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Ohio state fair ride malfunction kills one person, critically injures others

Ohio state fair ride malfunction kills one person, critically injures others

Columbus fire officials say some of those injured were thrown from the ride. Gov. John Kasich has ordered all fair rides shut down until they can be inspected.

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French wildfires force 12,000 people to flee coastal resort areas

French wildfires force 12,000 people to flee coastal resort areas

Some 12,000 people -- including 3,000 campers -- reportedly moved to safety in Bormes-les-Mimosas, east of Marseille.

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Highway Patrol: 2 dead, 6 hurt in South Dakota crash

At least two people were killed and six hurt when a car slammed into a group of people and then into a nursing home Monday in southeast South Dakota in an apparent accident, authorities said.
by Associated Press

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Minneapolis man charged in deadly crash with Metro Transit bus

Minneapolis man charged in deadly crash with Metro Transit bus

Tyler Randall Bjelland has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide after crashing his car through a Metro Transit bus Friday night in St. Paul.
by John Enger

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Death toll reaches 10 in immigrant-smuggling case in Texas

The death toll climbed to 10 in the case of a broiling tractor-trailer found packed with immigrants, federal authorities said Monday as a suspect in the smuggling case awaited a court appearance.
by The Associated Press

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I-494 shut down at Portland Avenue bridge

"Law enforcement activity" has closed both directions of Interstate 494 between Minnesota Highway 77 and Interstate 35W at Portland Avenue. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is warning drivers to expect delays.
by MPR News Staff

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