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Dozens injured in head-on train crash Map of Bridgeport Connecticut New England| Connecticut: About 60 people have been injured, five critically, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains near New York City | |
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Snow-hit US states begin clear-up| Massachusetts: Thousands of people across large swathes of the north-eastern United States and eastern Canada are clearing up after an intense snow storm | |
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North-east US paralysed by snowstorm  | Boston: A major snowstorm has brought swathes of the North-east US and eastern Canada to a standstill, leaving about 0.5 million homes without power. Millions of people across New England have being warned to stay indoors... | |
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'Historic' snowstorm blankets US  Massachusetts: Thick snow is blanketing the north-eastern US as a major storm cuts power to thousands of homes and plays havoc with transport schedules
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US north-east braces for 'historic' snowstorm The north-east US coast is braced for a big snowstorm that has already caused hundreds of flight cancellations
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| Oct.26 |
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Northeast looking at possible 'superstorm' in Sandy The storm that has already claimed nearly two dozen lives in the Caribbean churned Friday near northern Bahamas
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Mitt Romney visits hurricane zone Louisiana: Mitt Romney has visited an emergency centre in hurricane-damaged Louisiana, a day after accepting the Republican nomination for US president
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Fire kills ad executive's girls and parents Connecticut: An affluent community is coming to terms with a fire that killed an advertising executive Madonna Badger's three children and parents
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| Oct.30 |
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Early snowstorm killing three people Pennsylvania: An unseasonable snowstorm has hit the US East Coast, with some areas of Massachusetts seeing more than 27in (68cm) of snow
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| Oct.28 |
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Snowstorm to hit US East Coast Pennsylvania: An unseasonable snowstorm may bring up to 10 inches (25 cm) of early snowfall to the US East Coast this weekend
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Vermont and New York await Fema help Map of Vermont USA Rescue efforts are intensifying in flood-hit parts of the north-eastern US, as the death toll continues to rise two days after a fierce storm
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Death toll from Irene keeps rising Map of Vermont USA Tropical Storm Irene has killed 38 people, and authorities warn that flooding could continue for up to three days in northern US states
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| Aug.27 |
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Evacuation time running out New York: Officials in the mid-Atlantic states and southern New England sounded fresh warnings about Hurricane Irene
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Body in US pool 'unseen for days' Massachusetts: Authorities are trying to find out how a body lay unnoticed in a swimming pool for more than 2 days as the public continued to use the facil...
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Winter storm hits north-east US New Jersey: A winter storm that pummelled southern US states in the last few days has now hit the north-east
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US airports reopen after blizzard New York: Airports have reopened in the north-eastern US after blizzards caused some 7,000 flights to be cancelled over the busy post-Christmas travel...
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Eastern US braced for blizzards New York: A swathe of the US eastern seaboard is braced for an intensifying winter storm that is dumping heavy snow as it sweeps north
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Passengers held on hot plane for 4 hours Connecticut: Passengers aboard a Virgin Atlantic plane that was diverted to Connecticut were held on the hot plane for hours with no food or water until 1 a
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Power plant blast 'causes mass casualties' Connecticut: A huge explosion has rocked Kleen Energy plant. At least two people killed and many more injured
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Massive US snowstorm heads north
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Girl dies after wave knocks her into ocean
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| Aug.22 |
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Hurricane heads for New England. Massachusetts
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Ice storm cripples north-east US As many as 1m people have been left without power after one of the worst ice storms in a decade crippled the electricity grid
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Hurricane Kyle strengthens
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State hardest hit from flooding. New Hampshire
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Suspicious blaze kills 10 at nursing home
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| Feb.21 |
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Nightclub fire: Death toll at 95 Only a handful of the bodies have been identified. 25 people in critical condition
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Death toll rises to 65 in club inferno Search for bodies continuing. 160 people injured. Fire was breaking out during a pyrotechnics display at a rock concert
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96 killed in nightclub inferno Map of Rhode Island USA| Band's pyrotechnics display igniting soundproofing material. Fire engulfed the wooden structure in 3 minutes | |
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