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The Metrorail system that serves the nation's capital and its Virginia and Maryland suburbs shut down for a full-day for an emergency safety inspection of its third-rail power cables. Making for unusual commute, as the lack of service is forcing some people on the roads, while others are staying home or teleworking.
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Metro general manager Paul Wiedefeld listens to a question during a news conference to announce that the DC Metrorail service will be shut down for a full day at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority headquarters, on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Washington. Wiedefeld said the system would be shut down for an emergency inspection of the system’s third rail power cables.
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n this April 18, 2015 file photo, actor Anton Yelchin attends the Tribeca Film Festival world premiere of 'The Driftless Area' in New York. The parents of the 'Star Trek' actor have reached a settlement with the makers of the SUV that crushed and killed him in his driveway in 2016. A notice of settlement of the case has been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. The details are confidential.
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The Star Trek actor died after his 2015 Cherokee rolled backward down the driveway of his Los Angeles home, pinning him.
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A fire department spokesperson said the the construction worker plunged 50 stories to his death from the building under construction and hit the back of a passing car in downtown Los Angeles.
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Skyscraper Plunge Investigated as Suicide
He had taken off his hard hat and had not been wearing a safety harness because it wasn't required for the bottom floors he'd been working on.
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Passerby's look up at the Wilshire Grand Tower on South Figueroa Street where a worker fell to his death on Thursday, March 17, 2016. A fire department spokesperson said the the construction worker plunged 50 stories to his death from the building under construction and hit the back of a passing car in downtown Los Angeles.
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Electrician Falls Off of Skyscraper, More Than 50 Floors
According to the company, he wasn't supposed to be above the third floor.
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