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5 killed in crane collapse at residential tower in Canada

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KELOWNA, British Columbia — Five people died when a crane collapsed at a 25-story residential tower in Canada, police said Tuesday. ...

Crane collapse in Philadelphia kills a man, injures another

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PHILADELPHIA — A massive construction drill toppled over and crushed a man to death Tuesday night in Philadelphia, police said. ...

Have a seat: Patio furniture shortage tells US economic tale

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COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland — People used to go to Valley View Farms to buy five tomato plants and end up with $5,000 in patio furniture. ...

Iran’s sole nuclear power plant up and running after closure

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s sole nuclear power plant is back online following an emergency shutdown two weeks ago, state TV reported Saturday. ...

Swimmers warned about oil after Georgia ship spill

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BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Health officials warned swimmers and fishers to be on the lookout for oil sheens off two Georgia islands after oil spilled...

Evacuations extended near northern Illinois industrial fire

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MORRIS, Ill. — Toxic fumes and smoke from a burning former paper mill in northern Illinois that officials had believed was long abandoned but...

Coast Guard: ‘Large’ oil leak during Georgia ship demolition

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BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A large amount of oil has escaped a barrier after it was released while crews were dismantling an overturned cargo ship...

Rescuers trying to free worker trapped in DC home collapse

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WASHINGTON — Emergency crews responded Thursday to a report of a building under construction that collapsed in the nation’s capital. Several people were reported...

Court: Toppled rig’s owners can’t sue Coast Guard contractor

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NEW ORLEANS — The owner of Gulf of Mexico oil wells broken in 2004 cannot demand damages from a federal contractor who says his...

Stories of survival keep hope alive as rescuers race clock

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For 17 days, Reshma Begum survived under heaps of rubble after an eight-story garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh eight years ago. A few years...