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Terrorist threat "specific, credible," NYC mayor Bloomberg says

Terrorist threat "specific, credible," NYC mayor Bloomberg says

Just days before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. counterterrorism officials were chasing a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to use a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington.

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Russians search for answers in jet crash that decimated hockey team

Russians search for answers in jet crash that decimated hockey team

The crash Wednesday killed 36 players, coaches and staff of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, including European and former NHL players including Pavol Dimitra, who played for the Minnesota Wild.

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FAA is investigating McLeod County plane crash

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane crash that killed an 80-year-old man in McLeod County.

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Ex-Wild player among 43 killed in Russian jet crash

Ex-Wild player among 43 killed in Russian jet crash

A private Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team slammed into a riverbank moments after takeoff Wednesday, killing at least 43 people in one of the worst plane crashes ever involving a sports team.

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A wild year for weather

A wild year for weather

Severe drought in Texas and an active hurricane season in the Atlantic are just the latest events in what has already been an active year in meteorology. MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner joins Midmorning to discuss what's going on with our weather.
by Paul Huttner

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Firefighters work to control Pagami Fire in Boundary Waters

More than 100 firefighters are working to control a wildfire burning in the Boundary Waters wilderness area east of Ely.
by Dan Kraker

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Dead baby found floating in Mississippi River

Minnesota law enforcement officials are investigating the death of a baby found floating in the Mississippi River.

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Texas wildfires destroy 1,000 homes

Texas wildfires destroy 1,000 homes

State officials say more than 1,000 homes have burned in at least 57 wildfires in Texas over the past week.

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Inside the 9/11 Commission

As we near the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Midmorning revisits a 2006 interview with Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, co-chairs of the 9/11 Commission.

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