$3M In Jewels Stolen From Drake’s Tour Bus: Phoenix Police
About $3 million worth of jewelry was taken from a tour bus belonging to rapper Drake and his official DJ, Future the Prince, police said. Police Sgt. Vince Lewis says the theft occurred Tuesday night at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix, where the men were performing.
September 9, 2016
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Arizona
Florida Family says Jeep Totaled by Exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Just days after Samsung recalled its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, a St. Petersburg man says he found out the hard way why the recall was issued in the first place.
September 9, 2016
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Florida
20 Residents Displaced By Apartment Complex Fire
Authorities on Wednesday morning battled a large apartment fire at the Hyde Park Apartments in Cary that displaced at least 20 people.
September 9, 2016
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North Carolina
Samsung Note 7 Possible Cause of South Carolina House Fire
A South Carolina man is looking for answers after his garage caught fire over the weekend. Horry County Fire Rescue investigators said the fire originated near a wall outlet where the man’s phone was charging. The phone was a Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
September 8, 2016
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South Carolina
$1400 In Damages To Hotel Room From Exploding Galaxy Note 7
Yet another Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has spontaneously exploded, this time reportedly racking up more than $1,800 AUD ($1,383 USD) worth of damages in a man’s hotel room.
September 7, 2016
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Technology
Copter Crash In Palm Bay Kills Three
Three people were killed Tuesday in a helicopter crash in Palm Bay near Osmosis Drive, police said. Brevard County Fire Rescue hazmat personnel were at the scene near Bayside High School, along with the Palm Bay Fire Department.
September 7, 2016
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Florida
Semi Collision With Commuter Train Injures 21
Nearly two dozen people were injured when a Metrolink commuter train carrying nearly 200 passengers crashed into a semi truck on Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, fire department officials said.
September 7, 2016
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California
Welder Sparked Intense Fire That Closed Liberty Bridge
Thousands of Pittsburghers will be going back to work Tuesday morning following the long Labor Day weekend, but they’ll be coming into city without the benefit of the Liberty Bridge. The span has been closed since a fire last Friday.
September 6, 2016
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Pennsylvania
Explosion Rocks Spacex Launch Site In Florida
An explosion took place during a SpaceX fueling operation at its launch site in Florida. An engineer at Kennedy Space Center told ABC News that Space X was in the process of conducting a fueling test on Launch Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral when the incident occurred.
September 1, 2016
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Florida
Two Aircraft Collide Over Alaska, Killing All Aboard
Two small planes collided in mid-air over southwest Alaska on Wednesday, killing all five people aboard both aircraft, authorities said. The crash occurred around 11 a.m. local time (1900 GMT) about 60 miles (96 km) north of the city of Bethel, Alaska National Guard spokeswoman Candis Olmstead said in a statement.
September 1, 2016
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Alaska
Hudson River Ferry Runs Into Kayaking Group, Five Injured
An NY Waterway ferry hit a group of kayakers in the Hudson River Tuesday, cutting one man’s arm to the bone and sending four other paddlers to the hospital, officials said.
August 31, 2016
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New York
Semitrailer Collision With School Bus Fatal For Georgia Student
A student has died after a crash involving a school bus and a semitrailer that also injured more than a dozen students on a south Georgia interstate, authorities said.
August 30, 2016
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Georgia
Woman Rescued From Burning Car After 10-Vehicle Pileup
Dramatic dashcam video showed a pile-up on a New York highway and captured the brave actions of bystanders in the immediate aftermath.
August 30, 2016
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6 Balconies Collapse At Long Island Apartment Building
The upper balcony of a three-story apartment building on Long Beach, Long Island collapsed Tuesday morning causing several balconies below to come crashing down.
August 30, 2016
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New York
Southwest Flight Lands Safely After Loss Of An Engine
A Southwest flight to Orlando created a nightmare for passengers Saturday after a serious mechanical malfunction led to the complete failure of one of the plane’s engines. Passengers aboard Flight 3472 reported hearing an explosion as they were at or near cruising altitude Sunday morning.
August 29, 2016
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