Looping in view of Mount Fuji, the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster in Japan has been one of the prized fixtures of the Fuji-Q Highland Park since…
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In Disaster City, Texas, Rescues Are a Way of Life
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Moments after a high-rise condominium building in Surfside, Fla., was nearly leveled in a devastating collapse late last month, emergency workers…
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Construction Flaws Led to Mexico City Metro Collapse, Independent Inquiry Shows
MEXICO CITY — Construction errors led to the May collapse of an overpass in Mexico City’s subway system that killed 26 people and injured scores…
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21 Runners Dead After Extreme Weather Hits Chinese Ultramarathon
Twenty-one people, including two of China’s top marathon athletes, died after freezing rain and high winds struck a 62-mile mountain race in northwestern China, local…
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Two Workers Are Killed at Boston Construction Site
The bodies of two construction workers were recovered on Wednesday morning from a hole in downtown Boston after police officers and firefighters responded to a…
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Madrid Explosion Leaves at Least 2 Dead
An explosion tore through a building in central Madrid on Wednesday, leaving at least two people dead and six more wounded, the Spanish government said,…
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Explosion in Downtown Nashville Draws Emergency Response
An explosion rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas morning, sending smoke rising high above the city, blowing out store windows and forcing evacuations. Authorities said they…
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At Least 10 Are Injured in Baltimore Building Explosion
At least 10 people were injured Wednesday morning, nine of them critically, in an explosion in an office building in downtown Baltimore that caused part…
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New York Nightmare: Man Falls Through Sidewalk Into Rat-Filled Chasm
On Saturday just past noon, Leonard Shoulders strolled up to a bus stop in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx. A handful of people stood…
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71-Year-Old Hawaii Man Dies After Falling Into Lava Tube
The last time neighbors saw 71-year-old Robert Hisashi Nishimoto was Saturday, when he was doing yardwork in front of his home in Hilo, Hawaii. But…
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Crane Collapse in Seattle Kills 4, Officials Say
Four people were killed after a construction crane fell from the top of a building in Seattle and crushed six cars on the street below,…
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South African Church Wall Caves In, Killing at Least 13
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A church building in eastern South Africa partially collapsed at the start of the Easter weekend, killing at least 13…
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Why Did the Dam in Brazil Collapse? Here’s a Brief Look.
What happened? On Jan. 25, a mining dam that sat above Brumadinho, a large town in southeastern Brazil, collapsed and unleashed a tidal wave of…
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Opinion | Brazil’s Lethal Environmental Negligence
After the catastrophic rupture of a mine-tailings dam in Brazil last week, leaving behind at least 110 dead, 238 missing and an environmental disaster of…
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