Two Die, Dozens Hurt in Ukraine Missile Attacks Odesa
Two residents were killed in a missile strike on Odesa, a married couple among those deceased, with another hurt as Russia and Ukraine traded drones and missiles. In Kharkiv a Russian bomb hit a residential building injuring multiple people, while Moscow claimed it downed numerous Ukrainian drones overnight.
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Kyiv
Ukraine
Black Sea
Odesa
Moscow
Russia
Oleh Kiper
Kharkiv
Thor Terekhov
Russian Defense Ministry
U.S
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy
Putin orders Russia to raise military to 1.5 million troops
Putin issued a decree to boost Russia's military to 1.5 million troops and nearly 2.4 million personnel overall, effective Dec. 1, with funding to support the expansion as Ukraine's war persists. The move follows prior 2022 and 2023 adjustments amid ongoing eastern Ukraine operations.
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Putin
Moscow
Vladimir Putin
Ukraine
Kremlin
Titan Vessel Implosion Witness Testifies Under Pressure
Lead Titan submersible engineer Tony Nissen described pressure to deploy the Titan before its 2023 implosion and testified at a Coast Guard hearing in North Charleston. He said he refused to pilot the craft years earlier and raised safety concerns over testing and staff. The hearing probes design flaws, lack of independent hull review, and company practices under OceanGate's leadership after the Titanic wreck incident.
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Tony Nissen
Stockton Rush
OceanGate Company
Nissen
OceanGate
U.S. Coast Guard
Rush
Stockton
North Charleston
South Carolina
Coast Guard
Polar Prince
Washington State
Bonnie Carl
Titan
David Lochridge
Lochridge
Tom Catterson
Marine Board
Wendy Rush
Melissa Leake
Marine Board of Investigation
Guillermo Sohnlein
Steven Ross
Leake
NTSB
St. John’s
Newfoundland
National Transportation Safety Board
Jason Neubauer
Coast Guard Office of Investigations
Pipeline blast forces Houston area evacuations after Deer Park fire
A 20 inch pipeline explosion near Deer Park Texas sparked a towering flame that forced about 1000 homes to evacuate and shelter in place as firefighters fought the blaze near La Porte. Energy Transfer said a car may have struck valve equipment but offered few details. One firefighter injured. Fire could burn for hours while authorities monitor air quality and consider environmental impact.
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Deer Park
Texas
Houston
Jerry Mouton Jr
Mouton
Energy Transfer
la Porte
Lee Woodward
Geselle Melina Guerra
Guerra
San Jacinto College
Evan Wyman
Baxter
Ramanan Krishnamoorti
University of Houston
Harris County Pollution Control
Krishnamoorti
Sanchez
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