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Colts: Linebacker Edwin Jackson among 2 killed on highway

Colts: Linebacker Edwin Jackson among 2 killed on highway

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was one of two men killed early Sunday when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis, the team and police said.
by Associated Press

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Forensic search dogs sniff out human ashes in Calif. wildfire wreckage

Forensic search dogs sniff out human ashes in Calif. wildfire wreckage

Cremated loved ones were in some of the thousands of homes incinerated by wildfires in October. Archaeologists and search dogs are now looking for lost urns and human cremains among the rubble.
by April Dembosky

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Police believe Shanghai crash was accidental

A minivan plowed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in downtown Shanghai on Friday, sending 18 people to hospitals.
by The Associated Press

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In reversal, FEMA says it won't end Puerto Rico food and water distribution Wednesday

In reversal, FEMA says it won't end Puerto Rico food and water distribution Wednesday

The agency says it has been working on transitioning distribution to the Puerto Rican government but has not finalized it. Wednesday's date "was mistakenly provided," a spokesman said.
by Adrian Florido

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Concussion for Rep. Lewis after train carrying GOP lawmakers hits truck

Concussion for Rep. Lewis after train carrying GOP lawmakers hits truck

Republican lawmakers were headed to a West Virginia policy retreat when their train struck a truck Wednesday. The accident left Minnesota U.S. House Rep. Jason Lewis with a concussion. One person was killed.
by Associated Press

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Why 1918 was so awful in Minnesota

Why 1918 was so awful in Minnesota

In Minnesota, the year 1918 was devastating. Curt Brown documents why in his latest book "Minnesota, 1918: When Flu, Fire, and War Ravaged the State."
by Cathy Wurzer

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FEMA to end food and water aid for Puerto Rico

FEMA to end food and water aid for Puerto Rico

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has delivered millions of meals and gallons of water since Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Four months later, it says that help is no longer needed.
by Adrian Florido

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After-dark collision between snowmobile, ice house injures 3

The Chisago County Sheriff's Office says a man who was assembling a portable ice house and his juvenile son were struck by a man driving the snowmobile shortly before 8 p.m. Friday.
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