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Philadelphia building collapse suspect to stay in jail
The crane operator accused of being high while demolishing a Philadelphia building, which then collapsed and killed six people, was denied bail Sunday. Sean Benschop, 42, is expected to face six counts of involuntary manslaughter, 13 counts of...
Tags: Philadelphia Building Collapse (2013), Lawyers, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Crime, Law and Justice
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Philadelphia equipment operator surrenders to police
The excavator operator who was demolishing a four-story building in downtown Philadelphia this week when it collapsed onto a Salvation Army store, killing six people, has turned himself in to police. Sean Benschop, 42, is to be charged with six counts...
Tags: Philadelphia Building Collapse (2013), Lawyers, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Philadelphia collapse survivor: 'I started running for my life'
On the day officials announced they would assemble a grand jury to investigate a building collapse in Philadelphia, one survivor recalled the disaster that killed six people. Felicia Hill, a mother of seven, was working in the Salvation Army thrift...
Tags: Philadelphia Building Collapse (2013), Trayvon Martin, Lawyers, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Crime, Law and Justice
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Philadelphia building inspector dead in apparent suicide
A Philadelphia building inspector who had checked and signed off on a demolition site that later collapsed and killed six people has died in an apparent suicide, officials said Thursday. Ronald Wagenhoffer, who was 52, was found dead in his vehicle...
Tags: Philadelphia Building Collapse (2013), Lawyers, Same-Sex Marriage, Disasters and Accidents, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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National Doughnut Day: Sweet dough-raiser celebrates 75 years
National Doughnut Day is celebrating its 75th anniversary, so consider this your permission slip to eat a doughnut, guilt-free. (At least that's what we're telling ourselves.) National Doughnut Day is the first Friday in June, begun in 1938 as a way...
Tags: Culture, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Human Interest, World War I (1914-1918), Arts and Culture
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Oklahoma update: At least nine dead in new storms
HOUSTON -- The death toll from a series of tornadoes and violent storms that swept across the Midwest rose to at least nine Saturday, with dozens reported injured as officials continued to assess damage. The Friday night storms battered a region still...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, National Weather Service, College Baseball
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Philadelphia building collapse injures 12; 2 may still be trapped
Authorities were searching for at least two people believed to be trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in downtown Philadelphia after 12 people escaped with minor injuries, officials said Wednesday. The incident, which will be...
Tags: Television Industry, FBI, U.S. Department of Defense
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One dead, more victims feared in Philadelphia building collapse
At least one woman was killed and more victims were feared dead after a vacant Philadelphia building collapsed onto a Salvation Army store as it was being demolished Wednesday. Mayor James Nutter was expected to hold an 11 p.m. news conference about the...
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Volunteer BBQ chefs serve 50,000 pounds of meat to Oklahoma tornado victims
Food and volunteers continue to arrive in Moore, Okla., where last week’s tornado killed 24 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes. Volunteers nationwide have packaged and sent essentials such as lentils, rice and dehydrated vegetables...
Tags: American Red Cross, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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'Can't we get a break?' Oklahoma on tornado alert again
HOUSTON -- Tornado warning sirens were sounding again in central Oklahoma on Thursday, prompting residents and those aiding recovery efforts from the deadly twister in Moore to seek shelter and hope that this time, they would be spared. A little more...
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Philadelphia building collapse: Search goes on; death toll at 6
Nearly a day after six people died when a four-story building collapsed in downtown Philadelphia, rescuers returned to the site hoping for a miracle rescue, such as the one of a 61-year-old woman overnight. “That's why we stay the course,”...
Tags: Philadelphia Building Collapse (2013), Lotteries, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at Work, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Six dead in Philadelphia building collapse, mayor says
PHILADELPHIA — A building that was being torn down collapsed with a thunderous boom Wednesday, raining bricks on a neighboring thrift store, killing six people and injuring at least 13 others in an accident that witnesses said was bound to happen....
Tags: Physiology, Witnesses, Building Material, Disasters and Accidents, Accidental Death
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