Switzerland’s national rail operator said Thursday the world’s longest rail tunnel won’t be fully reopened to train traffic until next September, again pushing back the target date for repairs of damage caused by a cargo train derailment. The Swiss federal railway operator, known by its German-language acronym SBB, said the …
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A man in Australia narrowly dodged death after a large lightning strike struck a tree next to his parked car, causing huge branches to crash down onto his car. Dash camera footage captured the terrifying moment on camera on a quiet residential street in Mudgee, which is located in central …
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A Kentucky power plant silo leaked coal ash and trapped one worker under a pile of the dusty material on Wednesday, sending him and two others who tried to help him to a hospital. KENTUCKY REMAINS IDENTIFIED AS FBI FUGITIVE WHO VANISHED NEARLY 25 YEARS AGO The leak at the …
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A scathing new report into the Titan submersible disaster that killed five people has found the vessel was damaged during earlier dives and built through a flawed engineering process that failed to meet safety standards — conditions that ultimately led to its fatal implosion. The report released by the National …
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The suspect accused of starting what prosecutors have described as “one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history” reportedly had an outburst in federal court as he pleaded not guilty. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Florida, entered a not guilty plea Thursday to counts of destruction of property …
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Two people are dead after a crane collapsed Friday at an industrial site on a river just north of Boston. One person died at the scene and a second person died at the hospital, according to Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria. DeMaria said the two men, in their 30s and 40s, …
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