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Storm Rips Open Chicago Sinkhole
A rainstorm pummeling the Chicago area ripped open a sinkhole Thursday that swallowed three cars, injuring one driver badly enough that he had to be hospitalized. Blasts of torrential rain and ...
Climate Change Winner: Warming Could Make Montana Wine Region
Climate change warnings tend to focus on the losers, but western Montana would come up a winery winner, according to a new scientific analysis of temperature trends. "Winter temperatures have been a ...
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EPA Blamed For Delays In Asbestos Study In Montana
Internal investigators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the cleanup of a Montana mining town where hundreds of ...
Superstorm Sandy Jolt Detected At U.S. Quake Stations: Scientists
Superstorm Sandy didn't just rattle the East Coast, it also jiggled the ground across the country ever so slightly, scientists reported Thursday. Earthquake sensors located as far away as the Pacific ...
Brazil To See Weaker Growth: IMF
Brazil and other Latin American countries need to realize their economic boom could be over because of cooler global demand for their minerals and farm goods, International Monetary Fund officials ...
First Terror Drill At U.S. Nuclear Plant Complete
The first simulated test of a terrorist attack on a U.S. nuclear power plant was a success, federal officials said on Friday of the event that was coincidentally scheduled a day after the Boston ...
J.D. Power: Auto Insurance Claims Satisfaction Down; Out-of-Pocket Expense Up
Overall auto insurance customer satisfaction has declined by 11 points to 850 on a 1,000-point scale, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2013 Auto Claims Satisfaction Study—Wave 2 released ...