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A summer concert at an Indiana state fair ended in tragedy on Saturday when strong winds caused the stage to collapse. Moments before the country duo Sugarland were set to take the stage, winds estimated at 60 mph swept through the fairgrounds, toppling steel scaffolding on the stage. At least four people were killed and an estimated 40 were injured.
State Fair Horror Captured in Pictures: Sugarland’s Stage Collapses
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Leaping for Her Life — This image showing a woman jumping from a burning building in London on Aug. 8, 2011, quickly became an Internet hit. The photo was taken during a wave of destructive rioting that started in the British capital and spread to other parts of the country.
see more — Photos Gone Viral
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Same-sex marriage ceremonies start TODAY in New York — we’ll be seeing a lot of these wedding cakes today!
see more — Fabulous & Fancy Wedding Cakes
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Phyllis Siegel, 76, right, kisses her spouse, Connie Kopelov, 84, after exchanging vows at the Manhattan City Clerk’s office on the first day New York State’s Marriage Equality Act went into effect, July 24, 2011. Siegel and Kopelev were the first to marry on the historic day, and they were joined by hundreds of other couples taking their own vows on a sultry midsummer Sunday.
Here, a look at some of the very, very happy couples, their families, and their friends … Happy Couples: Gay Marriage in NYC
Kid gives the most amazing (and hilarious) motivational speech about learning how to ride a bike.
Not sure if this video has been everywhere already, but the TODAY office is watching it on repeat this A.M.
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I would most like to visit Thailand.
