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Record $2.25-billion fine recommended in San Bruno explosion
A division of the California Public Utilities Commission recommended Monday that the agency levy a $2.25-billion penalty against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the deadly 2010 explosion in San Bruno. If approved, Commission officials said, the...
Tags: Punishment, Emergency Incidents, Movies, Energy Resources, Transportation Industry
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At least 16 killed in bombing at Pakistan election rally
PARACHINAR, Pakistan -- A bomb blast tore through a political rally held by an Islamist party in northwest Pakistan on Monday. The attack, claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, killed 16 people and underscored an increase in violence ahead of a key election...
Tags: Elections, Emergency Incidents, Politics, Government, Pakistan
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Pomona middle school evacuated after bomb threat
Pomona police evacuated a middle school Monday after someone phoned in a bomb threat. The threat to Palomares Academy in the 2200 block of Orange Grove Drive was reported around 9:15 a.m. but did not detail any specifics, said Pomona police Lt. Eddie...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Google+
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Texas plant that exploded had $1 million in liability insurance
The fertilizer plant that exploded last month in West, Texas, holds just $1 million in liability insurance, a negligible amount compared to the estimated cost of the damage caused by the blast, lawyers said. John McCoy, one of the attorneys representing...Tags: Gun Control, Fertilizer, Politics, Insurance, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013)
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World watch
Czech Republic: A gas explosion rocked Prague's Old Town district Monday, injuring 35 people and damaging several buildings. The explosion occurred in an office building on busy Divadelni Street, close to the National Theater and Vltava River, where the...Tags: Prague (Czech Republic), Czech Republic, Blackmail and Extortion, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Syria blames Israel for predawn blasts near Damascus
BEIRUT — Huge explosions were reported in Damascus early Sunday, just two days after a reported Israeli airstrike in Syria targeting surface-to-air missiles possibly destined for neighboring Lebanon and the militant group Hezbollah. Syrian state...Tags: White House, Bashar Assad, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Weaponry, Armed Conflicts
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Syrian prime minister survives bomb attack
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus on Monday, Syrian state media and Hezbollah's al-Manar television reported. "The terrorist explosion in al-Mezze was an attempt to target the...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Politics, Government, Human Rights
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Explosion shakes central Prague, some injured and trapped
An explosion in central Prague on Monday injured about a dozen people and others were trapped in a building damaged by the blast, a Reuters witness and emergency services officials said. The explosion, a few dozen metres (yards) from Prague's National...
Tags: Prague (Czech Republic), Emergency Incidents, Air Transportation Industry, Prosecution, Witnesses
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Body found in parked SUV in White Marsh
Baltimore County police said a man was found dead in Chevy Blazer in White Marsh Saturday morning. An officer found the man unresponsive in the SUV along with three hand-written notes. The contents of the notes were not released but police spokesman Cpl....
Tags: Emergency Incidents, White Marsh
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Syria blames Israel for new explosions in Damascus
BEIRUT -- Huge explosions were reported early Sunday in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and state-run media blamed Israel for a strike on a defense research facility outside the capital. State television said Israeli rockets had targeted a research...
Tags: Israel, Politics, Bashar Assad, Weaponry, Wars and Interventions
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Thousands of anglers competing in 'world's largest rockfish tournament'
What is now billed as the "world's largest rockfish tournament" began 30 years ago with a different catch in mind — bluefish — and pretty much remained that way until a decade ago. That's when the once-plentiful bluefish population became...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Lifestyle and Leisure, Awards and Prizes, Fishing
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Five American soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Five American soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb, officials said. The powerful explosion took place about 2 p.m. when an American armored vehicle hit the device in the...
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Politics, NATO, The New York Times, Central Intelligence Agency
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