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One Dead, 14 Injured After Explosion and Fire Tear Through Bronx Apartment Building

August 5, 2026 Kurt Dillon

A blast and subsequent fire ravaged a residential building in the Bronx, leaving one person dead and 14 others wounded....

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• Human Interest
• Natural Disasters
• The World

Avalanche on Broad Peak Claims American Climber; Renowned Mountaineer Among Missing in Pakistan

July 31, 2026 Kurt Dillon

Pakistani authorities confirmed Friday that American mountaineer Sarah Mallory Geis died in an avalanche that struck climbers on Broad Peak...

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• Environment
• Investigations
• The World

Death Toll Reaches 34 in Southwestern Japan Earthquake; Rescue Operations Continue

July 30, 2026 Kurt Dillon

A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 struck Japan's Kyushu island on Tuesday, leaving at least 34 people dead and dozens...

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• Natural Disasters
• The World

Death Toll Reaches 23 in Powerful Southwestern Japan Earthquake as Rescue Window Narrows

July 29, 2026 Kurt Dillon

Authorities in Kumamoto prefecture announced Thursday that the death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Japan earlier this...

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• Health
• Investigations
• Natural Disasters

Rescue efforts hampered as toxic gas blocks access to 13 trapped workers in India tunnel collapse

July 22, 2026 Kirsten Kimbal

A methane gas explosion that tore through a hydropower tunnel in northeastern India on Monday has left 13 workers trapped...

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• Investigations
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Death Toll From Pair of Venezuelan Earthquakes Exceeds 5,000

July 18, 2026 Norma Charlton

Venezuelan authorities announced Friday that two consecutive earthquakes have claimed at least 5,069 lives, representing a sharp increase in the...