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Explosions remind La. that plants not always safe

Explosions remind La. that plants not always safe
By JEFF AMYAssociated Press By some measures, chemical plants like the sites of separate fatal explosions this week in Louisiana are among the safest manufacturing workplaces in America. That doesn't stop residents and emergency responders from keeping wary eyes on the hundreds of facilities

2nd victim dies after blast at La. chemical plant

2nd victim dies after blast at La. chemical plant
By LITTICE BACON-BLOODAssociated Press GONZALES, La. (AP) - A second victim of an explosion at a south Louisiana chemical plant died Friday, while federal authorities opened an investigation to determine the cause of the deadly blast. Scott Thrower, 47, of St. Amant, died at Baton Rouge General

Conn. chimp victim is denied $150M state lawsuit

Conn. chimp victim is denied $150M state lawsuit
By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 was denied permission Friday to sue the state for $150 million on her claim that officials knew the animal was dangerous but didn't do anything about it. The state

2nd victim dies after blast at La. chemical plant

2nd victim dies after blast at La. chemical plant
By LITTICE BACON-BLOODAssociated Press GONZALES, La. (AP) - Authorities say a second victim has died after an explosion and fire at a south Louisiana chemical plant. Louisiana State Police Capt. Doug Cain says 47-year-old Scott Thrower died Friday at a hospital, a day after the blast at the plant.

2nd victim dies after blast at La. chemical plant

2nd victim dies after blast at La. chemical plant
By LITTICE BACON-BLOODAssociated Press GONZALES, La. (AP) - Authorities say a second victim has died after an explosion and fire at a south Louisiana chemical plant. Louisiana State Police Capt. Doug Cain says 47-year-old Scott Thrower died Friday at a hospital, a day after the blast at the plant.

ATTENTION PARENTS: Baby Recliners Linked To Infant Deaths Recalled

ATTENTION PARENTS: Baby Recliners Linked To Infant Deaths Recalled
NBCNEWS.COM - Baby Matters LLC is recalling baby recliners linked to five infant deaths as part of a settlement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the U.S. agency said on Friday. The settlement calls for the company, based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, to recall its foam rubber

Ideas for keeping your data safe from spying

Ideas for keeping your data safe from spying
By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Phone call logs, credit card records, emails, Skype chats, Facebook message, and more: The precise nature of the NSA's sweeping surveillance apparatus has yet to be confirmed. But given the revelations spilling out into the media recently, there

Ideas for keeping your data safe from spying

Ideas for keeping your data safe from spying
By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Phone call logs, credit card records, emails, Skype chats, Facebook message, and more: The precise nature of the NSA's sweeping surveillance apparatus has yet to be confirmed. But given the revelations spilling out into the media recently, there

Disappointing reports help push US stocks down

Disappointing reports help push US stocks down
By MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Disappointing reports about the U.S. economy helped push the stock market lower on Friday. Concerns that the Federal Reserve could announce plans to cut back its stimulus program next week also weighed on the mood. Americans' confidence in the

Jeb Bush: Immigrants 'more fertile,' fuel economy

Jeb Bush: Immigrants 'more fertile,' fuel economy
By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told religious conservatives Friday that the future of the nation's economy depends upon immigrants in part because they "are more fertile" and create more businesses than native-born Americans. Bush, thought to be