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Fiery Train Derailment in Kentucky Spills Ethanol Into River

February 13, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

A large rock slide on a rain-saturated mountain caused a fiery train derailment Thursday morning in eastern Kentucky that briefly trapped two crew members and caused a chemical leak into a river, authorities said.

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Police: Driver Traveling 79 Mph When Oklahoma Students Hit

February 12, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

A pickup truck was traveling 79 mph in a 25 mph zone when it struck children on a sidewalk in suburban Oklahoma City, killing two and injuring the others.

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WHO Calls Coronavirus a 'Very Grave Threat' for the World

February 12, 2020 David Hubler

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While most people around the world were celebrating New Year’s Eve, Chinese officials were alerting WHO of the appearance of coronavirus cases in Wuhan.

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2 Russians Flee Virus Quarantine, In Dismay At Hospitals

February 12, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

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One patient jumped out of a hospital window to escape her coronavirus quarantine, and another managed to break out by disabling an electronic lock.

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Kobe Bryant Accident. Two Weeks On....What Does The Preliminary NTSB Report Tell Us?

February 10, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Kobe Bryant Accident: There might have been a catastrophic structural failure in the aircraft and the tail boom may have sheared off.

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Deluge In Australia Drenches Fires And Eases 3-Year Drought

February 10, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Australia: A recent deluge in eastern parts of the country has drenched deadly fires and helped ease a crippling drought.

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Death Toll Rises As Storm Moves Eastward Across Europe

February 10, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

A storm battered Europe with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains, killing at least six people and causing severe travel disruptions as it moved eastward across the continent Monday and bore down on Germany.

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Bad Weather Moves Into Eastern States; 5 Dead In South

February 7, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

More than 300,000 homes and businesses were without power early Friday as a weather system blamed for five deaths in the South moved into the northeastern United States.

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California Firefighters Return From Battling Australia Fires

February 5, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

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Twenty firefighters from California returned to the United States on Wednesday after spending nearly a month battling wildfires in Australia.

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Avalanche In Turkey Wipes Out Rescue Team; 38 Dead Overall

February 5, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

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An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find people missing in an earlier avalanche.