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Death toll reaches 7 in NYC building explosion

Death toll reaches 7 in NYC building explosion

The explosion Wednesday morning in East Harlem injured more than 60 people, with searchers still trying to locate others a day later. Crews used generator-powered floodlights and thermal imaging cameras to identify heat spots -- bodies or pockets of fire -- at the site on Park Avenue and 116th Street.
by The Associated Press

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2 Minneapolis house fire victims identified

Firefighters were called to the house at 2940 Washburn Ave. N. shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday. They found a fire burning in the living room of the single story home there, and quickly extinguished it. They also found a man and woman dead in a bedroom nearby.

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Volatile Bakken oil, aging tank cars raise the stakes for Minnesota rail safety

Volatile Bakken oil, aging tank cars raise the stakes for Minnesota rail safety

More loads of volatile North Dakota crude oil are moving over rails, prompting new safety efforts. In Perham, Minn., trains have derailed four times since 1992. Given the never-ending rail traffic that goes through town, local officials fear that it will happen again, with dangerous results.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minneapolis fire where two found dead apparently accidental

Investigators suspect smoking materials on a love seat in the living room may have caught fire, but haven't ruled out an electrical malfunction, fire spokeswoman Cherie Penn said.
by Tim Nelson

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Excessive speed, pothole suspected in motorcyclist's death

The state of Minnesota has reported a sharp increase in motorcycle fatalities in the last two years. Preliminary numbers showed rider deaths were up 9 percent, to 60 killed last year. The first died in a crash on April 4, 2013.
by Tim Nelson

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2 NYC buildings collapse in explosion, 2 dead

2 NYC buildings collapse in explosion, 2 dead

An explosion on Wednesday leveled two New York City apartment buildings, killing two people, injuring 17 others and sending smoke billowing above the skyline.

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2 found dead after Minneapolis home fire

Firefighters were called to the fire at the single-family home just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Crews quickly put out the fire in the living room.
by The Associated Press

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Missing jet was way off course, Malaysian air force gen. says

Missing jet was way off course, Malaysian air force gen. says

There's no sign yet of the Boeing 777 with 239 people aboard that disappeared early Saturday while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. But there's potentially significant news from the head of Malaysia's air force, who's being quoted as saying the jet was hundreds of miles off course when it was last seen on radar.
by Mark Memmott

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3 years on, effects of Japan meltdown persist

3 years on, effects of Japan meltdown persist

Thousands remain barred from their homes, with no end in sight.

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Photos of 2 Iranians on missing jet released

Photos of 2 Iranians on missing jet released

Interpol says the recent information about the men made terrorism a less likely cause of the plane's disappearance, but that did not allay concerns about the ease of travel involving stolen passports.
by The Associated Press

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