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Victims of Michigan home explosion identified as 4 Arkansans visiting family

Four people from an Arkansas family were publicly identified Tuesday as the victims of a fatal house explosion in Michigan over the weekend. Authorities said the explosion Saturday was likely caused by flammable fuel in the air and not a result of foul play. ARKANSAS POLICE CHASE ENDS IN ARREST …

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OceanGate Titan submersible damaged on multiple dives before catastrophic implosion, NTSB report finds

A scathing new report into the Titan submersible disaster that killed five people has found the vessel was damaged during earlier dives and built through a flawed engineering process that failed to meet safety standards — conditions that ultimately led to its fatal implosion. The report released by the National …

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Palisades Fire suspect has courtroom outburst while pleading not guilty at arraignment

The suspect accused of starting what prosecutors have described as “one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history” reportedly had an outburst in federal court as he pleaded not guilty. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Florida, entered a not guilty plea Thursday to counts of destruction of property …

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Officials investigating after deadly crane collapse at industrial site north of Boston: 'Unfortunate accident'

Two people are dead after a crane collapsed Friday at an industrial site on a river just north of Boston. One person died at the scene and a second person died at the hospital, according to Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria. DeMaria said the two men, in their 30s and 40s, …

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