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Massive fire in Rio

Teenagers gather to watch at fuel storage tanks burning on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The huge fire broke out Thursday at a fuel depot on the northern outskirts of the city. Firefighters evacuated a two-block area around the blaze, but said no injuries had yet been reporter. There has been no word on a possible cause.

'I told them, "I think that guy downstairs is dead'": teen witness at murder trial

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A key witness at Wanda Bruce's murder trial gave testimony this afternoon that was in stark contrast to what he told the court a year ago.

Zackary Kelly, 17, was at the North Point Douglas rooming house two years ago when ......

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