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Heavy morning fog and icy road conditions sent a mail delivery tractor-trailer skidding out of control, resulting in a crash with a tour bus, putting over two dozen people in the hospital, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The incident occurred at about 4:37 a.m. the morning of Nov. 17 in the… Read more
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An immigration lawyer for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA), Kara
Roberts was facing a lay off due to state budget cuts. JALA was burdened
with a $30,000 deficit and although Ms. Roberts’ fundraising efforts
raised some money, the law firm for low-income individuals was
struggling to keep her… Read more
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Crews in South Philadelphia have recovered two bodies so far from the scene of a massive explosion that leveled three row homes last Thursday, 6 ABC reported. Two additional row homes were also damaged. The explosion occurred around 11:30 a.m. on the 1400 block of South 8th Street, near Reed Street… Read more
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A three-floor apartment building in Las Vegas caught fire late Saturday night, killing six, the Associated Press reported. An additional 13 tenants were also injured. The building was allegedly without heat, forcing residents to rely on their kitchen stoves for warmth. Investigators believe the… Read more
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On Jan. 5, three people were critically injured when the driver of a Tesla ran a red light in Salt Lake City, Deseret News reported. The accident took place at 900 W. North Temple St. The electric-powered Tesla, traveling westbound, slammed into a northbound car at a high rate of speed. The two men… Read more
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After unsafe working conditions were reported at a warehouse in Long Island, New York, six people who worked at this warehouse have since died of Covid-19, according to recent news reports.
Earlier investigations by The Intercept and Type Investigations found that the employees at this warehouse… Read more
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A Florida construction worker is in stable condition after a rebar wall fell on his upper body in West Palm Beach on Jan. 9, The Palm Beach Post reported. The incident occurred at One West Palm, a pair of towers on the north side of downtown. The wall that fell on the worker was intended to serve… Read more
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A man and his son were badly burned in an explosion that leveled their house in Egleston, Michigan, on Nov. 19, WZZM 13 reported. Brandon Stock, 43, and his son Riley, 17, were in the basement starting the dryer when the blast occurred. A relative, Marvin Hill, Brandon’s father-in-law, felt the… Read more
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A New Jersey Firemen’s Convention event was brought to an abrupt halt Sept. 14 in Wildwood. According to Fox News, three levels of decking attached to a multifamily condominium collapsed on top of one another. At least 22 were injured, including a minimum of three children. Twenty-one of them were… Read more
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What: The Peloton Exercise Bike, Model PL01.
Who: On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Peloton Interactive, Inc. of New York City, recalled more than 2 million exercise bikes.
Why: The exercise bike’s seat post can break during use, which has posed a fall… Read more