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Deadly explosion rocks Thailand's capital city

Deadly explosion rocks Thailand's capital city

At least one bomb exploded at an intersection near a shrine popular with tourists in the center of Bangkok. Multiple news reports put the number of people killed at more than a dozen.
by Christopher Dean Hopkins

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Swimmer's body found in Lake Harriet

The 43-year-old man had been swimming near a floating dock Sunday evening when he went underwater and didn't resurface.
by Tim Nelson

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After Katrina, new artists found inspiration in a recovering city

After Katrina, new artists found inspiration in a recovering city

At New Orleans exhibits commemorating the 10th anniversary of the hurricane, NPR's Neda Ulaby found three artists who said they wouldn't have become artists if it hadn't been for the storm.
by Neda Ulaby

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10 years after Katrina, hopes for recovery in Waveland, Miss., unfulfilled

10 years after Katrina, hopes for recovery in Waveland, Miss., unfulfilled

Hurricane Katrina sent a 30-foot wall of water crashing into coastal Mississippi, and the small town of Waveland, Miss., near the Louisiana border, was one of the hardest-hit places.
by Evelina Burnett

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Indonesian plane with 54 aboard crashes

Indonesian plane with 54 aboard crashes

An Indonesian twin-turboprop plane carrying 54 people crashed in the country's mountainous and densely wooded Papua province, Transportation Ministry officials confirmed.

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At least 40 migrants found dead on boat in Mediterranean

The Italian navy found them in the hold of a smuggling boat off the Libyan coast, apparently killed by fuel fumes. More than 300 others were rescued.

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China evacuates Tianjin blast site; 104 dead

China evacuates Tianjin blast site; 104 dead

Chinese authorities are clearing the area around a fire and explosions in Tianjin over fears of sodium cyanide poisoning from Wednesday's massive explosion that has killed more than 100.
by L. Carol Ritchie and Christopher Dean Hopkins

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Katrina's emotional legacy includes pain, grief and resilience

Katrina's emotional legacy includes pain, grief and resilience

Ten years after the storm some residents have found healing -- in the arts, family and new opportunities. Others suffer lingering grief and other difficulties they trace to Katrina.
by Patti Neighmond

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China examines aftermath of immense twin explosions that killed dozens

China examines aftermath of immense twin explosions that killed dozens

The powerful blasts toppled stacks of shipping containers, scorched hundreds of cars in nearby lots, and blasted out the windows of cars and buildings.

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