What L.A. can learn about rebuilding from the Halifax Explosion
A city devastated; neighbors coming to its aid; the hunt for a scapegoat: Though the Angelenos enduring wildfires today lead lives dramatically different from those of the people who survived…
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Hundreds of pagers explode in Lebanon; Israel suspected
BEIRUT — More than 2,000 people were wounded across Lebanon on Tuesday in what was thought to be a cyberattack targeting pagers and causing them to explode, officials said. Lebanon’s state-run…
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A loud boom, a blast of icy wind and sheer terror on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282
The airplane was three miles into the sky and still climbing when passengers heard the boom and felt the blast of icy wind. A chunk of the metal membrane separating…
Read More »Army’s Blast Safety Limit May Miss Risks From Powerful Weapons
Researchers say troops’ brains may be injured by blasts from firing M1 Abrams tank guns and other weapons, even if they measure below the Pentagon’s ceiling for safe exposure. Source…
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Early Intelligence Suggests Hospital Blast Caused by Palestinian Fighters, U.S. Says
American and Israeli officials said their intelligence showed that the deadly blast at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday was caused by an armed Palestinian group, rebutting Palestinian claims that an…
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Blast at Gaza hospital kills hundreds; Palestinians blame Israel while IDF blames militants – JURIST
A blast at the Anglican Church-run Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City’s southern Al Zaytoun neighborhood Tuesday evening local time killed hundreds of people, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent….
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Blast at Gaza Hospital Shows the Perils of Biden’s Wartime Visit to Israel
The devastating blast at a hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday reflects the enormous risks President Biden is taking with a trip to Israel in the midst of an ever-worsening…
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Chocolate Maker Did Not Evacuate Workers Before Deadly Blast, OSHA Says
A chocolate manufacturer, R.M. Palmer Company, failed to evacuate a Pennsylvania factory after some employees reported smelling gas before an explosion leveled part of the plant in March, killing seven…
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Heat wave to blast Southern California with 100 degree-plus temperatures – Press Enterprise
A heat wave driving temperatures to 100 degrees and beyond will roast Southern California early this week, forecasters say. An excessive heat warning begins Monday and will be in effect…
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