April 28, 2008
Calif. wildfire displaces 1,000; calm winds help limit blaze - Boston Globe
Calif. wildfire displaces 1,000; calm winds help limit blaze - Boston Globe
SIERRA MADRE, Calif. - An early season wildfire slowly chewed its way through dense brush near Los Angeles yesterday, forcing more than 1,000 people from homes in the foothills. More than 400 firefighters attacked the 350-acre fire, aided by two helicopters and water-dropping air tankers, said Elisa
KA-BROOM! RAYS SWEEP SAWX - New York Post
April 28, 2008 — James Shields pitched a two-hitter for his first career shutout, Evan Longoria homered and the host Rays beat Josh Beckett and Boston 3-0 to complete their first three-game sweep of the Red Sox. Tampa Bay has won six straight for its longest winning streak since a six-game run July
Train collision kills 66 in China - CNN
BEIJING, China (CNN) — Two passenger trains collided in eastern China’s Shandong province Monday morning, killing at least 66 and injuring 247, according to China’s official news agencies. Two trains collided in east China’s Shandong province on Monday. One train on its way from Beijing to Qingdao
Scotland strike closes pipeline - Sun-Journal
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - Hundreds of workers at Scotland’s only oil refinery on Sunday began a 48-hour strike that has forced BP PLC to shut a pipeline system that delivers almost a third of Britain’s North Sea oil. BP said it had completed the closure of the Forties Pipeline System by 6 a.m
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