Whistle defiers Defective Boeing flight catches fire, hospitalizing 10 victims on board (video) Carla Sinclair

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big brother Kate Cox flees anti-freedom Texas to get abortion she desperately needs Carla Sinclair

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heroes Trooper pulls couple over for speeding, ends up saving their baby's life Carla Sinclair

emergencies A possum holds a woman "hostage" at her home in New Zealand Carla Sinclair

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videos Cities' emergency sirens will play anything you send them over an unencrypted radio protocol Cory Doctorow

mistakes Ambulance arrives quickly after accident Rob Beschizza

Science In backup generators we trust? Maggie Koerth

How a tiny visa mistake almost ruined a Vietnam trip Ellsworth Toohey

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