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An 18-year-old tourist died after a horse bolted during a ride. NEW YORK — A fatal Central Park carriage crash has placed new pressure on New York City officials to act on horse-drawn rides after an 18-year-old tourist was thrown from a runaway cab Wednesday afternoon. The passenger, identified by the Central Park Conservancy as Romanch Mahajan, was riding with three others when the horse suddenly ran off near Central Drive. Police said he was …

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Osceola County detectives are investigating the deaths as the medical examiner reviews the case. KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Two 5-year-old twin sisters from the Atlanta area died June 12 after they were pulled from a pool at a short-term rental home in Kissimmee, according to Florida authorities. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said emergency crews responded shortly after 11 a.m. and found the girls unresponsive in the water. The children were airlifted to Arnold Palmer Hospital …

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The firefighter, identified by Gov. Brian Kemp as Juan Antonia Smith, was killed Friday near Sigman and Eastview roads. CONYERS, Ga. — A Rockdale County firefighter died Friday evening after a fire truck overturned while responding to a structure fire call near Sigman Road and Eastview Road, officials said. The firefighter was later identified by Gov. Brian Kemp as Juan Antonia Smith. The crash has shaken Rockdale County Fire Rescue and brought a state investigation …

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Troopers said the Model Y was in Autopilot mode before it left Overpass Road. WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — An 87-year-old Wesley Chapel man died after his Tesla Model Y left Overpass Road, struck an electrical box and entered a pond Tuesday night in Pasco County, state troopers said. The Florida Highway Patrol said the SUV was traveling east shortly after 8 p.m. May 26 near Infinite Drive. Troopers said the vehicle was in Autopilot mode …

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Officials said a 6-year-old died after the Friday fire on Cathy Drive NE. PLAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 6-year-old child died Friday after a house fire in Plain Township that also injured the child’s father and a 4-year-old sibling, officials said. The fire drew Plain Township firefighters and Stark County sheriff’s deputies to the 2500 block of Cathy Drive NE at about 5:08 p.m. Authorities first released incorrect information about the child’s age, then said …

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Multiple North Texas agencies joined the search after MJ Ashmead was reported missing Friday morning. CELINA, Texas — A search for a missing 8-year-old boy in Celina ended Friday when authorities found his body in a pond near the Sutton Fields neighborhood, police said. MJ Ashmead was reported missing about 9:30 a.m. from a home near Rostherne Drive. Celina police said the child had severe developmental disabilities and was last seen close to his home. …

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The damaged tank held white liquor, a caustic material used in paper production. LONGVIEW, Wash. — Recovery crews worked Wednesday to secure an unstable chemical tank at a Longview paper mill after an implosion killed at least two people and left nine workers unrecovered at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. The response has shifted from rescue to recovery, officials said, because conditions near the tank remain dangerous and authorities do not expect more survivors. The tank …

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Firefighters searching for trapped workers were caught in a sudden blast during a waterfront fire response Friday afternoon. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A massive explosion at a Staten Island shipyard Friday afternoon killed one civilian worker and injured 36 people, including more than 30 firefighters and EMS personnel, after crews entered a burning waterfront structure to search for trapped workers. The explosion happened at a shipyard along Richmond Terrace in the Mariners Harbor section of …

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A family inside the Canterbury Circle house escaped without reported injuries. AKRON, Ohio — Two people aboard a small plane died Thursday afternoon when the aircraft crashed into a home in a south Akron neighborhood and burst into flames, authorities said. The crash happened around 3:45 p.m. in the 2000 block of Canterbury Circle. The Federal Aviation Administration identified the aircraft as a Piper PA-28. Akron fire officials said the two people who died were …

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Seventeen-year-old Alex Mechachonis had won three championships and was active around local tracks. SOUTHWICK, Mass. — Friends and riders across New England are mourning Alex Mechachonis, a 17-year-old Granville motocross racer who died after a crash during practice in Brookfield earlier this week. Mechachonis was already well known in regional motocross circles. He had won three championships and, about a month before the crash, joined the crew at The Wick 338 in Southwick to help …

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