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Engine drops from B-52 bomber in rural North Dakota

The military believes the engine suffered a "catastrophic failure," disintegrated and fell into a river, the Air Force said. No injuries were reported.
by The Associated Press

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Fires, floods and earthquakes: New report finds 2016 was particularly disastrous

Fires, floods and earthquakes: New report finds 2016 was particularly disastrous

Last year sometimes felt like one natural catastrophe after another. Now, reinsurer Munich Re says there were some 750 natural disasters, suggesting it was a particularly bad year.

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Minnesota man drowns in Puerto Rico while trying to save son

Police said Wednesday that Vidal Morales Guzman was vacationing with his family along Puerto Rico's north coast when he saw his 19-year-old stepson struggling in the water.
by Associated Press

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Over 100 suffer minor injuries in NYC train accident

Over 100 suffer minor injuries in NYC train accident

A Long Island Rail Road train hit a bumping block at a Brooklyn station. Fire officials said metal that appeared to be from a rail pierced the bottom of the train and the wheels lifted up.
by The Associated Press

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Employee killed at Shakopee malt plant

Authorities say an employee fell into a machine. Firefighters arrived minutes later and pulled the man out, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
by The Associated Press

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Man dies in snowmobile crash in northeast Minnesota

The Cook County Sheriff's Department says 22-year-old Wayne Gunnar Anderson and a friend were riding on separate snowmobiles along a ditch north of Grand Marais.
by Associated Press

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Blasts in Baghdad kill at least 24 at a busy market

Blasts in Baghdad kill at least 24 at a busy market

A pair of bombings hit a crowded market in Baghdad on Saturday morning. As people gathered to help the wounded, a man detonated a suicide vest.
by Maggie Penman

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Business exec was pilot of plane that vanished with 6 aboard

The Columbus-bound Cessna Citation 525 departed Burke Lakefront Airport late Thursday night with six people aboard and disappeared from radar about 2 miles over the lake. Why remains unclear.
by Associated Press

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