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French philosopher Dufourmantelle drowns rescuing children
A leading French philosopher who advocated risk-taking has drowned after attempting to save two children at a beach on the French Riviera. Anne Dufourmantelle entered the water after the children got into difficulty in strong winds at Pampelonne beach, near St Tropez, on Friday. The two children were later rescued by lifeguards and were unharmed. The French culture minister, Françoise Nyssen, said Dufourmantelle was a "great philosopher who helped us live".
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Girl dies in wreck livestreamed on Instagram, sister arrested
A California woman was arrested after a fatal crash killed her 14-year-old sister Friday posted a recording of the wreck and its gruesome aftermath on Instagram. Obdulia Sanchez, 18, was singing and listening to music as she drove with her sister and another 14-year-old girl in the backseat when the vehicle suddenly veered off the roadway. The video then captures the sound of screams as Sanchez tried correcting the turn.
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Woman fatally shot by Minneapolis police was engaged to be married
A 40-year-old woman who family members said called 911 to report a possible assault in the alley behind her home Saturday night was fatally shot by a Minneapolis police officer. The shooting happened at the south end of the alley on W. 51st Street between Washburn and Xerxes avenues S. in the city's Fulton neighborhood. The woman, Justine Damond, from Sydney, Australia, and her fiancé lived in the 5000 block of Washburn. They had planned to marry in August, a family friend said.
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Eight dead in Bangladesh garment factory blast
At least eight people were killed and up to 50 injured after a boiler exploded at a garment factory in Bangladesh on Monday, authorities said. Dozens of labourers were on site at the factory in an industrial district outside the capital Dhaka when a blast tore through the six-storey building, causing its walls and a roof to collapse.
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Three siblings STAYED inside burning Grenfell Tower with their elderly parents
As smoke and flames engulfed the 17th floor, bride-to-be Husna Begum, 22, and her brothers, Hanif, 26, and Hamid, 29, explained their decision to stay to relatives on the phone.
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'I had my whole life ahead of me - I don't want to die': Final call of Italian woman trapped in blaze revealed
A young, talented Italian woman telephoned her mother to say her goodbyes as her flat was engulfed in the Grenfell Tower blaze. Marco Gottardi and his girlfriend Gloria Trevisan, both architects from the Veneto region of northern Italy, are missing and feared dead by their families.
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Cladding for Grenfell Tower was cheaper, more flammable option
Material used in the cladding that covered the Grenfell Tower was the cheaper, more flammable version of the two available options, an investigation of the supply chain has confirmed. Omnis Exteriors manufactured the aluminium composite material (ACM) used in the cladding, a company director, John Cowley, confirmed to the Guardian.
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‘They were entwined’: the twins found at Dover’s white cliffs
The 59-year-olds were found with the ashes of their parents in their rucksacks. How did they get there? Jenny Kleeman reports.
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Boy, 4, died alone in Hackney flat two weeks after his mother's death
Coroner calls for changes in how schools treat cases of absent children following tragic death of Chadrack Mulo.
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Tragedy strikes as Uber CEO Kalanick loses mother in boating accident, father in serious condition
We've received word from Uber that the Kalanick family suffered a tragic event this weekend. CEO Travis Kalanick's parents were in a boating accident...
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Greece train hits house after derailing, killing three
Three people have been killed and many more seriously injured after a passenger train derailed in northern Greece, officials say. The train, travelling from Athens, struck a house when it left the track near the city of Thessaloniki. A resident at the property said he had managed to jump from a balcony just before the train made impact.
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Woman whose 10-year-old daughter was killed in 1999 loses second daughter to murder
Kansas police announced Sunday the capture of a man who they say murdered a woman near the playground named for the victim's sister -- who was just 10 when she was abducted and killed in 1999. Emenencio Lansdown, the subject of a massive manhunt, was taken into custody after an overnight standoff, according to reports.
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At least 26 dead in garbage dump collapse in Sri Lanka
The death toll from Friday’s collapse of a large portion of the massive garbage dump in Meethotamulla, in the suburbs of Colombo, rose to 26 by yesterday evening. The bodies of seven children, along with 19 adults, have been found so far. Another 12 injured have been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital. Residents told WSWS reporters that there could be as many as a 100 people still buried under the debris.
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Todd Heap, ex-NFL star, kills daughter, three, in truck accident
A former NFL player has accidentally killed his three-year-old daughter at his home in Arizona, police say. Todd Heap, 37, was moving his truck in his driveway in the city of Mesa on Friday afternoon when the accident occurred. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and Mr Heap showed no signs of impairment.
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Bay Area Housing
Housing in the San Francisco Bay Area is not just more expensive than average, it is off the charts expensive, and it represents a never ending housing bubble. Many engineers or other technical people might come here for the job prospects but for the most people, it is not a good idea to move here.
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Death toll climbs to 254 in southern Colombia landslide
At least 254 people have been killed and hundreds are injured or missing after mudslides destroyed homes in southern Colombia, Reuters has reported, citing an army statement. The violent weather has left 400 other people injured, with 200 missing, said the statement. There have been no reports of Chinese casualties, confirmed the Chinese Embassy in Colombia.
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Japan avalanche: eight high school climbers feared dead
More than 60 students were climbing near the Nasu Onsen ski resort north of Tokyo when the tragedy hit
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Bullied daughter Julia Derbyshire 'just wanted to be loved'
The father of a teenage girl who tried to hang herself after being bullied online said she "just wanted to be loved and she wanted to be accepted". Adrian Derbyshire, who shared photos of his dying daughter Julia in hospital to raise awareness, said abuse began after she spoke about her sexuality. Instead of celebrating her 18th birthday last week, "I ended up putting roses on her grave", he said.
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19 die in fire at Guatemala children's shelter
At least 19 people have been found dead at the scene of a fire in a shelter for children near Guatemala City, officials said. A spokesman for Guatemala's volunteer fire departments, Mario Cruz, said that firefighters were still extinguishing parts of the blaze. But he said that so far 19 bodies have been found and about two dozen people were being treated for injuries.
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Dad mistakes teen visiting daughter for burglar; kills him
Authorities say a man fatally shot a suspected intruder without realizing that his 14-year-old daughter had let the teenager into the home in east Georgia. Columbia County sheriff’s Maj. Steve Morris tells news outlets that Grovetown homeowner Derrick Fulton killed 17-year-old Jordan Middleton while investigating noises he heard downstairs about 3 a.m. Saturday.
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