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Canadian at the wheel of truck that hit Skagit River Bridge
William Scott, 41, of Spruce Grove, Alberta was driving a semi with a large load last night and hit a girder of the Skagit River Bridge, causing it to collapse. Three people were hurt.
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Suicide bombing strikes in heart of Afghan capital, setting of gun battle, police say
KABUL – A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said. There were no immediate reports of casualties and details were sketchy. The explosion was followed by a
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Niger government spokesman: There were no hostages in Agadez
NIAMEY, Niger – Niger’s government spokesman told The Associated Press that the jihadists who attacked a military installation in the town of Agadez on Thursday had never taken any hostages, unlike their earlier statements. Spokesman Morou Amadou said the government had mistakenly thought the suicide bombers had kidnapped their soldiers because the attackers who survived
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Skagit River Bridge one of 156 deemed structurally deficient
There are three others along the I-5 on the Washington State Department of Transportation list of those needing repairs, including two on Spokane Street in King County, one in Thurston County.
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Washington State Patrol chief says bridge collapse caused by truck hitting span
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – The Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit River was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. “For reasons unknown at this point in time the semi struck the overhead of the bridge causing the collapse,” Batiste told an overnight news conference. The truck
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NKorean envoy delivers letter from Kim Jong Un to Chinese leader Xi, commits to new talks
BEIJING, China – A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing’s efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. North Korean Vice
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IRS replaces official who publicly revealed targeting of tea party groups
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was revealed two weeks ago. Lois Lerner was put on administrative leave on Thursday, said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa,
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Christie co-hosting ‘Today’ to tell the world the Jersey shore is open after Superstorm Sandy
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is co-hosting NBC’s “Today” as part of a campaign to proclaim that the state’s shore is ready for business seven months after being devastated by Superstorm Sandy. The Friday morning show will be broadcast from Seaside Heights, where the October storm swept a roller coaster into
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Glitzy amfAR gala raises $25 million for AIDS research; Stone plays host to DiCaprio, Kloss
CAP D’ANTIBES, France – With an apt rendition of “Goldfinger,” singing legend Shirley Bassey roused celebrity revelers to dig deep into their pockets at the 20th amfAR gala in the Cap D’Antibes, helping to raise an estimated $25 million for AIDS research. The British-born singer was one of several performers including Duran Duran who sang
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I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapses
The collapse happened between south of Burlington and north of Mount Vernon. Three people have been rescued from the water. Officials say no one died.
