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10 Oct 2009 00:54

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World: A military-personnel-loaded UN plane crashes in Haiti

  • 11 people died in the crash; no cause has been determined yet source
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03 Sep 2009 10:00

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World: One of India’s most powerful politicians dies in helicopter crash

  • Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy never lost an election. After going missing Wednesday morning, the Indian president was found with the wreckage of his helicopter this morning. Four other people also died in the crash, which happened in a remote, hilly area. Reddy was a popular politician who had recently been re-elected chief minister of the Andhra Pradesh region. source
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08 Aug 2009 11:10

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U.S.: The driver in the wrong-way crash in N.Y. was downing vodka

  • 0.19 her blood-alcohol level, more than double the legal limit source
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03 Aug 2009 09:11

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U.S., World: A flight from Rio de Janeiro to Houston shakes up passengers

  • 26 injured when the plane shook, causing major turbulence source
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02 Aug 2009 11:25

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Culture, World: Kevin Costner: Nearly crushed by a falling stage in Alberta

It sounds like a Kevin Costner movie plot: His band was scheduled to be on the stage next. Instead, one person was killed and 15 were hurt in the stage collapse. source
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19 Jul 2009 10:58

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U.S.: None died, many hurt in yesterday’s San Francisco rail crash

  • 48 number of people who had to go to the hospital after the light rail crash source
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19 Jul 2009 10:40

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World: A civilian helicopter in Afghanistan crashed during takeoff

  • 16 dead in the helicopter crash; all were civilians source
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18 Jul 2009 11:57

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Offbeat: A Wisconsin Weinermobile driver has a new pickup line

A 22-year-old girl driving a Oscar Mayer Weinermobile crashed one into a house in Wisconsin. Seriously, you want to date her now, don’cha? source
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05 Jul 2009 10:20

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U.S.: Driver killed in a crash on Disney World’s Monorail system

  • He ran into a stationary train. Noone else was hurt. The crash took place around 2 a.m. when there was light traffic. One family was stuck in a train car after the crash and had to be released, but was otherwise unhurt. The monorail system is shut down for the moment. Mike Griffin, Disney’s vice president for public affairs, honored the driver: “Today we mourn the loss of our fellow cast member. Our hearts go out to his family and to those who have lost a friend and co-worker.” source
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30 Jun 2009 11:30

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U.S.: If you didn’t see this Dallas car chase on TV yesterday, you missed out

  • This was the car chase to end all car chases. This guy had all the moves to outrun the police – until he got T-boned by a truck. OUCH!source
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