May is National Deck Safety Month, and the most common cause of deck collapses is improper attachment to a building. Most decks are supported on one side by the building, and on the opposite side by the earth. The photo below shows a deck collapse that happened in Minnesota. This is exactly how most decks […]
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Dangerous plant setting roots in Maine
Giant hogweed can cause painful blisters and blindness if it comes into contact with your skin or eyes.
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Student guilty in webcam case explains lack of apology
Dharun Ravi, who was criticized by the judge for never apologizing, said anything he’d say “would sound rehearsed and empty.”
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Seattle’s Escala Condo Building set steamy scenes for “Fifty Shades of Grey”
Whether it’s scintillating or offensive may be a matter of personal opinion, but few can deny the incredible buzz surrounding the erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Posted online by British author E.L. James as a piece of “Twilight” fan fiction, the trilogy of books were picked up by a small publisher out of Australia […]
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Do you remember Tug of War?
Golf is coming to the Olympics in 2016. So is rugby. But there are many fascinating sports that have sadly dropped off the Olympic schedule.
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Indian passenger and freight train collide; 25 dead
A passenger train rammed into a parked freight train and caught fire early Tuesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens more.
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Bangor police investigate ‘suspicious’ death
Very little information was immediately available about the Tuesday incident.
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Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed
About 200 climbers are expected to tried to scale the summit Friday and Saturday. A similar amount tried last week, and four didn’t make it back, partially because of the traffic jam.
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Ohio family hopes stolen swine statue is returned
The 2-foot-tall pig was wearing only eyeglasses when it disappeared.