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Salmon fishing in the... street? Dog gets lucky catch after flooding

By Ruth Doherty, Nov 05, 2012

Never mind bears, one unlucky salmon became a dog's dinner after flooding in the Skokomish River saw dozens of the fish forced into a residential street in Washington. The unfortunate...
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Missing something? Plane door falls from sky on to residential street

By Ruth Doherty, Sep 08, 2012

Residents of a neighbourhood in Washington were stunned yesterday after part of a plane's landing gear door fell from the sky and landed in the street. The fridge-sized piece of the Boeing...
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Three planes narrowly avoid midair collision at Washington Airport

By Roshina Jowaheer, Aug 03, 2012

Three US Airways planes came too close to each other in the air near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport avoiding a mid-air collision. Air safety regulators are investigating the near...
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Flight delayed as plane wheels sink into melting runway tarmac

By Ruth Doherty, Jul 09, 2012

A US Airways flight was delayed for three hours after its wheels sank into the runway tarmac. Extreme heat reaching 100C at the Reagan National Airport in Washington caused the melting,...
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Kayakers left 'up creek without paddle' as 100ft waterfall jump smashes oars

By Ruth Doherty, Jun 22, 2012

Three daredevil kayakers celebrated with a high five after surviving a 100ft waterfall jump that left two oars snapped in half. Drew Eastman, and Jacob and Christie Glissmeyer deliberately...
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Gorgeous cheetah cubs born after third ever caesarean

By Ruth Doherty, May 24, 2012

Two beautiful cheetah cubs are being hand-raised at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington after a risky birth last month. The zoo gave a first peek of the month-old cubs on Wednesday...
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Video: Zoo elephant learns to play the harmonica

By Ruth Doherty, May 03, 2012

We've all seen cute pictures drawn by elephants' trunks, but we've never heard one playing a musical instrument. Until now. A gorgeous pachyderm called Shanthi at the National Zoo in...
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Survivor of avalanche that killed three saved by her airbag

By Ruth Doherty, Feb 21, 2012

A professional female skier who almost died in an avalanche has spoken out about how an airbag saved her life. Elyse Saugstad told Good Morning America that being in an avalanche was...
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