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Flash flooding hits Saltville, closes roads in Smyth, Washington Counties
Bristol Herald Courier, Va.A rainy Sunday afternoon led to flash flooding in downtown Saltville and several closed roads in Smyth and Washington counties, officials said. "The water seems to be receding pretty well," Smyth County Emergency Management Director Charles Harrington...Tags: Floods, North Fork, National Weather Service, Travel Alerts, Weather Warnings
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Dozens killed in wave of bombings in Iraq
A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials said The attacks, some of which hit market places...
Tags: Explosions, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al-Qaeda, Wars and Interventions
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Blast that destroyed vacationing family's house heard for miles
The Leader-TelegramKen Naus stood across the street Sunday afternoon, surveying what was left of his neighbors' home. Several hours earlier, Naus had been sitting in his recliner when he saw Brian and Jennifer Pederson's town of Washington home at 1427 Partridge Road --...Tags: Explosions, Disasters and Accidents
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EDITORIAL: Big penalty for San Bruno blast is appropriate
The Sacramento Beef it wins final approval, the eye-popping $2.25 billion penalty that the California Public Utility Commission's Safety and Enforcement Division has recommended against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will be the largest ever imposed against a utility in...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Explosions, Entertainment, Investments, Finance
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Bombs kill at least 20 in mainly Shi'ite areas of Iraq capital-police, medics
ReutersBAGHDAD, May 20 (Reuters) - Eight car bomb blasts in mainly Shi'ite districts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killed at least 20 people on Monday, police and medics said. Earlier, at least 10 people were killed in two car bomb explosions in the...Tags: Explosions, Baghdad (Iraq), Bombings
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Two bombs kill 11 in Iraq's southern city of Basra -police, medics
ReutersBASRA, Iraq, May 20 (Reuters) - Two car bomb blasts in Iraq's predominantly Shi'ite southern oil hub of Basra killed at least 11 people early on Monday, police and medics said. (Reporting by Aref Mohammed; Editing by Catherine Evans)Tags: Explosions, Iraq, Basra (Iraq), Bombings
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Allegheny County police counting on remote-operated river vehicle
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAllegheny County police received a $131,000 federal grant to purchase a remote-operated river vehicle that can go underwater and search for items ranging from evidence in crimes to bombs. The remote-controlled device is part of a larger river security...Tags: Explosions, Petroleum Industry, PNC Park, Local Government, Pittsburgh
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Dangerous drug: Family believes 'designer' form of LSD killed teen
El Paso Times, TexasA new and lethal designer drug known as "N-bomb" may be responsible for the death of a 17-year-old boy in El Paso, his relatives said Thursday. Although a toxicology report for the late teen Johann Sebastian Cabada is not yet ready, his family...Tags: Explosions, The Arizona Republic, LSD, Synthetic Marijuana, Bath Salt Drugs
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Robert Kraft punts on talking about Boston Globe dealings
Boston HeraldIf New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is mulling a move into the news business, he wasn't ready to broadcast it yesterday. When asked about last week's report that he is looking at a possible bid to buy The Boston Globe, Kraft offered what was...Tags: Banking, Explosions, The Boston Globe, Bank of America Corp.
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Gordon Gayle dies at 95; received Navy Cross for attack on Peleliu
Retired Marine Brig. Gen. Gordon Gayle, who received the Navy Cross for leadership and bravery during the assault on Peleliu, one of the bloodiest and most complex and controversial battles fought by Marines during World War II, has died. He was 95....
Tags: Armed Forces, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Georgetown, Japan
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Assad, Hezbollah forces advance into Qusair
The Lebanon Daily StarSyrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters have reportedly advanced into the main square of besieged Qusair, with fierce battles continuing overnight Monday for control of the strategic city near the Lebanese border. At least 40 people were killed,...Tags: Lebanon, Skype, Beirut (Lebanon), Wars and Interventions, National Government
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BRIEF: Man burned in suspected meth explosion in St. Louis
St. Louis Post-DispatchA man was burned Saturday in a suspected methamphetamine-related explosion, police say. The 44-year-old man suffered facial and chest burns in an explosion about 4 p.m. Saturday in the 3800 block of Castleman Avenue in the city's Shaw neighborhood....Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Explosions
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