Calculated risks in stunt work push thrills higher
In early cinema cowboys leaped into saddles to thrill audiences but modern stunt crews rely on sophisticated planning and even computer design. The pursuit of extraordinary thrills keeps danger present as public demand grows, with some stunts ending in fatalities.
Residents flee toxic cloud near Blythe after nitric acid leak
Fumes from a nitric acid leak billow from a tanker on Interstate 10 near Blythe California yesterday. Emergency crews fought to stem the flow while thousands of residents in California and Arizona evacuated to escape a poisonous cloud.
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Israeli raids hit Lebanon supply routes as Red Cross probes rubble
Israeli jets continued strikes on guerrilla supply lines in southern Lebanon despite U S pleas to halt the bombing. Red Cross workers searched for bodies under the rubble of Zabrani Bridge where about 20 people were believed buried, officials said.
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