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Turkey's Antakya is in ruins after the quake, erasing cultural and religious heritage

Turkey's Antakya is in ruins after the quake, erasing cultural and religious heritage

The city of Antakya, known in antiquity as Antioch, was at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. After the Feb. 6 earthquake, many of its centuries-old monuments and sites lie in ruins.
by Daniel Estrin, Claire Harbage, Samantha Balaban and Gamze Yilmazel

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Death toll rises to 8 from new Turkey-Syria earthquake

Death toll rises to 8 from new Turkey-Syria earthquake

Authorities and media in Turkey and Syria say the death toll has risen to eight in a new and powerful earthquake that struck two weeks after a devastating temblor killed nearly 45,000 people.
by The Associated Press

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1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mall

1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mall

Police in El Paso, Texas, say a one person has been killed and three others have been wounded in a shooting at a shopping mall. El Paso police said hours after Wednesday's shooting that two people had been taken into custody.
by The Associated Press

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Upset Ohio town residents seek answers over train derailment

Upset Ohio town residents seek answers over train derailment

Hundreds of worried people gathered to hear state officials tell them that testing so far has shown local air is safe to breathe and to promise that safety testing of the air and water would continue.
by The Associated Press

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Hope Breakfast owner feeding earthquake survivors, relief workers in Turkey

Hope Breakfast owner feeding earthquake survivors, relief workers in Turkey

Twin Cities chef and restaurant owner Brian Ingram said he knew what he had to do when he saw the devastation from last week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria: He bought a plane ticket and went there to help.
by Tim Nelson

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Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train derailment

Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train derailment

Air monitoring continues in East Palestine after the crews released a number of toxic chemicals in what officials called a "controlled explosion" last week.
by Juliana Kim

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Sniffer dogs offer hope in waning rescue efforts in Turkey

Sniffer dogs offer hope in waning rescue efforts in Turkey

Days after the Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria, hopes of finding people alive is waning. One U.S.-based team uses search-and-rescue dogs to try to find people still trapped days after the quake.
by Jason Beaubien

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Rescuers keep digging for survivors a week after the Turkey-Syria earthquake

Rescuers keep digging for survivors a week after the Turkey-Syria earthquake

People buried under rubble in southern Turkey continue to defy the odds, surviving freezing weather and a week without water. A 40-year-old woman was pulled alive in Gaziantep province early Monday.
by Peter Kenyon

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