killed
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The aunt of a University of Cambridge scientist killed in the Spanish rail disaster has paid an emotional tribute, describing her niece as "a light for all of us".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Spain will work "tirelessly" to restore confidence in its high-speed trains, the transport minister said Tuesday, after a collision last week killed 69 people in the country's second such disaster this year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Weather conditions are a “major focus” of the investigation into the crash that killed nine people, including a Texas entrepreneur and his family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Helicopter company Fishtail Air named the man killed in the crash as Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Not the trunks, Dad. The leaves and branches all the way at the top. The Morris Fire is so bad it killed the giant sequoias.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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