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At Least Nine Killed, 25 Missing After Massive Fire Breaks Out At Oakland Warehouse Party

At Least Nine Killed, 25 Missing After Massive Fire Breaks Out At Oakland Warehouse Party

At least nine people were confirmed dead and 25 others are unaccounted for after a fire broke out during a rave at a "huge" warehouse in Oakland, California, local media reported on Saturday, according to city fire officials, cited by KTVU.

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Bizarre ‘Bio Warfare’ Storm Kills Five In Kuwait

A bizarre “bio warfare” storm has killed five people in Kuwait, just days after a similar storm hit Australia killing six and leaving thousands of others hospitalized.  Five expatriate workers died from “severe asthma attacks” during the freak storms, as torrential rain hit Kuwait on Friday. According to local news, two Egyptians and a 35-year-old Indian immigrant passed away at Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital during the unusual weather. Two other people died of asthma after reporting to a hospital in the district of Al-Farwaniya.

Why Trump Will Be Unable To Save The American Coal Industry

Why Trump Will Be Unable To Save The American Coal Industry

Submitted by Michael McDonald via OilPrice.com,

It is no secret that the coal industry has faced hard times for the last few years. Environmental concerns led President Obama to institute more stringent regulatory requirements, while cheap natural gas created intense competition. Against that backdrop, many coal industry participants and investors hoped that President Trump would be able to reverse those fortunes.

Russian Spaceship Burns Up In Failed Launch

An unmanned Russian cargo spaceship carrying provisions to the International Space Station was destroyed after liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday. The Progress MS-04 cargo spacecraft failed to reach orbit and broke up minutes after take-off in the atmosphere over Siberia due to an unspecified malfunction, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Twitter. Miami Herald reports: The Progress MS-04 cargo craft broke up at an altitude of 190 kilometers (118 miles) over the remote Russian Tuva region in Siberia that borders Mongolia, Roscosmos said in a statement.

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