New York tour bus crash kills 14

 Correction — March 15, 2011 The destination of the bus was in Manhattan, not Uncasville as stated in the article.  Sunday, March 13, 2011 At least fourteen people have died after a chartered bus crashed in The Bronx, New York. According to authorities, the tour bus accident also injured eighteen other …

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How To Repair Sink Faucets

See More About: Brisbane Tender Writer byAlma Abell Repairing your own faucets is a great way to save money, but it can also give you a sense of accomplishment. In many cases, you can repair your own faucet, but other times it may take a professional to get the job …

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Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101

Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United …

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The Deadliest Fall

18 December 2004 http://www.ideaexplore.net/news/041116/flu.jpg Emergency hospital during 1918 influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas (source: National Museum of Health and Medicine, AFIP). A bout of the flu can be mild. In young, healthy adults, many infections pass unnoticed. But sometimes the influenza virus evolves into a strain that decimates its victims. …

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U.S. anti-war mom calls it quits

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 War protestor Cindy Sheehan, the mother of fallen soldier Casey Sheehan who was killed in Iraq 3 years ago, wrote on what has been published by the Daily Kos as a personal web journal on Monday morning, a day in observance of Memorial Day in the …

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