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The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects
By J.M. HIRSCHAssociated Press The twin explosions that ripped through the crowd near the finish line of the Boston Marathon triggered a massive manhunt that paralyzed a city. Two bombs set off about ten seconds and 100 yards apart signaled the end of one race and the start of another - to identify

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects
By J.M. HIRSCHAssociated Press The twin explosions that ripped through the crowd near the finish line of the Boston Marathon triggered a massive manhunt that paralyzed a city. Two bombs set off about ten seconds and 100 yards apart signaled the end of one race and the start of another - to identify

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects
By J.M. HIRSCHAssociated Press Ten seconds and 100 yards. The time and distance between two bombs. Two crudely built bombs set off 10 seconds and 100 yards apart without warning or threat, ripping through a crowd of spectators and runners, filling the street with fire, blood and limbs. Two bombs

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects

The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects
By J.M. HIRSCHAssociated Press Ten seconds and 100 yards. The time and distance between two bombs. Two crudely built bombs set off 10 seconds and 100 yards apart without warning or threat, ripping through a crowd of spectators and runners, filling the street with fire, blood and limbs. Two bombs

Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants

Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and JACK GILLUMAssociated Press There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week. This is not unusual. Small fertilizer plants

Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants

Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and JACK GILLUMAssociated Press There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week. This is not unusual. Small fertilizer plants

Texas Explosion Shows Dangers Of Fertilizer Plants

Texas Explosion Shows Dangers Of Fertilizer Plants
KHQ.COM - Rescuers in the town of West, near Waco, Texas continue to comb ruins left from a massive fertilizer explosion Wednesday.  The blast leveled homes and businesses and shook the ground with the strength of a small earthquake. As many as 15 people could be dead and more than 160 are

Texas Explosion Shows Dangers Of Fertilizer Plants

Texas Explosion Shows Dangers Of Fertilizer Plants
KHQ.COM - Rescuers in the town of West, near Waco, Texas continue to comb ruins left from a massive fertilizer explosion Wednesday.  The blast leveled homes and businesses and shook the ground with the strength of a small earthquake. As many as 15 people could be dead and more than 160 are

For Wash. government bean-counter, a pot education

For Wash. government bean-counter, a pot education
By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Mike Steenhout knows spreadsheets, statistics and bean-counting. He has worked as a budget assistant to the governor, managed local operations for the U.S. Census Bureau and analyzed juvenile crime databases. Now, the married, minivan-driving father of

Japan logs record $83.4B trade deficit in FY2012

Japan logs record $83.4B trade deficit in FY2012
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's trade deficit rose to a record $83.4 billion in the last fiscal year, as exports faltered and costs for imported gas and crude oil rose. Customs figures released Thursday also showed a deficit in March for the ninth month in a row, of 362.4 billion yen ($3.7 billion), down