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• Aug 1, 2014

  Noelle Aston Shawver, 5, Shot at Playdate Accidentally

  Noelle Aston Shawver, a 5-year-old from Blackfoot, Idaho, was shot and killed during a playdate Wednesday. The young girl had been playing with another 5-year-old, who accidentally discharged the gun, killing her.

• Aug 1, 2014

  Woman Sticks Hand in Lion Cage and Loses A Finger; She's Suing Zoo for Not Stopping Her

  A woman stuck her hand in a lion cage and lost a finger to the wild animal in Michigan Saturday, according to reports. Renae Ferguson is now planning legal action against the Sunrise Side Nature Trail and Exotic Park for not preventing her from putting her finger in the cage.

• Aug 1, 2014

  Thomson Air Passenger Throws Leg, Drunkenly Fights With Cabin Crew

  A Thomson air passenger threw her leg at the flight crew while drunkenly swearing at them at about 10 p.m. Wednesday night. Flight 297 had been going from Enfidha, Tunisia to Edinburgh in Scotland when the woman became disruptive, leading to an emergency landing and her arrest.

• Aug 1, 2014

  Chicago Shooting: Demoted Exec Shoots CEO Friend Before Turning Gun on Himself

  A Chicago shooting resulted in one man critically wounded and another dead after an upset executive came into a private meeting with a gun Thursday. Anthony DeFrances, 60, was upset that he had been demoted amongst recent layoffs, so he shot the ArrowStream CEO and chairman Steven LaVoie twice before turning the gun on himself.

• Aug 1, 2014

  Toddler Dies in Hot Car: California 3-Year-Old Climbed in Car Unsupervised

  A toddler died in a hot car Wednesday in southern California after climbing into the family car unsupervised, according to reports. The 3-year-old had been playing outside while the rest of the family was taking a nap, but got trapped in their car and could not escape.

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  Jul 31, 2014

  2 Miraculously Survive Car Crushed by Shipping Container in China: 'We Didn't Expect Anyone to Be Alive,' Says Firefighter

  Two people survived being crushed by a shipping container in a car accident Saturday, according to reports. The couple was driving in Qingdao, China when a truck swerved and the huge metal structure flattened their car, but miraculously, firefighters were able to pull both of them out alive.

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  Jul 31, 2014

  Bullet Hits Sleeping Boy: Detroit 8-Year-Old Dies From Stray Gunshots

  A bullet hit a sleeping boy in Detroit's Brewster Homes complex Wednesday, killing him, according to reports. Jakari Pearson, 8, was in his bed at home when a shooting started outside, and three of the bullets pierced the brick, one of them fatally wounding the young child.

• Jul 29, 2014

  Girl, 9, Dies When Struck by Plane on FL Beach

  A girl, 9, has died from when she was struck by a plane on a Florida beach Sunday. Oceana Irizzary and her father Ommy were walking on Caspersen Beach in Venice when a small plane lost power and emergency landed practically on top of them, killing the father and hospitalizing the girl.

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  Jul 29, 2014

  NYC Elevator Shaft Death: Faulty Elevators to Blame, or Was 20-Year-Old Trying to 'Surf' the Metal Cars?

  An NYC elevator shaft death has the residents of a Bronx public housing development shocked and in mourning. Tito Morales, 20, was found crushed between the wall and the elevator car at about 4 a.m. Monday morning and died shortly thereafter, according to reports.

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  Jul 28, 2014

  Carjack Killers in Philadelphia at Large; Theives Crushed 3 Children With SUV

  Carjack killers in Philadelphia are still at large three days after they crushed three children underneath a stolen Toyota 4Runner. The two thieves had stolen the car from an unnamed victim, 45, at gunpoint Friday. As they raced away from the scene of the crime, the car blew a tire and they slammed into a family, leaving three dead and three injured.