Kushinagar Express derails, five injuredAugust 19th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least five passengers were injured when four coaches of the Kushinagar Express train from Mumbai derailed Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, officials said. "The derailment took place this (Wednesday) morning at the Odwara railway station," Government Railway Police (GRP) inspector Kishori Prasad told IANS over phone from Basti, some 300 km from Lucknow.
States rate poorly on online stimulus info _ with Illinois the worst, Maryland the bestJuly 30th, 2009 States rate poorly on stimulus info; Ill. worstCHICAGO — On a scale of zero to 100, it can't get worse than the big goose egg.
Investigators locate safe stolen from Fla. couple's home during deadly break-inJuly 16th, 2009 Investigators find safe stolen from Fla. couplePENSACOLA, Fla.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 20, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 20ROME — Italian officials say the death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany has risen to 20 after a woman died overnight in the hospital. The Civil Protection said Friday some 15 injured are still in serious condition.
Reports: Death toll of Italy's train derailment rises to 16 as 2 children die in hospitalsJuly 1st, 2009 Report: Italian train derailment death toll at 16ROME — News reports say two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, raising the death toll to 16. The ANSA news agency and Sky Italia said Wednesday that a 3-year old girl died overnight in a Rome hospital, while a 2-year old boy died in a Florence hospital.
Death toll of Italy's train derailment rises to 16 as 2 children die in hospitalsJuly 1st, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll at 16ROME — Two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, bringing the death toll to 16, officials said Wednesday. A 3-year old girl died at the Bambin Gesu hospital in Rome, said hospital official Marco Magheri.
Deadly Ill. derailment revives national debate about moving hazardous cargo by railJune 27th, 2009 Ill. derailment revives hazardous cargo debateCHICAGO — When derailed freight train cars carrying ethanol burst into flames just 50 miles from her Chicago suburb, killing a motorist who tried to flee, Barrington Mayor Karen Darch saw her worst fears realized. "This is exactly the kind of thing we've been afraid of," said Darch, who tried but failed to stop a railroad sale that will boost freight traffic through her village.
Ill. train derailment explosion kills woman running for safety, hundreds evacuatedJune 20th, 2009 Woman killed fleeing Ill. train derailment, blastROCKFORD, Ill.
1 dead after fiery freight train derailment northwest of Chicago, area residents evacuatedJune 20th, 2009 1 killed when freight train derails in IllinoisROCKFORD, Ill. — A freight train hauling ethanol derailed and its tankers exploded, killing one person and triggering a fire that continued to burn early Saturday.
Fiery freight train derailment kills 1 northwest of Chicago, residents evacuatedJune 20th, 2009 Tank cars blow up in Illinois derailment, 1 killedROCKFORD, Ill. — Railroad tank cars holding thousands of gallons of highly flammable ethanol derailed and exploded in flames, killing a woman as she tried to run to safety from a car stopped at a crossing.
1 female dead from fiery train derailment northwest of ChicagoJune 20th, 2009 1 dead from train derailment northwest of ChicagoROCKFORD, Ill. — Authorities say one person is dead after a fiery freight train derailment northwest of Chicago.
All-night evacuation over in Texas after train derailment spills hazardous chemicalsJune 17th, 2009 Evacuations ordered in Texas train spillSCHULENBURG, Texas — Some residents of a Texas community had to spend the night away from their homes while crews contained hazardous chemicals from a derailed train. Two rail cars containing chlorine were among 22 freight cars of a Union Pacific freight train that derailed late Monday two miles outside Schulenberg in Fayette County.
Ill. sues village accused of using tainted water for decades, says officials lied to residentsJune 10th, 2009 Ill. sues village accused of using tainted waterCHICAGO — The state of Illinois is suing a Chicago suburb accused of drawing drinking water from a contaminated well for decades. State officials discovered the well contained chemicals linked to cancer in the mid-1980s, but the village of Crestwood allegedly continued to draw water from it until late 2007.
Thousands still without power after storms that killed at least 7 people in MidwestMay 10th, 2009 Thousands without power after storms sock MidwestCARBONDALE, Ill. — Nearly 100,000 customers in Illinois and Missouri still have no electricity days after a wave of deadly storms socked the Midwest.
Mexico detains 12 federal investigators for allegedly helping hit men kill 8 officersApril 30th, 2009 Mexico detains 12 officers on corruption chargesMEXICO CITY — A Mexican judge has jailed 12 federal police investigators accused of leaking information to hit men who ambushed and killed eight officers in a failed attempt to free a high-level cartel member. Mexico's Attorney General's Office says the suspects worked as investigators for Mexico's Federal Agency of Investigations, the country's equivalent of the FBI.
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