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Southwest diverted to Phoenix due to threatA Southwest Airlines flight bound for Texas from Los Angeles with 143 passengers aboard was forced to land in Phoenix on Monday after a telephoned bomb threat and US fighter jets were diverted to monitor the situation, authorities said. More… |
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Texas joins flood of states suing BPTexas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP, Halliburton and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in the US history. The complaint in US District Court in Beaumont, Texas, alleges th More… |
Tornadoes tear through Texas towns, 6 killedAt least six people were killed and seven were missing after as many as 10 tornadoes ripped through north-central Texas Wednesday evening, leaving a trail of destruction from the worst severe stor More… |
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Investigators seek cause of Texas blastInvestigators sifted through debris on Friday to pinpoint the cause of a Texas fertilizer plant explosion that obliterated parts of a small town and killed at least 14 people, including volunteer firefighters who raced to the scene to douse a bl More… |
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Hundreds believed injured in Texas plant blastA fiery explosion ripped through a fertiliser plant near Waco, Texas, on Wednesday night and damaged or destroyed numerous buildings including a school and nursing home, and hundreds of people were likely injured in the blast, authorities said. More… |
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UAE smelters set for big Texas showThe UAE’s two primary aluminium smelters – Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) and Emirates Aluminium (Emal) – will be showcasing its key technology and present technical papers at the TMS annual meeting and exhibition (TMS 2013) in Texas. More… |
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Armstrong admits to doping in Oprah interviewHis fall nearly complete, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong finally confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs in an interview on Monday with Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported. Although American media had widely speculated tha More… |
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Ex-US President George Bush in intensive careFormer President George H W Bush is in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital and is in "guarded condition," family spokesman Jim McGrath said on Wednesday. "The president is alert and conversing with medical More… |
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Invensys implements simulator for DOETechnology systems and software solutions provider, Invensys Operations Management, has implemented a unique operator training simulator for the US Department of Energy (DOE) using its SimSci-Esscor Eyesim virtual reality training solution. More… |
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Tropical storm Debby threatens TexasTropical Storm Debby formed in the central Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it skirted the Louisiana coast and took aim at Texas, the US National Hurricane Center said. Debby covered much of the More… |
