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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

Trump asks U.S. Congress to prohibit late-term abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for curbs on late-term abortion in his State of the Union address (More...)

Tropical Storm Manuel Returns As Hurricane Manuel

After slamming southwest Mexico with heavy rains causing landslides, flash flooding and multiple deaths, Tropical Storm Manuel moved back out (More…)

5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near Fukushima Nuclear Facility

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit early Friday morning at the nuclear facility which suffered catastrophic meltdowns during the 2011 tsunami (More…)

Colorado Residents Warned To Avoid Floodwater

Colorado emergency officials are telling residents to avoid contact with any lingering floodwater because of the possibility of toxic contaminants.

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Molasses Spill Kills All Wildlife In Its Path

A pipe’s failure led to tons of molasses being dumped into a Hawaii harbor near Honolulu killing all the marine (More…)

Military Airlifts Trapped Tourists From Acapulco

The Mexican military has airlifted the first 2,000 of an estimated 40,000 tourists trapped in the resort city of Acapulco (More…)

NBC News: Blaze at Okla. chemical plant triggers explosions

A fire engulfed a chemical plant in Oklahoma early Thursday, heating pressurized containers and causing several explosions, authorities said.

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Los Angeles Times: Oklahoma chemical plant explosions force evacuations; no injuries

Fire consumed a chemical plant west of Oklahoma City overnight Thursday, forcing evacuations but causing no injuries and leaving surrounding (More…)

Reuters: Fire destroys Oklahoma chemical plant, no injuries

A fire destroyed a chemical plant and caused small explosions near a western Oklahoma town, forcing the evacuation of about (More…)

Colorado Flooding Raises Concern of West Nile Risk

Officials in Weld County, Colorado are raising the concern that the flooding which devastated Colorado could lead to a major (More…)

“Sugar Is The Most Dangerous Drug Of The Times”

The head of Amsterdam’s health service wants to see sugar become a substance regulated by the government.

“Just like alcohol (More…)