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Poison-Laced Letter to Obama Found
A letter addressed to President Obama which field tested positive for the poison, ricin, was received at the remote White House mail screening facility yesterday.This facility routinely identifies letters or parcels that require secondary screening...
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Adelphi Student Transported to Winthrop With Breathing Issues
Symptoms could be related to Monday's hazmat incident in the university's science building.
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Explosive powder found in crashed car
EL CAJON, Calif. – Authorities blocked off several streets in El Cajon Monday evening after a car involved in a collision had suspicious materials inside it, officials said. Heartland Fire Department responded to the crash around 7 p.m.
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Fatalities, dozens injured in Texas plant blast – USA Today – USA TODAY
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Fatalities, dozens injured in Texas plant blast - USA TodayUSA TODAYEmergency workers fight a house fire ignited after a nearby fertilizer plant exploded Wednesday night in West, Texas. ... There is concern, he said, about chemical fumes in an area north of the plant, and he urged residents to stay indoors. He said 133 ...'Dozens injured' after Texas fertiliser plant explosionYahoo!7 NewsFertilizer Plant Explosion In Texas Injures Dozens - Huffington PostHuffington PostWest fertilizer Read more [...]
Authorities: Fertilizer plant explodes near Waco, Texas – USA Today – USA TODAY
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Authorities: Fertilizer plant explodes near Waco, Texas - USA TodayUSA TODAYExplosions rocked a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, Wednesday evening as firefighters were battling a fire, causing multiple injuries, authorities said. A hospital in nearby Waco reported receiving at 66 patients. ... There is concern, he said, about ...Texas Explosion: Fatalities Reported In Blast At Fertilizer Plant (VIDEO)Huffington Post'Dozens injured' after Texas fertiliser plant explosionYahoo!7 NewsWest Read more [...]
More than half a dozen injured from West plant explosion expected at Temple … – Austin American-Statesman
More than half a dozen injured from West plant explosion expected at Temple ...Austin American-StatesmanThe hospital is communicating and coordinating with emergency responders in Waco, according to a news release. Eight hazardous material personnel from Temple Fire & Rescue were sent to West about 10 p.m. Wednesday to assist in detecting and cleaning up ...
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'Dozens injured' after Texas fertiliser plant explosion – ABC Online
'Dozens injured' after Texas fertiliser plant explosionABC OnlineThe explosion at the West Fertiliser Plant, in the town of West, levelled some buildings and set fire to others, firefighters said. CNN is reporting that dozens of people have been injured and there are reports that chemical tanks are on fire. Fire and ...and more »
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UPDATE: Roads Back Open After Hazardous Materials Fire – KRCRTV.COM
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UPDATE: Roads Back Open After Hazardous Materials FireKRCRTV.COMUPDATE: Roads Back Open After Hazardous Materials Fire. SHASTA COUNTY. A large fire had erupted in Redding in a latex product tank at a plant in the area of Highway 273 and Girvan Road in Redding. MORE ...
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BREAKING: Hazardous Materials Fire in Redding – KRCRTV.COM
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BREAKING: Hazardous Materials Fire in ReddingKRCRTV.COMBREAKING: Hazardous Materials Fire in Redding. SHASTA COUNTY. A large fire has erupted in Redding in a latex product tank at a plant in the area of Highway 273 and Girvan Road in Redding. MORE ...
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US investigators blame Chevron over Richmond refinery fire – Hydrocarbon Processing
US investigators blame Chevron over Richmond refinery fireHydrocarbon ProcessingChevron didn't apply safer design principles at its oil refinery in Richmond, Calif., and the company didn't fix a corroded pipe that ruptured last year and caused a fire and a vapor cloud, investigators at the US Chemical Safety Board concluded in a ...
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Suspicious Letters Potentially Laced With Hazardous Materials Sent To … – Progress Illinois
Suspicious Letters Potentially Laced With Hazardous Materials Sent To ...Progress IllinoisA letter addressed to President Barack Obama containing a "suspicious substance" was intercepted at a remote White House mail screening facility yesterday, according to the U.S. Secret Service. Capitol Police are also investigating reports of ...
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Helping Out for April 17, 2013 – Charleston Regional Business
Helping Out for April 17, 2013Charleston Regional Business... preparedness. Solvay, a specialty chemicals manufacturer, donated $5,000 to Charleston Fire Department's training programs. Cooperation between the fire department and Solvay is longstanding and includes participation in emergency training drills ...
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[PHOTO] Hazardous Materials Response Team truck outside of Russell Senate … – BreakingNews.com
[PHOTO] Hazardous Materials Response Team truck outside of Russell Senate ...BreakingNews.comLoading items... Loading... Loading items... Suspicious letters sent to President Obama, US Senate · @CNBCnow tweeted: [PHOTO] Hazardous Materials Response Team truck outside of Russell Senate Office Building: http://t.co/nzMXJgbJF2. Story metadata: ...and more »
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Letter sent to Roger Wicker tests positive for ricin
An envelope sent to the U.S. Senate office of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) included a substance that has tested positive for Ricin, two sources say. It was not immediately clear when the envelope was received.
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TRAIN DERAILED: Crews Clean Up Fuel Spill
A train derailment led to a fuel spill in Cedar Rapids Monday morning. A spokesperson for Iowa Northern Railway Company says a switch malfunctioned causing one engine to push another off the tracks...
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Man Believed To Be Anti-Government Blew Himself Up
Hazmat, bomb squad crews and FBI agents were searching a home Monday in Costa Mesa, Calif. after a man blew himself up in his front yard Sunday.
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Beer Chemical Triggers Addiction – WJTV
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Beer Chemical Triggers AddictionWJTVDoctors at Indiana University gave 49 men a sports drink and a small amount of beer – not enough to cause intoxication. Results showed the alcohol caused a greater chemical release especially in people with a family history of alcoholism. Researchers ...Beer Taste Alone Triggers Pleasure In Brain, Not Just Alcohol Consumption?Fashion & Styleall 49 news articles »
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Beer Triggers Brain Chemical – Wtaj-tv 10 – WTAJ
Beer Triggers Brain Chemical - Wtaj-tv 10WTAJDoctors at Indiana University gave 49 men a sports drink and a small amount of beer - not enough to cause intoxication. Results showed the alcohol caused a greater chemical release especially in people with a family history of alcoholism. Researchers ...
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Chemical tank explodes at Mt Isa plant – ABC Online
Chemical tank explodes at Mt Isa plantABC OnlineOur people did the right thing and called emergency services - police and fire were on the scene. "There were no injuries and no loss of production." Police have placed a 100-metre exclusion zone around the site. The acid plant is alongside the Mt Isa ...and more »
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Trucking Company Is Billed For Clean-up, Hazmat, and Towing – WFMY News 2
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Trucking Company Is Billed For Clean-up, Hazmat, and TowingWFMY News 2When there are hazardous materials spilled, it could cost between $20,000 and $30,000. So who pays? If you think it's the taxpayer, this time you're wrong. The trucking company is billed for the cleanup, hazmat, and towing. Our tax dollars might not ...and more »
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Food company evacuated in Houston after chemical leak
Fourth Estate Cooperative Staff Houston, United States (4E) – Authorities in Houston on Thursday evacuated a food service company, Nature Best, after a
New Rules for U.S. Nuclear Disaster Response
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to publish a document that would reduce projections for how much radiation exposure is likely.
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Worker Injured in W.Va. Natural Gas Accident Dies
A worker has died from injuries suffered in an accident at a natural gas operation in Tyler County.
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One dead, one still hospitalized after inhaling toxic gas
Gas injures men working on a sewer pipe as well as firefighters who came to the rescue.
At least three dead, 134 injured as two bombs hit Boston Marathon finish line – National Post
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At least three dead, 134 injured as two bombs hit Boston Marathon finish lineNational PostOne of the dead is an eight-year-old boy, the Boston Globe reported. Emergency room doctors were pulling ball bearings out of victims injured in the blasts, CNN reported. Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis said the two explosions occurred about 50 ...and more »
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Federal Investigators Criticize Chevron Over California Refinery Fire – Fox Business
Federal Investigators Criticize Chevron Over California Refinery FireFox Business(CVX) didn't apply safer design principles at its oil refinery in Richmond, Calif., and the company didn't fix a corroded pipe that ruptured last year and caused a fire and a vapor cloud, investigators at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board concluded in a ...and more »
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Market forecaster: Reaction to the USDA report – Midwest Producer
Market forecaster: Reaction to the USDA reportMidwest ProducerSouthern producers are taking advantage of early planting conditions with Louisiana at 95 percent seeded, Alabama at 13 percent done and Georgia at 30 percent. .... Tyson Foods, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice have ...and more »
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5 Neb. meat workers hurt after chemical reaction – NTV
5 Neb. meat workers hurt after chemical reactionNTVEmergency crews were called to the JBS Swift plant around 10 p.m. Sunday after bleach was mistakenly pumped into a container of acid at the plant. Grand Island Fire Chief Cory Scmidt says the mixture of chemicals caused a reaction that produced toxic ...
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Mergers & Acquisition Law News – A Quarterly Recap Of Merger Law News – Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Mergers & Acquisition Law News - A Quarterly Recap Of Merger Law NewsMondaq News Alerts (registration)Although the question of what constitutes a "separate matter" has been seldom litigated since the SEC promulgated the rule in 1992, an SEC release specified that "ministerial or technical matters" that do not alter substantive rights would not be ...
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Davenport business evacuated
By: CBS4 News, newsroom@cbs4qc.com A Davenport manufacturing company was evacuated Friday afternoon.
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HAZMAT crew cleans oil spill on airport runway
Emergency management officials say a HAZMAT team worked overnight Friday to clean up an oil spill on an airport runway in Harlan County.
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Dora Fire takes part in filming emergency response video – Daily Mountain Eagle
Dora Fire takes part in filming emergency response videoDaily Mountain EagleThe materials are taken to construction, mining and petro-chemical sites around the country for use. With one explosives plant near the edge of town, the department was grateful for the information and training provided and hope the final video will ...
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VCU Medical Center Simulates Treating Patients from Mass Casualty Chemical Event
The VCU Medical Center participated this week in a simulation exercise that included use of its new decontamination area, located in the emergency department.
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