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Authorities ID Minneapolis man struck, killed by bus

Andrew Beisner, 71, died at the scene Wednesday after being struck while walking at the intersection of 2nd Street South and 3rd Avenue South in downtown Minneapolis. Officials are investigating.
by Riham Feshir

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Rail conductor, engineer discuss train safety

As part of our ongoing series of conversations on rail safety in Minnesota and across the country, we brought in two people who know trains from the inside out.

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Metro Transit: Person hit by Minneapolis bus dies

The accident happened at the intersection of South 2nd Street and South 3rd Street in Minneapolis.
by Riham Feshir

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Factual error opens CNN's Sanjay Gupta to scrutiny over dual roles

Factual error opens CNN's Sanjay Gupta to scrutiny over dual roles

Media critics are questioning Gupta's position as both a reporter and a doctor after he misidentified a surgery patient while in Nepal to cover April's deadly earthquake.

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Two die as F-16 collides with Cessna in midair close to Charleston, S.C.

The jet was based at Shaw Air Force Base, close to Sumter, S.C., and had been flying close to Joint Base Charleston at the time of the collision.

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Lightning started house fire in Brooklyn Park

The residents of the home were able to get out safely and are now staying with relatives, fire officials said. Two cats were also unharmed.
by Destanie Martin-Johnson

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MN officials: Let's be safe with July Fourth fireworks

With 60 to 70 Fourth of July injuries each year, state public safety officials are reminding Minnesotans to be careful around fireworks this weekend.
by Michael Swearingen

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BP to pay $18.7 billion to settle Gulf Coast oil spill claims

BP to pay $18.7 billion to settle Gulf Coast oil spill claims

The agreement with the U.S. government, five Gulf Coast states and more than 400 local governments comes five years after the Deepwater Horizon spill.

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