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Thai soccer players trapped in cave write letters, tell parents not to worry

Thai soccer players trapped in cave write letters, tell parents not to worry

The boys and their coach have been trapped since June 23, when they went exploring in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave after a practice game. Monsoon flooding cut off their escape and prevented rescuers from finding them for almost 10 days.
by Associated Press

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After weeks of rain, officials in SW Minnesota look to rebuild

After weeks of rain, officials in SW Minnesota look to rebuild

Gov. Mark Dayton, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, Rep. Collin Peterson and other state and federal officials got a first-hand look Friday at the damage caused by recent storms in southwest Minnesota.
by Mark Steil

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Dayton travels to SW Minnesota to assess weather damage

Dayton travels to SW Minnesota to assess weather damage

The governor declared a state of emergency Thursday for 36 counties and the Red Lake reservation because of a persistent pattern of severe weather since June 9 that has brought waves of heavy rains, flash flooding, high winds and tornadoes to much of the state.
by The Associated Press

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Thai diver dies during cave rescue operations

Thai diver dies during cave rescue operations

A former member of an elite Thai navy unit died while returning from placing oxygen canisters in the cave where 12 boys and their coach have been trapped.
by Sasha Ingber

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Fireworks explosion kills 24, injures 49 near Mexico City

Fireworks explosion kills 24, injures 49 near Mexico City

The dead included at least four firefighters and two police officers who rushed to the scene after the first explosion, only to be killed by a subsequent wave of blasts.
by The Associated Press

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Rescuers race to drain water inside Thai cave before rains

Rescuers race to drain water inside Thai cave before rains

A firefighter who has been working on draining the water said that levels in parts of a passage leading to a chamber where the boys and the coach were found after missing for 10 days was still flooded all the way to the ceiling, making diving the only way out.
by The Associated Press

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Remembering Duluth's infamous 1988 fireworks explosion

Remembering Duluth's infamous 1988 fireworks explosion

"It was kind of a miracle that nobody was killed," one resident said. Fireworks shows have become much safer since Duluth's 1988 show ended in an explosion.

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