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Woman killed after man runs stoplight

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal / Sun

Noblesville :: IN :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 15:15:27 -0800 2009 | disasters

Miranda, 18, was arrested and charged with two felony counts of DUI after failing a sobriety test, police said. The driver of the Pontiac was transported to University Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after arrival, police said...A 16-year-old female...

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Manhunt in Kan. ends with arrest in fatal shooting

Source: Seattle Times

Topeka :: KS :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 17:36:17 -0800 2009 | disasters

Kan. — Kansas authorities say they have picked up a man for questioning in a shooting that left three dead and another wounded, ending a 12-hour manhunt. Authorities had warned 46-year-old James Kahler could be armed and dangerous and told...

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Memories soothe father of 6-year-old slain in Jupiter massacre

Source: Sun Sentinel

Jupiter :: FL :: USA | updated Mon Nov 30 08:50:38 -0800 2009 | disasters

Jim and Muriel Sitton returned to their home this afternoon for the first time since a Thanksgiving shooting spree killed their 6-year-old daughter and three other relatives. The Sittons hosted a Thanksgiving meal for 17 people at their house on...

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9/11 jury duty poses wrenching questions for New Yorkers

Source: Washington Post

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated Mon Nov 30 05:15:05 -0800 2009 | disasters

It was Sept. 12 before Michael Curatola remembered Pablo Ortiz. Watching the people leap from the windows, feeling the earth shudder, Curatola was so immersed in the horror of 9/11 that he failed to register that on the 88th floor...

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Fingertip cut off in wood-cutting accident

Source: Boston Herald

Yarmouth :: MA :: USA | updated Mon Nov 30 03:51:41 -0800 2009 | disasters

A 49-year-old man suffered a severed finger in a wood-cutting accident yesterday morning, a fire department official said, reports the Cape Cod Times . The man, who fire officials declined to identify, was using a hydraulic log splitter at about...

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Revolutionary War soldier's skull buried in Milford

Source: Connecticut Post

Milford :: CT :: USA | updated Sat Nov 28 21:15:38 -0800 2009 | disasters

They don't know his name, where he came from or even how he died. But it was meaningful nonetheless for the crowd of more than 100 who gathered Saturday morning to hold a funeral and rebury the skull believed to...

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Fatal shooting is Oakland's 100th homicide this year

Source: Contra Costa Times

Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated Sat Nov 28 11:36:08 -0800 2009 | disasters

A 52-year-old man was shot to death this afternoon in East Oakland, becoming the city's 100th homicide victim of the year. The name of the man, an Oakland resident, was not released pending notification of relatives...Residents reported hearing gunfire and...

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Murder suspect allegedly gunned down fleeing visitor

Source: Boston Herald

Boston :: MA :: USA | updated Sat Nov 28 11:49:03 -0800 2009 | disasters

A Roxbury man is being held without bail on charges he gunned down a 29-year-old man who was visiting his apartment in June, according to Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F...Sterling Fusi, 23, is accused of firing a .45-caliber handgun at...

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One killed, another injured in Thanksgiving Day shooting

Source: News Press

Fort Myers :: FL :: USA | updated Sat Nov 28 11:49:14 -0800 2009 | disasters

03 p.m., deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office responded to the Harlem Heights Community Park, located at 7336 Concourse Boulevard, south Fort Myers in reference to two males suffering from gunshot wounds. When deputies arrived on scene they determined...

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Bill would clear obstacles for Canadians to sue other countries

Source: Leader Post Online

Ottawa :: Canada | updated Sat Nov 28 11:48:28 -0800 2009 | disasters

A private members' bill unveiled Thursday will make it easier for torture victims to sue other countries and officials through the Canadian criminal system. The proposed bill was brought forth by Liberal MP Irwin Cotler, who served as justice minister...

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