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Singer George Michael Gets Medical Treatment After Car Crash
British singer George Michael has received medical treatment after a car crash on Thursday, his publicist said. The 49-year-old former Wham! frontman was being treated for "minor cuts and bruises" after the accident, Michael's spokeswoman said....
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, George Michael, Pneumonia
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Trace Adkins Joins Disaster Concert
Trace Adkins and Little Big Town have joined the lineup for Music Builds: CMT Disaster Relief Concert on Thursday, May 12th. Previously-announced performers include Hank Williams Jr., Alabama, Ronnie Dunn, Sara Evans, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Tim...Tags: Alabama, Hank Williams, Jr., Music, American Red Cross, Ronnie Dunn
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Obama: Country to stand by Oklahoma survivors 'as long as it takes'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday assured the survivors of Oklahoma’s deadly tornado that the nation is “there for them” and that the government will keep its focus on the rescue effort as long as is needed. As emergency workers...Tags: FEMA, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Janet Napolitano, Tornadoes
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Many children among 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
Reuters* Deadliest tornado in United States in two years * Schools, homes, medical center hit * Town had 16 minutes of warning By Alice Mannette and Ian Simpson MOORE, Okla., May 21 (Reuters) - At least 91 people, including 20 children, were feared killed...Tags: NBC (tv network), Tornadoes, Air Transportation Industry, Health and Safety at School, National Weather Service
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Indonesia's Freeport mine risks prolonged closure over disaster
Reuters* Death toll rises to 21, hopes fade for survivors * Unions demand thorough investigation * Mine has been closed for a week By Michael Taylor JAKARTA, May 21 (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian mine could face a prolonged...Tags: Mining, Metal and Mineral, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jakarta (Indonesia), Indonesia
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Convoy of Hope sends trucks with supplies to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla.
cbrewer@schurz.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Springfield-based humanitarian organization Convoy of Hope has begun sending trucks with emergency supplies to the Moore, Oklahoma area, the morning after a devastating tornado claimed dozens of lives there and left a path of...Tags: Tornadoes, Convoy of Hope, Natural Disasters
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Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse
ReutersBy Serajul Quadir DHAKA, May 21 (Reuters) - A committee investigating a deadly collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh will recommend that nine people detained in connection with the disaster be sentenced to life in prison, the...Tags: House Building, Plant Openings, Prisons, Bangladesh, Land Price
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Fuel spill contained in Sioux Falls after truck crash; driver being cited for carelessness
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities plan to cite a trucker with careless driving after a rollover crash and fuel spill in Sioux Falls. The tanker truck was carrying about 10,000 gallons of gasoline. The amount that spilled Monday afternoon wasn'... -
Connecticut rail delays continue, seen repaired by Wednesday
ReutersWESTPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut rail commuters endured crowded and rerouted rides in to work on Monday, as Metro-North worked to repair the busiest U.S. rail line after a two-train collision and derailment injured more than 70 people late...Tags: Stamford, Dannel P. Malloy , Executive Branch, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Storm plans not so easy for people living in Springfield's apartment complexes
jkaplan@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- With the threat of severe weather, emergency managers are urging people to have a plan if disaster strikes. Tens of thousands of people in Springfield live in apartments - and getting to the lowest floor might not be so easy.... -
Two drivers sought in connection with hit-and-run that hurt toddler
The drivers of a red Volkswagen Beetle and a black pickup truck are being sought in connection with a hit-and-run crash in which a toddler was seriously injured in Fort Lauderdale, police said. The May 14 incident happened at 6 p.m. near Northeast 53rd...
Tags: CVS Corp., Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Police Investigations, Traffic
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Metro-North Train Crash Highlights Infrastructure Need
On Friday evening at rush hour, two Metro-North railroad trains, one heading east out of Grand Central Terminal in New York City, the other heading west out of New Haven toward the Big Apple, approached each other on parallel tracks near Bridgeport. In...Tags: Highway Transportation, New York City, Railway Transportation, Amtrak, Grand Central Terminal
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