According to star-telegram.com, “Dan Risik was sitting comfortably in an aisle seat of a chartered bus Thursday morning, chatting with a friend and looking forward to a day at an Oklahoma casino. Seconds later, after the bus veered across a busy Irving freeway and crashed, he was lying on his side, trapped under a woman in a blood-soaked tangle of people screaming for help.” Read Article
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As reported by en.trend.az, “Gunmen abducted an American tourist Thursday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, a security official said, DPA reported. ‘The kidnappers have relatives in prisons and want them to be released in exchange for the US tourist,’ said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Police was negotiating with tribal chiefs in Sinai […]
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As covered by www.wtop.com, “The body found early Thursday morning in the Tidal Basin has not been officially identified, but sources tell ABC7 the body is a tourist who disappeared on Easter Sunday. Investigators told ABC7 the body might be 35-year-old Sarath Potharaju, who was separated from his cousins that afternoon and hasn’t been seen […]
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As covered by dailymail.co.uk, “The U.S. is preparing to intercept up to three North Korean missiles amid fears the rogue communist state could launch an attack today. The eyes of the world were today on the secretive nation after South Korea warned that the prospect of a missile attack was ‘considerably high’. North Korea’s attack […]
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As reported by sfgate.com, “Two tourists were robbed and stabbed in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood Friday night, police said. The incident happened in the entryway of a hotel on the 100 block of Seventh Street near Minna Street. One of the tourists was arguing with the suspects when he was stabbed. The second […]
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According to startribune.com, “Two more flu-related deaths were confirmed in Minnesota last week, down from four the previous week, as this season’s outbreak continues to slow. The number of people hospitalized with flu symptoms last week was 15, the Minnesota Department of Health said in its weekly influenza update. That’s down from roughly 600 per […]
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As reported by sfappeal.com, “A Minneapolis woman was robbed at gunpoint near Dolores Park in San Francisco on Thursday afternoon, a police spokesman said today.The robbery was reported at 4:44 p.m. in the 300 block of Liberty Street, which is between Church and Sanchez.The 23-year-old victim was walking in the area when a suspect approached […]
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KPHO.com reported that crews have rescued a tourist who got stranded on a narrow ledge about 700 feet from the bottom of Oak Creek Canyon near Flagstaff. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said their technical rescue team has raised 50-year-old Elise Heon, of Canada, up to the rim of the canyon using a rope. She […]
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New Mexico State Police are investigating after an explosive device was found at a famous diving spot in eastern New Mexico. Sgt. Emmanuel Gutierrez said the state police bomb squad was called out to the Blue Hole on Thursday after a visitor noticed a suspicious device in the fresh-water spring. The park was evacuated, and […]
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As reported by www.kpho.com, “Crews are rescuing a tourist who got stranded on a narrow ledge about 700 feet from the bottom of Oak Creek Canyon near Flagsatff. On Thursday about 10:30 p.m., Coconino County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the Junipine Resort for a report of a missing woman. A resort employee told authorities […]
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