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David Young, 82, from the Holyhead area on Anglesey, was among the 16 people who died last Wednesday when the Glória funicular derailed and crashed into a building in Portugal's capital.

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Burton was the only Democrat who had the relationships and gravitas to derail the bill.

Sixteen people died and about 20 were injured when one of the carriages derailed on Wednesday evening.

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Sixteen people were killed on Wednesday evening in Lisbon when its iconic 140-year-old Glória funicular derailed and crashed into a building.

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Mary, meanwhile, is in the midst of a public divorce scandal that threatens to derail her reputation.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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