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A day after killing eight people at an Omaha shopping mall officials and residents are trying to determine what was going through the mind of the alleged shooter.

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A window washer was killed when he fell over 40 stories while working at a skyscraper in Manhattan's Upper East Side. His brother, a fellow window washer, also fell and was seriously injured.

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Bus drivers in Sydney, Australia, have been displaying their Christmas spirit - they're competing to see who has the most festive vehicle - and the passengers think it's just great.

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Delta Air Lines is trying to raise awareness of behavior in the air by creating an animated series of videos showing passengers confronted with delicate social situations.

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A hailstorm in the Australian city of Sydney on Sunday injured dozens of people and caused extensive damage. The intense thunderstorm dumped hailstones the size of tennis balls and heavy rain on Sunday afternoon, in the west of the city.

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A 12-year-old boy from Medford, Oregon, tried to stop a pair of pit bulls from attacking his classmates. But the animals turned on him instead.

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Environmentalists say effects from an oil spill off the South Korean coast could last for years. Thousands of gallons of crude oil are washing ashore, coating oyster beds and devastating the region's aqautic industries.