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After fire, Minneapolis landlord criticized for rundown properties

After fire, Minneapolis landlord criticized for rundown properties

When a fire killed five children in north Minneapolis last month, a lot of people began to wonder if the building managed by Paul Bertelson was safe. Troy Lewis, the father of the five children, said Bertelson failed to respond to his complaints that the heat didn't work in his apartment.
by Curtis Gilbert

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How can a jet disappear? In the ocean, it's not hard

How can a jet disappear? In the ocean, it's not hard

It took two years to find the main wreckage of an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009. Closer to the area between Malaysia and Vietnam where Saturday's flight vanished, it took a week for debris from an Indonesian jet to be spotted in 2007. Today, the mostly intact fuselage still sits on the bottom of the ocean.
by The Associated Press

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Sleepy Eye superintendent: Our community is grieving

Cselovszki said Sleepy Eye is having a hard time dealing with the tragedy. "I'll be honest with you -- it's very tragic and unique. We have students and the students' parents are our staff. So we have two staff members that are grieving -- as well as we've lost two former students."
by Tom Crann

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Minn. teen dies after running from busted party

Authorities in west central Minnesota have identified a high school student who died after apparently fleeing from police at a weekend party.
by Tim Nelson

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Fate of Missing Malaysian Airlines jet still a mystery

Fate of Missing Malaysian Airlines jet still a mystery

Nearly three days after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, there's still no definitive trace of the Boeing 777 or the 239 people who were on board.
by Mark Memmott

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Why Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared

Why Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared

the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jet well into its flight Saturday morning over the South China Sea has led aviation experts to assume that whatever happened was quick and left the pilots no time to place a distress call.
by The Associated Press

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US-based firm's workers on plane headed to meeting

An Austin-based technology company says its 20 employees on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight were en route to a business meeting in China.
by The Associated Press

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Stolen passports used for Malaysia flight, Interpol confirms

Interpol says that "at least two passports" used to board flight MH370 were listed in its Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database. And matching up with what's been reported earlier, the agency identified them as being Austrian and Italian documents.

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1 dead after vehicle hit by train in Independence

The West Hennepin Public Safety Department says the crash happened about 1:15 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Highway 12 and County Road 92.
by The Associated Press

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Why Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared

Why Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared

The most dangerous parts of a flight are takeoff and landing. So the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jet well into its flight Saturday morning over the South China Sea has led aviation experts to assume that whatever happened was quick and left the pilots no time to place a distress call.
by The Associated Press

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