disasters
Underfunding, one-person crews share responsibility for deadly Amtrak crash
June 5, 2015"It strains our collective memory to think of a case where we attack a problem by defunding it when we want a positive outcome."
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Coal criminal seeks Vegas fun as he delays justice for miners
June 2, 2015A notorious former coal company executive is still awaiting trial while the victims, the families of killed miners, await justice before the law.
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Cuban workers caring for Nepal quake victims
June 1, 2015A new chapter in the story of Cuba's outreach to people began with the arrival in Katmandu, Nepal of 49 Cuban health care workers.
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Toxic shock: California’s nightmare oil spill
May 26, 2015As in the case of so many prior disasters, environmentalists and everyone affected by this devastating oil spill are trying to get through what some have called a "nightmare scenario."
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Rail unions weigh in with more analysis on Amtrak crash
May 20, 2015Why was there a one-person train crew and no Positive Train Control system?
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