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elite firefighters who were battling a raging inferno in central Arizona
in June, but communications problems led to confusion about their
location, an investigative report released on Saturday concluded. The
members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots were engulfed by wind-whipped
flames on the third day of a lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed
scores of homes and charred 8,400 acres in and around the tiny town of
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Berlusconi ministers resign; Italy gov't in crisis
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Radio blackout cited in deaths of 19 firefighters
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Arizona wildfire, commanders thought the crew was in a safe place. No
one had heard from the Granite Mountain Hotshots for 33 minutes. The
crew didn't contact commanders, and commanders didn't radio them.Read More ...
Life in Puerto Rico becomes costlier amid crisis
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Greek far-right leader, other legislators arrested
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and four other of its parliamentarians were formally charged Saturday
with membership in a criminal organization with intent to commit crimes,
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Wonder headlines NYC concert highlighting poverty
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US-Iran: Breakthrough after decades of silence
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United States and inching through New York's notorious traffic when the
call came from President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.Read More ...
Murray leads No. 9 Georgia past No. 6 LSU 44-41
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Sudan police fire on funeral march, protesters say
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Sudan (AP) — Sudanese security forces in pickup trucks opened fire on
Saturday on hundreds of mourners marching after the funeral of a
protester killed a day earlier, the latest violence in a week of
demonstrations calling for the ouster of longtime President Omar
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U.S. nuke commander suspended amid casino probe
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No. 2 officer at the military command in charge of all U.S. nuclear
war-fighting forces is suspected in a case involving counterfeit
gambling chips at a western Iowa casino and has been suspended from his
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