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3 hrs ago | WATE-TV Knoxville

Ky. veteran killed in Afghanistan blast

Kenny Hall, former Vol basketball player is talking about his dealings with a University of Tennessee administrator in trouble for possible inappropriate relationships with student athletes.

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Related Topix: University of Tennessee, World News, Afghanistan, Federal Prisons, Prison

7 hrs ago | GPB.org

Doctors Confirm Black Lung In Victims Of Mine Blast

A memorial at the entrance to Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine represents the 29 coal miners who were killed in an explosion in 2010.

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Related Topix: Illinois

11 hrs ago | KSL-TV

Utah soldier declared MIA following explosion, presumed dead

The family of Cody Towse said they were notified by a military representative Tuesday that their son was standing near an improvised explosive device when it went off, causing a massive blast.

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Related Topix: Utah County, UT

Fri May 17, 2013

National Geographic

NASA Announces Brightest Lunar Explosion Ever Recorded

An artist illustration of a meteor impacting the moon and resulting in an explosion that can be visible from Earth skies.

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Related Topix: NASA, Huntsville, AL

Iol.co.za

Blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43

People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba, about 50 km northeast of Baghdad, May 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East,

CBS 47

At least 10 killed by fuel container explosion in Turkey

The governor's office in Hatay province said Friday's blast occurred in Tunisma village when the smuggler set the tank on fire after realizing Turkish security forces had rushed to the scene.

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Seattle Times

Official: 10 killed in explosion in Turkey

The governor's office in Hatay province said Friday's blast occurred in Tunisma village when the smuggler set the tank on fire after realizing Turkish security forces had rushed to the scene.

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Seattle Times

Mosque, funeral bombings kill 47 in Iraq

Twin explosions ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers outside Baghdad on Friday, an attack which, combined with a second deadly bombing at a Sunni funeral to the south of the capital, deepened fears Iraq may be headed toward a new round of sectarian conflict.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Iraq, World News, Syria

NBC Los Angeles

Cause of West Fertilizer Blast Ruled "Undetermined"

Investigators have completed their investigation at the site of the fertilizer plant explosion in West.

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Related Topix: Fire, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News, ATF

The Austin Chronicle

Cause of West Explosion Undetermined

During an afternoon news conference, authorities today revealed that they are still not able to definitively determine the cause of the West Fertilizer Co.

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Thu May 16, 2013

KIII

Fire Marshals Make Announcement Regarding Cause of West Explosion

Texas Fire Marshals made an announcement Thursday regarding the cause of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, that killed 15 people and injured hundreds on April 17.

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Related Topix: West, TX, OSHA

The Times-Tribune

Fire, possible explosion at Susquehanna gas compressor station thought to be accidental

Complete coverage of natural gas drilling in Northeast Pennsylvania including recently updated searchable database of natural gas drilling leases for Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wyoming Counties A fire and possible explosion at a Susquehanna County gas compressor station late Tuesday night remain under investigation but is thought to be an accident, a ... (more)

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Related Topix: Susquehanna, PA, Luzerne, PA, Susquehanna County, PA

Broward News and Shopper

Six Americans, Afghan children among dead in Kabul suicide attack a " NBCNews.com

Six Americans were among at least 15 people killed when a suicide bomber targeted a convoy carrying foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, NATO sources and local officials said.

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BBC News

Series of deadly attacks strike Iraq

At least 34 people have been killed in series of bomb attacks across Iraq, several of which targeted mainly Shia districts of Baghdad, officials say.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Iraq, World News,

FOX23

Willie Nelson donates $120,000 to Texas plant victims

Country star Willie Nelson has donated more than $120,000 to the victims of last month's devastating fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, Texas.

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Related Topix: Willie Nelson, Country, West, TX, Entertainment

National Public Radio

Car Bomb Hits NATO Convoy In Kabul; 6 Dead

A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least six people in the explosion and wounding more than 30, police and hospital officials said.

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Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, Asia

Wed May 15, 2013

WMDT

Ex-EMT in Texas pleads not guilty to charges

A first responder who helped evacuate people ahead of a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge he possessed bomb-making materials.

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Related Topix: Texas, West, TX, McLennan County, TX

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

No charges for teen after explosion at Fla. school

A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds - and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf - will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Bartow, FL

Star-Telegram.com

Wave of bombings kills at least 33 in Iraq

A car bomb exploded near a bus station in Baghdad's main Shiite district Wednesday, the deadliest in a series of explosions that killed at least 33 people nationwide, officials said.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Iraq, World News,

WHAS11

Paramedic at deadly Texas blast in court in weapons case

A former first-responder in the Central Texas town devastated by a deadly plant explosion is to appear in court on allegations that he possessed materials for a pipe bomb.

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Related Topix: Louisville, KY