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House pursuing probe of SEIU local in L.A., panel chairman says
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterResponding to Republican charges of foot-dragging, the Democratic chairman of the House labor panel said Tuesday that it is pursuing its inquiry into a spending scandal at the Service Employees International Union but taking care not to interfere with a...Tags: Criminals, Unions, Dining and Drinking, Labor Legislation, Los Angeles Times
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Bridge fell in 4 seconds
Tribune transportation reporterThe emergence Thursday of a dramatic security video capturing the catastrophic collapse of Minnesota's busiest bridge, and help from a computerized model of the span, ultimately "will tell us where the failure began," the leader of the accident...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Health and Safety at School, Fatigue, Road Transportation, Transportation
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Text of mine survivor's letter to families
The text of a letter sent to victims' families this week by Randal McCloy Jr., the sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster. The letter mentions several mining terms: a "man-trip" is a vehicle that transports miners, a "rescuer" is an emergency air pack,...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Industrial Accidents, Travel, Family, Disasters
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Bridge woes no surprise to engineers
Washington BureauWhile tragic in its proportion and suddenness, the collapse of a 40-year-old interstate highway bridge in Minneapolis wasn't a surprise to those who work in the engineering and public works fields. The bridge that tumbled into the Mississippi River in...Tags: Texas, Road Transportation, Transportation, Colleges and Universities, Education
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News, links and observations about Latin America
Maradona suffers another health scare The soccer legend was hospitalized in Buenos Aires today after experiencing abdominal pains, doctors said. This was just two days after he was released following a two-week clinic stay for alcohol-related ailments....Tags: Employees, Documentary (genre), Elections, Diplomacy, International Law
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Hurricane Charley news Web log
![<i>The Web log is no longer being updated, but read through our coverage from <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/weather/orl-bk-charley-timeline081304,0,4603878.story?page=12">the last page</a> forward of Hurricane Charley's rampage through Central Florida.</i>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-08/13811472-07133307.jpg "<i>The Web log is no longer being updated, but read through our coverage from <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/weather/orl-bk-charley-timeline081304,0,4603878.story?page=12\">the last page</a> forward of Hurricane Charley's rampage through Central Florida.</i>")
From Staff and Wire ReportsThe Web log is no longer being updated, but read through our coverage from the last page forward of Hurricane Charley's rampage through Central Florida. Sat. Aug. 14, 4:23 p.m. Heavy rain caused the roofs to collapse on several condemned apartments near...Tags: The Seminole Tribe, Orlando Real Estate, Employees, Health and Medical Professionals, Colleges and Universities
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Engineers shocked by towers collapse
Chicago Tribune architecture criticThe World Trade Center, a symbol of American economic might, survived one terrorist attack in 1993. It was designed to withstand the impact of a jet, but both its towers collapsed this morning after planes rammed them. The structural engineer who...Tags: Empire State Building, Terrorism, House Building, Chicago Tribune, Economy, Business and Finance
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Princeton area offers a taste of the past
Tribune Staff WriterWhen I once gave a speech about growing up in a small town, I found out what seemed ordinary to me was far from it. My Chicago audience was transfixed by my props: a yearbook, featuring 36 graduating seniors, and the countywide phone book -- about the...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, History, Road Transportation, Transportation, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Category 1 (winds 74-95 mph) Storm surge 4-5 feet above normal. Damage primarily to shrubbery, trees, foliage, and unanchored homes. No real damage to other structures. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Low-lying coastal roads inundated, minor pier...Tags: Oceans, Industrial Accidents, Water, Natural Disasters, Disasters
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A year after disaster, miners face stress
The Morning CallEvery single day Thomas ''Tucker'' Foy thinks back to the 77 hours he spent underground, fighting for his life after a flood trapped him and eight other coal miners on June 24, 2002. ''Some days are better than others and I try and take life one day at a...Tags: Employees, Documentary (genre), Pennsylvania, Health and Safety at Work, Television
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MTA official resigns amid safety failures
Sun StaffThe embattled deputy administrator of the Maryland Transit Administration resigned yesterday amid continuing criticism that she failed to adequately address safety failures that have caused wheels to fall off buses 18 times since August. The announcement...Tags: Industrial Accidents, Travel, Maryland, Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority
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Old mining maps often inaccurate
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe near-tragic accident in Pennsylvania illustrates a hazard that coal miners have worried about for years: Maps of many abandoned mines are inaccurate, in part because former operators voraciously excavated beyond their boundaries. The nine Quecreek...Tags: Employees, Pennsylvania, Death, Health and Safety at Work, Los Angeles Times
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