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Chemical Leak at LG Plant in India Kills 11, About 1,000 Ill
A gas leak at a chemical factory owned by a South Korean company in southern India has left at least 11 people dead and about 1,000 struggling to breathe
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Golden Retriever Making ‘Absolutely Remarkable' Recovery After Found With Third-Degree Burn
A young golden retriever whose resilience is described as “absolutely remarkable” was recovering Tuesday at a Southern California animal hospital after a rescue group found him surrendered at an animal shelter with a third-degree burn.
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Decades-Old Pipe Caused Explosion at South Philadelphia Refinery, Leaking Tons of Dangerous Acid, New Report Finds
Thousands of pounds of deadly hydrofluoric acid escaped into the atmosphere following the massive June 21 blast at the now-shuttered gas refinery in South Philadelphia, according to a new federal report.
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Evacuation Order Lifted as Huge Texas Plant Fire ‘Contained'
Authorities in Texas say a massive chemical plant fire that rocked a Gulf Coast town with two major explosions is finally considered contained after three days.
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Fire Continues at Texas Plant; 50,000 Under Evacuation Order
More than 50,000 people in East Texas remained under a mandatory evacuation order Thursday as a fire continued to burn at a chemical plant, one day after two massive explosions there.
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3 Hurt at Texas Chemical Plant Hit by 2 Massive Explosions
Two massive explosions 13 hours apart tore through a Texas chemical plant Wednesday, and one left three workers injured. The blasts blew out windows and doors of nearby homes and prompted a mandatory evacuation of a 4-mile radius from the plant in Port Neches in Southeast Texas, about 80 miles east of Houston. Officials say they have no estimate for...
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Pot or Not? Police Busts Highlight Growing Confusion Over Hemp, CBD
The CBD craze is leaving the war on drugs a bit dazed and confused. The extract that’s been showing up in everything from candy to coffee is legally derived from hemp plants, which look and smell an awful lot like that other cannabis — marijuana. They’re so similar, police officers and the field tests they use on suspected drugs sometimes...
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Scientists Search for Opioid Alternatives Inside Native Texas Plant
Researchers in Denton say they’ve discovered a plant, native to Texas, that has the same pain relieving properties as some of the most powerful pills on the market but without the harmful side effects.
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Indiana Links Its 1st Death to Vaping; Health Officials Urge People to Stop
Indiana health officials say they’ve confirmed that a resident died from severe lung injury linked to vaping, as U.S. health officials once again urged people to stop vaping as they investigate. The death announced Friday by the Indiana State Department of Health is the state’s first and the country’s third tied to the use of electronic cigarettes. Previous deaths have...
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Sen. Durbin Urges FDA to Take Action on Vaping Amid Illnesses, Deaths
In wake of multiple reported deaths possibly linked to vaping, including one in Illinois, Sen. Dick Durbin is calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to “take immediate action.”
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Durbin Urges FDA to Take Action on Vaping as Ill. Cases Rise
In wake of multiple reported deaths possibly linked to vaping, including one in Illinois, Sen. Dick Durbin is calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to “take immediate action.” NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.
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Cuomo: New York to Urge Against Vaping, Echoing US Warnings
New York’s governor says state health officials are preparing to urge people to stop vaping.
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Mom Issues Viral Warning, Says Teen Nearly Died From Vaping While on Way to College
A suburban Chicago teen was on her way to college when her family says she nearly died from a sudden lung illness after vaping.
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Harvard Freshman From Lebanon Allowed Into US in Time for Class
There was a lot of uncertainty about whether or not Ismail Ajjawi would be able to arrive at Harvard University in time for the beginning of the semester. But after initially being denied entrance to the US, the 17-year-old Palestinian national living in Lebanon is on campus to begin his freshman year. Ajjawi was banned from the US at Logan...
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David Koch, Billionaire Conservative Donor, Dies at 79
Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother, Charles, transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, has died at age 79. Charles Koch announced the death on Friday, saying, “It is with a heavy heart that I now must inform you of David’s death.”
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Elderly Woman Dies After Delivery Man Beat Her, Doused Her With Chemical in Boca Raton Home: Cops
An elderly woman has died after police say a delivery man from Hialeah badly beat her in her Boca Raton home before dousing her with a liquid chemical.
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Vaping Companies Sue to Delay US Review of E-Cigarettes
A vaping industry group sued the U.S. government on Wednesday to delay an upcoming review of thousands of e-cigarettes on the market. The legal challenge by the Vapor Technology Association is the latest hurdle in the Food and Drug Administration’s yearslong effort to regulate the multibillion-dollar vaping industry, which includes makers and retailers of e-cigarette devices and flavored solutions. The...
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Puerto Rico Governor Silent as Impeachment Process Looms
Legislators prepared to begin an impeachment process for Puerto Rico’s leader as thousands of protesters gathered around the governor’s mansion late Wednesday and chanted, “We want peace, and they want war!” as they demanded his ouster. Frustration and anger began building as the silence from Gov. Ricardo Rosselló stretched late into the night despite promises from his spokesman that the...
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Cellphones Sought in Puerto Rico as Political Crisis Deepens
A Puerto Rico judge issued search warrants for the cellphones of government officials involved in a crude online chat whose leak has set off a political crisis that threatens to bring down the U.S. territory’s governor. One of the search warrants said that government officials used the chat to transmit official and confidential information to private citizens in potential violation...
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Contaminated Alcohol in Costa Rica Kills 19; Warning Issued
Costa Rica issued a nationwide warning after at least 19 deaths were attributed to methanol poisoning from contaminated alcohol consumption.