Officer in Bush motorcade dies in Albuquerque crash
Rio Rancho Officer Germaine Casey, 40, died after a motorcycle crash at the Albuquerque airport approach to an underground parking garage while in President Bush's motorcade. He was pronounced dead at an Albuquerque hospital as the visit followed a fundraising stop for Sen. Pete Domenici.
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Balloon Firm Suspends Operations After Fatal Fire
Fantasy Balloon Charters suspended operations as safety investigators review a deadly crash near Vancouver. The gondola fire killed a mother and daughter after the balloon broke free from moorings during sunset launch, with a dozen passengers and a pilot aboard.
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Mother faces life or death as wildfires hit Artemida Greece
In Artemida Greece a 37 year old mother Athanasia Paraskevopoulou her four children fled toward Zahara as fires raced through the Pelo ponnese region. The family perished in a crash and fire victims numbered at least 63 in Greece s worst wildfire disaster. Neighbors say the home survived but their choice to flee likely saved others while condemning the tragedy.
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Arrests announced in Politkovskaya murder case
Russian prosecutors say ten men including a Chechen crime boss and former police officers helped plan and track journalist Anna Politkovskaya before she was killed last fall in her Moscow apartment lobby. The motive remains disputed by editors who call it political PR.
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Utah Seismologist first to call about Crandall Canyon cave-in
University of Utah seismologist Walter Arabasz alerted authorities at 3 47 a m on August 6 about a big cave-in at Crandall Canyon mine, four minutes before mine officials requested an ambulance. The 911 tapes show the quake like event was linked to mining collapse, while six miners remained trapped amid ongoing rescue attempts and weather delays.
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