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Month: March 2024

Three trains involved in ‘collision and derailment’ in eastern Pennsylvania; no injuries reported

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say three trains were involved in a collision and derailment in eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday morning that caused no reported injuries or evacuations but left some railroad cars scattered along a riverbank and at least one partially in the river. Officials in Northampton County said the derailment was reported at

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Oil spill, fertilizer leak from sinking of cargo ship highlight risks to Red Sea from Houthi attacks

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A vibrant fishing industry, some of the world’s largest coral reefs, desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water. They’re all at risk from large amounts of fertilizer and oil spilled into the Red Sea by the sinking of a cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Officials

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NTSB investigates Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in eastern Pennsylvania

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a derailment involving three Norfolk Southern trains in eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday, NTSB spokesperson Sarah Taylor Sulick said. The freight train wreck occurred along the Lehigh River in Lower Saucon Township, just east of Allentown, causing multiple container cars

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Six-week ceasefire ‘basically accepted’ by Israel, waiting on Hamas, US official says

By Priscilla Alvarez, Samantha Waldenberg and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Israelis have “basically accepted” a six-week ceasefire proposal in Gaza, a senior Biden administration official told reporters Saturday. A second phase would be worked out over those six weeks “to build something more enduring.” The six-week ceasefire would allow for the release of

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Rare blizzard conditions batter California mountains with heavy snow and powerful winds, making travel dangerous

By Sara Tonks, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous winter storm is slamming Northern California with rare blizzard conditions and fierce winds as it threatens to unload up to 10 feet of snow in the mountains and snarl travel. In the Sierra Nevada, the storm is delivering heavy snow, reduced visibilities, toppled power lines and hurricane-force

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Anesthetics, crutches, dates. Inside Israel’s ghost list of items arbitrarily denied entry into Gaza

By Tamara Qiblawi, Allegra Goodwin, Nima Elbagir, Caroline Faraj and Kareem Khadder | Video by Barbara Arvanitidis, Mark Baron, Alessia Tinti, Mary Rogers, Alex Platt and Abeer Salman | Visuals by Henrik Pettersson and Alberto Mier (Al-Zarqa, Jordan) — Humanitarian workers and government officials working to deliver urgently needed aid for Gaza say a clear

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Max Verstappen gana el Gran Premio de Bahrein y marca una gran diferencia con el resto en la carrera inaugural de la temporada de F1

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Max Verstappen logró la victoria del Gran Premio de Bahrein este sábado, dejando un tiempo siniestro para el resto del pelotón en la carrera inaugural de esta temporada de Fórmula 1 (F1). Su victoria disipó cualquier idea de que el dominio de Red Bull podría haber disminuido durante el invierno o

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Trump wins the Missouri caucuses. Republicans in Michigan and Idaho are weighing in on the 2024 race

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP nomination on Saturday, winning the Missouri caucuses and adding to his delegate haul at a party convention in Michigan. Idaho Republicans planned to caucus later. Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador who

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A bridge where firefighters rescued the driver of a semi dangling over the Ohio River remains closed

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A bridge connecting Kentucky and Indiana remained closed Saturday following a harrowing crash and rescue of a tractor-trailer driver left hanging over the bridge’s edge. Dramatic photos and video captured the rescue Friday of the driver in her cab over the side of the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge connecting Louisville,

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