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Family of 6 killed in a house fire in upstate New York
MASSENA, N.Y. (AP) — Six family members have been killed in a house fire in upstate New York. The fast-moving fire happened around 10 p.m. on Monday at a single family home in Massena, a town near the St. Lawrence River and the northern border with Canada, fire officials said. ...
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FireAid, a benefit for LA wildfire relief, is almost here. Here's how to watch and donate
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of the biggest names in music will come together Thursday for the FireAid benefit concert that is raising money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts. FireAid will take over two Inglewood, California, venues — the the Kia Forum starting at 6:00pm...
DC police and fire say search and rescue is ongoing after aircraft crash; no confirmed information on casualties
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Some artists lost their life’s work in LA wildfires. Fellow artists are helping them recover
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Obi never imagined the night of Jan. 7 would be the last time he’d step inside his safe haven. The Houston rapper, known professionally as Fat Tony, has lived in the Altadena neighborhood for a year and says he and his neighbors were prepared for heavy...
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Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe. As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a...
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Ex-fire chief in New York City pleads guilty in corruption scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City Fire Department chief pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others agreed to accept $190,000 in bribes to speed up safety inspections for customers of a former city firefighter. Anthony Saccavino, who at the...
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Krakow's fire-spitting dragon sculpture will hold its breath for a fuel-saving checkup
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An iconic metal sculpture of a dragon that spits real fire in the Polish city of Krakow will hold its breath for a month to check why it's been devouring so much fuel lately, authorities said Wednesday. Starting this week, experts will check the gas feeds for...
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Passenger plane catches fire at South Korean airport. All 176 people on board are evacuated
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea late Tuesday, but all 176 people on board were safely evacuated, authorities said. The Airbus plane operated by South Korean airline Air Busan was preparing to leave for Hong Kong...
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Explosion forces crew to abandon Hong Kong-flagged container ship in the Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea, sparking a major fire that forced its crew to abandon the vessel, shipping industry officials said. The ship was drifting and ablaze about 225...
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Weeks after fire ravaged LA's Pacific Palisades, residents return to dig for mementos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scores of Los Angeles residents returned Tuesday to wildfire-ravaged Pacific Palisades after officials began letting people drive back into the scorched community, the first opportunity most have had to carefully scour the sites of their former homes. Sifting...
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