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Nearly 50 injured as US commuter trains collide
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut: Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, injuring about 50 people, authorities said.
There were no reports of fatalities. The Metro-North Railroad, a commuter line serving the northern suburbs, referred in a news release to a ``major derailment'' near Fairfield, just outside Bridgeport.
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Drone strike authorization policy doesn’t need to change
WASHINGTON: A senior Defense Department official said Thursday that the Pentagon sees no need to change the broad congressional authorization under which the military conducts lethal drone strikes against terrorist targets and estimated that the war with al-Qaeda could continue for up to two decades, said a report published in Washington Post.
“At this point we’re comfortable with the AUMF as i... |
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US: Six people dead as 200mph tornado hits Texas city
TEXAS: Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless. Emergency responders were still searching for missing people Thursday afternoon.
The National Weather Service gave a preliminary estimate of Wednesday night's violent system, saying a tornado in Granbury had wind speeds between 166 mph ... |
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US: Saudi man traveling with pressure cooker arrested
DETROIT: A Saudi man was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents said he lied about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker, according to a court documents filed Monday.
Two pressure cookers were used in last month's Boston Marathon bombings.
Hussain Al Kwawahir was being held Monday in Detroit on allegations of using a passport with a missing page and lying to Cust... |
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19 hurt at New Orleans parade shooting: police
WASHINGTON: Unknown gunmen opened fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans Sunday, wounding 19 people in an incident the FBI attributed to "street violence."
Those wounded when gunfire erupted in the early afternoon attack included 17 adults and two 10-year-olds, the local police department said in a statement.
"Many of the victims were grazed (some by bullets that ricocheted)," it said.... |
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Obama praises courage of police
The next time President Obama ponders the difficulties of his job, he can always think of New York City Police Detective Ivan Marcano.
Obama told Marcano's story at a Saturday ceremony honoring the nation's police officers of the year.
It begins when Marcano -- off-duty and on a date -- saw two muggers attack a cab driver in the Bronx, Obama said.
"He got out of his girlfriend's car to st... |
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US man incorrectly given death diagnosis awarded USD 59k
WASHINGTON: A man from Montana, who thought that he would be dead within six months after being incorrectly diagnosed with brain cancer, has been awarded 59,820 dollars for the grief and stress it caused him and his family.
The case began on Jan. 28, 2009, when Mark reached at the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center complaining about acute chest pain.
Mark had a stent inserted and seemed to be r... |
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US orders removal of online 3D-gun designs
WASHINGTON: The US has ordered the removal of controversial online files which allowed users to 3D-print their own unregistered plastic handgun at home. The order from the State Department to Defense Distributed to remove the blueprints for the plastic gun comes after they were downloaded more than 100,000 times.
The department sent a three-page cease and desist letter dated Wednesday to Cody W... |
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Russian missiles in Syria would be 'destabilising'
ROME: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday warned the sale of sophisticated surface-to-air Russian missiles to Syria would be "potentially destabilising" for the region, reacting to reports of a planned sale by Moscow.
"We had previously stated that the missiles... are potentially destabilising with respect to the state of Israel. And so we've made it clear historically that this is a c... |
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North Korea has to pay a price for provocations, warn Obama,Park
WASHINGTON: Emphasising that North Korea has to pay for its recent provocative behaviour, US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-Hye have said that engagement process would be initiated if Pyongyang gives up its nuclear ambitions.
"The key is that we will be prepared for a deterrence; that we will respond to aggression; that we will not reward provocative actions; ... |
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