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Museum to mark 10th anniversary of I-35W bridge collapse

Museum to mark 10th anniversary of I-35W bridge collapse

One of the gusset plates that failed will go on display at the Mill City Museum in downtown Minneapolis. At the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, visitors can a view the emergency door of a school bus that was on the bridge.
by The Associated Press

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5-year-old found unresponsive in Woodbury lake has died

Police say the child was reported missing at Carver Lake Park about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Volunteers helped officers look for the boy, who was found in the lake a short time later.
by The Associated Press

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Montana earthquake is felt for hundreds of miles early Thursday

Montana earthquake is felt for hundreds of miles early Thursday

The earthquake was the strongest to hit western Montana in years; it was followed by at least 10 measurable temblors with magnitudes of up to 4.9.

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Fireworks cited as cause for several fires in Fargo area

Calls to the fire department started coming in around 9 p.m. Tuesday, including reports of two dumpster fires, several grass fires and a house fire.
by The Associated Press

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Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing at least 153

An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan, killing 153 people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, a hospital official said as the death toll continued to rise.
by Associated Press

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More than 140 may be buried after landslide in southwest China

More than 140 may be buried after landslide in southwest China

Initial accounts from villagers nearby said there had been rain in the area, but some said it was not very heavy and there was no sign of an impending landslide.
by Emma Bowman

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London fire: Cladding in other buildings 'combustible'

London fire: Cladding in other buildings 'combustible'

Tests so far have found that at least seven high-rise apartment buildings in England have combustible external panels like the ones believed to have contributed to a fire that killed 79 people in London.
by The Associated Press

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