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NTSB investigating a helicopter collision that left 3 dead while battling Southern California fires

CNN, KABC By Elizabeth Wolfe and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — National Transportation Safety Board investigators have begun to assess the scene where three people were killed after two helicopters collided in midair Sunday while fighting a fire in Southern California, an agency spokesperson told CNN on Monday. The helicopters were among six aircraft responding

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Slovenia floods kill at least six in ‘worst natural disaster to ever hit’ the country, says PM

By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Devastating floods and other adverse weather conditions in Slovenia have killed at least six people and caused $500 million worth of property damage, a government spokesperson told CNN on Monday. Slovenia’s Prime Minister Robert Golob said on Saturday the flooding which began on Friday has become the “worst natural

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Slovenia floods kill at least six in ‘worst natural disaster to ever hit’ the country, says PM

CNN By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Devastating floods and other adverse weather conditions in Slovenia have killed at least six people and caused $500 million worth of property damage, a government spokesperson told CNN on Monday. Slovenia’s Prime Minister Robert Golob said on Saturday the flooding which began on Friday has become the “worst

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Niger military deploys reinforcements to capital after ignoring deadline to cede power

By Omar Saley, Martin Goillandeau and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Niamey, Niger (CNN) — Niger’s armed forces have been bringing in reinforcements to the capital to prepare for a potential military intervention, a military source told CNN, just hours after the military junta running the country refused to abide by an influential regional bloc’s deadline to

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Deadly floods hit China’s major grain-producing region, fueling food security concerns

By Nectar Gan and Mengchen Zhang, CNN (CNN) — Days of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in China’s leading grain-producing region in the northeast, killing 14 people and raising concerns about food security as floodwater inundated farmlands. Torrential rains brought by the aftermath of Typhoon Doksuri have battered northern China since late July, displacing

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NTSB investigating a helicopter collision that left 3 dead while battling Southern California fires

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — National Transportation Safety Board investigators have begun to assess the scene where three people were killed after two helicopters collided in midair Sunday while fighting a fire in Southern California, an agency spokesperson told CNN on Monday. The helicopters were among six aircraft responding to the

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