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Train engineer texted 22 seconds before LA crash

" LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Metrolink engineer sent a cell phone text message 22 seconds before his commuter train crashed head-on into a freight train last month, killing 25 people, federal investigators said...

highlighted by RayBanBro66 | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago
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Dave Keating

Train collision probe to examine text messages

Authorities in Los Angeles are now looking at the possibility that text messages sent by teenagers to the driver of the commuter train that crashed into a freight train played a role in the accident. Apparently the...

highlighted by Dave Keating | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago
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Texans endure sleepless night as Ike roars ashore

"A massive Hurricane Ike menaced the darkened Texas coast early Saturday, ensuring a sleepless night for thousands who huddled and waited to find out if a gamble to face the storm head-on could cost them their lives.Before the eye even crossed land, the first bands were...

highlighted by nirajan | 11 wks ago
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NASCAR Michael McDowell Crash in Texas Qualifying

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NASCAR: McDowell Survives worst Crash Ever

McDowell OK after near head-on crash in qualifying. One of the worst crashes ever. Here is Michael McDowell Scanner frequencies so you can listen to him and his Crew Chief during the next race. "00...

highlighted by nascanner | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago
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'The biggest environmental crime in history'

Alberta, Canada has one of the largest petroleum deposits in the world, estimated at between 1.5 to 2.7 Trillion barrels, but theres just one problem the oil is stuck in the sands and is very difficult and...

highlighted by liamssoft | 46 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
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Vatican vows to fight Devil

"The Catholic Church has vowed to "fight the Devil head-on" by training hundreds of priests as exorcists. Father Gabriele Amorth (82), the Vatican's Exorcist-in-Chief, announced the initiative amid the Church's...

highlighted by infomatique | 48 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago
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South Africa Rape Laws: Tougher Justice

As South Africa gears up to host the world cup, one of the issues they must address is their astronomical crime rate. Rape in particular is widespread in South Africa, exacerbated by one of the highest HIV infection...

highlighted by jordan | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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Fighting on Two Fronts: Secular Parties in the Arab World - A Carnegie Paper,...

"Without strong secular parties, political competition in the Arab world could be reduced to a dangerous head-on confrontation between Islamist parties and the incumbent governments. Yet secular parties—a broad term referring to organizations that do not embrace a...

highlighted by KEARNEY | 1 year ago
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'A Christmas Story' director, son killed in crash

"LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Film director Bob Clark, best known for the holiday classic "A Christmas Story," was killed with his son Wednesday in a head-on crash with a vehicle that a drunken driver steered into the wrong lane, police and the filmmaker's assistant...

highlighted by Stabler | 1 year ago
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Two die in 'brutal' crash

"A 19-year-old man police believe is responsible for a head-on crash which killed two men near Werribee this morning remains in a critical condition in hospital. A 31-year-old Corio man and a 29-year-old man from Waurn Ponds both died instantly when their car and the...

highlighted by goldcoaster | 1 year ago
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Colorado Athlete Competes After Paralyzing Accident

"Colorado Athlete Competes After Paralyzing Accident Brooke Wagner Reporting (CBS4) DENVER Six years ago, competitive cyclist Tricia Downing was on a training ride in Golden when a driver hit her head-on. She was paralyzed from the chest down. From her hospital bed, Downing...

highlighted by jakedai | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Girl Killed, 5 Other People Injured In Crash

"A 7-year-old girl was killed and five other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash just east of Greenwood on Tuesday afternoon, the Johnson County Sheriff's Department said. No names were immediately released. Police said a blue 1995 Oldsmobile was heading west on County...