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US storm Hermine: Eastern states brace for heavy rain US east coast states are on alert for Tropical Storm Hermine, which is pushing north-eastward as people take time off for the long holiday weekend
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| Feb.24 |
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Powerful storms kill at least three in Virginia  Map of Waverly Virginia Virginia At least three people are dead and thousands lost power after a strong storm system barrelled up the east coast of the US
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Massive US blizzard advances north  | Washington: A massive blizzard bringing more than 2ft (61cm) of snow and punishing winds is advancing up the US East Coast | |
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Computer glitch grounds hundreds of flights in US Map of Leesburg Virginia Virginia Thousands of travellers in the US faced delays on Saturday after a technical glitch grounded flights into and out of New York and Washington
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Antares rocket explosion cause sought in US The builders of an unmanned rocket which exploded on the way to the International Space Station have vowed to find the cause of the failure
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Unmanned NASA-contracted rocket explodes Map of Wallops Flight Facility Virginia| The rocket exploded early Tuesday evening along the eastern Virginia coast, causing a huge fireball but no apparent deaths | |
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| Aug.27 |
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US F-15 military jet crashes in Virginia A US military jet has crashed in Virginia but the fate of the pilot is unknown, military officials say
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| May.12 |
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Search for wreckage in balloon crash Officials are searching for the wreckage of a hot air balloon crash near Richmond, Virginia, after a third victim was found
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Deadly hot air balloon fire in US Map of Richmond Virginia Virginia At least two people have died after a hot air balloon hit a power line and burst into flames in front of a horrified US crowd
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| Apr.30 |
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Derailed train bursts into flames A freight train carrying crude oil has derailed and burst into flames in Lynchburg. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from a number of ...
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| Jan.28 |
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Deep South in winter storm emergency Louisiana: Much of the US is in the grip of yet another cold snap, with snow forecast even in the usually balmy Deep South
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| Jan.8 |
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US helicopter crashes off Virginia Two of four crew members rescued after a US Navy Helicopter crashed off Norfolk, Virginia, have died, officials say, while a fifth is still ...
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Car hits crowd at Virginia parade, 60 injured More than 10 people have been taken to hospital in a serious condition from the small town of Damascus
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Deadly pileup in south-west Virginia At least three people have been killed and 15 injured in a pile-up involving almost 100 vehicles in the US state of Virginia, police say
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Independence Day plans hit by power cuts and heat Washington: Nearly one million Americans are marking Independence Day amid a scramble to restore power five days after severe storms hit the eastern US
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US power outages persist for 1.4m Some 1.4m storm-struck households in the eastern US are without electricity for a fourth day amid sweltering temperatures
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Storm-hit millions reel from US heatwave | About two million people remain without power in the eastern US following storms that have been blamed for 18 deaths since Friday | |
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US Navy jet crashes in Virginia A US Navy F-18 jet has crashed shortly after take off in a residential area near Virginia Beach, Virginia. No fatalities have been reported
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Earthquake strikes US east coast Map of Mineral Virginia 5.8 earthquake has rattled the east coast of the United States centreing on the state of Virginia. Pentagon and US Capitol were evacuated
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Snowstorm strikes US East Coast| A fierce winter snowstorm is causing travel chaos and forcing airline cancellations in Washington and Baltimore | |
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Isabel knocks out power to 2 million| Isabel was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm after dumping heavy rain | |
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 Residents flee hurricane Isabel is expected to begin lashing North Carolina and Virginia with tropical storm-force winds by midnight
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