Downing Mountain Fire Play Video
HAMILTON- Even though the fire continues to grow, the good news: it’s moving away from homes. The Bitterroot National Forest says the air attacks this morning helped push the fires west.
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Emergency evacuation: 10 Jet Airways staffers suspended
The pilot and crew members of the Jet Airways flight involved [...]

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Texas police chase lands on airport runway
A police chase through central Dallas, Texas, ended on the runways of Love Field after a man driving a stolen pickup truck crashed through the airport’s gates Thursday afternoon, officials said.
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Smoke spurs school evacuation
Rich Acres Elementary School’s emergency plans passed a test Thursday when fire alarms [...]

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BP Agrees to Record Fine for Texas City Refinery Violations
BP has agreed to pay a $50.6 million fine for safety violations at its Texas City refinery, the largest ever assessed in the history of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In 2005, an explosion at the BP Texas City refinery killed 15 workers. [...]

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Zimbabwe plane alert was exercise: official
An accident reported at Harare airport on Thursday was actually an exercise and no aircraft were involved in any incident, a Zimbabwean aviation official said.
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S.Korea holds second day of anti-submarine drill
A major South Korean naval exercise designed to strengthen defences against North Korean attacks [...]

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EPA notes improvements at Michigan oil spill site
Jon Wager, left, of Cetacean Marine, a contractor with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , and Mary Beth Ross of the EPA lower a container into Morrow Lake in Kalamazoo County, Mich. to collect water samples Sunday Aug. 1, 2010. The EPA is collecting water and soil samples [...]

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