Police: U.S. seniors fight off muggers, killing one (News) 15 discussions A tour group of U.S. senior citizens fought off a band of muggers in eastern Costa Rica, sending two of the assailants fleeing and killing a third, police said Thursday. Tags: Red Cross Disaster Relief Tour operators Disasters (General) Bioterrorism United States San Jose Costa Rica Luis Hernandez Relief Aid Organizations
	Nearly 10,000 reported killed by China quake (News) 12 discussions Relief troops walked hours over rock, debris and mud in hopes of reaching the worst-hit area of an earthquake that rocked central China on Monday, killing nearly 10,000 people, state-run media reporte.. Tags: Chinese Politics, Sports, Geophysics, Natural Disasters, Accidents Disasters, China, Elementary High School Education, Earth Science, Disaster Relief, Chengdu, Economic Development, Foreign Aid, Education, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquakes, Politics
	Records: Southwest Airlines flew 'unsafe' planes (News) 10 discussions Discount air carrier Southwest Airlines flew thousands of passengers on aircraft that federal inspectors said were "unsafe" as recently as last March, according to detailed congressional doc.. Tags: Jim Oberstar, Burbank, Boeing Company, Federal Aviation Administration, California, Nicholas Sabatini, Wall Street Journal, Aloha Airlines Inc., UAL Corporation, Air Travel, U.S. House Committee Transportation & Infrastructure, Air Disasters, Pittsbur
	Novelist Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84 (News) 9 discussions Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle,&.. Tags: Kurt Vonnegut Obituaries (General) Obituaries (Entertainment) Germany Manhattan (New York) Jill Krementz Nonfiction Science Fiction Justice Rights Public Relations Civil Rights Science Technology Applied Sciences Disasters ,
	'A Christmas Story' director, son killed in crash (News) 5 discussions Film director Bob Clark, best known for the holiday classic "A Christmas Story," was killed with his son Wednesday in a head-on crash with a vehicle that a drunken driver steered into the wr.. Tags: Movies Comedy Obituaries (General) Disasters Accidents Dolly Parton Sylvester Stallone Dan Aykroyd Gene Hackman Charles Grodin Mary Steenburgen Robert Clark Timothy Hutton Bob Clark Kieran Culkin Los Angeles (California) Ob
	Lindsay Lohan suspected of DUI after crash (News) 5 discussions Lindsay Lohan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday after her convertible struck a curb, and investigators found what they suspect is cocaine at the scene, police said. Tags: Disasters Accidents Lindsay Lohan Georgia
	Police: Boy playing with matches started 38,000-acre fire (News) 5 discussions A boy playing with matches started a Southern California wildfire that scorched more than 38,000 acres, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday. Tags: Natural Disasters, Ford F-150, Accidents Disasters, Law Enforcement, Police, Los Angeles County Sheriff\s Department, Emergency Services, California Department Forestry Fire Protection, Agua Dulce, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wildfires, Tony Moore, Orang
	Rescuers search for Atlanta tornado victims (News) 5 discussions At least 20 homes in Atlanta's historic Cabbagetown neighborhood were flattened by a tornado that ripped through downtown Atlanta on Friday night, a spokeswoman for the mayor said. Tags: CNN Center, Georgia Dome, Professional Hockey, Accidents Disasters, NHL Southeast Division, College Hockey, Philips Arena, College Basketball, National Hockey League, NHL Eastern Conference, Tornadoes, Hockey, Joe Bryson, Centennial Olympic Park, Natura
	Police: Mom's 110-mph run from cops ends in baby's death (News) 4 discussions A woman led police on a 25-mile high speed chase until she crashed into a concrete median, killing her 9-month-old daughter in the collision, authorities said. Tags: Disasters Accidents Texas
	Author Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84 (News) 4 discussions Kurt Vonnegut, whose absurdist visions and cynical outlook infused such books as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," has died. He was 84. Tags: Kurt Vonnegut Obituaries (General) Obituaries (Entertainment) Germany Manhattan (New York) Jill Krementz Nonfiction Science Fiction Justice Rights Public Relations Civil Rights Science Technology Applied Sciences Disasters ,
	Greek leader suggests political extremists set fires (News) 4 discussions Fires in southern Greece that have razed dozens of villages and killed at least 44 people may have been deliberately set ahead of next month's national elections, the prime minister suggested Saturday.. Tags: Areopolis, Wildfires, European Union, Athens International Airport, Greece, Natural Disasters, Athens, Germany, Norway, Hate Extremist Groups, Accidents Disasters, France, Kostas Karamanlis
	Police: U.S. seniors fight off muggers, killing one (News) 3 discussions A tour group of U.S. senior citizens fought off a band of muggers in eastern Costa Rica, sending two of the assailants fleeing and killing a third, police said Thursday. Tags: Red Cross Disaster Relief Tour operators Disasters (General) Bioterrorism United States San Jose Costa Rica Luis Hernandez Relief Aid Organizations
	Second wave of tornadoes rakes Plains (News) 3 discussions Tornadoes tore across the nation's midsection for a second night Saturday, 24 hours after a storm leveled Greensburg, Kansas. Tags: Kansas Tornado National Weather Service Emergency Incidents Hospitals Clinics Disasters (General) Reports (Weather)
	Americans set new mark for giving (News) 3 discussions Americans gave nearly $300 billion to charitable causes last year, setting a new record and besting the 2005 total that had been boosted by a surge in aid to victims of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wi.. Tags: Emergency Incidents Disasters (General) Disaster Relief Economic Indicators Financial Business Services Indiana Claire Gaudiani Warren Buffett South Africa Singapore Great Britain Germany Turkey France Inflation Schools B
	Man killed after phone explosion (News) 3 discussions An exploding mobile phone battery apparently killed a South Korean man in the first such known case in this gadget-obsessed country, police say. Tags: Consumer Electronics, LG Group, Science Technology, Accidents Disasters, Law Enforcement, Electronics, Police, South Korea, Transportation, Technology, Seoul, Traffic Accidents, Cellular Phones
	School defends drunken driving hoax (News) 3 discussions On a Monday morning last month, highway patrol officers visited 20 classrooms at El Camino High School to announce some horrible news: Several students had been killed in car wrecks over the weekend. Tags: Drunk Driving, Michelle de Gracia, Carolyn Magos, Lori Tauber, Accidents Disasters, Camino High School, Transportation, Traffic Accidents, Crime, California, San Diego
	Elian Gonzalez joins Cuba's youth Communists (News) 3 discussions The Cuban boy at the center of an international custody battle eight years ago has joined Cuba's Young Communist Union. Tags: Raul Castro, Fidel Castro, Politics, Elian Gonzalez, Florida, Child Custody, Juventud Rebelde, Cuba, Transportation, Cuban Politics, Miami, World Politics, Accidents Disasters, Boating Accidents, United States
	Norovirus sickens hundreds aboard QE2 (News) 2 discussions A highly contagious form of stomach flu sickened hundreds of passengers during a worldwide voyage on the famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship in what health officials called an unusually large outbreak.. Tags: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention San Francisco (California) Disaster Relief Disasters (General) Casinos and Gambling Hawaii Caribbean Area California Brian O'Connor Mexico New York Honolulu (Hawaii) Acapulco (Mexico) Noro
	Jaguar wreck sends Kidman to hospital (News) 2 discussions Nicole Kidman was taken to a hospital after the Jaguar she was in crashed early Thursday during downtown shooting of the science fiction thriller "The Invasion," police said. Tags: Hospitals and Clinics Science Fiction Disasters and Accidents Nicole Kidman Cable News Network (CNN) Washington Fiction
	Thousands homeless after rains in Mozambique (News) 2 discussions Torrential rains have destroyed over 1,000 houses, leaving more than 6,000 people homeless in northern Mozambique, officials said Thursday. Tags: Mozambique Disasters (General) Flood Africa
	Nor'easter soaks East, disrupts travel (News) 2 discussions A powerful nor'easter pounded the East with wind and pouring rain Sunday, grounding airlines and threatening to create some of the worst coastal flooding some areas had seen in more than a decade. Tags: Dallas (Texas) Colorado Kansas Reports (Weather) Drought Disasters Accidents Media Vermont Maryland Louisiana Denver (Colorado) Nebraska New England States Arkansas Warnings (Weather) Weather Storm Tornado Texas
	SUV plows into students outside middle school (News) 2 discussions A sport utility vehicle jumped a curb and plowed into a group of middle school students waiting for a bus, authorities said. Tags: Honda Motor Company Limited San Francisco (California) Hospitals Clinics Disasters Accidents Schools California
	Woman survives 'internal decapitation' (News) 2 discussions Even her surgeon calls her a miracle. Tags: Disasters Accidents Nebraska Denver (Colorado) Freak accidents Internal decapitation
	Teens among 6 dead after dragster crash at car show (News) 2 discussions Six people died Sunday after a drag-racing car went out of control and careened into a crowd of spectators. Tags: Disasters Accidents Tennessee Texas Memphis (Tennesse) Chad Charity
	Deadly earthquake strikes Peru (News) 2 discussions A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Wednesday evening, killing 15 people and leaving 70 hurt, President Alan Garcia said on national television. Tags: Hawaii, Alan Garcia, Chincha Alta, Gladys Tarnawiecki, Fernando Calderon, Natural Disasters, Accidents Disasters, Nazca, American Pacific Corporation, Pisco, Peru, Lima, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquakes, Luis Palomino, Tsunamis

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