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German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack

German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack

German authorities say they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged about the five people killed. Authorities have identified the suspect as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006.
by The Associated Press

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Wisconsin school shooter had 2 handguns, used only 1 in attack that killed student, teacher

Wisconsin school shooter had 2 handguns, used only 1 in attack that killed student, teacher

A Wisconsin police chief says the shooter at a religious school in Madison had two handguns with her but used only one in the attack that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others. 
by The Associated Press

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3,700 people return to Malibu homes as weather conditions improve and help firefighters battle blaze

3,700 people return to Malibu homes as weather conditions improve and help firefighters battle blaze

 More than 3,700 residents have returned to their Malibu homes as weather conditions improved enough to help firefighters battling a Southern California blaze. Calmer winds and rising humidity aided firefighters as they climbed through steep canyons to fight the Franklin Fire. 
by The Associated Press

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Fire at Minneapolis encampment spreads to nearby home

Fire at Minneapolis encampment spreads to nearby home

Crews arrived to find several tents in the encampment fully engulfed in flames and propane tanks exploding, as well as a neighboring home that had caught fire.
by MPR News Staff

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A powerful 7.0 earthquake strikes off northern California coast

A powerful 7.0 earthquake strikes off northern California coast

A powerful earthquake has struck off the northern California coast, triggering tsunami warnings that were later canceled. Several aftershocks continued to rattle the area off Eureka. 
by Alana Wise

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Rescuers reassess safety in a search for a Pa. woman they believe fell into sinkhole

Rescuers reassess safety in a search for a Pa. woman they believe fell into sinkhole

Rescuers contemplated the safest way to search for a woman who apparently fell into a Pennsylvania sinkhole while looking for her lost cat. A crumbling old coal mine was endangering rescue workers.
by The Associated Press

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