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Shopping mall shooting wounds 2, prompts Black Friday evacuation in the Bay Area
SAN JOSE, California — Police in California evacuated a shopping mall Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the…
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Fire burning in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes, forces evacuations
TOKYO — Firefighters were battling an out-of-control fire Wednesday morning that has burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan and…
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Evacuations expand in Los Angeles amid new wildfire threats
With fires still raging in Los Angeles, evacuations are expanding to the Brentwood and Encino neighborhoods. ABC News’ Matt Rivers…
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Passenger plane catches fire at South Korean airport. All 176 on board evacuated
SEOUL, South Korea — The tail of a passenger plane with 176 people on board caught fire before takeoff at…
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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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