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Video: 'Dead' deer wakes up in car, bounds off into Wis. woods

A Wisconsin man got quite the surprise Thursday night after hitting a deer and, thinking it was dead, putting it in the back of his car. The surprise? It wasn't dead.
by Nancy Yang

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Official: 6 dead in Chattanooga elementary school bus crash

Six people were killed Monday when a Chattanooga school bus with 35 young children aboard crashed, turned on its side and wrapped around a tree, according to the district attorney.
by Associated Press

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Death toll rises after train derailment in northern India

Death toll rises after train derailment in northern India

Fourteen coaches of a passenger train rolled off track early Sunday, police say. The cause of the crash is still unknown.
by Emma Bowman

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Giant shield moves into place to cover exploded Chernobyl reactor

Giant shield moves into place to cover exploded Chernobyl reactor

It's billed as the "largest movable land-based structure ever built," and it is an important step toward ultimately dismantling the reactor. The 1986 blast was the world's worst nuclear disaster.

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Victim shot at Winona home has died

Police say a man shot in the head at a residence in Winona has died.
by Associated Press

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'The worst I've ever seen'; fires sweep through Southeastern U.S.

'The worst I've ever seen'; fires sweep through Southeastern U.S.

Officials suspect some cases of arson. In Alabama, the governor is offering an award for information about anyone who purposely set fires. A severe drought has increased the risk posed by blazes.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Report: Disasters are even more disastrous than we think

Report: Disasters are even more disastrous than we think

When damage from floods and earthquakes is tallied, the emphasis is on lost property and possessions. The poor face another, even more devastating kind of loss.
by Angus Chen

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After powerful quake, tourists, residents (and cows) stranded in New Zealand

After powerful quake, tourists, residents (and cows) stranded in New Zealand

At least two people died in the powerful quake on Sunday, which has been followed by a series of aftershocks. Highways and railroads are destroyed; military aircraft are preparing to drop supplies.

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Crews set massive overnight fire to burn off hazmat near Ellendale

Crews set massive overnight fire to burn off hazmat near Ellendale

Emergency crews determined that a "vent and burn" procedure was their only option to safely dispose of propane and butane in derailed tank cars near Ellendale.
by Mark Steil

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All clear in Ellendale after train derailment, evacuation

All clear in Ellendale after train derailment, evacuation

Authorities Friday afternoon gave the OK for residents in the southern Minnesota town to go home after ordering evacuations following a nearby train derailment and hazardous spill.
by Catharine Richert

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