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Investigators probe suburban Pittsburgh housefire that killed man, 4 children

Investigators were searching Thursday for the cause of a fire that tore through a house in the Pittsburgh suburbs, killing a man and four children and spreading to another house before the flames were extinguished. Firefighters arrived quickly but found the two-story house in Jeannette already engulfed. The man’s fiancée and two other children were rescued by a neighbor, police …

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18-year-old kayaker drowns in Missouri lake

A kayaker from Michigan died and two other people are missing after an outing on a Missouri lake. A Michigan woman died in a kayaking incident on a Missouri lake. (Fox News) The Missouri Highway Patrol on Thursday identified the victim as 18-year-old Melodie Roberts of South Lyon, Michigan. Authorities have not released the names or other information about the …

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19 plunge into frigid Long Island Sound after Connecticut rowing club mishap

Rowing club boats capsized during a fast change in weather off Connecticut on Wednesday, sending 18 teenagers and one adult coach into the cold waters of Long Island Sound, police and fire officials said. Two people were brought to a hospital with suspected hypothermia. First responders said they came upon a chaotic scene off the coast of Westport shortly after …

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Unprecedented water crisis grips South Africa's largest city

For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity. While hot weather has shrunk reservoirs, crumbling infrastructure after decades of neglect is also …

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Seven dead, 2 missing after South Korean tanker capsizes off Japan

Seven people are dead and two are missing Wednesday after a South Korean tanker carrying acrylic acid capsized near an island in southwestern Japan. Images taken from the scene show the chemical tanker Keoyoung Sun flipped over in the water near Japan’s Mutsure Island. In one photo, a first responder lowered from a helicopter was seen pulling up an individual …

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Alaskan community rebuilds while grappling with fatal landslide's impact

Jamie Roberts and her husband felt lucky when they found an A-frame cabin on forest-draped Wrangell Island in southeast Alaska, where they could settle on a few acres and have some chickens. A stretch of highway a few miles north, the only road into town, did make her nervous; there, waterfalls cascaded and rocks tumbled from towering bluffs on stormy …

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14 killed after bus crashes into tunnel wall on Chinese expressway

A bus crashed into a tunnel wall on an expressway in northern China killing 14 people, state media said Wednesday. Thirty-seven other people were injured in the Tuesday afternoon crash, state broadcaster CCTV said. The bus was carrying 51 passengers when it hit the wall on the Hohhot-Beihai Expressway in the city of Linfen in Shanxi province. HONG KONG LAWMAKERS …

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Woman found dead at site of Utah duplex explosion

A woman’s body was found in rubble following a pre-dawn explosion on Wednesday that destroyed a duplex house in northcentral Utah, authorities said. The explosion was reported just before 6 a.m. in a residential area of American Fork. Officials said the duplex was on fire when firefighters arrived. SMALL PLANE CRASH LANDS IN YARD OF UTAH HOME AFTER ENGINE FAILURE …

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Colorado roof avalanche buries two teens, one seriously injured

A roof avalanche from a Colorado home left two teens buried in the snow, while one was seriously injured, according to officials. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) said the two teens were playing outside a home in Breckenridge, Colorado when snow came rushing down the roof. The teens were partially buried in the snow, one of whom was seriously …

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Gangs target peaceful communities in new round of attacks on Haiti's capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Armed gangs launched new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince early Wednesday, with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities near the Haitian capital. Associated Press journalists reported seeing at least five bodies in and around the suburbs, and gangs blocked the entrances to some areas. HAITI, US EMBASSY ENTRANCE AREA PLUNGE INTO DARKNESS AS VANDALS ATTACK …

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