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Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai

Officials from the airline and Dubai International Airport declined to immediately provide further details after a flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai's main airport.
by Associated Press

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Officials report 'legal death' of driver in I-80 crash

Officials say a sixth victim from a fiery crash in western Nebraska that killed a Minnesota family is on life support for donation of his organs.
by Associated Press

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Trucker faces 5 homicide counts in death of Minnesota family

Trucker faces 5 homicide counts in death of Minnesota family

Tony Weekly, a 53-year-old long-haul trucker from Florida, was charged with one count of motor vehicle homicide for each member of the family that died in the fiery crash. He's also charged with a misdemeanor for reckless driving.
by John Enger

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Edina man killed on South St. Paul interstate

The Minnesota State Patrol says a 19-year-old pedestrian was killed on the interstate in South St. Paul.
by The Associated Press

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Pilot in fatal crash was able to keep flying despite drunken driving record

The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas, killing 16 people, was able to keep flying despite having at least four convictions for drunken driving in Missouri and twice spending time in prison.
by Associated Press

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3 die in apparent drownings over weekend

A 7-year-old girl and 35-year-old woman were pulled from waters Sunday in Bloomington and Lake Minnetonka. Another woman died after she was found unresponsive Saturday at Long Lake in Orono.
by MPR News Staff

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Tortoise wins again: Slow and steady pace outruns L.A. fire

Tortoise wins again: Slow and steady pace outruns L.A. fire

An animal control agency got a call from the sheriff's department about "a tortoise that was running down the street, and away from the fire zone."

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