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Filipino expats in US seek news after typhoon

Around the United States, Filipino expatriates ae scrambling to find relatives trapped thousands of miles away and to send money and supplies into an area where nearly all communication and transportation were at a standstill.

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Typhoon victims in Philippines plead for aid

Typhoon victims in Philippines plead for aid

Authorities estimate the typhoon killed 10,000 or more people in Southeast Asia, but with the slow pace of recovery, the official death toll three days after the storm made landfall remained at 942.

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Minn. teen dies in crash with power pole

A 16-year-old Minnesota boy has died following an early morning collision with a power pole.

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Photos: Typhoon Haiyan devastation

Photos: Typhoon Haiyan devastation

The central Philippine city of Tacloban was in ruins Saturday, a day after being ravaged by one of the strongest typhoons on record, as horrified residents spoke of storm surges as high as trees and authorities said they were expecting a "very high number of fatalities."

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Minn. group to aid Philippines after typhoon

The American Refugee Committee is planning to send a team of up to six people to the Philippines as soon as it can arrange transportation there.

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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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