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February 17, 2015

Float accident at Haiti Carnival parade kills at least 20

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 20 people were killed early Tuesday in the Haitian capital after a man on top of a musical group's Carnival float was electrocuted, setting

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