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Gunman dies in hail of bullets as French siege ends
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) – A 23-year-old gunman who said al Qaeda inspired him to kill seven people in France died in a hail of bullets on Thursday as he scrambled out of a ground-floor window during a gun battle with elite police commandos. Mohamed Merah, a Frenchman of Algerian origin, died from a gunshot wound to his head at the end of a 30-hour standoff with police at his apartment in southern France and after confessing to killing three soldiers, three Jewish children and a rabbi. “A killer wanted, according to his own words, to bring France to its knees by sowing hatred and terror. …
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James T. Ellis, singer for The Trammps, dies at 74
James T. Ellis, who belted out the refrain “Burn, baby burn!” in a 1970s-era disco hit that’s still replayed in modern sports arenas, has died. He was 74.
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Rep. Donald Payne of New Jersey dies at 77
U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, the first black elected to represent New Jersey in Congress, died Tuesday. He was 77.
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Dies in leap in B’klyn Hts.
A young man jumped to his death from a Brooklyn luxury high-rise — and crashed through a skylight in an adjacent building while the occupants of the apartment were home, police said.
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Baby dropped in field by tornado dies; toll at 39 (AP)
AP – Fifteen-month-old Angel Babcock seemed to be the miracle survivor of a deadly tornado that killed her parents and two siblings when she arrived Friday night at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Though critically injured, she was opening her eyes, and hospital workers said that was a hopeful sign.
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Indiana baby dropped in field by tornado dies (AP)
AP – An Indiana toddler found in a field after violent tornadoes died Sunday after being taken off life support, ending a hopeful tale for survivors in the Midwest and South picking through the storms’ devastation.
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Indiana baby found in field after tornado dies (AP)
AP – An Indiana toddler found in a field after violent tornadoes died Sunday after being taken off life support, ending a hopeful tale for survivors in the Midwest and South picking through the storms’ devastation.
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