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Why did a Florida girl fake her friend's kidnapping? Girl, 11, gets arrested over 'fake abduction report'
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Fire on ship carrying 3,000 cars burns out of control and kills crew member
A fire on board a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars was burning out of control in the North Sea on Wednesday 26 July, the Dutch coast guard said. One crew member died with several others injured, and officials are working to save the vessel from sinking close to an important habitat for migratory birds off the coast of Holland. Boats and helicopters were used to get the 23 crew members off the ship after they tried unsuccessfully to put out the blaze, the coast guard said in a statement.
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