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Jewish summer camp staff, alumni mourn Israeli friend killed in attack

Jewish summer camp staff, alumni mourn Israeli friend killed in attack

Staff and alumni of a local Jewish summer camp are mourning the death of an Israeli man killed in the Hamas attack on Saturday. The website TC Jewfolk reports that Netta Epstein, 21, died in his apartment just outside the Gaza Strip while protecting his girlfriend from an exploding grenade.
by Matt Sepic

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Over 2,000 feared dead after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Over 2,000 feared dead after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Images shared by Afghan journalists showed at least one village reduced to rubble after a series of quakes flattened stone and mudbrick homes in the country's west.
by Diaa Hadid

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1 dead, 6 injured in crash involving Metro Transit bus

1 dead, 6 injured in crash involving Metro Transit bus

Authorities say one person died and six others were injured in a crash involving a Metro Transit bus and a pickup truck late Sunday in Minneapolis.
by MPR News Staff

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Windom man, former snowmobile racer, loses legs in farm accident 

Windom man, former snowmobile racer, loses legs in farm accident 

Travis Muller, 30, had both legs amputated after a grain bin accident in southwestern Minnesota. He is currently sedated in the hospital and a family-run GoFundMe has raised over $30,000 for his medical costs.
by Tim Nelson

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Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress

Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress

The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income.
by Ximena Bustillo

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