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  • USAssociated Press

    Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry finds

    A Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law, according to a newly released federal investigation. The government's findings, which have not been previously reported, were a small victory for 36-year-old Kyleigh Thurman, who ultimately lost part of her reproductive system after being discharged without any help from her hometown emergency room for her dangerous ectopic pregnancy. Thurma

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  • USFox Weather

    Watch: Drone video shows giant wave swallowing up swimmers on Mexican beach

    A harrowing scene unfolded along a Mexico beach Sunday as drone footage captured swimmers becoming swamped by a huge wave in the wake of Tropical Storm Alvin.

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  • USFTW Outdoors

    How fast is a grizzly bear? Video from Montana shows one at full speed

    Footage should persuade folks never to try to outrun a charging bear.

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  • USAssociated Press

    Flying boats make for a rare sight as Washington clears an island of derelict vessels by helicopter

    As the owner of a marina, Kate Gervais is used to seeing boats in the water. The Washington Department of Natural Resources this week used one of its firefighting helicopters to haul abandoned boats off an uninhabited island in the southernmost reaches of Puget Sound, where the vessels had come to rest after drifting with the currents, and fly them to the mainland to be deconstructed later. “It was a very, very weird sight,” said Gervais, who owns Boston Harbor Marina, just north of Olympia.

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  • USThe Florida Times-Union

    After less than 4 months, all-you-can-eat Jacksonville buffet abruptly closes

    Open less than four months, a Jacksonville buffet abruptly closed in recent days. Its owner had hoped to open as many as 100 locations.

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  • WorldAFP

    Turkmenistan reduces 50-year fire dubbed 'Gateway to Hell'

    Turkmenistan said Thursday it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed the "Gateway to Hell" .Officials said the fire -- which has become the reclusive country's top tourist attraction -- had been reduced three-fold, without specifying the time frame.

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  • BusinessYahoo Personal Finance

    When will mortgage rates go down to 5%?

    One housing expert says it's simply a matter of time — or a recession. Here are four steps you can take now to prepare.

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