Balloon fiesta ends with dramatic accident
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- The final day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta ended with high drama today when a balloon became entangled in a radio tower, forcing the pilot and two young passengers to shimmy most of the way down the nearly 700-foot
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SELMER, Tenn., June 16 -- A drag-racing vehicle lost control during a parade and spun into a crowd of bystanders on Saturday night, killing four adults and injuring as many as 15 people, authorities said.
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A balloon became entangled in a radio tower on the final day of the city's trademark balloon festival Sunday, forcing the pilot and two young passengers to shimmy most of the way down the nearly 700-foot-tall structure.
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A team taking a low-budget stab at the &#36;10 million Ansari X Prize for private manned spaceflight suffered a setback Sunday, when their rocket malfunctioned and exploded after shooting less than 1,000 feet in the air.
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A carnival ride broke apart during a church fair Sunday, killing a man and injuring two other people.
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Supporters said Monday they were praying for the safety of a Japanese balloonist who lost contact three days ago over the Pacific Ocean on a bid to break his own record for the longest journey.
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Columbus Day is again upon us. A parade. Balloons. Cops. Violence. Recrimination.
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JALPAIGURI: Nearly 50 passengers of an inter-state bus plying between Assam&#39;s Kokrajhar district and Cooch Behar in West Bengal escaped miraculously with injuries on Thursday morning when a powerful time-bomb ripped apart the vehicle moments after they
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The Montgolfier brothers develop a balloon that will soon be all the rage in Paris.
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Volunteers work on inflating the Sponge Bob Square Pants balloon Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004 on 81st Street near Central Park in New York.
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They hold parades right down Main Street. Huge fireworks displays erupt in their honor, lauded in part for the way they help subsidize the local economy.
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By DAN MCKAY Journal Staff Writer  State inspectors have discovered electrical hazards and serious safety problems at the RV campground near Balloon Fiesta Park.   They launched the investigation last year after a city worker died at the park -- perhaps of asphyxiation.
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NADADORES, Mexico  - A tractor-trailer loaded with explosives blew up in Mexico on Monday after a traffic accident, creating a huge fireball that killed dozens, including rescue workers and photographers.
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Fireworks that may not be entirely benign, engineering the quest for ethanol and the largest flying bird ever.
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MISHAWAKA, Ind. - A Valentine's Day balloon caused an electrical outage affecting more than 2,100 homes and businesses, power company officials said.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A hot-air balloon caught fire as it left for a sunset flight near Vancouver, killing two people and injuring 11, including some who jumped from the craft in midair, police and witnesses said on Saturday.
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Wind and rain could not keep thousands of spectators from crowding Manhattan streets to see Big Bird, Snoopy and other signature balloons and floats of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.