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Smoke fills the sky after a train derailment near Carrington, N.D., July 5, 2024
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Ford Recalls Over 250K Focus Models Because Engines Can Stall Unexpectedly
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Ariel view of the chemical tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif. on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
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This Feb. 9, 2019, file photo shows a sign bearing the company logo outside a Tesla store in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver. Federal officials said Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 they will investigate a fiery Tesla crash that left two people dead in South Florida.
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The Stillwater Mining Company, the only platinum and palladium mine in the United States, stands near Nye, Mont., on May 2, 2013. The owner of two precious metals mines in south-central Montana is stopping work on an expansion project and laying off about 100 workers because the price of palladium fell sharply in the past year, mine representatives said Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Sibanye-Stillwater announced the layoffs Wednesday at the mine near Nye, Mont., and other Sibanye-owned facilities in Montana, including a recycling operation.
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Workers stand near train tracks, Sept. 27, 2021, next to overturned cars from an Amtrak train that derailed a few days prior near Joplin, Mont., killing three people and injuring others.
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Labor Shortage Hits Snowplow Drivers
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Cars from an Amtrak train that derailed the day before are shown illuminated by floodlights, late Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, as they rest near a train signal near Joplin, Mont. The westbound Empire Builder was en route to Seattle from Chicago with two locomotives and 10 cars.
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Investigators Seek Cause of Deadly Montana Train Derailment
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