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Once in a lifetime comet could be visible through early November

Comet Lemmon, officially named C/2025 A6, has become brighter through the first half of October as it’s made it’s approach to ...
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8-Year-Old Boy Dies After Swing Set Collapses on Him in Missouri

A family in Missouri is mourning the tragic death of an 8-year-old boy who died after a swing set collapsed on him. On Sept. 21, Cortez "CJ" Williams, Jr. of St. Louis was playing on a backyard swing ...
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An 8-year-old boy seemed fine after a swing set collapsed on him. He died hours later.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — “It’s pain that will never go away.” That’s how Cortez Williams Sr. shared his heartbreak in an emotional interview, describing losing his 8-year-old son Cortez “CJ” Williams ...
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After a swing set collapsed on him, CJ seemed fine and asked for food; later that night, he died

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — “It’s pain that will never go away.” That’s how Cortez Williams Sr. shared his heartbreak in an emotional interview with 5 On Your Side, describing losing his 8-year-old son, ...
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8-year-old boy dies after backyard swing set collapses

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4/Gray News) - An 8-year-old boy in Missouri died after a swing set collapsed on Sunday. According to police in St. Louis County, Cortez Williams Jr. was playing on ...
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Child dies after Freeport playground swing set collapses on top of him

A CHILD who died when a swing set collapsed at a Freeport playground had to be taken to hospital in his mother’s car because of the delay in an ambulance arriving. Doctors at Rand Memorial Hospital ...