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Nissan Recalls 308K Vehicles

The recall covers certain models from 2001 to 2011.

Children evacuate the Park Avenue Elementary school in Cudahy, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 after an aircraft dumped fuel that fell onto the elementary school playground. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. A jet returning to LAX dumped its fuel over the neighborhood and the school. Affected people at the school were treated for skin and eye irritation. No patients were transported to hospitals.

Jet Dumps Fuel that Lands on Schoolkids

Before making an emergency landing at LAX, the Delta jet dumped fuel to reduce its weight.

Smoke rises following a big explosion at an industrial hub near the port city of Tarragona, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. A chemical emergency alert has been activated in northeastern Spain following a big explosion in an industrial zone near the port city of Tarragona, regional emergency services said Tuesday.

Two Die in Chemical Plant Blast

Authorities are investigating the cause of what they described as a “chemical accident” on the premises of chemical maker Iqoxe.

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15 States Oppose LNG Rail Plan

They say the proposed rule would put residents, first responders and the environment at greater risk of catastrophic accidents.

An emergency alert issued by the Canadian province of Ontario reporting an unspecified “incident” at a nuclear plant is shown on a smartphone Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Ontario Power Generation later sent a message saying the alert “was sent in error.'

Officials Accidentally Push Nuke Alert

A cellphone alert warned citizens of an “incident” at a nuclear plant just east of Toronto, but were later told it was a mistake.

This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice shows AR-15 lower receivers, which federal agents have seized, including these unfinished ones taken in 2014 in California, for firearms investigations nationwide. For decades, the federal government has treated the mechanism called the lower receiver as the essential piece of the semiautomatic rifle, which has been used in some of the nation's deadliest mass shootings. But some defense attorneys have recently argued that the part alone does not meet the definition in the law.

AR-15 Design Feature Could Derail Charges

Some judges have ruled that a lower receiver alone cannot be considered a gun.

Toyota Recalls 700K Vehicles

Fuel pumps can fail and cause engines to stall.

Problems Plague China Jet

A report says math errors and technical glitches are pushing the C919 further behind schedule.

Boeing Problems Persist Ap

FAA to Fine Boeing $5.4M

And it's a completely different problem than the one that was blamed for the two Max crashes.

This image taken from a video on Wednesday Jan. 8, 2020 shows a light in the sky which appears to show the Ukrainian jetliner plane on fire and crashing into ground. Western leaders have said the plane appeared to have been unintentionally hit by a surface-to-air missile near Tehran, just hours after Iran launched a series of ballistic missiles at two US bases in Iraq to avenge the killing of its top general in an American airstrike last week. Iran on Friday Jan. 10, 2020, denied the allegations.

Video Appears to Show Boeing Plane Was Struck

The verified videos seem to prove that a Boeing mechanical problem was not the cause.

Cargo Ship Overturns 3 Ap

Salvage Co. to Extract Capsized Ship

The ship, roughly the size of a 70-story office building, has sat overturned in the sound for four months.

In this April 19, 2010, file photo, baby powder is squeezed from its bottle in Philadelphia. In a study released on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, U.S. government researchers found no evidence linking baby powder with ovarian cancer in the largest-ever analysis of an issue that has prompted thousands of lawsuits and a recent product recall.

Study: No Strong Link Between Talc and Cancer

But more conclusive research probably isn't feasible because a dwindling number of women use powder for personal hygiene.

In this file photo dated Monday, March 11, 2019, rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Air Crash Deaths Fall by Half

There was one fatal accident for every 5.58 million commercial flights.

Maintenance Worker Dies at Sevel Plant

The victim was brought in to do maintenance at the automotive plant operated by Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group while it was closed over the New Year's holiday.

Authorities respond after a partial building collapse at Beechcraft aircraft manufacturing facility in Wichita, KS on Friday, Dec. 27.

Beechcraft Plant Blast Injures Dozen+

A ruptured nitrogen line resulted in a partial building collapse in Wichita, KS on Dec. 27.

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2 Die While Cleaning Chemical Tank

Two workers apparently became overcome by fumes and died while cleaning a chemical tank at a business near Houston, authorities said Saturday.

In this Dec. 17 photo, an Amazon robot sends a package down a chute, transporting packages from workers to chutes that are organized by zip code, at an Amazon warehouse facility in Goodyear, AZ. The tech giant is still rolling out new models descended from the Kiva line, including the Pegasus, a squarish vehicle with a conveyor belt on top that can be found working the early-morning shift at a warehouse in the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear.

Warehouse Workers Adapting to Robots

There are growing concerns that keeping up with the pace of the latest warehouse productivity technology is taking a toll on human workers' health, safety and morale.

Metal Container Supplier Fined Nearly $200K

OSHA cited Wright Metal Products Crates for exposing employees to amputation, chemical and other safety hazards at a worksite in Lavonia, GA.

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Mysterious Waste Oozes Onto Highway

The origin of the cancerous frozen blob was traced back to Electro-Plating Services.

NTSB: Speed Caused Tesla Crash

Injuries from the fire that started in the car's lithium-ion battery also contributed to the two deaths.

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OSHA Updates Amputation Emphasis Program

OSHA's National Emphasis Program targets industrial and manufacturing workplaces where employees are injured by unguarded or improperly guarded machinery and equipment.

OSHA: 2018 Workplace Overdoses, Suicides Rise

At-work unintentional overdoses and suicides increased by 12 and 11 percent in 2018, respectively, while fatal falls from height dropped 14 percent.

Temp Employee Shoots Co-Worker at Dart Container

The shooting created a panic.

In this Sept. 1, 2017, file photo, smoke rises from the Arkema Inc. owned chemical plant in Crosby, near Houston, Texas. Texas officials refused to cooperate with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's watchdog for a report Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, that raises skepticism about public assurances following Hurricane Harvey that the storm's assault on America's largest corridor of petrochemical plants posed no health risks.

Post-Harvey Monitoring was Lacking

The report supports findings by The Associated Press and Houston Chronicle last year that revealed a far more widespread toxic impact than authorities publicly reported.