
Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people and sends 19 more to hospital, officials say
INSTITUTE, W. Va. (AP) — A chemical leak at a West Virginia silver recovery business killed two people and sent 19 others to the hospital, authorities said. The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant in Institute as workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility, Kanawha County Commission Emergency Management Director C. W. Sigman said. A chemical gas reaction occurred at the plant involving nitric acid and another substance, Sigman said, speaking at a news briefing...
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- Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people and sends 19 more to hospital, officials say
- Immigration officer is charged with assault after protest outside Colorado ICE facility, DA says
- 988 hotlines launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults
- New study finds alarming high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coasts
- Federal appeals court blocks California law requiring federal agents to wear identification
Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80
ATLANTA (AP) — U. S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. He was 80. Scott, who was seeking his 13th term in Congress despite challenges from within his party, was once a leading voice for Democrats on issues related to farm aid policy and food aid for consumers and a prominent Black member of the party’s moderate Blue Dog caucus. But he faced criticism and concerns in recent years because of declining health, a in...
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- Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80
- Sheinbaum weighs sanctions on Chihuahua state after CIA agents died after drug lab raid in Mexico
- Man who swiped Noems purse in a DC restaurant is sentenced to 3 years in prison
- Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline
- Rhode Island shifts its primary to Wednesday, Sept. 9, easing a Labor Day poll setup crunch
988 hotlines launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults
Nearly 4,400 fewer U. S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline, a sign the program is working even as it faces long-term funding challenges. Suicide deaths among 15- to 23-year-olds were 11% lower than what researchers expected between July 2022 — when the lifeline launched — and December 2024, researchers wrote in a study published Wednesday in JAMA. “The 988 program is one of the largest federal U...
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- New study finds alarming high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coasts
- RFK Jr. goes before the Senate. One lawmakers competing loyalties will be on display
- Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isnt done
- Earthquake sets off brief tsunami alert and a megaquake advisory in northern Japan

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