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Fire on Newark Ship Is Slowly Being Contained, Coast Guard Says
The fatal fire in Port Newark, N.J. is no longer spreading, officials said. The ship continued to list, but the…
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Four Killed in Early Morning House Fire Outside Albany
Local roads in the rural community were shut down as firefighters hauled water to the scene.
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4 Die in Fire That Began at E-Bike Shop Near Chinatown
The blaze, which left two others in critical condition, began on the first floor of a building at 80 Madison…
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A Firefighter Drowns After Rushing into the Sea to Save His Daughter
There were no lifeguards on duty at Avon-by-the-Sea, along the New Jersey shore, on Friday.
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What to Know About Canada’s Exceptional Wildfire Season
Wild fires started earlier, are higher in number and spread across much of the country, burning millions of acres as…
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Business
Record Pollution and Heat Herald a Season of Climate Extremes
It’s not officially summer yet in the Northern Hemisphere. But the extremes are already here. Fires are burning across the…
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Sports
Shawn Kemp Charged With First-Degree Assault in Shooting
Kemp, the former N.B.A. star, is accused of shooting at people in a mall parking lot last month after he…
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The Growing Risk of Battery Fires in New York
Some 50 batteries were found inside a building in Bushwick, Brooklyn, that burned a week ago.
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Woman Ignited Gay Pride Flag, Damaging SoHo Bistro, Police Say
The intentional fire at Little Prince, which was captured by a security camera, was being investigated as a possible hate…
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Wildfires Raging Across Chile Leave 13 Dead
More than 150 fires burning in the country have also destroyed thousands of acres of forest, as the country faces…