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US road bridge falls into river

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Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington sending vehicles into the water, officials say.
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RAF jets scrambled after incident

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RAF Typhoon jets are launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian plane from Pakistan within UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Cockroaches evolving to evade traps

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Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.
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Emergency runway closure at Heathrow

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Heathrow Airport's runways were closed after a plane made an emergency landing.
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BBC abandons £100m digital project

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The BBC is to close it Digital Media Initiative, with the director general Tony Hall saying it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money".
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Englishisms in France: Readers' franglais favourites

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The English phrases readers love to hear spoken by the French
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Bridge collapses in Washington state — cars, people in water

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A bridge along Interstate-5 in Washington State collapsed on Thursday evening, leaving at least two cars and some people submerged in water, according to Washington State Patrol.It was unclear how many people were in the Skagit River, the waterway...
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Bridge collapses in Washington state — cars, people in water

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Three people were rescued from a river after a bridge along Interstate-5 in Washington State collapsed on Thursday evening, plunging two cars into the water below, according to Washington State Patrol.The extent of the injuries for the three is un...
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Bridge collapses in Washington state

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Crews are still searching the area, but they say it appears no one died when an Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington collapsed. Three people were rescued from the water.
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Bercow's McAlpine tweet libellous

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Sally Bercow's tweet about Lord McAlpine was libellous, the High Court rules.
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Woolwich attack 'hard to prevent'

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Preventing the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich would have been "incredibly hard", MI6's former head of counter-terrorism says.
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Bridge collapses in Washington state

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An Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington has collapsed, a spokesman for the Washington State Patrol said. Bridges and cars were in the water.
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Sex education 'must counter porn'

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In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, suggests a study.
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'Attractive & Fat' ad spoofs Abercrombie

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Jes Baker is cutting retailer Abercrombie & Fitch down to size.
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Powerful quake off Russia east coast

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A strong earthquake strikes off the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east, but an initial tsunami warning issued by the authorities is lifted.
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Pakistan Airlines flight diverted over British airspace

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A UK fighter jet was scrambled to escort a Pakistan International Airlines flight as it was diverted Friday from northwestern England's Manchester Airport to London's Stansted Airport.
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Bridge collapses in Washington state

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An Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington has collapsed, a spokesman for the Washington State Patrol said Thursday.
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Explosion in central Kabul

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There has been an explosion in central Kabul, near the hospital of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security intelligence agency.

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Bridge collapses in Washington state

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Wife expected soldier 'to be safe'

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Lewis Hamilton: I'm a motorbike fanatic

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Muslim leaders learn about Holocaust

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Stockholm riots throw spotlight on Swedish inequality

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Giro d'Italia stage 19 cancelled

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Sir Christopher Lee's new album will be '100% heavy metal'

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Twister bears down as mom in labor

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Cyclist Di Luca fails doping test

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City want five cups in five years

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Pakistan welcomes Obama drone speech

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Some statins 'raise diabetes risk'

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