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News Wrap: 11 presumed dead after Washington paper mill tank implosion
In our news wrap Wednesday, authorities say the presumed death toll is 11 after an implosion at a paper mill in Washington, peace talks between the U.S. and Iran remain in flux, Hamas says Israeli airstrikes killed their latest military leader in Gaza and Uganda is closing its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo as it tries to slow the spread of Ebola.
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According to PBS News’s source item, News Wrap: 11 presumed dead after Washington paper mill tank implosion, In our news wrap Wednesday, authorities say the presumed death toll is 11 after an implosion at a paper mill in Washington, peace talks between the U.S. and Iran remain in flux, Hamas says Israeli airstrikes killed their latest military leader in Gaza and Uganda is closing its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo as it tries to slow the spread of Ebola.
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