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  • Authorities identified a fan who died after falling more than 60 feet at Atlanta's Turner Field as a 29-year-old man.
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  • A damaged police vehicle is loaded onto a tow truck in Santa Ana on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013.
  • A police officer and two other people were hurt after their vehicles collided in a Santa Ana intersection Monday.
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accident, orange county news
  • A decommissioned power plant in Bakersfield  is demolished on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013.
  • A man lost his leg and four others were also hurt as shrapnel from the demolition of a power plant flew into a crowd.
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california, accident, california news
  • Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
  • The driver of a Spanish train that derailed, killing 79 people, ignored three warnings to reduce speed in the two minutes before the crash.
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  • Alfredo Alvara, 24, is seen in this undated file photo. He was struck and killed on the 101 Freeway by a suspect drunk driver on Sunday, July 28, 2013.
  • A man was struck and killed by an oncoming car on the westbound 101 Freeway in Encino Sunday morning, officials said.
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accident, dui, freeway, eyewitness news
  • The deadly train crash in Spain was caught on a security camera, showing the dramatic moment of impact on Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
  • The deadly train crash in Spain was caught on a security camera, showing the dramatic moment of impact.
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  • Police stand guard as a wreckage of a crashed train is seen ready to be deposited in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Sunday July 28, 2013.
  • A Spanish court says "black box" data recorders show that a train driver was on the phone when the vehicle derailed.
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  • Rescuers stands in the wreckage of a bus which crashed off a highway near Avellino, southern Italy, Monday, July 29, 2013.
  • An Italian tour bus plowed through several cars before plunging into a ravine, killing at least 38 people.
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  • Alfredo Alvara, 24, is seen in this undated file photo. He was struck and killed on the 101 Freeway by a suspect drunk driver on Sunday, July 28, 2013.
  • A man was struck and killed by an oncoming car on the westbound 101 Freeway in Encino Sunday morning, officials said.
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accident, dui, freeway, los angeles news, amy powell
  • A tour bus is seen on its side after it was swept away and flipped over near Kingman, Ariz., on Sunday, July 28, 2013. All 33 people on board were OK.
  • A tour bus with 33 people flipped over after being pushed down a wash in Arizona on Sunday. No injuries were reported.
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  • A bus lies on its side after plunging off a highway near Avellino, southern Italy, early Monday, July 29, 2013.
  • A tour bus filled with Italians returning home after an excursion plunged off a highway into a ravine in southern Italy.
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  • Police carry arrested train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, centre, partly seen in the back seat, to testify in court in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Sunday July 28, 2013.
  • The driver of a Spanish train that derailed and left 79 people dead was being questioned by a judge on Sunday.
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  • Rescue workers on a boat search the Hudson River south of the Tappan Zee Bridge for two people who are believed to have fallen into the water during a boat crash in Piermont, N.Y. on Saturday, July 27, 2013.
  • A second body was pulled from New York's Hudson River near where a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man went missing.
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  • Rescue workers on a boat search the Hudson River south of the Tappan Zee Bridge for two people who are believed to have fallen into the water during a boat crash in Piermont, N.Y. on Saturday, July 27, 2013.
  • The driver of a speedboat carrying a bride-to-be that crashed on the Hudson River has been charged with manslaughter.
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  • Officials said a bus carrying teens coming home from a church camp crashed after exiting Interstate 465 in Indianapolis on Saturday, July 27, 2013.
  • The Indianapolis Fire Department says three people were killed when a bus exited Interstate 465 and crashed on Saturday.
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  • A passenger train passes the wreckage of a train in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Saturday July 27, 2013.
  • The injured driver of the Spanish train that derailed, killing 78 people, was released from the hospital Saturday.
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  • Police and security officers look at a wrecked carriage in a train depot in Padron, near Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Friday July 26, 2013 after it was taken there from the scene of a train accident.
  • Investigations into Spain's deadliest train crash in decades have only begun, but already a key question has been answered.
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  • Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
  • Eyewitness accounts suggest that a Spanish train was traveling well above the speed limit when it derailed, killing 80 people.
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  • A juror assigned to the George Zimmerman trial spoke out on camera for the first time on Thursday, July 25, 2013.
  • A juror in the George Zimmerman trial spoke out Thursday and said she feels she owes Trayvon Martin's parents an apology.
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accident, national news, leanne suter
  • Police investigate after a mother and her two children were struck by a car in Panorama City on Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
  • A mother and her two children are recovering after they were hit by a car in Panorama City on Wednesday night.
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accident, los angeles news
  • Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
  • A passenger train derailed Wednesday night on a curvy stretch of track in northwestern Spain, killing at least 40 people.
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  • Singer Chris Brown, left, is seen in a Los Angeles courtroom with attorney Mark Geragos, right, on Friday, April 5, 2013.
  • Singer Chris Brown is no longer facing charges of driving without a license and driving without proof of insurance.
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accident, entertainment
  • George Zimmerman is seen in court Thursday, July 11, 2013.
  • Four days after George Zimmerman was acquitted, he emerged from hiding to help rescue a family from an overturned SUV.
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  • Police investigate after a city trash truck struck and killed a woman in the Lincoln Heights area on Monday, July 22, 2013.
  • An 87-year old woman was killed in Los Angeles' Lincoln Heights area after being hit by a garbage truck Monday.
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  • The Texas Giant roller coaster ride sits idle at the Six Flags Over Texas park Saturday, July 20, 2013, in Arlington, Texas.
  • Six Flags Entertainment Corp. is investigating a fatal roller coaster accident at its Dallas-area amusement park.
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  • A woman fell to her death from a 14-story amusement park roller coaster at Six Flags in Arlington, Texas.
  • A woman fell to her death from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas. Investigators are looking into the accident.
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  • A San Gabriel police motorcycle officer was injured in a crash in Santa Claritas Canyon Country on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.
  • A San Gabriel police motorcycle officer was injured in a crash in Santa Clarita's Canyon Country on Wednesday morning.
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accident, los angeles news
  • A 4-year-old girl was killed and several others injured in a multi-vehicle accident at Citrus Avenue and Gladstone Street in Azusa Monday, July 15, 2013.
  • A 4-year-old girl was killed in a multi-vehicle accident at Citrus Avenue and Gladstone Street in Azusa Monday.
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  • Singer Chris Brown, left, is seen in a Los Angeles courtroom with attorney Mark Geragos, right, on Friday, April 5, 2013.
  • A judge has revoked Chris Brown's probation, but the R&B singer was allowed to remain free on his own recognizance.
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accident, entertainment
  • This undated photo provided by David Fox shows acrobat Sarah Guillot-Guyard, 31, who died after falling during a Cirque du Soleil production of Ka at the MGM Grand.
  • Cirque du Soleil says it is resuming performances of 'Ka,' the show in Las Vegas where an acrobat fell to her death.
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  • A fireworks show went horribly wrong in Simi Valley on Thursday, July 4, 2013.
  • An investigation is under way to find the cause of a Fourth of July accident in Simi Valley that left dozens injured.
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explosion, accident, holiday, ventura county news
  • A three-vehicle accident injured six people, including three pedestrians, in Northridge on Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
  • Police said speed and road rage may have been factors in a three-vehicle crash in Northridge that left two people dead.
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car crash, accident, los angeles news, leo stallworth
  • A three-vehicle accident injured six people, including three pedestrians, in Northridge on Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
  • Police said speed and road rage may have been factors in a crash in Northridge that left two people dead.
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car crash, accident, eyewitness news
  • Left: Gardena hit-and-run suspect Vanessa Yanez is seen in a booking photo. Right: Her father, LAPD Sgt. Arturo Yanez, is seen during an on-camera confrontation with Eyewitness News on July 3, 2013.
  • The daughter of a decorated LAPD officer has been arrested in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash in Gardena.
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accident, hit and run, los angeles news, leanne suter
  • A three-vehicle accident injured six people, including three pedestrians, in Northridge on Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
  • A three-vehicle accident injured six people, including three pedestrians, in Northridge on Wednesday night.
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car crash, accident, los angeles news, melissa macbride
  • A three-vehicle accident injured six people, including three pedestrians, in Northridge on Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
  • A three-vehicle accident injured six people, including three pedestrians, in Northridge on Wednesday night.
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  • Left: Gardena hit-and-run suspect Vanessa Yanez is seen in a booking photo. Right: Her father, LAPD Sgt. Arturo Yanez, is seen during an on-camera confrontation with Eyewitness News on July 3, 2013.
  • The daughter of a decorated LAPD officer has been arrested in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash in Gardena.
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  • Actress Kyra Sedgwick appears in two photos posted by her husband, actor Kevin Bacon on his WhoSay account, following a kitchen mishap, where the Sedgwick cut off her fingertip.
  • Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick is on the mend after a frightening mishap in the kitchen, where she cut off the tip of her finger.
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  • This undated photo provided by David Fox shows acrobat Sarah Guillot-Guyard, 31, who died after falling about 50 feet during a Cirque du Soleil production of Ka at the MGM Grand.
  • An accident during a Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas left a veteran acrobat dead in a fall witnessed by the audience.
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  • Police investigate a hit-and-run accident in Gardena on Wednesday, June 26, 2013.
  • Police need the public's help finding the driver who hit a bicyclist in Gardena and then took off on Wednesday night.
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accident, hit and run, los angeles news
  • Police investigate a hit-and-run accident in Gardena on Wednesday, June 26, 2013.
  • Police need the public's help finding the driver who hit a bicyclist in Gardena and then took off on Wednesday night.
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  • Singer Chris Brown was in court Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, to face  questions over whether he violated his probation by failing to perform his community labor sentence for Rihannas 2009 beating.
  • Chris Brown is facing charges in connection to an accident last month, according to the Los Angeles city attorney's office.
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  • This undated photo provided by Blue Rider Press/Penguin shows award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings. Hastings died early Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.
  • Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to BuzzFeed.
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  • Michael Hastings is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to BuzzFeed.
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  • A fiery accident in Los Angeles left one person dead early Tuesday, June 18, 2013.
  • A fiery accident in Los Angeles left one person dead early Tuesday morning. The crash is under investigation.
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  • Two people were killed Monday morning in a Long Beach crash involving a motorcycle that was fleeing from police.
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accident, california highway patrol, los angeles news, eileen frere
  • A Riverside man is dead after being crushed by cows at a dairy farm in Ontario over the weekend.
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  • An accident involving a propane tanker truck and five vehicles cause major delays on the southbound 5 near San Clemente on Friday, June 14, 2013.
  • An accident involving a propane tanker truck and five vehicles shut down lanes on the southbound 5 near San Clemente.
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  • An investigation is under way into a fatal accident in Norco on Monday, May 27, 2013.
  • Two people were arrested Monday after the truck they were in slammed into another car in a Norco intersection, killing a man.
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accident, riverside county, inland empire news, rob mcmillan
  • An investigation is under way into a fatal accident in Norco on Monday, May 27, 2013.
  • Two people were arrested Monday after the truck they were in slammed into another car in a Norco intersection, killing a man.
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