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Acrobats Hurt in Circus Accident Reach $52.5M Settlement

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Eight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014 have reached a $52.5 million settlement with the ownership and management …

Rhode Island Investigators Complete Probe Into Circus Accident

Local investigators have completed an initial probe into a circus accident that sent eight acrobats plummeting about 20 feet to the ground during a hair-hanging stunt and are turning over a broken clip and other material to federal workplace safety …