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Chile miners: Final test run underway for capsule to reach trapped miners
La PlazaChilean rescue workers are lowering an empty capsule down a half-mile-long shaft to test its communications equipment before they begin bringing the first of 33 trapped miners to the surface. The bullet-shaped cage is big enough for one person to... -
In New Zealand, a centerpiece becomes a tomb
Veteran television producer Rob Cope-Williams was out in the field Tuesday, working on his weekly farm report, downing a lunch of French fries and a pint of beer at a countryside hotel, when he felt the jolt. He and his crew figured it was just another...Tags: Weather Reports, China Earthquake (2010), Television Industry, Japan, Disasters and Accidents
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Chile miners: Two trapped miners reach surface in Chile rescue [UPDATED]
La PlazaChile mine rescue underway. The first of 33 trapped miners has made it to the surface in the Chile mine rescue.... -
Chile miners: The trapped men begin emerging to cheers, tears [UPDATED]
La PlazaThe first of 33 gold and copper miners entombed half a mile below ground for more than two months were hauled into the frigid Chilean desert air early Wednesday morning, emerging from a cramped, life-saving haven and into the embrace of family members... -
Chile miners: The roster of the rescued at Chilean mine [UPDATED]
La PlazaThe 33 miners trapped in Chile are being brought to the surface one at a time in a special capsule. They wore dark glasses to protect against the first bright light they had seen in 69 days. The first to be rescued are: 1. Florencio Avalos, 31, the... -
Chile miners: Rescuers free men with determined efficiency
La PlazaWorking with machine-like efficiency, Chilean rescuers continued freeing trapped miners Wednesday morning in an operation that was broadcast live to a world that had seldom felt smaller. Rescuers continued to pull, man by man, the 33 miners who had been... -
Chile miners: Officials say some rescued men may leave the hospital Thursday
La PlazaThe 33 men rescued from the collapsed San Jose mine in Chile were in good health overall, with some of them set to be released from the hospital by the end of the day, officials said Thursday. Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, who met with the... -
A 'miracle' in Chile, but mining accidents are often tragedies across Latin America
La PlazaIf the remarkable rescue of 33 miners trapped in Chile for 69 days was a "miracle," as some have dubbed it, other mining accidents in recent years have had less happy endings, claiming dozens of lives in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. Though... -
Chile miners: Three of the rescued men are discharged from the hospital
La PlazaThree of the 33 men rescued from the collapsed San Jose mine in Chile were released from the hospital Thursday night, the first to head home after doctors earlier declared all of the miners free of shock and generally in good health. The three men --... -
About (Late) Last Night: Chilean miner Edison Pena channels Elvis on 'Letterman'
Show TrackerChilean miner Edison Pena, one of the 33 men rescued after 69 days underground, stopped by David Letterman's "Late Show" on Thursday night, but not alone. He brought along a female translator, who sat to his right for the entirety...... -
35 miners have died in accidents in Chile this year
La PlazaAs of today, Oct. 15, 35 miners have died in accidents in Chile this year, reports the Chilean daily La Tercera (link in Spanish), two more than those rescued in the successful operation this week at the San Jose mine. The paper cites data from Chile's... -
Send a text message to 911? With photos and video? It could happen, FCC chairman says
L.A. Times Tech BlogSend a text message to 9-1-1? It could happen, with photo, video messaging, too -- that is if Federal Communications Chairman Chairman Julius Genachowski can set forth a plan to update 9-1-1. The FCC is going to discuss the issue in a December meeting,...
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