Jocelyn Gecker

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Werner Recalls More than 100,000 Ladders Due to Potential Fall, Injury Hazard
August 14, 2025
The Clairton Coke Works, a U.S. Steel coking plant, is seen Tuesday, Aug 12, 2025, in Clairton, Penn.
Incredible Rescue Effort Led to Pulling Workers from Debris of Pennsylvania Steel Plant Explosion
August 13, 2025
In this image from video by WFAA, train cars are piled up off the track after a derailment near Gordon, Texas, Aug. 12, 2025.
Union Pacific Train Cars Derail Near Texas Town
August 13, 2025
This image provided by Amy Sowers shows smoke from the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 in Clairton, Pa.
Explosion at U.S. Steel Plant Leaves 2 Dead, 10 Injured
August 11, 2025
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In this May 13, 2018, file photo, new graduates walk into the High Point Solutions Stadium before the start of the Rutgers University graduation ceremony in Piscataway Township, N.J.
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In this Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 photo, a Blue Bottle Coffee paper to-go cup rests on a table outside one of their cafes in San Francisco. The Oakland-based chain says it's getting rid of disposable cups at two locations next year, as part of a pledge to go “zero-waste” at its 70 U.S. locations by the end of 2020.
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San Francisco Cafes Ban Disposable Coffee Cups
Instead, they are using glass jars, rental mugs and BYO cup policies.
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NTSB Investigates Fatal Tesla Crash
It's not clear if the Tesla Model X was operating on its Autopilot program at the time of the crash.
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Sierra Nevada Recalls Beer in 36 States
A packaging flaw could cause a piece of glass to break off into the bottle.
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The image provided by the European Space Agency ESA on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, shows the Millennium Tower in San Francisco on the base of modified Copernicus Sentinel satellite data. The European Space Agency has released satellite data that shows the skyscraper in San Francisco's financial district continuing to sink at a steady rate, and perhaps faster than previously known. The colored dots represent targets observed by the radar. The colour scale ranges from 40 mm a year away from radar (red) to 40 mm a year towards radar (blue). Green represents stable targets.
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Sinking Tower Seen from Space
Engineers have tunneled under it to try and understand it. Now comes an analysis from space.
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In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, is the Millennium Tower in San Francisco. The 58-story building has gained notoriety in recent weeks as the 'leaning tower of San Francisco.' The sleek, mirrored high-rise that opened in 2009 as a haven for the city's well-heeled has sunk 16 inches and is leaning at least 2 inches toward other skyscrapers in the crowded downtown financial district.
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Sinking High-Rise Raises Alarm
Located in a major earthquake fault zone, the Millennium Tower's structural problems have raised alarm and become the focus of a public scandal.
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