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Governors Highway Safety Association teen driving study
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Safety officials say deaths of teen drivers increased sharply in the first six months of last year, reversing a decade-long trend.
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Traffic deaths down in D.C. but concern lingers for pedestrians
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Since 2001, the number of people killed on the roads in D.C. has dropped 73 percent. But, today, pedestrians still account for more than 40 percent of the total number of people killed in traffic accidents.
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Nora Ephron dies at 71
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Nora Ephron, the filmmaker and director behind such hits as "When Harry Met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle," has died.
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Eugene C. Mills, III dies in Afghanistan
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Laurel native Lance Cpl. Eugene C. Mills, III died in Afghanistan on June 22. The 21-year-old Marine was based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
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Body found inside burning car in Forestville
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A death investigation is underway after police found a body inside a burning vehicle in Forestville early Thursday morning.
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Man killed in Braddock Road crash identified
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Police have identified a man killed in a vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Fairfax that left five others injured.
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Obama visits Alabama's tornado wreckage
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Obama to tornado victims: "We're going to make sure you're not forgotten."
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Tornadoes sweep through Midwest, South
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The tiny town of Ben Wheeler in Northeast Texas took a direct hit overnight from a twister. But it was far from alone.
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Elizabeth Taylor dead at 79, actress dies of heart failure
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She died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized for about six weeks, publicist Sally Morrison said.
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Battle brews over how to honor Frank Buckles
CommentThe longest-living American to serve in World War I survived war and prison camps, but in death he couldn't escape Washington politics.
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Political pioneer Geraldine Ferraro dies
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Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket and a barrier-breaking pioneer for women in politics, died Saturday.
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