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EDM Friday Briefing: New York Latest State to File Suit Against Perdue Pharma

August 17, 2018 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for Aug. 17, 2018: New York is the latest state to file suit against Perdue Pharma in the ongoing opioid crisis – and more news.

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Dave Dave, Whose Father Set Him On Fire In 1983, Dies At 42

August 16, 2018 EDM Digest

Dave Dave, a respected Las Vegas artist who was badly scarred as a boy when his father tried to burn him to death in Southern California, has died.

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Utah Firefighter Dies Battling Ranch Fire in Northern California

August 15, 2018 David Hubler

The Mendocino Complex Fire in California has claimed its first victim: a Utah firefighter died - succumbing to injuries sustained battling the blaze.

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EDM Wednesday Briefing: Bridge Collapse Is Fifth in Five Years for Italy

August 15, 2018 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for August 15, 2018: The death toll has risen to 39 from the bridge collapse in Genoa – and other news.

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9 Injured In Apparent Natural Gas Explosion In Denver

August 15, 2018 EDM Digest

Nine people were injured, one critically, by an apparent natural gas explosion in Denver on Tuesday, firefighters said.

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Parkland Students Start School Year With Tightened Security

August 15, 2018 EDM Digest

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School returned to a more secure campus as they began their first new school year since a gunman killed 17 people.

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Wildfire Victims Among Those Stung By Trump's Trade War

August 13, 2018 EDM Digest

The Trump administration's tariffs have raised the cost of imported lumber, drywall, nails and other key construction materials.

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EDM Monday Briefing: Another Violent Weekend in Chicago; Tour Bus Accident

August 13, 2018 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for August 13, 2018: Dozens of passengers were injured when a tour bus hit an overpass at Newark Penn Station – and other news.

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National news in brief: Alaska's North Slope hit by powerful earthquake

August 13, 2018 EDM Digest

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Alaska's North Slope was hit Sunday by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the region, the state's seismologist said.

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White Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Black Man In Florida

August 13, 2018 EDM Digest

Prosecutors charged a white man with manslaughter Monday in the death of an unarmed black man whose videotaped shooting in a store parking lot has revived debate over Florida's "stand your ground" law.