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NASA Columbia disaster: The investigation into one of history's worst space tragedies - and its lasting legacy
The Columbia space shuttle disaster resulted in the deaths of seven astronauts and changed the way NASA prepared and carried out such missions. Twenty years on, the agency's administrator at the time and a member of its investigation board reflect on the lasting legacy of the tragedy.
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UPS Driver Among 4 Killed in Shootout Outside Miami
A police chase and a shootout followed the hijacking of a UPS truck and the kidnapping of its driver by two people who tried to rob a jewelry store before they were killed, the F.B.I. said.
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Autopsy determines 7-year-old Guatemalan Girl Died from Sepsis while in US custody
Jakelin Caal Maquin and her father were detained in December, and Jakelin died two days later.
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Limo Crash Leaves 20 Dead at Popular Tourist Spot in Upstate New York
Local reports said the limousine was carrying a wedding party when it collided with another vehicle.
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Genoa Bridge Collapse: The Road to Tragedy
The New York Times has reconstructed how the disaster happened, from beginning to end.
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Kolkata bridge was dubbed a ‘death trap’ prior to collapse in India
Police in Kolkata warned that the Majerhat bridge was in bad shape months ago, before it collapsed on several vehicles during rush hour in India on Tuesday.
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At least 22 killed as Italian highway bridge collapses
A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging almost 300 feet into a heap of rubble below. Genoa Mayor Marco Bucci told Italy's Sky TG24 that at least 25 people were confirmed dead and 10 more rescued with injuries. Officials have warned that the death toll will likely rise further as the rescue and recovery effort continues.
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The Times at Gettysburg, July 1863: A Reporter’s Civil War Heartbreak
Revisiting a rare and tragic dispatch from a war correspondent whose son, a Union officer, was among those killed on the battlefield.
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Margaret River tragedy: Three adults and four children found dead in WA town
Seven people are dead in an apparent mass shooting at a rural property near Margaret River in Western Australia. Police were called to the property in Osmington about 5.15am, and found the bodies of three adults and four children. WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson would not confirm exactly how the seven died, but they were found with gunshot wounds. "It appears that gunshot wounds are there but I don't want to go further than that, as two firearms have been located at the scene."
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Deadly Fire at Kemerovo Russian Shopping Mall | Pictures
A fire at a shopping mall in Kemerovo. At least 64 people were killed by a fire which engulfed a busy shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, Russian investigators said on Monday.
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Multiple people killed in pedestrian bridge collapse at FIU
Multiple people have died as a result of a pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University in Miami, according to a spokesman with the Florida Highway Patrol.
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Moscow-led church in Ukraine refuses to bury boy from Kiev branch
The death of a baby crushed by a drunk man who committed suicide by jumping out of an eighth-floor apartment in Ukraine has exposed the religious divide in the Orthodox Christian country. A Moscow-led church in the central city of Zaporizhia refused to bury the one-year-old boy killed on New Year’s Eve because he was christened by a rival church overseen by Kiev.
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More than 50,000 Yemeni children are now expected to die by the end of 2017
More than 50,000 children in Yemen are expected to die by the end of the year as a result of disease and starvation caused by the stalemated war in the country, Save the Children has warned. Seven million people are on the brink of famine in the country, which is in the grips of the largest cholera outbreak in modern history. An estimated 130 Yemeni children are dying every day and an estimated 400,000 children will need treatment for acute malnutrition this year, the charity said.
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Wisconsin Teen Made 911 Call That Preceded Police Officer Killing Him, Investigators Say
As a community grieves and a family has few words, Wisconsin investigators say the 911 call that preceded the police shooting of a knife-wielding Native American teen was made by the teen himself. Ashland County Sheriff's Deputy Brock Mrdjenovich fatally shot 14-year-old Jason Ike Pero last week after receiving a report that a male was walking down the street with a knife in Odanah, Wisconsin, about a 4-hour drive northeast of Minneapolis.
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Mum discovers newborn’s coffin is empty
A MUM who has campaigned tirelessly for 42 years to find out what happened to her dead son has discovered his coffin was buried with no body inside. Lydia Reid has described the news as “devastating” after she was granted a Scottish court order for an exhumation to be carried out at the burial plot in Edinburgh last week, The Sun reports.
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2-year-old boy chokes to death on grapes while sitting in mother's shopping cart
A devastated family is warning others after their 2-year-old son choked to death on grapes while on a trip to the grocery store. Detroit mother Emma Carver was browsing the dairy section in her local supermarket when she heard her toddler, Ayyan Umar, having trouble breathing in her shopping cart.
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Kensington council is asking Grenfell Tower survivors to 'bid' on permanent homes
Kensington council (RBKC) is facing fresh criticism after inviting survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire to "bid" against each other for permanent accommodation. Survivors were able to logon to a website from Monday morning to register their interest in about 100 flats made available at Kensington Row, Hortensia Road and Tavistock Crescent, more than two months on from the tragedy that claimed at least 80 lives.
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Sweden to deport 106-year-old refugee to Afghanistan | Blankspot
Bibikhal Uzbeki from Afghanistan is reputed to be the world’s oldest refugee. Under difficult circumstances, she and her family escaped the Taliban’s invasion of the city of Kunduz to Sweden. Blankspot can now reveal that she is to be deported.
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At least 25 dead and 65 injured after two trains collide in Egypt
More than 36 people were killed and 120 injured in a train collision in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria yesterday. One train had been travelling from the capital Cairo, the other from Port Said in the north, when they crashed head-on at speed during Friday evening rush hour.
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Accidental shooting kills boy in Lawrence County
A 10-year-old boy from rural Lawrence County died on Sunday night after being accidentally shot by his father on Saturday evening. Sheriff Brad DeLay identifies the victim as Garrett Spaulding, who lived with his family south of Miller. DeLay says the Spaulding family raises chickens. He said on Monday afternoon that a rooster was in some brush and the family was trying to get it back in its pen. He said the boy's father was carrying a small-caliber rifle when he tripped and fell. The gun fired and hit Garrett in the head. He died about 24 hours later.
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