Tag: dead
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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…
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25 feared dead after school bus catches fire in Thailand
BANGKOK — About 25 people were feared dead in Thailand on Tuesday when a school bus carrying students and teachers on a field trip caught fire on the outskirts of the capital, Bangkok, with 16 passengers hospitalized, the government said. Police could not immediately confirm the number of injuries or deaths, but Interior Minister Anutin…
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Hurricane Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees. Some are among the missing, dead.
Families began learning the grim news Monday that their loved ones were among the workers who did not survive when floodwaters from Hurricane Helene trapped them at a eastern Tennessee plastics factory. Family members, some of whom had gotten frantic video phone calls from their loved ones as the waters swelled, were learning the fate…
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88 dead in storm; Trump expected to visit hard-hit Georgia city
Share More rain still possible across parts of Central Appalachians The leftovers of once-Hurricane Helene combined with a mild rain front could dump additional rain on parts of Central Appalachians, federal forecasters said. Between 1 to 2 inches of rain, with up to 5 inches in some areas, could fall from West Virginia into northwest…
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Multiple dead after plane crash at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport
MANTEO, N.C. — Multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport, the National Park Service said. The crash occurred at 5 p.m. as, according to eyewitnesses, the airplane was trying to land at the airport, the park service said in a…
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A veteran firefighter and a 4-year-old girl are among the dead from Helene
In Blackshear, Georgia, a firefighter died while trying to protect others from Hurricane Helene. In Catawba County, North Carolina, a 4-year-old was killed in a head-on car crash on a rainy road. And in Charlotte, North Carolina, a tree fell on a home, killing a resident. Hurricane Helene’s victims were still being counted Friday afternoon.…