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/ 10 December 2007

Colorado church shootings leave several dead

A gunman on Sunday shot four staff members at a missionary training centre near Denver, Colorado, killing two, after being told he could not spend the night. About 12 hours later and 105km away, a gunman fatally shot a parishioner at a megachurch and wounded four other people before a guard killed him, police said.

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/ 16 December 2006

Air-filter fire forces passenger jet to land

A personal air filter sparked a fire on a Continental Airlines jet with 160 people on board, forcing an emergency landing on Friday. Six people were taken to a hospital, officials said. Their condition was not immediately known, John McGinley, Colorado Springs Airport’s assistant director of operations, told the Gazette of Colorado Springs.

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/ 25 December 2005

Tracking Santa Claus

For half a century, the military agency dedicated to detecting threats against the United States and Canada has reported Santa’s sleigh ride to curious youngsters around the world. With help from several civilian companies, the North American Aerospace Defence Command (Norad) reports Santa’s progress on a website.