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Settlement in 2 Va. teens' train deaths approved

2014-03-16 20:26:42| Railroads - Topix.net

A judge has approved the settlement of a lawsuit stemming from the deaths of two teenagers who were struck and killed by a train in Montgomery County.

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Study shows low rate of alcohol deaths in Utah

2014-03-16 17:01:31| Biotech - Topix.net

The report was released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Despite deaths, federal government does little to monitor oil industry safety

2014-03-16 03:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Houston Chronicle: Despite deaths, federal government does little to monitor oil industry safety By Lise Olson, Houston Chronicle Longview News-Journal The last thing Felipe Saiz saw from behind his trademark mirrored sunglasses was the vast sun-bleached vista of the Permian Basin where hed grown up, with its scrub trees and white caliche rock. He was standing on a platform near the top of Rig 11 at a West Texas drill site one morning in June when, hundreds of feet below, a drilling pipe got stuck and a rig...

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Are lightning deaths increasing?

2014-03-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Lightning appears to be killing and injuring increasing numbers of people in developing countries, meteorologists and experts say. The total casualties could even be higher than other weather-related disasters like floods, landslides and droughts. "The frequency of lightning has somehow increased from what it used to be," says Michael Nkalubo, commissioner at Meteorological Department of Uganda, a country where lightning storms are common. "I cannot say that a study has been carried out...

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