Tag: dead
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Ka, New York rapper celebrated as legendary wordsmith, dead at 52
Celebrated New York City rapper and former firefighter Ka, whose real name was Kaseem Ryan, has died, according to his social media accounts. He was 52. He passed away “unexpectedly” on Saturday, a statement on his Instagram account, verified by NBC News, said on Monday. It praised his contributions to firefighting, to his beloved neighborhood…
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New Jersey Transit operator dead, 23 hurt after train hits tree
A train operator is dead and 23 are injured after a New Jersey Transit train hit a tree early Monday, officials say. A River LINE train was traveling southbound from Trenton when it struck a tree north of the Roebling Station at 6:04 a.m, NJ Transit said in a statement. There were a total of…
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2 dead after a hydrogen sulfide leak at a Houston-area Pemex facility
Two people died and more than two dozen were treated Thursday when a chemical leaked at an industrial plant, Texas officials said. A hydrogen sulfide leak was reported Thursday evening at a Pemex facility in the Houston suburb of Deer Park, the city said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said workers were working on a…
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One dead, a dozen others trapped inside Colorado tourist mine after equipment malfunction
At least one person is dead and others are injured after an equipment malfunction trapped nearly two dozen people underground in a Colorado tourist mine, officials with the Teller County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday. Eleven people have been rescued, the sheriff’s office said, and officials are working to get to the 12 people who remain…
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5 dead after small plane crashes on Catalina Island
Five people are dead after a small plane crashed on Catalina Island off the California coast on Tuesday, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday the twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after it departed from Catalina Airport in Avalon at around 8 p.m. Soon after, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said their Avalon…
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Lisa Marie Presley kept dead son’s body at home for 2 months after his death
Lisa Marie Presley kept the body of her dead son on ice at home for two months as she struggled to cope with the grief brought by his sudden passing, the family revealed in newly published book. The macabre revelation was made in “From Here to the Great Unknown,” Presley’s memoir that was finished by…
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A year from Oct 7, tens of thousands dead and fears of a ‘forever war’
Israel gets most of its weapons from the U.S., which provides it with more than $3 billion in military aid annually. After Oct. 7 this was dramatically increased, with Congress agreeing in April to send a further $14 billion to Israel in military assistance. (They also signed off on $9.5 billion in humanitarian aid for…
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At least 215 dead as some communities struggle to get basic supplies
At least four deaths from the factory have been confirmed. At tonight’s vigil, the crowd announced each of the victims’ names as their families lit candles in remembrance, some breaking down in sobs as they knelt before their photos. Guadalupe Hernandez Corona, the sister of one of the dead workers, Monica Hernandez, tearfully paid tribute…
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2 dead as weakened and ‘weird’ Typhoon Krathon slams into Taiwan
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — A weakened and “weird” Typhoon Krathon slammed into southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, hitting the island with a storm that has killed two people so far and forced it to shut down for a second day with hundreds of flights grounded and financial markets closed. Krathon made landfall as a much weaker category…
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More than 150 dead as communities begin recovery
Share 1.3 million energy customers still without power Patrick SmithPatrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital. While the lights are back on in some communities, the wait goes on for many. More than 1.3 million energy customers are still in the dark as of 4 a.m. ET today. Almost 500,000…