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Disasters

Philippine typhoon death toll could top 10,000

Philippine typhoon death toll could top 10,000

As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms ever recorded unleashed ferocious winds and giant waves that washed away homes and schools. Corpses hung from tree branches and were scattered along sidewalks and among flattened buildings, while looters raided grocery stores and gas stations in search of food, fuel and water.

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Worker falls from I-90 bridge in Minn.

A construction worker fell about 40 feet while working Wednesday on a portion of the I-90 bridge over the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Skydiver recounts dramatic mid-air plane collision

Eleven people were involved in a dramatic mid-air collision between two planes in northwest Wisconsin over the weekend. None of the nine skydivers or two pilots was seriously injured.
by Jon Collins

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Wisconsin skydiving planes collide; jumpers bail out

None of the nine skydivers or two pilots sustained serious injury when the two planes collided in midair Saturday evening in far northwest Wisconsin near Lake Superior. Authorities still didn't know Sunday what caused the accident.

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3 dead, 1 injured in SE Minn. plane crash

A small plane crashed into a field in southeastern Minnesota on Friday, killing three people and critically injuring a fourth, authorities said.

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Princeton pilot in crash was business owner

Kevin Covlin, 51, was the only person aboard the Piper PA-22 when it crashed on takeoff from Princeton's municipal airport.
by Matt Sepic

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One dead in plane crash near Princeton, Minn.

City Manager Mark Karnowski said the crash occurred about 12:45 p.m. He said the plane went down about 150 yards west of the runway.
by Matt Sepic

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Wis. girl dies after snowmobile safety class accident

The girl was taken to Osceola Medical Center and then on to St. Paul, where she died of her injuries.
by Tim Nelson

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Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Fukushima, Japan

Japan's Meteorological Agency raised the tsunami warning for the area of Honshu. But the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not post warnings for the rest of the Pacific.

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13 people ejected in van crash on I-90

The crash remains under investigation, but State Patrol spokesman Lt. Eric Roeske said officials suspect most of the passengers were not wearing seat belts.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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