US blamed abroad for WTO collapse (Reuters)

" By Doug Palmer 1 hour, 19 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration faced blame from U.S. trading partners on Monday for the collapse of world trade negotiations, but won praise at home for holding firm in the talks. European Union " /> SEARCH News | News...

Trade power talks collapse, WTO round in doubt (Reuters)

" By Richard Waddington and William Schomberg 22 minutes ago GENEVA (Reuters) - Talks by major trade powers to save the World Trade Organisation's Doha Round collapsed on Monday, leaving the future of negotiations on a global free trade deal shrouded in doubt. Ministers from...

Inspectors find more flaws in Boston's "Big Dig" (Reuters)

" BOSTON (Reuters) - From loose bolts to gaps between ceiling plates, the number of potentially dangerous flaws in Boston's $15 billion "Big Dig" highway project keep rising, reaching 362 on Friday, after a fatal tunnel collapse. With public confidence deeply shaken in...

Big Dig collapse prompts renewed scrutiny (AP)

" BOSTON - At least 12 tons of concrete collapsed onto a car in a Big Dig tunnel, fatally crushing a passenger and prompting renewed scrutiny Tuesday of a troubled highway project that is already the costliest in U.S. history. The state attorney general said he plans to...

New York building collapses, burns (CNN)

" New York building collapses, burns  —  Eleven injured; gas explosion appears to be cause  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — An explosion and fire leveled a residential building on New York's Upper East Side Monday morning, fire officials told...

Suicide attempt probed in NYC collapse (AP)

" NEW YORK - A four-story building on Manhattan's Upper East Side collapsed into a pile of rubble Monday after a thunderous explosion that hurled fireballs skyward and left an upscale block littered with bricks, broken glass and splintered wood. Authorities said the blast...

Three Injured as Scaffolding Collapses

Three people were seriously injured today when fifteen stories of scaffolding collapsed at a new accommodation and hotel construction site in central Milton Keynes, England. Emergency services arrived at the scene...

Explosive Testimony: Revelations about the Twin Towers in the 9/11 Oral Histo...

From the article: "The above quotations come from a collection of 9/11 oral histories that, although recorded by the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) at the end of 2001, were publicly released only on August 12,...

Taxpayers to spend $600,000 to fix stadium

Tampa, Florida - Taxpayers will be spending close to $600,000 to do emergency repairs to Raymond James Stadium. Part of a 28 foot overhang collapsed and fell to the seats below. No one was in the stadium at...

Retaining Wall Collapses on NYC Highway - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK - A stone retaining wall along the Henry Hudson Parkway in upper Manhattan collapsed Thursday afternoon, burying parked cars under a massive mound of dirt, trees and debris. ADVERTISEMENT There were no immediate reports of injuries, fire department spokeswoman...

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