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NTSB: Conrail studied problems day before NJ crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 2nd

By By MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) - Conrail crews had reports of signal problems at a New Jersey railroad bridge weeks before a train derailment Friday, and were studying the problem the day before the crash and resulting chemical leak, federal investigators said Sunday

Signal problems preceded NJ train derailment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated Press PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) - A signal may have malfunctioned on a southern New Jersey bridge where a train derailed, causing a hazardous chemical to spew into the air and leading to health problems, an evacuation, tricky cleanup decisions and broader questions

NJ train derailment tips tankers, sickens dozens

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated Press PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) - A freight train derailed Friday on a railroad bridge that has had problems before, toppling tanker cars partially into a creek and causing a leak of hazardous gas that was blamed for sickening dozens of people, authorities said. After

24 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By ADRIAN SAINZAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee are investigating bomb threats that forced the evacuation of 24 courthouses across the state, including the federal building in downtown Memphis. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Jeremy Heidt said

California city building "tsunami-resistant" port

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 23rd

By JEFF BARNARDAssociated Press CRESCENT CITY, California (AP) - It doesn't matter if the earth sways in Chile, Alaska or Japan, the formation of the sea floor along the U.S. West Coast generally aims any tsunami surges at the tiny California port town of Crescent City. Churning water

Calif. city building a "tsunami-resistant" port

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 22nd

By JEFF BARNARDAssociated Press CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) - It doesn't matter if the earth sways in Chile, Alaska or Japan, the formation of the sea floor along the U.S. West Coast generally aims any tsunami surges at the tiny California port town of Crescent City. Churning water rushes

Sandy a super test for Bloomberg, Christie, Cuomo

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By ANGELA DELLI SANTI and JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - For New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, leadership often came with an empathetic hug. For New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, it came with an angry tirade at utilities slow to restore power. For New York City Mayor

This Week in the Civil War

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By The Associated Press This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, Nov. 18: New Confederate secretary of war.

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. OBAMA, BOEHNER SPAR OVER THE NATION'S WELL-TO-DO Let taxes rise on the rich, the president urges. That would hurt the economy and stunt job growth, GOP leader

What does it take to get people to flee a storm?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Despite days of dire forecasts and explicit warnings, hundreds of thousands of people in New York and New Jersey ignored mandatory evacuation orders as Superstorm Sandy closed in. Now, after scores of deaths and harrowing escapes, emergency