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Sun, 01/16/2011 - 14:29 by Jaspreet Virk
In what could upset NASA's upcoming Discovery mission, Tim Kopra, an astronaut slated to launch space shuttle next month, has been injured in a bicycle accident Saturday.
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Mon, 12/27/2010 - 09:36 by Anil Das
Remember watching all those futuristic sci-fi movies, which made your jaw drop with highly developed cars such as driverless varieties, ones with auto-drive capacities, or ones that could fly? Well, the future in those movies may not be so far away, as Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is close to making one of these cars a reality. The Internet giant recently created a lot of buzz over its computer-driven cars, which it has been testing on the West Coast.
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Fri, 12/10/2010 - 06:21 by Prince damin
Pocatello, Idaho -- An Idaho sheriff said his "pride is fractured" but he is not otherwise seriously injured after accidentally shooting himself in the hand.
Bannock County Sheriff Lorin Nielsen said he was outside of his Pocatello home admiring a gun he received as a gift from a cousin when he placed his hand on top of the barrel to try putting the hammer back down, KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, Idaho, reported Thursday.
Nielsen said his thumb slipped and the gun went off, discharging a bullet through the fleshy part of his hand near his little finger. The sheriff said the bullet did not hit any ligaments or tendons.
"I can say I shot the sheriff," Nielsen joked.
He was treated for the injury at a local hospital.
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Mon, 12/06/2010 - 16:59 by Natalie James
Singing sensation Justin Bieber was forced to cancel his appearance on a popular German TV show Saturday after a stunt by an earlier guest went horribly wrong.
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Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:06 by Rakhi
Chicago -- The death of a 23-year-old man in a fall at Chicago's Soldier Field following a Bears game was an accident, medical authorities ruled Monday.
The Cook County, Ill., medical examiner's office said its autopsy showed Stuart Haverty, 23, died of multiple injuries sustained about 5 p.m. Sunday when he fell about 35 feet from a stadium ledge, the Chicago Tribune reported. Haverty was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital about a half hour after he fell.
Citing a source, the Tribune reported witnesses gave investigators differing descriptions of the circumstances of the accident, including that Haverty had run over the edge or had gone outside a railing to smoke a cigarette.
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Thu, 11/25/2010 - 06:31 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- A toddler's fatal fall at the Staples Center after a Lakers game was an accident, the Los Angeles coroner ruled.
An autopsy of Lucas Anthony Tang, 2, determined Tuesday that he died of multiple injuries but found no foul play, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Lucas was posing with his parents and his 11-year-old sister Sunday in front of a glass barrier, but as the family reviewed the pictures on their camera, they lost track of Lucas and he somehow got over the barrier and fell nearly 30 feet. Initial reports said the child had fallen 50 feet.
Lucas, who would have turned 3 in January, was pronounced dead at a hospital Monday morning.
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Mon, 09/06/2010 - 22:40 by Prince damin
Tutnes, England -- An early member of the 1970s rock group ELO was killed when his van was crushed by a bale of hay, British police said.
Officials said the 1,322-pound bale of hay fell from a tractor on nearby farmland and rolled onto the road in Halwell, Devon, England and instantly killed cellist Michael Edwards, 62, Friday.
The BBC said Edwards, who was with the Birmingham, England, band from 1972 to 1975, was identified using photos and YouTube footage.
Edwards lived in Totnes, England, and was a founder member of the classical Devon Baroque orchestra.
Angus Gordon, chairman of the Devon Baroque, told the BBC: "He was simply the nicest guy and a brilliant musician. ... I'm devastated."
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Sun, 09/05/2010 - 00:07 by Prince damin
Phoenix -- Comedian Robert Schimmel died in a Phoenix hospital from injuries suffered in automobile accident, his spokesman said. He was 60.
Schimmel was a passenger in his daughter's car when she lost control after swerving to avoid another accident on I-10 in Phoenix on Aug. 26.
The actor was best known for his appearances on the "Howard Stern Show" and appeared on several HBO programs, including his own special, "Unprotected," ABC News said Saturday.
Schimmel's daughter, Aliyah, 19, remains hospitalized, and his 11-year-old son was uninjured. Aliyah was expected to recover from her injuries, Schimmel's spokesman, Howard Bragman, said.
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Sat, 08/28/2010 - 09:51 by Prince damin
Athens, Ga. -- Running back Washaun Ealey, who led the Georgia Bulldogs in rushing last season, was arrested Friday following an alleged hit-and-run accident.
Ealey, 21, was allegedly driving with a suspended license when he was involved in an accident in which a parked vehicle was hit on campus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. He was released from the Clarke County Jail Friday after posting $3,480 bail.
Police told the newspaper the no one was injured in the incident and alcohol wasn't involved.
The newspaper also said Ealey had been charged with speeding and tag violations in May, allegations that led to a failure-to-appear charge and his driver's license being suspended.
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Sat, 08/28/2010 - 00:32 by Prince damin
Kabul, Afghanistan -- Trainers at an Afghan training facility said they are focusing on road education because more than half of Afghan army injuries come from road accidents.
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV, commander of the NATO-run Kabul Military Training Center, said 141 Afghan soldiers and recruits have died in rollovers and collisions since 2005 and many of the incidents could have been avoided by following the rules of the road, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.
"We're losing them faster from vehicle accidents than combat," Caldwell said.
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Thu, 08/26/2010 - 09:34 by Prince damin
University Park, Pa. -- The mining accident in Chile that has trapped 33 miners underground has drawn attention to the worldwide problem of wildcat, or illegal, mining, experts say.
The U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program says illegal mines and mining practices happen around the world, including in the United States, but they are particularly prevalent in China, India, Indonesia and parts of Africa, LiveScience.com reported Wednesday.
Explosions and tunnel collapses can happen even when regulated companies with vast experience and resources are mining, Phil Smith, director of communications for the United Mine Workers of America, said.
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Tue, 08/24/2010 - 21:49 by Prince damin
New York -- "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino has confirmed her recent overdose on aspirin and a sleep aid was a suicide attempt.
"I didn't have any fight in me. I didn't care about anything. I just wanted out," the 26-year-old singer said in a VH1 "Behind the Music" special to air Tuesday night.
"At that moment, I wanted out. I wanted it to be over with -- all of it, all of that (expletive,)" she said. "I just sat in the closet and looked at the mirror and took all the pills in the bottle. ... I wanted to go to sleep and just be at peace. I knew exactly what I was doing. You can't accidentally take a whole bottle of pills."
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