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Diego "Chico" Corrales, 29, lost his life on Monday in a fatal motorcycle accident, reports his promoter. Corrales won titles in two weight classes and was one of the most memorable fighters.His promoter, Gary Shaw said, Corrales was on his motorcycle and he was involved in a tragic accident in southwest Las Vegas early Monday evening.His Manager, James Prince, also confirmed his death from the...

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When a school bus crashed with a pickup truck on Mississippi Highway 1, Monday, no serious injuries occurred.Fog was the leading contributing factor for the truck accident, according to Mississippi Highway Patrol.Superintendent of the West Bolivar School District said, the driver had just started his route and only one student was on the bus when the accident occurred."He was on Perthshire Road...

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A Shaw man was killed in a motorcycle accident this weekend when he lost control of his new bike, while pulling into his driveway, police said.The man was parking his recently purchased sports motorcycle under his carport, Saturday, when apparently he gave the bike too much gas, Shaw Police Chief said. He was thrown from his bike and hit his head when landing between a parked vehicle and the...

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Rat poison made its way into recalled pet food that is suspected in the deaths of 16 dogs and cats nationwide, according to researchers at Cornell University.Menu Foods, an Ontario-based pet food contractor, recalled 60 million containers of "cuts and gravy" style pet foods last week. The pet food recalled includes food manufactured for Cincinnati based Proctor & Gamble and Eukanuba brands to...

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The Food and Drug administration has confirmed 14 animal deaths in relation to a major pet food recall of 91 brands of different pet foods. The agency is getting hundreds of phone calls from concerned consumers.Officials are still investigating the cause of contaminations said the director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. As of yet there are no confirmed leads, but suspicions are...

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H&M is recalling their boys jackets that come with an attached compass.The compass on the jackets can break, posing a choking hazard in small children. Also, the liquid mineral oil, inside the compass can be harmful to children if ingested.The company has received one report outside of the U.S. of a child chocking on broken pieces from the compass. No injuries have been reported to date.The...

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On Wednesday morning, an Aberdeen man lost his life in a two-vehicle accident.The Aberdeen man, 83, was killed when the truck he was driving was hit by an 18 wheeler. The accident happened on Old Highway 8 and Highway 45. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.The driver of the 18 wheeler was taken to North Mississippi Medical Condition whereis condition is unknown.

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Best Buy is recalling 10,000 defective remote controls that are used in conjunction with Insignia DVD players due to a burn hazard.If the batteries are inserted backwards into the remote with the negative and positive sides improperly switched, it can cause the remote to overheat. There have been no reported injuries.The remote control is white and it has model number NS-A223 and Insignia...

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Two people were injured and a woman killed in a two-car crash Thursday night.Jackson Police say the woman was a passenger in a white Ford F150 pickup truck that was traveling southbound at 6:14 when the truck was hit by a Honda Civic traveling east.Witnesses told police the Honda ran a red light and struck the pickup truck causing it to flip over. The pickup landed upside down.Both drivers were...

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Tuesday, a family of gospel singers was on their way to their next gig when their charter bus crashed with an 18-wheeler, injuring both drivers.The accident involved the charter bus and a 18-wheeler hauling steel. The accident slowed down traffic for over two hours. The accident happened when the bus driver, one of the gospel singers, tried to pass the 18-wheeler but underestimated the...

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