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LATEST STORIES OF SURVIVAL
They awoke under car that smashed into home
Couple spent 42 harrowing minutes pinned, with hot fluids leaking on them
Injured pilot hikes 20 miles to safety
His passenger, noted Alaska wolf biologist, killed in accident
He survived botched bungee jump from 165 feet
Man, 21, hit water at 80 mph; if he’d landed headfirst, he might be dead
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Nov. 7: After being suspended indefinitely, defender Elizabeth Lambert released a statement saying her actions were uncalled for. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports.

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Ginnifer Goodwin gets serious at the “Single Man” screening, Beyonce wows Berlin at MTV awards, Claire Danes is a BAFTA beauty and more.
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A dog in dreads, two finicky sea turtles, a chilled-out chimp and monkeys and meerkats with pumpkins – find all that and more photos of creatures great and small.
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11 true ‘tails’ of survival
From a ham that went on the lam to a Chihuahua that blew away, meet 11 amazing animals that survived a brush (or flush!) with death to reunite with their owners.
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  Animal Tracks
A dog in dreads, two finicky sea turtles, a chilled-out chimp and monkeys and meerkats with pumpkins – find all that and more photos of creatures great and small.
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  The Week in Pictures
Yankees fans, Pakistan train crash, festival of lights, Iran protest, rodeo clowns, H1N1, toddler bowling and more news and feature photos from around the globe.
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  The Week in celebrity sightings
Ginnifer Goodwin gets serious at the “Single Man” screening, Beyonce wows Berlin at MTV awards, Claire Danes is a BAFTA beauty and more.
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Mom recounts horror of seeing baby hit by train
The video that captured a baby in a stroller rolling in front of an oncoming train still amazes, especially because the child suffered only scratches. Speaking out for the first time, the baby’s mother, Shweta Verma, 29, said, “I believe he is destined to do something great in his life.”

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Poling on the river: He’s the last of the ferrymen
Ashley Pillar, 30, is the last of the old-fashioned river ferrymen, using a 15-foot pole to propel a barge carrying people and cars across the James River in Virginia. But its voyage through the past may soon be part of the past itself, a casualty of ebbing state funds.

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Why do we celebrate Labor Day? Ask Kitty
Columnist Kitty Schindler, 85, is a coal miner’s daughter whose grandfather and uncle both died young in the mines. For her, Labor Day is an occasion to remember American workers’ struggles for decent wages and safe working conditions.

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