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Six Americans among 15 confirmed dead in suicide car bombing in Afghan capital
Associated PressA suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy during rush hour in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, including six U.S. military advisers and two children, officials said. U.S. soldiers rushed to the scene to help, including...Tags: Terrorism, Islam, Chuck Hagel, Hamid Karzai, Defense
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88-year-old World War II veteran honored for his military service
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comJohn Leather wears earplugs to church, but it’s not the sermon that the 88-year-old World War II veteran is trying to muffle. He said he wears the earplugs to drown out the rumble of a drum that’s played when the congregation sings hymns....Tags: Frostbite, Wars and Interventions, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Flat Feet
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Texas town grieves for dead first-responders
Associated PressBuck Uptmor didn't have to go to West Fertilizer Co. when the fire started. He wasn't a firefighter like his brother and cousin, who raced toward the plant. But a ranch of horses next to the flames needed to be moved to safety. "He went to help a friend,...Tags: Chemical Industry, Television Industry, Fertilizer, Emergency Incidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Rescuers comb ruins of Texas fertilizer plant; as many as 15 dead
Associated PressRescuers searched the smoking remnants of a Texas farm town Thursday for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris or bodies of the dead. The accident killed as...Tags: Medical Specialization, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Science and Technology, Rick Perry
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Seven Marines from N.C. unit killed in mortar explosion at Nev. depot
Associated PressA 60mm mortar explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a training exercise in the Nevada desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapon worldwide until an investigation can determine its safety, a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Armed Forces
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10 years after U.S.-led invasion, bombings in Iraq kill 65
Associated PressInsurgents sent a bloody message on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion, carrying out a wave of bombings across the country Tuesday that killed at least 65 people in the deadliest day in Iraq this year. The nearly 20 attacks, most of...Tags: Terrorism, Rebellions, Armed Conflicts, Suicide, Baghdad (Iraq)
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Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office probes soda-bottle bomb incident
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said it was investigating a Wednesday incident that involved a soda-bottle bomb being detonated in the driveway of a home on Broadfording Road near Hagerstown. The incident happened at about 3 a.m....Tags: Emergency Incidents, Rentals
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Knoxville auto shop worker dies after tire explodes
davem@herald-mail.comA 39-year-old auto shop worker was killed Wednesday morning in Knoxville, Md., when a farm tractor tire he was inflating exploded, according to a Maryland State Police spokesman. Brian Alan Snoots was pronounced dead at the scene by Frederick County...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Motorvehicle Accidents, Frederick County (Maryland), Emergency Incidents
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Film review: Not enough yippe-kay-yay to save 'Good Day to Die Hard' script
Special to The Herald-MailLovers of blockbusters are usually quick to point out 1988's "Die Hard" as a perfect example of how to correctly do a modern action movie. Sure, it has a lot of explosions, gunfire, and cheesy one-liners, but it also has a tight script, attention to...Tags: A Good Day to Die Hard (movie), Mary Elizabeth Winstead, R Rated Movies, Central Intelligence Agency, New York City
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Meteor explodes over Russia, injuring about 1,100 people
Associated PressA meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring about 1,100 people. The spectacle deeply frightened many Russians, with some...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, NASA, 2012 DA14 (asteroid), Government, News Agency
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Suicide bomber kills Turkish guard at U.S. embassy in Ankara
Associated PressIn the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a Turkish security guard in what the White House described as a terrorist attack. Washington immediately...Tags: Islam, Benghazi, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, NATO
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32 die, 121 injured in Mexico oil company office building blast
Rescuers searched for survivors Friday and authorities promised a thorough investigation after an office building blast killed 32 people and injured 121 at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos. The cause of the...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Mexico City, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Emergency Incidents, Hospitals and Clinics
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