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One by one, the workers went down a manhole. Then silence. All are dead.
An unimaginable tragedy struck in a small community of a few dozen homes on Long Key Road in the Florida Keys Monday morning, when three workers from a private contractor tasked with fixing a roadway climbed into a hole in the ground and, ultimately, to their deaths. By the time a Key Largo firefighter climbed into the same hole near Lake Surprise in a desperate attempt to save the men, they were dead. And within seconds, the firefighter was also overcome by poisonous gas and was fighting for his life.
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Germany takes harder look at child marriages
It’s just a bus stop in a city in northern Germany.
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Sick boy died 'after parents prayed instead of calling ambulance'
Two parents in Minnesota could face jail after allegedly trying to save their sick seven-year-old son's life by praying rather than calling 911. Timothy and Sarah Johnson, of Plymouth, have been charged with child neglect over the death of their adopted son Seth in March 2015 after he came down with pancreatitis and acute sepsis. The couple allegedly opted to treat their son themselves because they had “issues going to doctors” and were concerned about the medications they would prescribe, the New York Post reported.
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The tales of bodies and blood that surround a front line in Syria
In the village of Soran, near Hama, and the surrounding area, civilians speak of their loss as part of one battle in Syria's larger civil war, writes Robert Fisk.
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Tragedy at Dreamworld as FOUR people are crushed to death on ride
Four adults are reportedly dead after an accident on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld theme park on Queensland's Gold Coast.
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11 of 13 killed in Palm Springs-area bus crash are identified
Twelve of the 13 people who died in a Palm Springs-area bus crash Sunday have been identified by the Riverside County Coroner's Office. They were killed when a tour bus crashed into a semi on Interstate 10 early Sunday. The bus was headed back to the Los Angeles area from Red Earth Casino in Thermal. Those identified by the Coroner's Office are...
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The Magpie That Saved a Family
After a fall left Sam Bloom paralysed and depressed, help came from an unexpected source – a magpie chick which had fallen from its nest.
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GoFundMe campaigns raise money for Sterling, Castile families
Although it’s impossible to take away the pain of losing a loved one, two people have stepped forward to help the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, both victims of police shootings this week. Writer/actress Issa Rae and director/photographer Xavier L. Burgin created GoFundMe campaigns for Sterling and Castille’s families, respectively. Sterling was fatally shot by police Tuesday in Baton Rouge, La., and Castille on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
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Joshua Brown, Who Died in Self-Driving Accident, Tested Limits of His Tesla
Joshua Brown loved his all-electric Tesla Model S so much he nicknamed it Tessy. And he celebrated the Autopilot feature that made it possible for him to cruise the highways, making YouTube videos of himself driving hands-free. In the first nine months he owned it, Mr. Brown put more than 45,000 miles on the car. “I do drive it a LOT,” he wrote in response to one of the hundreds of viewer comments on one of his two dozen Tesla-themed videos. His postings attracted countless other Tesla enthusiasts, who tend to embrace the cars with an almost cultish devotion.
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Columbine: 17 Years of Aftershocks
Susan Klebold, the mother of Columbine shooter Dylan, has a new book. It’s worth remembering the other survivors left to piece together their broken families. The tragedies keep coming. As we reel from the latest horror, one of those touching vignettes will pop up on the TV, encapsulating the brief life of a victim in thirty seconds, and the remote is already in hand. My thumb hovers over the FF, poised to deflect theses tributes....
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UK band Viola Beach 'killed in Swedish car crash'
The four members of British indie band Viola Beach and their manager have died in a car crash in Sweden. Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin and manager Craig Tarry were killed when their car plunged more than 25m (82ft) from a highway bridge into a canal. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday near Stockholm. Mr Tarry's family say they are grieving his loss and "for the other families involved in this tragic accident".
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British explorer Henry Worsley dies crossing Antarctic
British explorer Henry Worsley has died attempting to be the first person to cross the Antarctic unaided, in an epic charity mission inspired by Ernest Shackleton. The 55-year-old former British Army officer died after being airlifted to a hospital in Punta Arenas, Chile, suffering severe exhaustion and dehydration. The father-of-two was found to have bacterial peritonitis (a bacterial infection in the abdomen), after having trekked around 913 miles unaided across the South Pole...
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20 dead in bus crash in Mexico
Twenty people died when a bus plunged off a bridge and fell into a deep gorge, Mexican officials said.
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Family Loses 13-Year-Old Son to 'Choking Game'
Whether it’s called “suffocation roulette,” “cloud nine,” or simply the “choking game,” it’s a dangerous activity that’s been around for millennia, the Washington Post notes—and it’s just resulted in another teen death. Memphis Burgess, a 13-year-old from Colorado Springs, Colo., was found by his dad Dec. 10 kneeling against his closet wall with a soft rope nearby, KKTV reports. “I thought he was messing with me and I shook his shoulder,” Brad Burgess tells the station.
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Robin Williams' Widow Discusses Husband's Tragic Death
Susan Williams gives her first interview since the famed comedian's death in August 2014.
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The tragic tale of Mt Everest’s most famous dead body
Mount Everest is home to more than 200 bodies. Rachel Nuwer investigates the sad and little-known story behind its most prominent resident, ‘Green Boots’.
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Mecca crane collapse: 87 dead at Grand Mosque (Live Updates)
It was not immediately clear who owned the crane that collapsed or whether it was involved in the expansion of the mosque or another project nearby. The construction giant Saudi Binladin Group is leading the mosque expansion. The Binladin family is close to the ruling Al Saud family, and is overseeing numerous building project across the Kingdom. The al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was a member of the wealthy family, though there are vast numbers of relatives. He was disowned in the 1990s.
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Japanese city shaves mountain to avoid future tsunamis
The healing continues, more than four years after a magnitude-nine earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that devastated Japan, killing more than 15,000. Ten hours a day, six days a week, rock is funneled through nearly two miles of giant conveyor belts. It'll form a new foundation for an entire town. Amya Miller is an American who grew up in Japan. She was so devastated by news of the tsunami that she flew to Japan to volunteer -- and never left.
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Banished: Why menstruation can mean exile
Believed to be impure, some menstruating women in Nepal are forced from their homes - with sometimes deadly consequences.
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Amusement Park Guest Struck, Killed by Roller Coaster
The victim was in a restricted area of the Sandusky, Ohio amusement park when the fatal incident occurred
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