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Brooklyn Park boy survives playground hanging accident

A 10-year-old Brooklyn Park boy's play on the monkey bars took an unfortunate drop Tuesday night, leaving him hanging by the neck in a strap until other children rescued him.
by Liala Helal

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After 'miracle' child survives 11-story fall, questions arise about safety

After 'miracle' child survives 11-story fall, questions arise about safety

Fifteen-month old Musa Dayib is in critical but stable condition after falling from an 11th floor balcony on Sunday evening. Musa's relatives believe he slipped through the balcony's railing.
by Matt Sepic

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Official: More than 150 dead in Turkish mine explosion

Official: More than 150 dead in Turkish mine explosion

A coal mine explosion in Turkey has killed more than 150 people and trapped hundreds more in the country's west, a top official says.
by Alan Greenblatt

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Judge approves landslide victims' settlement

Judge approves landslide victims' settlement

A Hennepin County district judge approved the agreements Monday. The district will pay $80,000 each to the families of 9-year-old Haysem Sani and 10-year-old Mohamed Fofana, who died during a school field trip last May.
by The Associated Press

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Truck, light rail train collide on University Ave.

Just after noon the truck violated a red turn arrow from University Avenue and turned into the path of a west-bound test train, said Metro Transit spokesman John Siqveland.
by Dan Olson

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Divers recover body of teen drowned in Eagle Lake

The 16-year-old disappeared Friday about 7:30 p.m. when he went underwater and never resurfaced. Divers recovered his body about 11 p.m.

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Search continues for 3rd body in Va. balloon crash

A second body was recovered Saturday from the crash of a hot air balloon carrying three that drifted into a power line and burst into flames in front of hundreds of horrified spectators.

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Lilydale landslide: District to pay victims' families $200K

Lilydale landslide: District to pay victims' families $200K

Fourth-graders Haysem Sani and Mohamed Fofana died when part of a Mississippi River bluff collapsed on them in St. Paul's Lilydale Regional Park. Each of their families will get $80,000 in a legal settlement from the school district.
by Curtis Gilbert

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