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Crash kills driver on I-35 in southern Minnesota

A truck and trailer slipped through a gap in the median and into the northbound lanes of the interstate, where an oncoming car struck the trailer, killing the driver.
by Tim Nelson

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6 dead, 76 missing after strong quake hits Taiwan

6 dead, 76 missing after strong quake hits Taiwan

The shallow, magnitude 6.4 quake late Tuesday night caused at least four buildings to cave in and shift on their foundations.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. investigators say deadly Amtrak train crash preventable

U.S. investigators say deadly Amtrak train crash preventable

Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a switch was in the wrong position, sending an Amtrak train into a freight train and killing a conductor and an engineer in South Carolina.
by The Associated Press

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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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