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United States: Florida man dies in ATV accident in Alaska

According to abcactionnews.com, a 25-year-old Dunedin man died early Wednesday morning from injuries suffered after crashing his all-terrain vehicle in Alaska. KYUK reports ( http://is.gd/6UQdgf ) the accident occurred in Bethel, a town of around 6,000 people in western Alaska, some 400 miles west of Anchorage. Read article

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Two Arkansas tourists robbed in their California hotel room

According to turnto23.com, around 11:30 Thursday night Kern County Sheriff Deputies say a father son pair got an unexpected knock on their Motel 6 room door. After listening to knocks for several minutes the two men finally answered and a Hispanic woman entered. Read article

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United States: Flight from Newark airport makes emergency landing due to smoke in the cockpit

According to nj.com, a United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport shortly after takeoff this morning when the pilot reported a smoke condition in the cockpit, officials said. United Express flight 4980 landed without incident around 11:15 a.m., according to Steve Coleman, a Port Authority spokesman. Airport […]

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Montana: California climber falls 60ft to death in Glacier Park

Nps.gov reported that, Glacier National Park Rangers recovered the body of Matthew Needham, a 21-year old male from Simi Valley, California, Thursday afternoon, July 25, near Grinnell Point in the northeast area of the park. The individual was climbing the mountain with two other climbers when he fell at least 60 feet to his death. […]

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Hawaii: Tour helicopter overturns in hard-landing near Hilo Airport

As reported by awaiinewsnow.com,Tthe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a tour helicopter made a hard landing about a block away from the Hilo Airport Thursday afternoon. Photos sent to Hawaii News Now show the helicopter lying on its side in an empty field. Moments before the hard landing, FAA officials say the pilot […]

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Illinois: Experimental plane crash lands in southern Jerseyville corn field

As reported by Thetelegraph.com, an 82-year-old Missouri man escaped injury Thursday morning when his two-toned, turquoise experimental plane dropped into a cornfield south of the Jerseyville Walmart Supercenter. “He flew right over town; he was very fortunate he got it to where he did,” Jersey County Sheriff Mark Kallal said about pilot Donald G. Glennie […]

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United States: UK tourist diagnosed with measles in Orlando

According to cfnews13.com, a tourist from the United Kingdom has been diagnosed with the measles, but not before visiting multiple Orlando area attractions. The Orange County Department of Health said the visitor stopped at numerous attractions and businesses in the county between Tuesday, July 16 and Monday, July 22. Read article

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U.S. urges citizens to carefully consider visiting Saudi Arabia

As reported by M.usembassy.gov, Department of State urges U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia. As the August 26, 2012, arrest of two terrorist cells by Saudi security authorities indicates, there remains an ongoing security threat due to the continued presence of terrorist groups, some affiliated with al-Qaida, who may […]

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Texas woman injured after getting caught in New York hotel brawl

The New York Daily News reports that a 21-year-old Texas woman cut her arm and need five stitches when she got caught up in a brawl at the Trump SoHo hotel early Wednesday, police said. The free-for-all involved up to seven people, according to a man who called 911 at 1:21 a.m. Read article

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N.Carolina: US Airways flight delayed by swarm of bees at Charlotte airport

As reported by Wbtv.com, a US Airways flight was delayed for nearly three hours, its passengers trapped onboard, after a swarm of bees attacked the plane at the Charlotte airport. US Airways Express Flight 2690 from Charlotte to Indianapolis was scheduled to depart at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon from gate E-11, but a swarm […]

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