Pipeline explosion in North Texas prompts Milford evacuation
An accident after a Chevron crew punctured a 10 inch liquefied petroleum gas pipeline caused flames and a black smoke plume near Milford Texas. The blast at 9:30 a.m. led sheriff officials to evacuate the town of about 700 with door to door notices. no injuries reported.
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U S Russian uranium pact ends after twenty years
The Megatons to Megawatts program ending after 20 years converted 500 metric tons of highly enriched uranium from dismantled Russian weapons into U S reactor fuel. Since 1998 it supplied about 10 percent of U S electricity and 15 years of fuel, with ongoing shipments expected to continue low enriched material.
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Ivory stockpile reduced as 6 tons crushed near Denver
In Commerce City Colorado U S officials destroyed more than six tons of confiscated ivory tusks carvings and jewelry to deter elephant poaching. A ten foot high pyramid was dumped into a steel rock crusher at a U S Fish and Wildlife Service facility near Denver. The bulk of the U S blood ivory stockpile was destroyed with officials including director Dan Ashe urging nations to destroy their own stockpiles. Wildlife enforcement agent Edward Grace holds a carved ivory piece at the National Wildlife Property Repository near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
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Toronto mayor denies pressuring staffer amid scandal
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, after admitting smoking crack, faced questions over alleged pressure for oral sex and threats of legal action against ex-staffers who spoke to police. He announced getting professional help but refused to resign as councilors rebuked him during Thursday sessions.
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Truce Reaches Blockaded Syrian Town Easing Siege
Beir ut AP Government officials and rebels reach a deal to lift a weeks long blockade on a rebel held town near Damascus allowing food to reach civilians for the first time in weeks Activists say the truce follows multiple recent arrangements between Assad's government and various rebel groups as Istanbul hosts a Western backed opposition meeting ahead of a proposed Geneva peace conference.
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