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14 dead, 10 hurt as big truck smashes pickup loaded with funeral-goers in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Authorities in El Salvador say 14 people were killed dead and 10 others injured when a cargo truck loaded with heavy machinery crashed into a pickup full of people returning from a funeral. Police say five children and nine adults died in the accident Friday …

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Family of American pilot who died in Cameroon plane crash is upset at delay in recovering remains

JOHANNESBURG – The remains of an American pilot who died in a plane crash in Cameroon last year are still in the cockpit even though villagers discovered the wreckage of his anti-poaching aircraft more than a month ago, officials and the pilot’s family said. The discovery of pilot Bill Fitzpatrick …

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US appeals court agrees to hold hearing on Boston Marathon bombing suspect's bid to move trial

BOSTON – A federal appeals court has agreed to hold a hearing on a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) to move his trial outside Massachusetts. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled the hearing for Feb. 19. Tsarnaev’s lawyers have repeatedly argued …

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