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Investigation: Negligence, speed caused deadly bus crash in Mexico

Quintana Roo state prosecutors said a preliminary manslaughter investigation indicated the driver lost control of the bus and when he tried to get back on the narrow highway, the bus flipped, struck a tree and landed in vegetation along the roadside.
by Associated Press

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12 killed as bus carrying foreign tourists crashes in Mexico

Seven Americans and two Swedes were among the injured, Quintana Roo state Civil Defense spokesman Vicente Martin said. He said authorities hadn't yet established the nationalities of the dead.
by Associated Press

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FBI involved with airport blackout probe; no sign of terror

FBI involved with airport blackout probe; no sign of terror

No conclusions have been drawn as to the cause of the fire, which took out the airport's power supply and also its backup electricity for about 11 hours Sunday.
by Associated Press

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Airlines inch back to normal flow after Atlanta airport fire

Airlines inch back to normal flow after Atlanta airport fire

Delta Air Lines and other carriers that operate out of Atlanta's busy airport said they expected to be running normally Tuesday after a fire and blackout there forced the cancellation of over 1,500 flights days before the start of the Christmas rush.
by The Associated Press

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Massive Southern California wildfire now halfway contained

Massive Southern California wildfire now halfway contained

Monday was the first of a two-day window of calm winds in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties where the so-called Thomas Fire has burned for two weeks.
by The Associated Press

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NTSB: Amtrak Washington train doing 80 mph in 30 mph zone

NTSB: Amtrak Washington train doing 80 mph in 30 mph zone

The Amtrak Cascades train that derailed near Tacoma on Monday left three people dead and dozens injured.

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Dangers of the season: thin ice, carbon monoxide

Dangers of the season: thin ice, carbon monoxide

Recent deaths from carbon monoxide and thin ice are a reminder that wintertime hazards in Minnesota take lives every year, and that many are preventable.
by Mark Steil

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Amtrak train on new route hurtles off bridge in crash

Amtrak train on new route hurtles off bridge in crash

An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle on Monday and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least three people, injuring more than 100 and crushing two vehicles, authorities said.
by Associated Press

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