Emergency evacuation slide from United flight falls into neighborhood near Chicago O'Hare International Airport
A United Airlines Boeing 767 plane lost its emergency evacuation slide in mid-air Monday -- and it ended up in the backyard of a home near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, officials and a witness said.
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Nigeria's so-called tax collectors: Menacing and mafia-like
The tax system is opaque - and abused, with politicians and private citizens lining their pockets.
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Man arrested after woman's body found in Cork
Irish police discovered the body of a woman in her 30s in the Wilton area of the city on Friday.
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Exclusive: Energy Secretary vows to 100% refill emergency oil stockpile — but warns that won't happen before a second Biden term
America's emergency oil stockpiles have plunged to 40-year lows under President Joe Biden as US officials have sought to cushion consumers from high gas prices.
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State of emergency imposed in Russia-controlled parts of Kherson
A state of emergency has been imposed in Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine's Kherson region following the destruction of
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Auto safety regulators propose requiring automatic braking in cars
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed new rules this week that would require that new cars be equipped with automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection.
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Horse racing regulatory officials call 'emergency summit' following 12 horse deaths at Churchill Downs
Horse racing regulatory and safety officials as well as representatives from Churchill Downs will gather in an emergency meeting Tuesday following a tragic series of horse deaths at the famed home of the Kentucky Derby over the span of two months.
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Asiana Airlines to stop selling seats near emergency exit on Airbus A321s
Asiana Airlines will no longer sell tickets for certain emergency exit seats of its Airbus A321-200 aircraft, the airline said Sunday, following a recent incident in which a man allegedly opened a jetliner door during a flight.
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Alberta, Canada, wildfires show no sign of slowing, experts say
Experts raise the alarm as early wildfires strike the province of Alberta, prompting an emergency.
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Guillermo Lasso: Ecuadorean president's impeachment trial set to start
President Guillermo Lasso is accused of embezzlement, but he says the allegations are politically motivated.
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Explainer-The U.S. COVID health emergency is ending. What changes?
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Thursday will end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency that allowed
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