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Stratospheric skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies in paraglider crash

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Felix Baumgartner, in 2012, became the first human to break the sound barrier with only his body, reaching 843.6 mph in his pressurized suit during a 9-mile descent from a capsule hoisted more than 24 miles above the Earth by a helium balloon.
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MILAN — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy, according to an official. He was 56. Italian firefighters who responded said a paraglider crashed […]

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