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The death Churchill witnessed likely happened on the morning of Black Thursday, before the crash, and might have been accidental.

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Now, thanks to decades of global conservation efforts - from protecting eggs and releasing hatchlings on beaches to reducing accidental capture in fishing nets - new data shows green turtle populations are rebounding.

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When he showed up in Flushing with an accidental buzzcut given to him by his brother, it may have started as a joke.

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“Every person born in the country,” wrote Bates in late November 1862, “is, at the moment of birth, prima facie a citizen…without any reference to race or color, or any other accidental circumstance.”

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Two years ago, Angus Cloud, who played drug dealer Fezco, died of an accidental drug overdose.

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