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Baltimore bridge rescue effort continues after container ship crash causes collapse
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Baltimore bridge rescue effort continues after container ship crash causes ...
Quick Glance: Survivors of Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Workers in Their Cars
  • Julio Cervantes survived bridge collapse, others missing or dead

  • Construction workers were in their cars when ship hit bridge

  • Two bodies found, four missing, presumed dead

  • President Biden promises bridge reconstruction
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Macron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadow: French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on ...
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Macron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadow
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Brazilian teen sensation Endrick breaks records with winning goal against England
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Brazilian teen sensation Endrick breaks records with winning goal against ...
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Brazilian police arrest suspects in 2018 murder of Rio councilor Marielle Franco: Brazilian police arrested three people on Sunday, including a federal lawmaker ...
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Brazilian police arrest suspects in 2018 murder of Rio councilor Marielle ...
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Endrick: Who is Brazil's latest football prodigy?: The 17-year-old striker, who is set to move to Real Madrid this summer, announced himself to the world on ...
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Endrick: Who is Brazil's latest football prodigy?
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Growth in vinyl and streaming leads to record music sales in Australia in 2023: Australians spent a record $676 million on music in 2023, with growth in free ...
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Growth in vinyl and streaming leads to record music sales in Australia in ...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Indicted Over Alleged Falsification of His Own Vaccination Data
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Quick Glance: Brazil: Bolsonaro Faces Charges for Suspected Vaccine Data Manipulation
  • Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been officially accused of tampering with his COVID-19 vaccination records, marking the first charge against the controversial far-right leader, with potential additional allegations.

  • The federal police indictment, disclosed by the Supreme Court, alleges that Bolsonaro and 16 others were involved in falsifying information within a public health database to give the impression that the former president, his 12-year-old daughter, and select individuals in his close circle had been administered the COVID-19 vaccine.

  • Throughout the inquiry, numerous deceptive entries were identified between November 2021 and December 2022, alongside instances of utilizing forged documentation.

  • Asserting innocence, Bolsonaro could potentially face a sentence ranging from two to 12 years if found guilty of manipulating health data.
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UFC: Bite earns Brazilian fighter $50,000 payday: Brazilian Andre Lima got a tattoo of the teeth marks left by opponent Igor Severino after he bit him during ...
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UFC: Bite earns Brazilian fighter $50,000 payday
Quick Glance: UFC Fighter Bites Opponent; Justin Tafa Loses by Points
  • A UFC bout was prematurely ended during an event after a fighter was disqualified for biting his opponent.

  • Severino will be excluded from the promotion as it was the first time a UFC fight was disqualified for biting.
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Brazilian Police Arrest Suspected Masterminds of Marielle Franco’s Assassination: In Brazil, police arrested two politicians and Rio de Janeiro’s former police ...
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Brazilian Police Arrest Suspected Masterminds of Marielle Franco’s ...
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Center for study of Polish culture and diaspora opens in Brazil: It will promote and teach Polish language, history and culture, as well as safeguarding Polish ...
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Center for study of Polish culture and diaspora opens in Brazil
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Spanish court sets $1.1 million bail for Dani Alves to be released from prison: Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves can be released from jail on a 1 million euro ...
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Spanish court sets $1.1 million bail for Dani Alves to be released from ...
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Rescue effort turns to recovery in search for 6-year-old who fell into Pennsylvania creek
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Quick Glance: Search for Missing 6-Year-Old in Chester Creek
  • Emergency response teams from throughout Delaware County and neighboring areas conducted a search in the Chester Creek on Saturday evening for a missing 6-year-old who was believed to have fallen into the rain-swollen water.

  • The young child, whose identity was not disclosed by the first responders, was reported missing shortly before 8 p.m. after being in the vicinity of the creek at East 7th Street and the Avenue of the States in downtown Chester, as communicated by Tim Boyce, the Director of Emergency Management for Delaware County.

  • Boyce mentioned that the heavy rainfall had intensified the current in the creek.

  • The search operation for the child involved the Chester police, along with various fire and police departments from across Delaware County. Additional teams from Wilmington and the U.S. Coast Guard base in South Philadelphia were also enlisted. They thoroughly searched the riverbanks and the waters within.
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Editorial: Nostalgia may be sweet, but Blommer’s chocolate plant closure decision is sour
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Surge in Foreign Investment in Brazilian Firms: In 2023, Brazilian companies experienced a surge in foreign investment, with M&A deals involving 47% foreign ...
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Surge in Foreign Investment in Brazilian Firms
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Neumünster | State-of-the-art factory to produce green hydrogen: From 2026, Germany's first factory for green hydrogen, which is regarded as the energy of the ...
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Neumünster | State-of-the-art factory to produce green hydrogen
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Man dies after being bitten by snake at Australia childcare center: reports: The was called by a relative to remove a highly venomous snake from a childcare ...
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Man dies after being bitten by snake at Australia childcare center: ...
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Brazil police seek three arrests tied to 2018 murder of Rio councilwoman: Brazilian federal police said on Sunday they were seeking to arrest three people ...
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Brazil police seek three arrests tied to 2018 murder of Rio councilwoman
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Joana Neves, Brazilian Paralympic Swimming Champion, Dies at 37: The athlete won five medals at the Paralympic Games and had 15 World Cup podium finishes over ...
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Joana Neves, Brazilian Paralympic Swimming Champion, Dies at 37
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Watch: Lightning, heavy rain in Dubai as bad weather hits UAE earlier than expected - News | Khaleej Times
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Watch: Lightning, heavy rain in Dubai as bad weather hits UAE earlier than ...
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Macron says Mercosur-EU deal is 'very bad' for both sides: French President Emmanuel Macron told Brazilian business leaders that a proposed trade deal between ...
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Macron says Mercosur-EU deal is 'very bad' for both sides
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French navy seizes 10.7 tons of cocaine off African coast: BREST: The French navy has seized 10.7 tons of cocaine with a street value of hundreds of millions of ...
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French navy seizes 10.7 tons of cocaine off African coast
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Brazil, France announce €1 billion Amazon investment plan: The two countries say they will raise an investment fund over the next four years to protect the ...
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Brazil, France announce €1 billion Amazon investment plan
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, spotted in public at local farm shop amid bizarre #WhereIsKate conspiracy theories
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, spotted in public at local farm shop amid ...
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Brazil’s Development Bank Pledges $18 Billion to Boost Car Sector: Aloizio Mercadante, BNDES leader, announced a 90 billion Brazilian reais ($18 billion) ...
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Brazil’s Development Bank Pledges $18 Billion to Boost Car Sector
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Columbus must join the current century and get light rail.: Free parking in the Short North - just saying. The humane way to execute.
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Columbus must join the current century and get light rail.
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She bought an animal testing site and turned it into a rehab sanctuary: Freedom Fields is a rehab site for former lab animals, many of whom are scared and ...
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She bought an animal testing site and turned it into a rehab sanctuary
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Port Royal Museum to open in May: KINGSTON, Jamaica - The long-awaited Port Royal Museum is expected to be opened in May, with the first exhibit set to be ...
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Port Royal Museum to open in May
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Drones against refineries: This is how Ukraine is destroying Putin's oil industry
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Drones against refineries: This is how Ukraine is destroying Putin's oil ...
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Fire extinguished on Carnival Freedom cruise ship after witnesses reported possible lightning strike
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Fire extinguished on Carnival Freedom cruise ship after witnesses reported ...
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France Considers Supplying Nuclear Fuel to Brazilian Submarine Program: Brazil and France are negotiating a deal that could enable France to supply nuclear fuel ...
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France Considers Supplying Nuclear Fuel to Brazilian Submarine Program
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Ache makes T&T proud: CROWN or no crown, Miss World Trinidad and Tobago Aché Abrahams did not disappoint.The only disappointment yesterday was that local viewers ...
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Ache makes T&T proud
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It’s electric! Metallica summer tour hits the road with Iveco electric power: Iconic rock band Metallica is going to "ride the lightning" in more ways ...
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It’s electric! Metallica summer tour hits the road with Iveco electric ...
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning homeless from camping in public spaces: Critics have said the Florida legislation unfairly targets a vulnerable ...
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning homeless from camping in public ...
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Is­rael’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 169: At least three patients at al-Shifa Hospital have died amid a five-day blockade on the facility by Israel.
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Is­rael’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 169
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Endless oat lattes: What a copywriter on $67,000 spends in a week: On Money Diaries this week, a copywriter gets a Brazilian wax, enjoys oysters with a friend ...
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Endless oat lattes: What a copywriter on $67,000 spends in a week
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Ecclestone says Massa right to sue in English court: Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Tuesday Felipe Massa was right to take his fight to be ...
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Ecclestone says Massa right to sue in English court
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WATCH: Chartist Tower, Newport, hit by lightning in storm: This is the moment lightning struck the tallest building in Newport - and shorted the electricity ...
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WATCH: Chartist Tower, Newport, hit by lightning in storm
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Lonza to buy biologics site from Roche in U.S. for $1.2 bln: Swiss contract drug manufacturer Lonza said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement to acquire the ...
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Lonza to buy biologics site from Roche in U.S. for $1.2 bln
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John Lomax, longtime WKRC Local 12 anchor, dies at 72: John Lomax co-hosted "Good Morning Cincinnati" on Local 12 for 32 years.
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John Lomax, longtime WKRC Local 12 anchor, dies at 72
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Spectacular lightning bolts illuminate Houston sky: Thunderstorms swept across southern parts of the US on Thursday evening, painting the sky with a light show.
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Spectacular lightning bolts illuminate Houston sky
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Why Brazilian Jujitsu Is a Good Form of Self-Defense : When former professional wrestler Eve Torres Gracie needed a way to protect herself ...
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Why Brazilian Jujitsu Is a Good Form of Self-Defense
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Mudanças no mercado brasileiro em meio a consolidações e reestruturações: As maiores companhias aéreas do Brasil estão a trabalhar na consolidação e ...
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Mudanças no mercado brasileiro em meio a consolidações e reestruturações
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Republic Bank opens $1.2b facility at Williamsburg: Residents of Williamsburg (East Berbice-Corentyne) can now conduct transactions at Republic Bank (Guyana) ...
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Republic Bank opens $1.2b facility at Williamsburg
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Paris Olympics must have ‘plan B’ for Seine swimming events, open water champion says
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Paris Olympics must have ‘plan B’ for Seine swimming events ...
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Decline in UWI enrolment for 2022-2023: Enrolment at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, declined from 2022 to 2023, says Prof Rose-Marie Belle ...
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Decline in UWI enrolment for 2022-2023
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Average Income of Brazilians Rises 3.1% from 2022 to 2023: The Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) reports a 3.1% increase in the average income of ...
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Average Income of Brazilians Rises 3.1% from 2022 to 2023
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Square Enix doesn't do big Final Fantasy discounts often, but the exceptional XIII trilogy is less than half price for the next few days
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Square Enix doesn't do big Final Fantasy discounts often, but the ...
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President Lula supports Robinho serving rape jail term in Brazil | Africanews: Robinho and five others were gound guilty of gang-raping a woman after plying her ...
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President Lula supports Robinho serving rape jail term in Brazil | ...
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How far-right conspiracy theories threw this voter integrity system into peril: ERIC was once a bipartisan tool helping states fight voter fraud ...
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How far-right conspiracy theories threw this voter integrity system into ...
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London issued tornado warning as strong winds hit region: The Tornado & Storm Research Organisation has issued a warning for possible tornados across London ...
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London issued tornado warning as strong winds hit region
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PSG's Marquinhos out of action until international break: Paris St Germain defender Marquinhos suffered a calf injury against Nantes on Feb 17 ...
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PSG's Marquinhos out of action until international break
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Myriad causes of SA’s water crisis: Ageing and a failure to maintain infrastructure are among the reasons so many people do not have clean water
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Myriad causes of SA’s water crisis
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He scored even faster than Wirtz: Germany terror Baumgartner with world record goal | Sport
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He scored even faster than Wirtz: Germany terror Baumgartner with world ...
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House GOP misses "Fire Pelosi" on 2024 campaign trail: "He's not shown that type of lightning rod negativity," a top Republican said of ...
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House GOP misses "Fire Pelosi" on 2024 campaign trail
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New Balance WRPD Runner “Lightning” Releases April 2024: New Balance WRPD Runner Lightning UWRPDFSC Release Date: April 2024 Price: $150 USD Where to Buy: ...
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New Balance WRPD Runner “Lightning” Releases April 2024
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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Crown Prince Dallas Liu Had Elliott Smith on his Zuko Playlist
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Cold front moving to Central Florida, scattered showers also expected: A cold front combined with scattered showers and lightning storms will greet Central ...
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Cold front moving to Central Florida, scattered showers also expected
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Dublin and Edinburgh airline forced to cancel hundreds of flights 'until June': Transavia has had to ground a number of its journeys due to its aircraft being ...
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Dublin and Edinburgh airline forced to cancel hundreds of flights 'until ...
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This thermal camera gives your iPhone a cool superpower, and it's still $60 off
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This thermal camera gives your iPhone a cool superpower, and it's ...
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4 factors going into Lightning’s game against Bruins: Coming off a successful road trip, Tampa Bay returns home for a measuring-stick game against Boston.
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4 factors going into Lightning’s game against Bruins
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Since Covid she has had flashes in her head: Susi Pirtauer from Laaber lives with the “suicide disease”
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Since Covid she has had flashes in her head: Susi Pirtauer from Laaber ...