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Mother, daughter trapped after alleged hit-and-run
New Zealand Herald
Her 8-year-old boy had managed to free himself from the wreckage and waited while firefighters used the jaws of life to free the others. Last night Kaye was having scans at Waikato Hospital and was believed to have suffered a fractured vertebra.

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Arrest after Hamilton hit-and-run
TVNZ
Fire crews had to use the 'jaws of life' to free the woman and her children, who were left with moderate to serious injuries. The teenager has appeared in court charged with failing to stop to ascertain injury. Police say he will also be facing excess ...

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Ian Astbury's struggles provide ammo for new Cult album 'Choice of Weapon'
Winnipeg Free Press
He suffered through a bad breakup and then his body began to fail him: a lifetime of hopping around stages, running long distances to stay in shape and wrecking motorcycles started to lead to the deterioration of his hip.

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Fake crash conjures real emotions
Lakenewsonline.com
Fake blood helped make the scene look more real as police officers assessed the situation and firefighters began cutting out trapped victims using the jaws of life. The volunteers had been prepared to act during the docudrama, not for the emotions to ...

'Game of Thrones' star Carice van Houten on magic and Melisandre
Los Angeles Times
It's the kind of jaw-dropping moment that can create an instant fan favorite and make the performer a water-cooler topic. But according to Van Houten, who lives in the Netherlands and wasn't familiar with the series or the novels it's based on, ...

Canadian woman ponders second summit bid during deadly Everest climbing season
Canada.com
OTTAWA — An Ottawa woman, who survived a deadly storm that made Mount Everest look like "a morgue" on Sunday morning, is wondering whether to take another run at the summit of the world's tallest mountain. Sandra Leduc was just hours away from ...

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'Are You There, McPhee?' by John Guare, at Berlind Theater
New York Times
McPhee performed a role in the Nantucket production of Mundie's hit play — as did virtually everyone else he meets, in one of the funnier running gags. Off to the airport to pick up his Antonia, McPhee leaves his new friend with the giant lobster and ...

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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)
Carter: From Whitney Houston to locals, all of this Newark funeral director's ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)
... not see her smiling, or as she says, “jaw-jacking,” and running her mouth while conducting a service. Admirers say there is no one more in charge than Carolyn, no stickler can rival her, and no one has such a sense of joy in life even at death.

Outrage over jail term cut
Tasmania Mercury
A WOMAN left severely injured by a hit-and-run driver fleeing a home invasion says she feels the justice system has let her down. Dianne Clifford will spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair after she was run down by 34-year-old Jade Vicoriarnah ...

Attacks on refs not putting off volunteers
New Zealand Herald
Tama Fasavalu, 36, was fined $1000 and banned for life, after punching volunteer referee Len Gattsche, breaking his jaw in three places, during a soccer match between Manukau City and Tauranga City United on Anzac Day. In August, five Otahuhu Rugby ...