Posts Tagged ‘collapse’
Gadhafi’s regime teeters on collapse in Libya (AP)
AP – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was nowhere to be found Monday as his 42-year rule teetered on the brink of collapse. Months of NATO airstrikes have left his Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli largely demolished. Most of his security forces fled or surrendered when rebel forces rolled into the capital Sunday night and took control of most of the city. And three of his sons are under arrest.
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Libya rebels in Tripoli, Gadhafi defenses collapse (AP)
AP – Euphoric Libyan rebels raced into the capital Tripoli on Sunday and moved close to center with little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi’s defenses collapsed and his regime appeared to be crumbling fast.
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Safety questions loom over Indiana stage collapse (AP)
AP – Nathan Byrd was known as a daredevil, a wiry stagehand who would take on jobs no one else wanted. But one thing scared him: the quality of the canvas roof covering the stage at the Indiana State Fair.
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Noted gay activist died in Indiana stage collapse
One of the victims of the stage collapse in Indianapolis was a much-beloved Bronx-raised gay activist who was planning to tie the knot next year.
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Ind. fair honors five killed in stage collapse (AP)
AP – Indiana’s lieutenant governor opened a memorial service for five people killed in a weekend stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair with a prayer expressing thanks for those who rushed to help immediately after high winds toppled stage rigging.
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AP Exclusive: Singer has ‘no words’ for collapse (AP)
AP – The lead singer of the country duo Sugarland says she has watched recaps of Saturday night’s deadly stage collapse with horror and “there are no words to process a moment of this magnitude and gravity.”
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Stage collapse kills 4 ahead of Sugarland concert (AP)
AP – A stage collapsed during a powerful storm at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday, sending steel scaffolding into the terrified crowd below and killing at least four people among fans awaiting a performance by the country band Sugarland.
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