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1 14 dead in India

2 An overpass collapsed in India, killing 14 people and leaving dozens missing. More than 100 people were reported missing after the incident Thursday, which occurred in a busy commercial area north of the city of Kolkata. The army has deployed four columns of rescue personnel, according to the Indian Ministry of Defense. Three medical teams with two ambulances, doctors and nursing assistants are also there. he collapse occurred around midday, which would have been a busy time in the area. Many people are feared trapped in their cars, and construction workers may be buried under the debris.

3 In Other News NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced via Twitter on Saturday he will donate his brain for concussion research and indicated he wants to donate his organs, too. He has joined other athletes who have opted to posthumously donate their brains for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) research. President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 61 people who were serving time for drug offenses, the White House announced Wednesday, furthering his push to reform what he sees as overzealous sentencing laws. More than one-third of the 61 individuals who had their sentences commuted Wednesday were serving life sentences. Obama has now commuted the sentences of 248 individuals, more than the past six presidents combined, according to the White House. The pardon power for federal crimes is granted to the President of the United States under Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution which states that the President “shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.”


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