western Australia for more than 50 miles

Runaway train blazes through Western Australia for more than 50 miles

The train had nobody on it. It was eventually deliberately derailed, creating a dramatic crash scene with huge lengths of crumpled, twisted metal on the desert sand next to the train track.

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Hundreds gather for vigil for Girl Scouts, parent killed in Wisconsin crash

Hundreds gather for vigil for Girl Scouts, parent killed in Wisconsin crash

Hundreds of community members gathered outside an elementary school in Chippewa Falls, Wis., on Sunday night to remember three Girl Scouts and a parent who were killed in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend.
by Associated Press

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Wisconsin community in mourning after deaths of three Girl Scouts, adult volunteer

Wisconsin community in mourning after deaths of three Girl Scouts, adult volunteer

A western Wisconsin community on Sunday was grieving the deaths of three Girl Scouts and an adult who were collecting trash along a rural highway when police say a pickup truck veered off the road and hit them before speeding away.
by Associated Press

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Divers in Indonesia find crashed airliner's 'black box'

Divers in Indonesia find crashed airliner's 'black box'

The flight data recorder from Lion Air flight JT610, which crashed on Monday with 189 people aboard, could provide insight into the cause of the disaster.
by Emily Sullivan

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Indonesian rescuers detect 'ping,' believe they've located crashed plane

Indonesian rescuers detect 'ping,' believe they've located crashed plane

Remains of dozens of people have been recovered in the aftermath of the crash of the plane with 189 aboard. Searchers have located a large object underwater that could be the plane's fuselage.
by Emily Sullivan

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Indonesian airliner crashes with 189 aboard

Indonesian airliner crashes with 189 aboard

The Lion Air Boeing 737-800 disappeared from radar over the sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta's international airport. Indonesian television showed video of an oil slick and a debris field.
by Scott Neuman and Bill Chappell

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