As reported by Voanews.com, a bomb blast at an upscale hotel in Burma’s main city, Rangoon, has wounded an American woman. The explosion, which took place late Monday at Traders Hotel, follows a series of suspected bomb blasts that killed two people and injured several others in the past four days. Read Article
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CNN reports that a logging truck collided with a passenger train on Friday afternoon in West Virginia, killing the truck driver and injuring 66 others, a local emergency official said. At least 12 people suffered serious injuries, said Randolph County emergency management director Jim Wise. The truck struck the train around 1:30 p.m. in the […]
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NBC News reports that an apparent dry ice bomb explosion in a Los Angeles International Airport employee restroom caused flights to be halted from one terminal for several hours Sunday night, officials said. There were no injuries or damage in the blast, which happened at about 9.30 p.m. local time (6.30 p.m. ET) near Terminal […]
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According to palmbeachpost.com the government shutdown wasn’t enough to stop a group of tourists from seeing the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine. The fort is one of hundreds of national parks and monuments that are now closed due to the government shutdown. However, park rangers said a group of 13 adults and two […]
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NBC News reports that at least one passenger is dead and 44 others have been sent to local hospitals after a Pennsylvania bus crashed with a tractor trailer, NBC News affiliate WBRE reported. Fifty people were on the Greyhound bus that crashed at about 1:40 a.m. local time, according to the station, as it traveled […]
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According to The Weather Channel, Tropical Storm Karen developed over the Yucatan Channel and the southern Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning, and is now tracking toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. With the last couple of updates from the National Hurricane Center, Karen has weakened a bit: Welcome news to folks living along the Gulf Coast. […]
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According to herald-dispatch.com, the general manager of a hotel near the Huntington Mall says two people who were struck and killed by a minivan while trying to walk across U.S. 60 on Tuesday night were a retired, married couple from England. The Barboursville Police Department, which is investigating the accident, did not release the names […]
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NBC News reports that frantic members flocked to a North Carolina church Wednesday to learn whether their friends and relatives were among eight people killed and 14 others injured when a bus carrying elderly congregants overturned in eastern Tennessee. Eight of the injured — all of them described as senior citizens — were in critical […]
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Stuff.co.nz reports that bartender Evelyn Burgess drove all the way from Seattle hoping to see wolves and bears in their natural habitat in Yellowstone National Park, but instead headed home after the first US government shutdown in 17 years closed the park. The only close look Burgess got of the predators she sought was through […]
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NBC News reports that the Jacksonville International Airport was evacuated Tuesday amid “police activity” concerning suspicious packages. Officials posted the information on the airport’s Twitter account Tuesday evening. Michael Stewart, the Jacksonville Airport Authority spokesman, confirmed the evacuation and the presence of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office bomb squad to NBC News affiliate WLTV in Jacksonville, […]
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