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Officials Look for Temporary Fix After Bridge Collapse
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said federal officials are looking for a possible replacement for a bridge that collapsed along Interstate-5 in Washington State, the main freeway that runs up and down the West Coast between the Canadian and Mexican borders. If a bridge is found, a temporary fix could be in place in weeks, said Inslee at a press conference Thursday. If one can't be quickly secured, he said it could be months before a replacement can be built. Three people were rescued from a rushing river after the collapsed, plunging two cars into the water below, according to Washington State Patrol. Dan Sligh, one of the three people rescued, told NBC affiliate KING 5 News that he thought his life was over when he felt the water rushing into his car. "When you looked at all the carnage of the metal and stuff around you, I assumed that was it at that point." His wife and another rescued man were hospitalized with hypothermia. The 57-year-old bridge fell into the Skagit River around 7 p.m. local time after a truck slammed into part of it. Officials are investigating the incident.
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Man Killed in FBI Questioning Described as Talented Fighter
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The friend of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev who was fatally shot in a confrontation with FBI interrogators Wednesday was described by people acquainted with him as a talented mixed martial arts fighter. "You get a fair mix of guys who come from solid backgrounds, and then you get guys who probably shouldn't be fighting already but just kind of jump in there," Chris Palmquist, who operates the registry for amateur and professional MMA fighters, told NBC News. "He was definitely a pretty good amateur fighter." Ibragim Todashev attended the same gym as Tsarnaev, and was acquainted with the bombing suspect. Law enforcement officials said that the 27-year-old man of Chechen origin confessed to committing a triple homicide in 2011 with Tsarnaev before attacking an agent with a knife. Agents then shot and killed the man.
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Calif. Reveals Prices for "Obamacare" Health Insurance
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California announced the plans and rates on Thursday that consumers will pay for a selection of health plans offered through the state under President Barack Obama’s health care law, Reuters reported. Under the Affordable Care Act, people who do not get or cannot afford health insurance through their jobs can buy coverage through an exchange, at a group rate negotiated by state regulators. The cost to a 40-year-old would range from about $40 to $300 per month for a mid-level plan. The prices in Calif. and those announced in Washington, Vermont and other states, show that premiums under the sweeping federal reform law can be more affordable than had previously been thought. "Most consumers buying coverage in the individual market will get financial help and see their premiums go down,” said Anthony Wright, executive director of advocacy group Health Access. Republicans predicted that high premiums would doom “Obamacare” as the uninsured would not be able to pay for coverage even with federal subsidies.
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5 Climbers Feared Dead on World's 3rd Highest Peak
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Five climbers are missing on Mount Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, and feared dead, a mountaineering official said Friday. Bad weather was preventing a rescue helicopter from reaching their base camp, The Associated Press reported. Nepal's Mountaineering Department official Dipendra Poudelsaid said Friday that the climbers were descending from the summit when they were believed to have slipped or fallen at an altitude of about 25,900 feet. The five climbers, include two Hungarians, Zsolt Eross, 45, and Peter Kiss, 27, and a South Korean, Namsoo Park, 47.
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At Least 16 Injured in Bus Crash Near Atlanta Airport
At least 16 people were injured Friday morning when an airport shuttle bus crashed into a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International airport, NBC News reported. All the victims, including at least two in serious condition, have been transported to area hospitals. NBC affiliate WXIA reported that the bus, which serves hotel north of the airport, was heading to the airport at the time of the crash. Earlier reports said 18 had been injured.
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Christie Co-Hosts "Today" to Promote Post-Sandy NJ Shore
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Boy Saved with "Printed" 3-D Airway Tube
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Doctors in Ohio used a 3-D laser printer to create a medical device that saved the life of a 19-month-old boy. The boy, Kaiba Gionfriddo, was born with a birth defect that caused him airway to collapse and stop his breathing. With special approval from the Food and Drug Administration, doctors were able to implant a small tube created with a 3-D laser printer into the boy's airway, which allowed him to breathe normally for the first time in his life. The operation, done last year when the boy was 3 months old, was described in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. The tube, which was created by computer-guided lasers that stacked and fused thin layers of plastic, is designed to be absorbed by the body as healthy tissue grows over it, over the course of three years. Such a procedure had never been done before.
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Principal of Tornado-Ravaged School Recalls Moment of Horror
The principal of Moore, Okla.'s Plaza Tower Elementary School, which ripped apart in Monday's twister, recalled hearing the monster storm approach in an exclusive interview with NBC's Rock Center. "I started to yell ... in God's name, go away, go away—and I yelled it four or five times," said Amy Simpson. "And then it was gone." On Thursday students and teachers reunited for the first time since the storm before the start of summer vacation. Seven students died when the storm flattened the school. The first funerals began Thursday. Two funerals will be held on Friday and one on Saturday, school officials in the town said.
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"Unusual Condition" Seen Before Metro-North Crash: NTSB
Slain Soldier's Wife Thought He Was Safe in U.K.
Rebecca Rigby, the widow of the British soldier hacked to death on a London street, thought he was safe in England after returning from active duty in Afghanistan. “You don’t expect it to happen when he’s in the U.K. You think they’re safe,” she said fighting back tears during a news conference. “You know it’s dangerous when they go somewhere like that [Afghanistan] … he’s walked up and down that road so many times before.” Lee Rigby, 25, known as “Riggers” to his friends, was killed in broad daylight on Wednesday as he walked in the southeast London neighborhood of Woolwich, near an army barracks. Two alleged attackers were later shot by officers and taken to a hospital where they were arrested.
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Okla. Gov. To Approve $45 Million Disaster Relief Transfer
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The governor of Oklahoma is set to approve the transfer of $45 million from the state's rainy day fund to assist with the recovery from Monday's deadly tornado. Officials speaking at a news conference Friday said that 3,100 people in Moore, Okla. have registered for assistance through FEMA and that $1.4 million is already being distributed to those who have applied for the federal help. The preliminary estimate of homes destroyed now stands at 1,150—a figure that does not account for damaged homes, officials said. Twenty-four people died and more than 200 were injured when the EF-4 storm cut through the town. The town of Moore will hold a public memorial service on Sunday evening to honor tornado victims. President Obama is scheduled to visit and survey the destruction earlier Sunday.
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5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Northern California
A 5.7 earthquake struck in Northern California on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The epicenter of the quake was centered 6 miles west northwest of Greenville, and 26 miles southwest of Susanville, according to NBC News.
A 5.7 magnitude quake is considered moderate, but has the potential to cause considerable damage. There was no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Chief meteorologist Mark Finan at NBC affiliate KCRA said the quake was felt at the station's studios in downtown Sacramento, about 145 miles south of the epicenter.
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