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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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Idaho Terrorism Suspect Waives Detention Hearing

Fazliddin Kurbanov, shown in an undated image provided by the Idaho State Police.

May 21, 2013 The waiver means the details of Fazliddin Kurbanov's alleged crimes remain mostly a mystery.

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Big Changes At U.S. Speedskating Body, But Scandals Linger

Speedskaters practiced for the U.S. Single Distance Short Track Speedskating Championships in Kearns, Utah, last year.

May 21, 2013 Rebellious athletes, drained budgets, dysfunctional management and a string of embarrassing scandals. Persistent turmoil at U.S. Speedskating threatened American success at the looming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. So USS has undergone a major reorganization.

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Friday, May 17, 2013

Shots - Health News

Doctors Confirm Black Lung In Victims Of Mine Blast

A memorial at the entrance to Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine represents the 29 coal miners who were killed in an explosion in 2010.

May 17, 2013 A study of mine blast victims finds further evidence that there's a resurgence of black lung among coal miners. The relatively young ages of some of the miners and their limited tenure underground suggests significant exposure to coal dust.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

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Drought Eases In The East, But Still Worrisome Out West

Ruined topsoil in Logan, Kan., in August of last year. Drought conditions will persist in parts of the country this spring and summer, forecasters say.

May 16, 2013 Forecasters are predicting better rainfall for the East and Midwest, but in parts of the West, drought conditions will persist.

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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

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Teen Charged With Homicide After Death Of Soccer Referee

May 8, 2013 The 17-year-old soccer goalie who allegedly punched and killed a referee during a game in Utah last month faces a charge of "homicide by assault" and may be tried as an adult.

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Friday, April 26, 2013

The Two-Way

On-The-Job Deaths Continue At Steady, Grim Pace

A construction site in San Mateo, Calif., earlier this month. There were 738 deaths of construction workers in the U.S. during 2011, the most of any single industry. The fatality rate per workers was higher, when taken together, in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

April 26, 2013 While the most recent data show a slight dip in the rate of fatal injuries, the actual number of people who lost their lives while at work edged up. Groups that push to make work safer say not enough is being done to prevent such deaths.

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

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The Cruelest Month: Boston Blasts Join List Of Dark Incidents

Oklahoma City Bombing: The Albert P. Murrah Federal Building shows the devastation caused by a fuel and fertilizer truck bomb on April 19, 1995. The blast killed 168 people and injured more than 500.

April 16, 2013 The Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine school shootings and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are among the infamous and sometimes horrific moments that have occurred during the month of April.

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Friday, April 12, 2013

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Rare On-The-Job Death For Avalanche Forecaster In Utah

Craig Patterson, 34, a seven-year veteran of avalanche forecasting for the Utah Department of Transportation.

April 12, 2013 An American Avalanche Association database counts only two other American forecasters killed while at work on snow.

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Monday, April 08, 2013

The Two-Way

Mine Safety Reform Stalled Three Years After Deadly Blast

In this 2010 photo, coal miner Terry Cooper, left, embraces his wife Michelle, daughter Tera and son Justin, during a vigil to honor the coal miners that were killed in Montcoal, W. Va.

April 8, 2013 One critic said it was a travesty that Congress had not acted three years after the worst mine disaster in this country in 40 years.

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A Woman's Prayer Makes Mormon History

Jean A. Stevens conducts the morning session's closing prayer during the 183rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

April 8, 2013 Jean Stevens became the first woman to recite a prayer at a general session of the faith's semiannual conferences, which Mormons consider the most important religious gatherings of the year.

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Friday, March 29, 2013

The Two-Way

New Federal Scrutiny In Wake Of NPR Grain Bin Reports

Will Piper and Annette Pacas visit the grave of Annette's son, Alex, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll, Ill. Piper says he hopes to raise money to replace the makeshift, plastic marker with a permanent gravestone.

March 29, 2013 Officials say the Department of Justice is reconsidering criminal charges in an incident that killed two teenagers.

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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Buried In Grain

Fines Slashed In Grain Bin Entrapment Deaths

Will Piper and Annette Pacas visit the grave of Annette's son, Alex, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll, Ill. Piper says he hopes to raise money to replace the makeshift, plastic marker with a permanent gravestone.

March 26, 2013 The persistence of grain bin entrapments and a horrific 2010 incident expose weaknesses in worker safety laws and enforcement. An NPR and Center for Public Integrity analysis has found that among 179 deaths since 1984, fines were reduced 60 percent of the time.

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