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Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant fire sent chlorine into the air
CONYERS, Ga. — More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place…
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Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire
CONYERS, Ga. — Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to…
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A pipeline has exploded and is on fire in a Houston suburb, forcing evacuations
LA PORTE, Texas — A massive pipeline fire in suburban Houston was shooting a giant plume of fire into the…
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Ukrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate Pokrovsk as Russian troops close in
KYIV, Ukraine — Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk on Friday urged civilians to speed up their…
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Man seen climbing Eiffel Tower, prompting an evacuation hours before closing ceremony
PARIS — French police have evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris…
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Drag story hour at library canceled after suspicious package and threats, authorities say
LANCASTER, Pa. — LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A scheduled “Drag Queen Story Hour” at a Pennsylvania library that had drawn…
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7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off the Philippines and a tsunami warning is issued
MANILA, Philippines — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the southern Philippine coast, prompting…
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Iceland town evacuated over volcano told it will be months before they can go home
It will be months before it’s safe for evacuated residents to go home. ByThe Associated Press November 18, 2023, 9:15…
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French authorities say school where teacher fatally stabbed evacuated over bomb alert
French authorities say a high school where a teacher was fatally stabbed in an attack last week has been evacuated…
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Illinois semitruck accident kills 1, injures 5 and prompts ammonia leak evacuation
TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. — A semitruck carrying a toxic substance overturned in Illinois, causing “multiple fatalities” and dangerous air conditions that…
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