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Disasters

New safety rules proposed to curb oil train fires

New safety rules proposed to curb oil train fires

Accident investigators have complained for decades that the cars are too easily punctured or ruptured, spilling their contents, when derailed.
by The Associated Press

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Officials probe fire at North Dakota company

Officials probe fire at North Dakota company

State records show several flammable chemicals were on the property. The state Health Department and other agencies had monitored air quality in the area.
by The Associated Press

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Flight MH17: US builds its case; plane wreckage reportedly cut apart

Flight MH17: US builds its case; plane wreckage reportedly cut apart

The information comes as an update into the inquiry of how the commercial flight was shot down with nearly 300 people aboard. The U.S. has laid the blame at the feet of the separatists -- and criticized Russia for supporting them.

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ND oil supplier fire extinguished

ND oil supplier fire extinguished

Fire officials are not sure what caused the fire that first started around midnight Monday. State records show several flammable chemicals were on the company's property.
by The Associated Press

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Train carrying MH17 victims' remains arrives in Kharkiv

Train carrying MH17 victims' remains arrives in Kharkiv

That's a city controlled by the central government in Kiev and 17 hours away from the chaos of Hrabove, the eastern city controlled by pro-Russian separatists, where the debris and remains were scattered.

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Obama declares emergency in 8 counties

President Obama issued a disaster declaration Monday for parts of Minnesota damaged by flooding, but only eight of 51 counties were on the list.
by Tim Pugmire

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Minnesota man lost brother in Flight 17 disaster over Ukraine

Minnesota man lost brother in Flight 17 disaster over Ukraine

Drew Ryder said his brother Arjen, and sister-in-law Yvonne, were returning from a vacation in the Netherlands to the family's home in western Australia when the jet went down.
by Tim Nelson

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Wis. Official: 2 injured, diesel spilled in derailment

Slinger Fire Department Chief Rick Hanke says three engines and 10 railcars derailed Sunday, forcing the evacuation of more than 100 nearby homes.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul police: Woman found in vehicle dies

An officer saw the vehicle late Saturday night on a sidewalk near an intersection and found the woman in the front seat. Paramedics treated her at the scene before she was transported to Regions Hospital, where she died Sunday afternoon.
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