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Firefighters respond to office tower fire

Firefighters have evacuated an office tower in a Twin Cities suburb where they responded to a report of an explosion and fire in the basement.

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Dayton asks for federal aid following June storm

Gov. Mark Dayton is asking for federal disaster relief after the late June storms.
by Tom Scheck

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NASA still perplexed by astronaut's flooded helmet

NASA still perplexed by astronaut's flooded helmet

The spacewalking astronaut who came close to drowning in a flooded helmet searched for clues in his spacesuit Wednesday, in hopes of understanding the unprecedented water leak.

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Lark of Duluth crashes into Superior Bay

Lark of Duluth crashes into Superior Bay

No one was hurt when a replica biplane crashed into Superior Bay in Duluth.
by Dan Kraker

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Official: Intern no longer at NTSB after name flap

A government official with knowledge of the situation says a summer intern who confirmed erroneous and racially offensive names for the pilots of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 is no longer an intern with the National Transportation Safety Board.

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Man dies during shipwreck dive at Isle Royale park

A 55-year-old man has died while scuba diving to a shipwreck at Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior.

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Swimmer missing near International Falls

Ontario Provincial Police say two men were swimming in the Rainy River west of International Falls Sunday night when a 27-year-old man went under water and disappeared.

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How a TV station’s amateur reporting led to racist joke

How a TV station’s amateur reporting led to racist joke

A San Francisco area TV station is getting an unwarranted free pass now that the National Transportation Safety Board has acknowledged that a summer intern “confirmed” the names of the pilots in charge of Asiana Flight 214, the one that crashed last week on a San Francisco runway. http://youtu.be/YU2m3xf99R4 The names, of course, were offensive…
by Bob Collins

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Child becomes 3rd casualty of Asiana crash

Hospital officials say a girl on the Asiana Airlines flight has died from her injuries, becoming the third casualty of the crash in San Francisco.

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Plymouth fire forces more than 60 out of homes

Plymouth fire forces more than 60 out of homes

Fire departments as far away as Eden Prairie and Bloomington were called in to help fight the fire that heavily damaged the 62-unit apartment building.
by Tim Nelson

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