Misaligned track blamed in Amtrak derailment near Kensington
Investigators reported a misshapen rail area just before the Capitol Limited derailed about 10 miles from Washington. Rails were up to 30 inches out of alignment, with 10 injured and 16 hospitalized. Heat may have buckled welded tracks, CSX orders slower speeds on hot days.
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Amtrak
Carol Carmody
National Transportation Safety Board
Mody
The
Capitol Limited
Carmody
Chicago
Washington
CSX Corp
Ture
Jack Quinn
R-N-Y
House Transportation Subcommittee On
Washington, DC
Federal Railroad Administration
CSX
Acci
Fires force evacuations as fires threaten Oregon towns
A 2,000-acre wildfire near Mesa Verde National Park jeopardized the Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling and forced the park to evacuate 2,000 visitors while damaging a water tank and sewage plant. In Oregon, plumes of smoke from two fires stretched toward towns in the Ilinois/Minois Valley area with residents urged to prep for possible evacuation.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Colo
Mesa Verdes
Colorado
Oregon
Dlinois
National Interagency Fire Center
Mesa Verde
Denver
Minois
N YPD drafts proposals for terrorist emergencies
The New York Police Department is drafting sweeping changes to respond to future terrorist attacks. Proposals include a chief of emergencies and a shadow staff to run operations if senior officers are killed. Officials say some ideas may be dropped as drafts evolve.
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NEW York
McKinsey & Co
Ground Zero
Manhattan
Murders surge across Oakland and other cities
Oakland faces one of its bloodiest summers with 65 homicides by Tuesday and a projection above 100 for the year escalate nationwide as unemployment and slow economy drive crime. Mayor Brown seeks a 63.5 million tax raise over five years to fund 100 more officers while communities grapple with youth violence.
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Calif
Jamnicia Milton
Los Angeles
Boston
Jerry Brown
Brown
Jamnicia
Tequila Bagwell
The
Oakland Tribune
New York
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