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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: damage

damage stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - Atlantis astronauts found some minor damage to the shuttle’s heat shield during an arduous, nine-hour inspection today, Space.com reports, with NASA officials saying nicks sustained during liftoff weren’t a serious concern, but that more analysis was needed. Astronauts will inspect the shield—vital to the shuttle’s... More »

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astronauts • damage • space travel • heat shield • inspection • Atlantis Space Shuttle • outer space • Hubble Space Telescope • reentry

(AP) - Rescue crews in high-wheel trucks, helicopters and boats ventured out to pluck people from their homes today in an all-out search for thousands of Texans who stubbornly stayed behind overnight to face Hurricane Ike. The storm blew out skyscraper windows, cut power to millions and swamped thousands of homes along... More »

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Texas • Houston • damage • Galveston • disaster • Hurricane Ike

 Arsonist May Have Set Fla. Fires 

Gov declares state of emergency, promises harsh consequences

May 13, 08 4:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fires that have raged across Florida over the last 2 days may have been deliberately set, Gov. Charlie Crist said today. Investigators have pointed to the fact that many of the blazes in different places sprang up at once as evidence of arson, CNN reports. Almost 100 homes have been... More »

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Florida • homes • wildfires • damage • Charlie Crist • arson • arsonist

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 China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600 

10K could be injured, with authorities still trying to grasp extend of damage

May 12, 08 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The earthquake that shook central China has claimed at least 7,651 lives and injured 10,000 more in Sichuan province, the Washington Post reports. In Beichuan county, which accounted for more than 5,000 dead, local news said 80% of the buildings had been toppled.  More »

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China • death toll • damage • earthquake • George W. Bush • Sichuan province

Trucks Pack on Illegal Pounds

Light penalties, costly gas make cheating attractive; roads and bridges take beating

Nov 15, 07 1:17 PM CST
(Newser) - More American truckers are carrying illegally heavy loads, looking to offset diminished manpower and skyrocketing fuel prices—and light fines encourage cheating, the Christian Science Monitor reports. With road damage at issue following August's Minnesota bridge collapse, 30% of trucks are reportedly overloaded—and each of the 8 million tractor-trailers... More »

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roadways • Minnesota • illegal activity • damage • trucks

Vandals Punch Hole in Monet

Group broke into Paris museum during all-night culture festival

Oct 8, 07 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four or five people broke into a Paris museum on Sunday and punched a hole in a Monet. The group broke open a back door to the Musee d'Orsay and fled when an alarm sounded, but not before tearing a four-inch hole in "Le Pont d'Argenteuil," a scene... More »

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art museum • France • art • vandalism • painting • Paris • vandals • damage • Monet

Luxury Cars Flunk
Damage Tests

Weak bumpers, expensive parts drive up costs of repairing high-end vehicles

Aug 2, 07 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Luxury cars will rack up exorbitantly expensive damage after even low-speed impacts, a federal safety report says. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety numbers out today show that 11 high-end vehicles, including Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan models, have bumpers that are too weak and impact absorbers that don't extend far enough—... More »

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Nissan • crash • Audi • luxury car • Mercedes Benz • damage • cars

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