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Woman dies after fall from Texas roller coaster
A woman died while riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, though the circumstances behind it remain unknown.
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Tainted Melons Bring Harsh Penalties for Colorado Farmers
Last week two brothers plead guilty to federal criminal charges related to the United States’s worst foodborne illness outbreak in the past 25 years. The unusual charges indicate that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gearing up for an era of tighter food safety regulations and more serious consequences.
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One in six Walmart factories in Bangladesh fail safety review
One in six clothing factories used by Walmart in Bangladesh failed to meet basic standards of structural, fire or electrical safety, the US retailer has found.
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Are Electric Vehicles a Fire Hazard?
Lithium-ion batteries can be designed to prevent fires, but there are inherent risks.
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Two killed as crane collapses at Brazilian World Cup stadium
Brazil's World Cup preparations suffered a deadly setback on Wednesday when a crane collapsed, killing two building workers at the São Paulo stadium that is due to host the opening match.
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Attacks on Aid Workers Rise in Afghanistan, U.N. Says
The number of aid workers killed in Afghanistan has more than tripled this year, making the country by far the most dangerous place in the world for relief work, according to data released by United Nations officials here.
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Tesla stock flips U-turn after Model S fires cleared in German investigation
After suffering under the weight of two car fires that sparked a federal investigation, Tesla Motors (TSLA) stock rebounded in a big way Tuesday after the electric-car maker announced that a German safety inquiry had ended with no concerns and a big-name auto analyst suggested shares were now "undervalued."
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Supermarkets selling chicken that is nearly a fifth water
Frozen chicken breasts on sale in leading supermarkets are being pumped up with water and additives that make up nearly a fifth of the meat to the point where consumers are paying about 65p a kilo for water, the Guardian can reveal.
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Murder by Craigslist in 2013
Six years after the first killings committed through the online classifieds site, vicious criminals are still using it to lure their victims to their deaths.
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Workers at Brazil World Cup Stadium Walk Off Job
(RIO DE JANEIRO) — News reports say construction workers have walked off the job at the World Cup stadium in Brazil's jungle city of Manaus after a worker fell 115 feet to his death. The G1 Internet portal said the stoppage has brought all work on the stadium to a halt.
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Etna's volcanic ash cloud forces flights shutdown
An ash cloud from Mount Etna's latest spectacular eruption has forced the closure of Catania's airport in eastern Sicily. The airport said it would remain closed at least until Monday evening. Several flight departures and arrivals were canceled, and at least two flights were diverted to Palermo's airport in the western part of the Mediterranean island.
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Worker Killed at One of Amazon’s New Jersey Warehouses
A man working at one of Amazon’s new warehouses was killed two weeks ago after being crushed by a piece of equipment, according to the Department of Labor. The accident occurred on Dec. 4 at an Amazon fulfillment center in Avenel, N.J., according to an incident report on the website of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Naturopaths and the creep of pseudo-science
Ontario naturopaths are pushing hard to become a self-regulating profession, with expanded rights to prescribe drugs and order tests. Thankfully, the Ontario Medical Association is pushing back.
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Side Effects May Include Death
In the summer of 2002, the pharmaceutical company Organon unveiled what it believed would be a game-changer in the multibillion-dollar birth control industry. Its product, NuvaRing, was the first hormonal contraceptive vaginal ring in the world. An easy-to-use device that relieved women of the burden of taking a pill on a daily basis, it was hailed as the greatest advance in contraception since the introduction of the pill in 1960.
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Bangladeshi Factory Owners Charged in Fire That Killed 112
The police in Bangladesh charged the owners of a garment factory and 11 of their employees with culpable homicide in the deaths of 112 workers in a fire last year that came to symbolize the appalling working conditions in the country’s dominant textile industry.
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Aircraft safety: Should planes have parachutes?
Farese, a US lawyer with 42 years experience flying his 1978 Cessna 182 plane, had failed to register that there was a problem with the fuel tanks. He was too slow in a banked turn, so the plane rolled left in a spiral stall. At 400ft above the ground, he was going down – fast. Fortunately, his Cessna was equipped with a simple but clever technology. As the ground loomed, he pulled a handle just above his head.
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5 Reasons Christmas Is the Most Dangerous Time of the Year
Every single part of the holiday season seems to come together in an attempt to mess with your physical and mental well-being.
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Atlanta Battles Public Urination With Pee Detectors in Subways
Atlanta’s public transit authority has begun installing $10,000 urine detectors to try to stop people from relieving themselves in subway elevators. Apparently, MARTA — the eighth-largest public transit operator in the country — has a wee problem with public spaces doubling as urinals. “If you’ve ever been in a Porta Potty, that’s what it smelled like before,” Tom Beebe, MARTA’s own Director of Elevators and Escalators, told WSB-TV.
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On-The-Job Deaths Spiking As Oil Drilling Quickly Expands
Blue-collar workers, hit hard by automation and factory offshoring, have been struggling to find high-paying jobs. One industry does offer opportunity: As baby boomers retire and drilling increases, oil and gas companies are hiring. They added 23 percent more workers between 2009 and 2012. But the hiring spree has come with a terrible price: Last year, 138 workers were killed on the job — an increase of more than 100 percent since 2009.
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Somali Pirates Hijacked Zero Boats This Year
Piracy remains a concern for ships that pass the Horn of Africa, although where piracy was once rampant in the Indian Ocean, the number of incidents have declined since 2011. While the topic of piracy grips the public imagination — the success of the film “Captain Phillips” bears witness to this — not one single vessel was hijacked in the Indian Ocean this year, according to the United States Office of Naval Intelligence.
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