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Toronto mayor denies smoking crack

Toronto mayor denies smoking crack

18 May
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TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, a target of criticism for his often unconventional conduct, yesterday (May 17) denied media allegations that he had been caught on video...

Volcano in Alaska continues to erupt

Volcano in Alaska continues to erupt

18 May
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ANCHORAGE - One of Alaska’s most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet (4.5km) into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles when the weather...

Train collision in US injures 60, 5 critically

Train collision in US injures 60, 5 critically

18 May
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FAIRFIELD (Connecticut) — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening (May 17) rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital,...

Texas tornado likely had 320kmh wind

Homes for the poor devastated by Texas tornado

17 May
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GRANBURY (Texas) — Non-profit organisation Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its...

US monkey-killer sentenced to prison treatment

US monkey-killer sentenced to prison treatment

17 May
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BOISE (Idaho) — A man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo last fall and brutally beating to death one of two Patas monkeys has been ordered to spend up to a year in a...

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