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F-16 Fighting Falcons on the tarmac at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Ariz., April 14, 1999.

Water Tainted Near Air Force Base

The Air Force plans to distribute bottled water to thousands of nearby residents and business owners.

Russian media reports that a Boeing 777 plane made an emergency landing in Moscow in the early hours of Friday Feb. 26, 2021.

Boeing 777 Makes Emergency Landing in Moscow

The pilot reported a problem with the engine.

Toro Snowthrower Recalled Over Amputation Risk

The augers can fail to turn off.

In this file photo, a Pacific Gas & Electric sign is shown outside of a PG&E building in San Francisco.

Wildfire Victims Sue Former PG&E Execs

In this file photo mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Nebraska.

USPS Selects Oshkosh Defense for Greener Trucks

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Best Practices for Strengthening Your Security Posture

Gunpowder Plant Owner Denied Early Release

This aerial file photo shows Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant's reactors.

Water Leaks Indicate New Damage at Fukushima

New damage could further complicate the plant's already difficult decommissioning process, which is expected to take decades.

Co-Worker Fatally Stabbed at Iowa Pork Plant

Police arrested a 26-year-old suspect who was familiar with the victim.

Ford Loses Track of Dangerous Air Bags

Ford can't find 45 obsolete air bags and must recall 154,000 vehicles to search for them.

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Air Filters Can Scrub Pollutants Near Highways

How using air filters indoors near a highway can reduce exposure to ultrafine and other particulate pollutants – and what effect that has on blood pressure.

Beekeeping Supplier Fined $264K Over Finger Amputation, Hazards

The amputation wasn’t the only serious injury to occur at the company — just the first to be reported.

In this file photo, workers at Amazon's fulfillment center in Staten Island, N.Y., gather outside to protest work conditions.

New York Sues Amazon Over Worker Safety

New York claims Amazon showed a "flagrant disregard for health and safety requirements" and retaliated illegally against employees who raised alarms.

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The $4 Trillion Economic Cost of Not Vaccinating the Entire World

Researchers analyzed 35 industries in 65 countries and examined how they were all linked economically.

In this file photo doses of AstraZeneca vaccines for COVID-19 sit in vials.

WHO Authorizes AstraZeneca's COVID Vaccine for Emergency Use

The announcement should trigger the delivery of hundreds of millions of doses to the world's most vulnerable people.

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Facility Faces License Revocation Following Fire

Two workers were hospitalized following an accident during the extraction process.

Damage from the Las Conchas fire on a hillside in the Jemez Mountains near Bandelier National Monument, N.M., July 18, 2011.

Nuclear Lab Could Be Vulnerable to Wildfires

Watchdog groups say the government needs to take note of the findings before ramping up production of key plutonium parts.

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Smaller Cars Could Explain Why Crashes Injure Women More

In front crashes, women were twice as likely to suffer a serious injury.

This December 2020 image provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows a counterfeit N95 surgical mask that was seized by ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Feds Investigating Giant Counterfeit N95 Mask Scam

There have been already more than 1,250 raids by law enforcement that resulted in the seizure of 10 million counterfeit 3M masks alone.