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Fourth person dies following SXSW crash

http://www.statesman.com/search/?q=Fourth+person+dies+following+SXSW+crashHuman Intrest - This is an article about something tragic, therefore pulling in readers emotions. 

Person shot in hand at Waffle House in NE Austin

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/person-shot-in-hand-at-waffle-house/nfDW2/

Novelty - Someone getting shot in the hand in a waffle house is definitely something out of the ordinary. So this article gets readers attention. 

Boston starts investigation into 9-alarm blaze that claimed the lives of 2 firefighters

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/27/boston-starts-investigation-into-alarm-blaze-that-claimed-lives-2-firefighters/?intcmp=latestnews

Timeliness - according to this article this happened today, therefore making that breaking news. 

Onion Creek residents press Austin city officials to speed up buyouts after Halloween flood

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/onion-creek-residents-press-austin-city-officials-/nfL7q/

Proximity - This is right down the road from where i go to school and live. 

Former Williamson County sheriff John Maspero dies

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/former-williamson-county-sheriff-john-maspero-dies/nfL9s/

Prominence - According to the article this was a good officer and he was a good man and a great police officer. 

Fact check: Obama mixing and matching insurance stats

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/03/18/fact-check-obama-insurance-stats/6575537/

Impact - This is about health care, that is all over the country being signed and this could affect many if not most people in our country. 

Iraq: Bombings kill 26 people in Baghdad

http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/top-news/iraq-bombings-kill-19-people-in-baghdad/nfMWF/

Conflict - This is going to start a problem if there isn't one already between Iraq and Bagdad.