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Hoax bomb threats at four Kentucky schools prompt evacuations; police suspect Valentine’s Day prank
At least four Kentucky schools were hit by phony bomb threat under a 24-hour span, which police believe was a…
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379 people fled Japan plane before flames engulfed it: Other miracle evacuations
All 379 Japan Airlines passengers and crew escaped as flames were about to engulf their jet at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport…
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Gaza-Egypt Rafah border crossing reopened for evacuations, Hamas says
The Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt reopened Monday to allow the evacuation of foreigners, dual nationals and…
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Gaza evacuations of injured, foreigners suspended for second day
Gaza’s Hamas government suspended the evacuation of foreign passport holders to Egypt for a second day in a row Sunday…
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Hurricane Idalia prompts evacuations from Florida’s Gulf Coast amid storm surge warning
Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to…
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Evacuations, governor’s warning: Florida braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ Idalia
Residents along Florida’s west coast were ordered to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Idalia’s arrival, as forecasters warned that the storm…
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 jolts Colombia’s Bogota, prompts evacuations
A strong earthquake struck the Colombian capital Bogota on Thursday, reaching a 6.3 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey,…
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Flights cancelled, evacuations prompted in Japan, South Korea as storm Khanun moves north
Airlines cancelled several hundred flights and authorities issued warnings Wednesday as tropical storm Khanun barrelled off Japan’s southern coast towards…
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