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24 Apr 2010 22:56

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Biz, U.S.: That offshore oil well under the sunken rig is leaking black stuff

  • 5,000
    feet     the distance the well is leaking below the surface
  • 1,000 barrels the amount of oil being lost each day; no, not the oil! source
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21 Apr 2010 11:19

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U.S.: Scores missing after a massive oil-rig blast in the Gulf of Mexico

  • 126 people were on the rig when the explosion struck last night
  • 11+ people are missing after the massive blast in the Gulf of Mexico
  • 7+ were injured in the accident, off the Louisiana coast source
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06 Apr 2010 08:45

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U.S.: 25 dead, 4 missing in West Virginia mining explosion

  • West Virginians are tough, we will bind together.
  • West Virginia Rep. Nick Rahall • Regarding yesterday’s mine explosion in Montcoal, where 25 miners died. A day after a much happier ending for a mine explosion in China, where over 100 miners were rescued, the community around Performance Coal Company is in mourning, largely unable to rescue those inside the mine due to high methane levels making it hard to breathe and raising the chances of another explosion. The mine, by the way, has a long history of safety problems and just last year, parent company Massey Energy had to pay $382,000 for safety violations. source
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29 Mar 2010 11:20

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World: Cause of South Korean ship sinking: An old mine?

The mine reportedly would’ve been set by the North during the 60-year-old Korean War. So, technically, it still may have been attacked by North Korea. source
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14 Feb 2010 21:47

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World: Oops: Afghan civilians die after rocket blasts in NATO’s Marjah siege

  • 12 civilians died, despite efforts to prevent civilian deaths source
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08 Feb 2010 09:25

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U.S.: Connecticut power plant blast: Dangerous conditions halt the search

  • good Most of the workers at the scene of the deadly power plant explosion are accounted for.
  • bad Crews had to call off the search early this morning with some workers unaccounted for.
  • worse The plant had a financial investment of nearly $1 billion. It was 96 percent done. source
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07 Feb 2010 12:50

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U.S.: A crazy blast at a Connecticut power plant has Twitter talking



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22 Jan 2010 11:44

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Biz: The Dallas Cowboys’ old home gets blowed up, sponsored by Kraft

  • $150,000 for a crazy tie-in source
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09 Dec 2009 21:15

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U.S.: There’s some giant factory exploding in the neighborhood

  • Pretty scary, right? This morning near Seabrook, Texas, an American Acryl plant just went kablooey – causing a big explosion, billowing large amounts of smoke in the air and aftershocks as far as 10 miles away. The crazy part? Just two people were hurt, and they were already released. It’s no Three Mile Island, but it is a pretty huge “Holy Crap!” (Hat tip goes to reader Decapod; thanks man!) source
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04 Dec 2009 19:26

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World: Stay in, guys. It appears to be a cursed Friday night for partying.

  • clubbin’ In Russia, 100+ were killed in a late-night explosion at a nightclub. Fireworks are being blamed for the blast in the city of Perm.
  • karaoke In Jakarta, Indonesia, 20+ were killed after a fire in a crowded karaoke club. The people were trapped in a tiny room.
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