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Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake

Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake

The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.
by Lauren Frayer

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Husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola dies in an airplane crash in Alaska

Husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola dies in an airplane crash in Alaska

Eugene Peltola Jr. was the pilot and plane’s sole occupant. The Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub appears to have crashed under unknown circumstances upon takeoff after he dropped off a hunter and equipment.
by The Associated Press

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Crews battle large fire at former Hastings Creamery

Crews battle large fire at former Hastings Creamery

Crews from more than a half-dozen fire departments spent hours battling a large fire that started late Wednesday at the former Hastings Creamery in Hastings, Minn. — just weeks after the century-old business closed.
by MPR News Staff

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A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 2,000 people

A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 2,000 people

Hundreds have also been injured in the 6.8-magnitude earthquake on Friday night devastated homes in villages across the Atlas Mountains, as well as historical sites inside Marrakech city.
by Ruth Sherlock

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Four injured when tent catches fire in central Minnesota

Four people were burned, one of them seriously, in a tent fire in the city of Maple Lake over the holiday weekend.
by Tim Nelson

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