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Death toll hits 39 in Italy bridge collapse; blame begins

Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 18:01 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Italian prosecutors on Wednesday focused their investigation into the Genoa highway bridge collapse on possible design flaws or inadequate maintenance, as the death toll rose to 39 and Italian...

Report says Pennsylvania priests abused over 1,000 children

Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 06:43 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A priest raped a 7-year-old girl while he was visiting her in the hospital after she'd had her tonsils removed. Another priest forced a 9-year-old boy into having oral sex, then rinsed out the boy's...

Watch: Updated (7) - Cars plunge as highway bridge collapses in Italy; 35 dead

Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 12:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 45 meters (nearly 150 feet) into a heap of rubble below. A transport official said at least 22 people were killed and eight injured in the tragedy....

'Touch the sun': NASA spacecraft hurtles toward our star

Monday, 13 August 2018, 08:02 Last update: about 9 years ago

Embarking on a mission that scientists have been dreaming of since the Sputnik era, a NASA spacecraft hurtled Sunday toward the sun on a quest to unlock some of its mysteries by getting closer than...

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