Downton Rep. Billed $10K for NYC Bash – Daily Beast
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Downton Rep. Billed $10K for NYC Bash
Daily Beast Illinois Republican Rep. Aaron Schock reportedly billed taxpayers for at least 10 of his House staffers to accompany him on a weekend trip to New York City last September, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Sunday. Schock’s staffers spent little time doing … |
Railways tackle accidents as group seeks ban on oil trains – bnn.ca
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Railways tackle accidents as group seeks ban on oil trains
bnn.ca Canadian National Railway Co. is building a 1,500-foot (457 metre) long track to bypass a burning train that derailed Saturday in northern Ontario, while BNSF Railway Co. crews are working to reopen track in rural Illinois after a train carrying oil … Yet Another Oil Train Derails, Catches Fire in OntarioEnvironment News Service Oil, rail industries ‘playing Russian roulette’ with lives, group says after …Financial Post |
MARC service to be impacted this week following Amtrak accident – WTOP
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MARC service to be impacted this week following Amtrak accident
WTOP WASHINGTON – MARC service will be impacted this week following an accident Friday night involving an Amtrak rail car. A train was damaged when a wheel lost contact with the track in Odenton. No one was hurt. The Maryland Transit Administration says, … Repairs after Amtrak accident to disrupt MARC train serviceMyFox Washington DC Odenton Station Service Limited After Amtrak AccidentPatch.com |
Stronger Oil Trains Are Still Rupturing — Energy Journal – Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Stronger Oil Trains Are Still Rupturing — Energy Journal
Wall Street Journal (blog) Four recent accidents are a sign that the new tanker cars are still prone to breaking. In the past month alone, significant derailments of crude-carrying trains have occurred in West Virginia and Illinois and twice in Ontario, including one Saturday … Protesters call attention to oil trains passing near Oradell ReservoirNJ.com As oil trains continue to derail, top Pennsylvania officials demand federal actionLancasterOnline Train Explosions Show Risky Side of America’s Oil BoomThe Epoch Times |
One person killed; three injured in I-95 accident – Turn to 10
Turn to 10One person killed; three injured in I-95 accidentTurn to 10A 26-year-old Rhode Island woman died, and three other people were injured, following an accident on Interstate 95 North in Pawtucket early Sunday morning. State police told NBC 10 Ne…
Safety fears block plan to raise Iowa speed limit – Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Safety fears block plan to raise Iowa speed limitDubuque Telegraph HeraldA report last year from the National Conference of State Legislatures said that 10,219 people were killed nationally in speeding related crashes in 2012, though many of those acci…
Driver Going Wrong Way Causes Multi-Vehicle Accident On Route 1 – CBS Local
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Driver Going Wrong Way Causes Multi-Vehicle Accident On Route 1
CBS Local PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — According to Middletown Police, a driver going southbound in the northbound lanes of Route 1 in Bucks County caused a multi-vehicle accident on Sunday night. Six people involved in the accident were transported to area hospitals. Two accidents tie up Route 1; 12 injuredBucks County Courier Times |
Support Iowa good Samaritan bill – Quad City Times
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Support Iowa good Samaritan bill
Quad City Times Overdose kills more Iowans each year than car accidents. It’s time to enact simple public health … The other was in Illinois, where a similar law enabled first responders to give her the right care at the right time. She’s ultimately turned her life … |
UPDATE: Harding student killed in car accident – KATV
THV 11UPDATE: Harding student killed in car accidentKATVSmith, originally from Buford, Georgia, died of injuries he sustained in the accident, and two passengers were taken to the University of Louisville hospital. Drew Taylor, a senior from Whitesboro…
UI police spokesman: Unofficial was ‘manageable’ – Daily Illini
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UI police spokesman: Unofficial was ‘manageable’
Daily Illini … Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day, said Patrick Wade, spokesman for University of Illinois Police Department. The cold weather hindered many people from spending too much time outside, which likely contributed to fewer accidents than previous years … |
