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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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Sick baby transferred from sailboat to warship

Navy sailors have rescued a family with a 1-year-old girl who fell ill on a disabled sailboat hundreds of miles off the Mexican coast and are now en route to San Diego.
by The Associated Press

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Speeding preceded collision that orphaned boy, 1

Minnesota troopers say a 1-year-old boy has been orphaned after his father allegedly sped more than 100 miles per hour before slamming into the back of a semi truck in Fridley.
by The Associated Press

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Unclear Washington landslide lawsuits could win

Unclear Washington landslide lawsuits could win

The warnings could hardly have been clearer. One technical report told of the "potential for a large catastrophic failure" of the 600-foot hillside above a rural neighborhood near Oso, on the Stillaguamish River. Another noted plainly that it "poses a significant risk to human lives and private property."
by The Associated Press

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BBC: The mystery of Flight 370

It may never be known why MH370 crashed into the Indian Ocean with the loss of everyone on board. Melanie Abbott asks how a plane can disappear in the 21st Century, and why nearly a month on we are still no nearer to solving the mystery of what happened on that flight.

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Company fined for ballpark worker's death

Company fined for ballpark worker's death

OSHA cited Rachel Contracting for three serious safety violations at the St. Paul Saints stadium site where backhoe operator Johnny Valek, of Plymouth, Minn., died in September.
by Curtis Gilbert

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