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Brett James, Grammy-Winning Songwriter, Dies in Plane Crash in North Carolina

He had written hits for Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and other country stars. Two other people on the plane were also killed when it crashed into a field in Franklin, N.C., officials said.

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Texas Man Dies in Fall From Alaska Mountain Trail

Britain Pool, 32, died after falling from a steep mountain trail above Juneau, the authorities said. He and a companion, who survived the fall, were cruise ship passengers.

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The Mount Roberts trail features a series of switchbacks through a boreal forest to reach a peak high above Juneau, Alaska.
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Judge Halts U.S. Effort to Deport Guatemalan Children as Planes Sit on Tarmac

The temporary block ended another last-minute flurry of legal action over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

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A relative of an unaccompanied minor deported from the United States reviewing a list of those deported outside La Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City on Sunday.
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