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Crowd surge kills at least 8 at Houston music festival

Crowd surge kills at least 8 at Houston music festival

The dead ranged in age from 14 to 27, and 13 people were still hospitalized, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Saturday. He called the disaster “a tragedy on many different levels” and said it was too early to draw conclusions about what went wrong.
by The Associated Press

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This novel about Haiti's 2010 earthquake shows us: People persist

This novel about Haiti's 2010 earthquake shows us: People persist

Myriam J.A. Chancy's new novel “What Storm, What Thunder,” shifting from one character to the next, skipping non-chronologically from 2014 to the day of the earthquake to the days before or the months after, is as far as possible from a maudlin account of a terrible tragedy: It is a precise, albeit fictional, reconstruction of the many kinds of individuals and experiences during and after the tragedy.
by Kamil Ahsan

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With last remaining fire-related closure lifted, the BWCA is now fully reopened

With last remaining fire-related closure lifted, the BWCA is now fully reopened

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is now fully reopened to visitors, after a summer of closures due to wildfires. Officials announced Friday that the last remaining closure order in the wilderness was now lifted.
by Andrew Krueger

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Amtrak train that derailed was going just under speed limit

Amtrak train that derailed was going just under speed limit

Federal investigators are seeking the cause of an Amtrak train derailment near a switch on tracks in the middle of vast farmland in far northern Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized over the weekend.
by The Associated Press and Mark Zdechlik

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Investigators probe deadly Amtrak Empire Builder derailment in Montana

Investigators probe deadly Amtrak Empire Builder derailment in Montana

A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board spent Sunday at the site of an Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized, officials said.
by The Associated Press

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At least 3 dead in Amtrak Empire Builder derailment in Montana

At least 3 dead in Amtrak Empire Builder derailment in Montana

At least three people died Saturday when an Amtrak train that runs from Chicago and the Twin Cities to Seattle derailed in north-central Montana, toppling several cars onto their sides, authorities said.
by The Associated Press

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A 'miracle house' surrounded by lava is still standing amid eruption

A 'miracle house' surrounded by lava is still standing amid eruption

Smoldering lava is exploding into the sky, residents have been evacuated and the local airport has been closed — but one small home on the island of La Palma has been spared, bringing a small sign of hope as a volcanic eruption intensifies off the northwestern coast of Africa.
by Dave Mistich

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Shooting at Russian university leaves 6 dead, 28 hurt

Shooting at Russian university leaves 6 dead, 28 hurt

A student opened fire at a university in Russia, leaving six people dead and 28 hurt, before being shot in a crossfire with police and detained. Beyond saying that he was a student, authorities offered no further information on his identity or a possible motive.
by The Associated Press

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California firefighters scramble to protect sequoia groves

California firefighters scramble to protect sequoia groves

Hot, dry weather on Sunday added to the challenges facing California firefighters who are battling to keep flames from driving further into a grove of ancient sequoias, where the base of the world’s largest tree has been wrapped in protective foil.
by The Associated Press

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Volcano erupts on Atlantic island; lava destroys some homes

Volcano erupts on Atlantic island; lava destroys some homes

A volcano on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands as lava flows destroyed isolated houses and threatened to reach the coast. New eruptions continued into the night.
by The Associated Press

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