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Off-duty paramedic rescues man who sawed arms

Paramedics - AP

Fire Capt. Art Hurtado was making an off-duty visit to a home improvement store when he encountered a horrific sight - a man had deliberately cut his own arms to the bone with handsaws....

 

Body of sister who tried to rescue 6-year-old found

The body of a 16-year-old who jumped into the icy Big Sioux River here to rescue her brother was recovered Friday, and authorities also are looking for another man who tried to help the 6-year-old child.

 

Iran praises U.S. rescue of Iranians

Hijacked Iran Sailers Rescued by U.S. Navy

Iran on Saturday welcomed the rescue of 13 Iranian sailors by a U.S. Navy ship, calling it a "humanitarian act." The sailors were on a fishing boat that had been hijacked by pirates in the Arabian Sea, near the Strait of Hormuz. According to the Navy, a helicopter from the destroyer USS Kidd spotted a suspect pirate boat alongside the Iranian vessel on Thursday. The destroyer is part of the USS John Stennis Strike Group, which moved into the Arabian Sea from the Persian Gulf last week.

 

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