TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A new federal regulation requires higher safety standards for pipelines carrying oil and other hazardous liquids through the Great Lakes region, marine coastal waters and beaches, officials said Thursday. The rule issued by the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration designates those locations as “high consequence” zones where pipeline operators must step up inspections, […]
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White Christmas is on the cards! Cold snap could see widespread festive snow in UK for the first time since 2010 Britain told to brace for first potential White Christmas in a decade next week Met Office says unsettled weather is expected and ‘snow is possible in places’ Britain may experience its first widespread White Christmas for over a decade […]
Read moreBy Gary McWilliams HOUSTON (Reuters) -The 10 people who died in a stampede at rapper Travis Scott's concert at the Astroworld Festival in Houston last month accidentally suffocated, the Harris County medical examiner ruled on Thursday. The victims, aged 9 to 27 years old, died of compression asphyxia, the examiner's report concluded, essentially crushed to death in the crowd surrounding […]
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POLICE are investigating claims a woman threw her boyfriend’s chihuahua out of a third-floor window during a row. Seconds before its death, Kayleigh Smee, 37, is said to have shouted: “You can take your f****** dog with you.” Tiny eight-year-old pet Prince was seen plunging 30ft and is said to have broken his neck. Horrified residents claimed mum Kayleigh’s partner Ryan […]
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A SON has been charged with the murder of his mum and attempted murder of his dad. Ashley Howse was arrested after his mother Julia, 61, was found stabbed to death at the family home last Saturday afternoon. The 35-year-old is also accused of trying to kill his father Richard, 62, during the same alleged attack. Police and paramedics rushed […]
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HILDA Marcela Cabrales-Arzola's life was turned upside down after she was reportedly drugged and left for dead outside a Los Angeles hospital. She was taken off life support in November 2021 after she was declared brain dead by doctors two weeks after the death of her friend Christy Giles. Who was Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola? Cabrales-Arzola, is reportedly a 26 year […]
Read moreLay's is getting into the specialty liquor game with a new potato vodka for the holiday season. The Pepsico-owned (PEP) brand unveiled the limited-edition booze on Thursday, in an effort to deliver "new and innovative ways to bring joy and fun" to fans, according to Melissa Miranda, Frito-Lay North America's senior director of marketing. The 750 milliliter bottle, made in […]
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Man is jailed for life for driving Mercedes into German carnival parade last year, seriously injuring 90 people Maurice Pahler, 31, given life term for German carnival attack in February 2020 He was convicted of 89 counts of attempted murder after driving into crowds Prosecutors said attack was deliberate, and he filmed it using a dash camera But not motive was […]
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The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) special envoy on Covid-19 has warned that he has ‘never been more concerned’ by the pandemic than he is now. Dr David Nabarro stressed that the Omicron variant presents an ‘emergency situation’ for the NHS and health services across the world. Following a record number of new cases on Wednesday, he said: ‘I have been […]
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