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- After 100 days, Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to threaten Gulf coast
- July deadliest month for US in Afghanistan War
- Medical helicopter crashes in Tucson, Arizona, kills all on board
- Crown fire forces residents in Southern California to evacuate homes
| After 100 days, Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to threaten Gulf coast Posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010
Wednesday marked the 100th day since the beginning of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and although the leaking well was recently capped, the estimated three million or more barrels of oil already in the Gulf of Mexico are still causing trouble for many residents of the Gulf coast. More... |
| July deadliest month for US in Afghanistan War Posted:
Friday, July 30, 2010 Three US troops died in two separate blasts yesterday, and three more died today, increasing the American death toll in Afghanistan for July to 66, and making this month the deadliest month for American involvement in the nine-year war. More... |
| Medical helicopter crashes in Tucson, Arizona, kills all on board Posted: Friday, July 30, 2010 A medical helicopter crashed into a fence just outside a house in Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday afternoon, killing all three crew members on board. The crash occurred at 1:42 p.m. Arizona time (21:42 UTC) at the intersection of Glenn Street and Park Avenue. Eyewitness Ricardo Carrasco said that he saw the rotors stop working and the helicopter start plummeting towards the ground, with the pilot attempting to steer it away from the house. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the helicopter was a Eurocopter AS350B3 flown in the LifeNet Arizona fleet. It was operated by the Colorado-based Air Methods Corporation, which specialises in flying emergency medical helicopters. More... |
| Crown fire forces residents in Southern California to evacuate homes Posted:
Friday, July 30, 2010 Antelope Valley, California – A huge wildfire that has been burning in the High Desert of Southern California since 2:00 pm (2200 UTC) yesterday continues to threaten residents in the city of Palmdale in the Antelope Valley region of the Los Angeles County this afternoon. Mandatory evacuation orders have been set in place, affecting 2,000 homes. More... |
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