Tag: dead
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Mass poisoning blamed on tainted alcohol with American among four tourists dead
An American citizen has died at a popular adventure spot in Laos where alcohol tainted with methanol has been blamed for a spate of poisonings in recent days. The State Department said the U.S. citizen died in Vang Vieng, a town popular with backpackers to the north of the South East Asian country’s capital. “We…
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Hiker found dead in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
A hiker was found dead Monday along a trail in Texas’ Big Bend National Park after rangers noticed a vehicle that had been parked for several days and launched a search, staff said. The name of the 24-year-old hiker was not released in a National Park Service statement, but the agency said the discovery was…
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3 dead in pair of shootings at Minneapolis homeless camps that police say may be linked
Two shootings at separate homeless encampments in Minneapolis that killed three people and wounded three others over the weekend are possibly connected, police said. The first shooting occurred shortly before 4:45 a.m. on Saturday at an encampment on 21 St E and 15 Av S., the Minneapolis Police Department said in a statement. The shooting…
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24 dead in Mexico as bus crashes after hitting trailer that detached from truck
MEXICO CITY — A bus tipped over in central Mexico after colliding with a trailer that detached from a truck transporting corn, killing 24 people and injuring five, Mexican authorities said Saturday. The crash happened at midnight Friday when the bus was leaving Tepic in the western Mexico state of Nayarit bound for Ciudad Juarez…
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At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines
TALISAY, Philippines — The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president said Saturday that many areas remained isolated with people in need of rescue. Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 85 people dead…
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Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist and founding member, dies at 84
Grateful Dead founding member and bassist Phil Lesh died Friday morning, according to a post on his official Instagram account. The California native and jam band legend was 84. Lesh “passed peacefully” while surrounded by family, per the post to his Instagram. “Phil brought immense joy to everyone around him and leaves behind a legacy…
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Army sergeant found dead on Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri hours after she’s reported missing
A 23-year-old U.S. Army sergeant was found dead Monday evening on Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri hours after she was reported missing, officials said. The body of Sgt. Sarah Roque was found inside a dumpster adjacent to single soldier housing, Maj. Gen. Christopher Beck, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general, said at a…
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Tropical Storm Trami wreaks havoc in the Philippines, leaving dozens dead
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Trami has killed at least 26 people and forced more than 150,000 to flee their homes in the Philippines, officials said Thursday, as it made landfall on the northeastern coast. The Associated Press reported Friday that the death toll had risen to at least 65. Trami, locally known as severe tropical…
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After Indian immigrant employee found dead in Walmart oven, Sikh community supports family
The Sikh community in Halifax, Canada is rallying around the family of Gursimran Kaur, a 19-year-old Walmart employee who was found dead on Saturday in the store’s walk-in bakery oven. Community leaders who knew the family shared that Kaur and her mother immigrated to Canada from India around two years ago, and both women had…
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19-year-old Walmart employee found dead in store’s walk-in oven was discovered by her mother
The 19-year-old Walmart employee who was found dead in the store’s walk-in oven in Canada was discovered by her mother, who also worked there, according to a community fundraiser for the family. The teen was identified as Gursimran Kaur, according to a fundraiser organized by the Maritime Sikh Society in Halifax on behalf of the…