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Indonesian school collapse: death toll rises to 14 as crews pull more bodies from rubble

Dozens of students remain unaccounted for at Sidoarjo boarding school as rescuers bring in heavy excavators to clear large slabs of concrete

The death toll from a school collapse in Indonesia rose to 14 on Friday after recovery crews pulled multiple bodies from beneath the rubble. Dozens of students remain unaccounted for and the death toll is expected to rise.

Rescuers initially searched by hand for survivors after the building caved in on Monday. But with no more signs of life detected by Thursday, they turned to heavy excavators equipped with jackhammers to help them progress more rapidly.

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Tyrone Tracy returns to practice in positive step toward Giants return

He has been sidelined since suffering a dislocated right shoulder in the first quarter of a Week 3 loss to Kansas City.
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Dem Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones fantasized about a GOP pol getting ‘two bullets to the head’ in shocking text messages

“Gilbert, hitler, and pol pot,” the former member of the Virginia House of Delegates continued, presenting the recipient of his text with a dark hypothetical.
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A’ja Wilson and Dana Evans lead Las Vegas Aces past Phoenix Mercury 89-86 in WNBA Finals opener

A’ja Wilson and Dana Evans lead Las Vegas Aces past Phoenix Mercury 89-86 in WNBA Finals opener
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Father of slain 6-year-old issues ominous threat to son’s killer who was freed early after serving just 8 years

The killer of a 6-year-old boy has been released on parole after serving only half his sentence — and the slain child’s father issuing a dire threat to the freed man. Ronald Exantus, 42, stabbed the entire Tipton family as they slept in their Versaille, Kentucky, home on Dec. 7, 2015 — but focused most…
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looms as Yankees’ longtime killer

It is public knowledge that he does not care for the Yankees, a team for whom the slugger said he would never play.
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Japan’s ruling party votes for a new leader, hoping to regain public trust and stay in power

Japan’s ruling party votes for a new leader, hoping to regain public trust and stay in power
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Britain must wake up to the reality of Islamist terror in its midst

The vile attack on a Manchester synagogue on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar should be a blaring wake-up call to the United Kingdom that Islamist extremism is out of hand.
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Two bodies found in Victorian high country by hikers

Separately, Tasmanian police confirm death of woman in drowning incident in Franklin River and rescue of 11 stranded hikers

Emergency services are working to recover the bodies of two women who died in the Victorian high country.

The bodies of the women were found by hikers near a remote hut at Nelse, about 400km north-east of Melbourne, on Friday afternoon. Their deaths are not considered to be suspicious, police said.

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Rams’ Sean McVay Gets Brutally Honest About Final Play Call vs 49ers

Rams coach Sean McVay knows he made a fatal mistake in overtime during his team’s loss to the 49ers.