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Franken to push for oil train safety measures

Franken to push for oil train safety measures

The increased frequency of crude oil shipments on the railroads risk more accidents like the explosion that occurred west of Fargo in December, the senator said.
by Dan Gunderson

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A year after bombing, Boston and its people heal

A year after bombing, Boston and its people heal

In the course of a year, limbs have been replaced, psyches soothed, the wounds sustained in a moment at the marathon's finish line have at least begun to heal. At the same time, a city shaken by an unthinkable act of terrorism has returned to its usual rhythms -- sadder, but some say stronger, as well.
by The Associated Press

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10 killed as student bus, truck collide in California

The long bus ride north from Los Angeles for a group of high school students who planned to visit Humboldt State University had been fun: The hours whizzed by as they watched movies, chatted up new friends, and jammed to hip-hop on the radio. Then a FedEx tractor-trailer crossed a grassy freeway median and slammed into the bus.
by The Associated Press

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Search to end for Minn. father and son missing in Rockies

Damian McManus and his 18-year-old son Evan of St. Louis Park were reported missing on Sunday. They were on a father-and-son spring break hiking trip.
by Jon Collins

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Cell phone clues in Colo. search for missing Minnesotans

Damian McManus and his 18-year-old son Evan are believed to have struck out on a hike at the foot of Mount Evans on Wednesday. Cell phone tracking shows they had left their car and were between their campground and the summit of the well-known mountain.
by Tim Nelson

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Weather improves in search for Minn. father, son in Rockies

Authorities say 51-year-old Damian McManus and 19-year-old Evan McManus, who are from St. Louis Park, Minn., were last heard from on Wednesday.
by Tim Nelson

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After crash, orphaned toddler, grandma reunited

The toddler wasn't seriously hurt when a car driven by his father, Wilbur Hooks, slammed into the back of a semi on Interstate 694 near Fridley last Friday night.
by The Associated Press

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Railroads lay out safety campaign after deaths rise in 2013

Railroads lay out safety campaign after deaths rise in 2013

At this time last year, the railroads were proudly calling 2012 their safest year ever as derailments and crossing accidents kept declining. But last year, the number of trespassing deaths rose by 47, or 11 percent, to 476, and the number of deaths in accidents increased nearly 8 percent to 250.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota father and son missing in Colorado

Alpine Rescue Team spokesman Bill Barwick said Monday searchers are not sure the father and son are equipped for wintry conditions in the Rocky Mountains. The two men left for a camping trip on Wednesday and were due back on Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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Possible signals from lost jet heard

Underwater sounds detected by a ship searching the southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet are consistent with the pings from aircraft black boxes, an Australian official said Monday, dubbing it "a most promising lead" in the month-long hunt for the vanished plane.
by The Associated Press

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