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Obama: Americans 'are all family'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, who will deliver the eulogy today for 29 miners killed in the explosion at a West Virginia mine -- the worst U.S. mine disaster in four decades -- will not only call for greater......Tags: Career and Workplace, Industrial Accidents, West Virginia, Emergency Incidents, Virginia
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Not In Our Town: West Virginians spread the love to counter the hate with flash mob organizing
Brand XFull disclosure: As someone who was born and raised in the Mountain State, I could not be more proud of the residents of West Virginia (and my former hometown of Wheeling) than I am in telling you about this uplifting story. The picketing hate group known... -
Bad week ahead for Massey CEO
The SwampDon Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy Co., addresses reporters during the West Virginia mine disaster last month that killed 29 workers. (AP/Haraz N. Granbari) by Kim Geiger Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship has a tough week ahead. Blankenship,......Tags: Criminals, Justice System, Emergency Incidents, Health and Safety at Work, U.S. Department of Justice
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Pedestrian Bridge Collapses in Indiana
(WGN-AM)- About 25 people were sent to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries and no fatalities were reported after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in Merrillville, Ind., after a fireworks show Saturday evening, police said today.
A...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Witnesses, Emergency Planning, Emergency Incidents, Indiana
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Massive Water Main Break Paralyzes City Hall Area
A massive water main break has paralyzed a 15 block section of Lower Manhattan, just two blocks from City Hall.
At 2:20am, a 12-inch water main underneath the intersection of West Broadway and Duane Street erupted from the thick pavement and spewed...Tags: New York City Police Department, WPIX, Assault, Crimes, Industrial Accidents
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MTA Knew About Weak, Leaky Ceilings On No. 1 Line
wpix.comThe MTA knew about 181 Street station's water leaks and crumbling tiles on the No. 1 line for at least three years before Sunday evening's ceiling collapse, according to local leaders. Manny Velazquez, chair of Community Board 12 in Washington Heights,...Tags: WPIX, Industrial Accidents, Metal and Mineral, Washington (U.S. state), Building Material
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115 Rescued After a Week in Flooded Chinese Mine
![XIANGNING, China -- Rescuers paddled the rafts with their hands in the dark, flooded mine shaft, letting out air so the inflatable vessels could squeeze through tight passages. From deep in the tunnel came the call: "Can you get me out of here?"](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-04/52985984-04121526.jpg "XIANGNING, China -- Rescuers paddled the rafts with their hands in the dark, flooded mine shaft, letting out air so the inflatable vessels could squeeze through tight passages. From deep in the tunnel came the call: "Can you get me out of here?\"")
Associated PressXIANGNING, China -- Rescuers paddled the rafts with their hands in the dark, flooded mine shaft, letting out air so the inflatable vessels could squeeze through tight passages. From deep in the tunnel came the call: "Can you get me out of here?"...Tags: Disasters, Coal, Beijing (China), Health and Safety at Work, Television
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Added height approved for Hanauer project
The city acquired some downtown spaces for public parking and non-profits' event notices in exchange for some added height in a project underway at 580 Broadway at a site formerly owned by the Laguna Playhouse. A provision in the Downtown Specific Plan...Tags: Industrial Accidents, Broadway Theater, Music Theater, Feet
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Tiger Woods: Does his being contrite really matter?
The TV Guy» Orlando Sentinel – The TV GuyTiger Woods was big news yesterday. Not so much today. The world moves on. The deadly West Virginia mine disaster was the top story on morning newscasts. Duke's victory over Butler in the NCAA men's basketball championship was the biggest sports story.... -
Obama pledges help for mine disaster
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, who had spoken by telephone with West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin on Monday night after a massive mine explosion that has claimed at least two dozen lives, today pledged the full support of the......Tags: Disasters, Emergency Incidents, Virginia, White House, Health and Safety at Work
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A politically correct dress code: Why politicians shed suits at ballgames, disasters -- and why it matters
Top of the TicketWhen President Obama threw out the first ball at last year's Major League Baseball All-Star game, he wore jeans -- really comfortable, really worn, really vintage American jeans. He got hammered, with critics decrying the selection as "Mom jeans."... -
`Dear sisters and brothers goodbye...'
Change of SubjectWoody Guthrie's ballad about the 1947 coal-mine disaster in Centralia that killed 11 men resonates strongly today:...
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