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The Deadly Mix of Factors That Made a Hong Kong High-Rise Fire so Devastating
[ad_1] The fire spread at an astonishing pace. It started Wednesday afternoon. When Ho Wai-ho and his fellow firefighters arrived at the scene about…
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Three Arrested in Hong Kong Housing Fire That Killed At Least 36
[ad_1] Police in Hong Kong said three people have been arrested in connection with a fire that engulfed a housing complex and killed at…
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Hurricane Melissa Lashes Cuba as Category 2 Storm
[ad_1] Hurricane Melissa weakened to a Category 2 storm that is expected to cause catastrophic damage as it passes through Cuba, a day after…
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Hurricane Melissa Batters Jamaica
[ad_1] Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica Tuesday as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms to make landfall on record. Melissa came ashore in southwestern…
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Hurricane Melissa Barrels Down on Jamaica as Category 5 Storm
[ad_1] Hurricane Melissa has strengthened to a Category 5 storm and is expected to produce catastrophic floods and heavy infrastructure damage in Jamaica. Flash…
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Two U.S. Navy Aircraft From Same Carrier Crash Into South China Sea
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—A U.S. military helicopter and a jet fighter from the same aircraft carrier crashed into the South China Sea within 30…
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Spain’s Grid Operator Denies Risk of Imminent Power Blackout After Sharp Voltage Swings
[ad_1] Spain’s electricity-grid operator said there was no risk of an imminent second major blackout in the country after detecting two sharp voltage variations…
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How China Threatens to Force Taiwan Into a Total Blackout
[ad_1] Chinese military exercises around Taiwan have sparked an urgent effort in Taipei and Washington to address a critical vulnerability on the island: It…
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How Arctic Soldiers Train for What They Fear Most: Warm Weather
[ad_1] The high north is dreaded for its bone-chilling winters. Even worse, say soldiers there, is the warmer season, when insects infest marshes that…
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Boeing’s financials won’t be hurt by latest 737 Max issues, analysts say. The company’s size is one reason.
[ad_1] Alaska Airlines, United Airlines and Turkish Airlines have all grounded their Boeing 737 Max 9 airplanes after part of one such jet tore…
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Alaska Airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 Max planes after flight suffers midair window blowout
[ad_1] Alaska Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 aircraft late Friday, hours after a window and piece of fuselage on one such plane…
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Japan issues tsunami warnings after dozens of quakes, including a 7.6 magnitude, off western coast
[ad_1] TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued tsunami alerts and ordered evacuations following a series of earthquakes on Monday that started a fire and trapped…
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Morocco earthquake kills at least 600 people
[ad_1] RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas…
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Biden surveys hurricane’s toll from the sky and on the ground in Florida. DeSantis opts out of meeting.
[ad_1] President Joe Biden got a look Saturday from the sky at Hurricane Idalia’s impact across a swath of Florida before setting out on…
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Hawaiian Electric’s stock slides 26% as S&P downgrades credit to junk on risk from Maui wildfire lawsuits
[ad_1] Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.’s stock added to losses Tuesday, tumbling 26% after S&P Global Ratings downgraded its rating on the utility company to…
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Why have frozen fruit and vegetable prices soared by almost 12% — but the cost of fresh produce has not?
[ad_1] What’s going on with frozen fruit and vegetables? Food prices rose 0.2% on the month in July after remaining unchanged in June, and…
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‘We are heartsick’: Death toll from Maui wildfires rises to at least 53
[ad_1] LAHAINA, Hawaii — A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of obliterated neighborhoods…
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‘It was apocalyptic’: At least 6 killed in devastating wildfires on Hawaiian island of Maui
[ad_1] KAHULUI, Hawaii — A wildfire tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island of Maui in darkness Wednesday, reducing much of a historic town to…
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Secret Navy listening system detected Titan’s implosion Sunday: report
[ad_1] A top-secret U.S. Navy listening system detected the implosion of the tourist submersible Titan shortly after its disappearance Sunday, the Wall Street Journal…
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OceanGate believes all 5 passengers on Titanic exploration sub ‘have sadly been lost’
[ad_1] All five passengers on the missing submersible that has captured the world’s attention over the past week are believed to “have sadly been…