Samsung has announced that it is permanently ending production of its Galaxy Note7 smartphone amid reports that replacement phones issued as a result of last month’s recall are also exploding. The South Korean giant announced the massive recall of more than 2.5 million of the phones after several of them reportedly exploded due to overheating…
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On September 29th, 2016, a train was less than a minute from Hoboken station cruising in below the regulated speed of 10mph when, suddenly and without warning, the train accelerated to 21mph, double the regulated speed and crashed into the barrier at the end of the rail. When the train collided with the barrier it…
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Last night, a man was racing on I-45, the North Freeway, when he crashed into a patrol car driven by a deputy. The wreck occurred shortly before midnight near Victory Drive. The motorist slammed into a cruiser of a Precinct 4 Deputy Constable. The crash was so violent that it caused the police car to…
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Work injuries are all too common. Workers who are injured on the job should be compensated for work-related illnesses and injuries. When someone gets injured at work, workers’ compensation insurance should generally apply if the employer subscribes to workers’ compensation coverage. But obtaining workers’ comp. benefits is not always easy. Even individuals who have serious,…
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Recently, Samsung has been facing difficulties with its newly released Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones. The phone’s battery is prone to overheating, which can result in the phone catching fire or even exploding. To help cure the problem, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on…
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On July 31, 2015, a twenty-one year old University of Alabama student died in Amarillo, Texas as the result of a fireworks explosion. Petyon Trueblood was working as a stage manager for a musical production at the Pioneer Amphitheatre in Palo Duro Canyon State Park when the explosion happened. At the time of the explosion,…
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Officials in the town of Sunray in the Texas Panhandle have reported that a gas line ruptured and caught fire Thursday afternoon. According to KFDA in Amarillo, three people were injured, with two airlifted to Lubbock and the third at a local hospital. A voluntary evacuation was issued for the area, and the city has…
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Well over half a million people die every year as a result of drug resistant antimicrobials, with as many as 2 million being infected in the United States alone. Last week, a group of normally competing pharmaceutical companies came together to put together a plan for reducing drug resistance in the coming years. Some of…
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