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A Navy worker set fire to a nuclear-powered submarine causing $400 million damage because he ‘wanted to leave work early’. Casey James Fury, 24, from Portsmouth, North Hampshire, faces life in prison if convicted of two counts of arson after starting an inferno aboard the USS Miami attack submarine on May 23. According to a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in Portland today, Fury, a painter and sandblaster, told investigators [...] A Navy worker set fire to a nuclear-powered submarine causing $400 million damage because he ‘wanted to leave work early’. Casey James Fury, 24, from Portsmouth, North Hampshire, faces life in prison if convicted of two counts of arson after starting an inferno aboard the USS Miami attack submarine on May 23. According to a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in Portland today, Fury, a painter and sandblaster, told investigators [...] A three-day-old wildfire erupted with catastrophic fury Tuesday, ripping across the foothills neighborhoods of Colorado Springs, devouring an untold number of homes and sending tens of thousands fleeing to safety in what was shaping up as one of the biggest disasters in state history. “This is a firestorm of epic proportions,” said Colorado Springs Fire Chief Richard Brown. The Waldo Canyon fire in El Paso County — which had been [...] Her face hidden behind a black mask, a former model spoke yesterday of the horrific burns she suffered in a bushfire while running a marathon. Turia Pitt, 24, told a parliamentary inquiry that event organisers had given little warning of the risk of being engulfed in an Outback blaze. Yet only a few miles into the race a wildfire trapped her in a rocky gorge, leaving her with ‘nowhere to go’.
It just [...] Uploaded by RussiaToday on Oct 27, 2011 European banks have agreed to write off 50% of the debt owed to them by Greece. It was decided during an emergency summit in Brussels, where EU leaders made, what many believe, was the final attempt to save the Eurozone. The settlement was reportedly a close-run thing, with the bank lobby holding out until German Chancellor Angela Merkel threatened letting Greece default. The EU also promises to [...] OTSUCHI, Japan | On a misty Sunday morning, a cloud of fog seems to hover like a halo over the temple. For many locals who come to worship here, the temple seems to have magical powers. The March 11 tsunami rushed up a slope to the steps of the temple grounds and then turned back, dragging thousands of people and buildings with it back into the ocean. After [...] As Texas continues to deal with one of the worst wildfire situations in its history, a return of sizzling heat, gusty winds and bone-dry conditions is renewing an extreme threat for the spread and development of new fires. Winds blowing out of the west or southwest will be gusting near or past 50 mph today across western Texas, while temperatures rise into the 90s or 100s [...] Dallas (CNN) — Hot, dry weather returns to Texas this week, whisking away the limited relief scattered thunderstorms brought to firefighters in parts of the Lone Star state over the weekend. In a trifecta of potentially bad news for fire crews, the Texas Forest Service said a low-pressure system will push temperatures into the 90s, humidity to 10% or less and winds up to 45 mph [...] |
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