At least 19 people, including 9 children, were killed Sunday in a fire ignited by a malfunctioning portable space heater, according to fire officials.
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Beau Thomas, Kentucky Wesleyan freshman linebacker, dies at 18, school says
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5 missing teenage girls found, 30 sex offenders arrested in monthslong US Marshals operation
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21 people rescued in New Mexico after being stranded in a tram car on New Year’s Eve
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Bernie Sanders memes, TikTok trends and ‘Squid Game’: The best viral moments from 2021
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Tesla recalls over 475,000 vehicles over faulty rearview camera, front trunks defects
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