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Death toll rises to 36 in NYE stampede in Shanghai

A stampede killed at least 36 people during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, authorities said, but police denied reports it was caused by people rushing to pick up fake money thrown from a building overlooking the city’s famous waterfront.

 
Foster home suspended after 6-year-old’s death

The Minnesota Department of Human Services has temporarily suspended the license of a Brooklyn Park foster home where a 6-year-old girl died.

 
Weather hinders AirAsia search; first victim buried

Heavy seas stopped divers reaching the possible wreck of an AirAsia Indonesia jet off Borneo on Thursday and an aviation official said it could be a week before the black box flight recorders are found.

 
Ohio transgender teen’s suicide note plea for change, education

The 17-year-old signed the name he wanted to be known as — “Leelah” — in a suicide note posted to Tumblr. The teenager was struck by a tractor-trailer about four miles from home in the tiny town of Kings Mills, northeast of Cincinnati.

 
Here are the 17 most underrated movies of 2014

One of the most disappointing realities about 2014 was that as box office shrank compared to last year, independent films were often hit the hardest.

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