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10 years after Katrina: How New Orleans rebuilt

10 years after Katrina: How New Orleans rebuilt

As hurricane season begins, we talked to two authors about how the city has rebuilt, what's still to be done and what unexpected developments have emerged from the process.

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Dozens evacuated from Bloomington hotel

Dozens evacuated from Bloomington hotel

Police say a section of cement stucco fell from the exterior of the 14th floor at the La Quinta Inn & Suites about 2 a.m. Monday.
by The Associated Press

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Flour spills when semitrailer, train collide near St. Paul

Authorities say a crude oil train and a semitrailer carrying flour collided at a railroad crossing south of St. Paul that local officials are calling to be closed.
by The Associated Press

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Woman dies after fall in old Minneapolis grain elevator

The woman was exploring the Bunge Tower, a vacant grain elevator, when she fell off a ladder, crashed through a wooden floor and plummeted into a 30-foot steel bin.
by The Associated Press

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2 dead, more than 100 trapped by avalanche on mountain in Borneo

2 dead, more than 100 trapped by avalanche on mountain in Borneo

Many of the climbers, including an unknown number of foreign tourists, are said to have been descending Mt. Kinabalu after reaching the peak before sunrise.

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Chinese cruise ship death toll rises to 75

Chinese cruise ship death toll rises to 75

Rescue teams have cut holes through parts of the overturned ship's hull, but they've found no more survivors from the ship that carried more than 450 people.

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Skateboarder killed in St. Paul truck crash

Skateboarder killed in St. Paul truck crash

The collision occurred around Tuesday evening. The 35-year-old skateboarder was not wearing a helmet and had earbuds in, authorities said.
by Jon Collins

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More than 400 missing in Chinese boat disaster; gov't orders censorship

More than 400 missing in Chinese boat disaster; gov't orders censorship

Of the more than 450 people who were aboard the cruise ship when it capsized in rough weather Monday night, only 14 have reportedly been rescued.

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