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Listen: The state of refugees

The world's refugee population is growing. What's the future of aid?
by Julie Siple and Tom Weber

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Seals warned zoo keepers of 2012 flood, by escaping

Seals warned zoo keepers of 2012 flood, by escaping

During a flood in Duluth five years ago, two harbor seals, Vivian and Feisty, managed to escape their enclosure at the Lake Superior Zoo -- prompting a frantic search for other escaped animals.
by Sara Porter

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How could the Navy destroyer collision happen?

How could the Navy destroyer collision happen?

How could an advanced combatant crash into a container ship in the middle of the ocean? Investigators begin to look for clues about what happened.

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79 people are believed dead in London's Grenfell Tower apartment fire

79 people are believed dead in London's Grenfell Tower apartment fire

For police, fire and emergency crews inside the tower, "it is incredibly emotional working in there," Metropolitan Police Cmdr. Stuart Cundy says.

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UK: Banned building materials suspected in London fire

UK: Banned building materials suspected in London fire

The new exterior cladding used in a renovation on London's Grenfell Tower may have been banned under U.K. building regulations, two British ministers said Sunday as police continued their criminal investigation into the inferno that killed at least 58 people.
by Associated Press

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Raging forest fire kills 61 in Portugal; many as they fled

Raging forest fire kills 61 in Portugal; many as they fled

The country's prime minister called it "the biggest tragedy" that Portugal has experienced in decades and declared three days of national mourning.
by Associated Press

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Woman hits and kills 3-year-old son during driving lesson

St. Paul police say Wah Has Paw, 39, was driving in the Harding High School parking lot when she hit the car's accelerator instead of the brake.
by MPR News Staff

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Search for 7 Navy sailors ends after bodies found on ship

Search for 7 Navy sailors ends after bodies found on ship

The U.S. Navy says the bodies of sailors who went missing in the collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship have been found aboard the stricken destroyer.

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U.S. Navy destroyer collides with merchant vessel off coast of Japan

U.S. Navy destroyer collides with merchant vessel off coast of Japan

The U.S. Navy says one of its destroyers, the USS Fitzgerald, collided with a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel off the coast of Japan. The collision with the container ship ACX Crystal took place around 2:30 a.m. Saturday local time.
by Colin Dwyer, Emma Bowman and Maquita Peters

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Probes launched as search continues for London fire victims

Probes launched as search continues for London fire victims

British Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the high-rise apartment blaze that killed at least 17 people in London amid growing public anxiety about whether similar blazes could occur in other housing blocks around the country.
by The Associated Press

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