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A woman running the NYC marathon for charity dies 2 miles from the finish

A woman running the NYC marathon for charity dies 2 miles from the finish
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A young Pennsylvania woman running the New York City Marathon for the first time to raise money for charity collapsed in Central Park, just over two miles from the finish line, and later died. Rachel Apa, 24, of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, was approaching the 24-mile mark of the 26.2 mile race Sund...

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