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“Disasters and Accidents”

Dec 27, 2011 10:21 PM ET // Alice Truong
You can't predict emergencies, but you can be prepared for them. Eton's Road Torq will surely come handy for such situations, so much so that it's got the backing of the American Red Cross. The Road Torq, part of Eton's TurboDyne series, works as a roadside beacon and emergency flashlight, using a ...
Jul 12, 2012 10:55 AM ET // Alexander Davies
If you're always a bit nervous driving behind a truck piled high with materials that look like they might end up crashing through your windshield, I'm sorry to say your fears are justified. Driving her Toyota near Deming, Washington, a woman failed to stop when the station wagon in front of her, pu...
Feb 23, 2012 12:45 AM ET // Sarah Simpson
Despite the massive wildfires that have swept the western U.S. in recent years, the region has barely begun paying down the huge fire deficit it has accumulated over the last 100 years.
Nov 15, 2012 09:43 AM ET // The DNews Editors
Two BP employees are charged with manslaughter and the oil company will pay $4 billion in penalties.
Dec 27, 2012 06:36 AM ET // Larry O'Hanlon
Teamwork, training and toughness saves a big wave surfer from drowning on Dec. 22.
Nov 9, 2012 03:06 PM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
The bag, found in relatively good condition on an island 28 miles from the wreck, belongs to an Austrian passenger who survived the accident.
Feb 27, 2012 01:56 PM ET // Christina Reed
A fire and explosion killed two navy personnel, injured one person, and left 80 percent of Brazil's Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station incinerated on Saturday.
Aug 14, 2012 04:25 PM ET // Kieran Mulvaney
An infamous ship meets an ignominious end.
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