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Does Not Jumping Into a Vat of Acid Make You Any Less of a Hero?

People have good reason for freaking out about a New Jersey roofer who reportedly jumped into a vat of acid to save a co-worker, because who actually likes their co-workers that much?

By Dashiell Bennett

May 1, 2012

Onlookers and rescue workers look at the damaged boat which was taken on shore after it sank on the Brahmaputra river, at Buraburi village in Dhubri district of the northeastern Indian state of Assam May 1, 2012.

More Than 100 Die in Ferry Accident in India

A ferry carrying around 350 people broke apart and sank into the Brahmaputra River near the India-Bangladesh border late on Monday, causing a awful death toll that could rise into the hundreds.

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By Adam Martin

Apr 19, 2012

Unconscious Pilot's Plane Crashes, Sinks in Gulf of Mexico

The controls of an airplane might just top the list of worst places to lose consciousness.

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By Jen Doll

Apr 11, 2012

'Tis the Season of the Titanic Trend Story

There is a question tugging at the hearts and minds of all stylish humans: How to re-live an epic tragedy in the fashion to which you have grown accustomed?

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By Adam Martin

Apr 6, 2012

F-18 Crashes in Virginia Beach, Pilot Apologizes

An F-18 fighter jet has crashed into a Virginia Beach apartment complex, but the pilots bailed out, and in the end they and five others were injured non-critically. One pilot told a rescuer: "sorry for destroying your house."

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 11, 2012

Japan Quake First Anniversary: By the Numbers

On the first anniversary of the biggest natural disaster in Japan's history, an index of relevant numbers.

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By Adam Martin

Mar 2, 2012

Is There Nothing That Costa Concordia Captain Won't Be Accused Of?

Authorities are well into their investigation of Costa Concordia captain Franchesco Schettino, and thanks to some leaks to the Italian press, it seems he and his crew are being examined for a little bit of everything, including drugs, prostitution, and a previous crash.

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By Adam Martin

Feb 22, 2012

Five Weeks After Concordia Sinking, Four More Bodies Found

The official death toll of the Costa Concordia crash rose to 21 after salvage workers found four more bodies in the wrecked ship, a month and a week after it went down January 14.

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 7, 2012

What the Tweet?

Granite Countertops, Werner Herzog, and Disaster Preparedness

After a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense.

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By Adam Martin

Jan 19, 2012

Concordia First Reported Crash as a Blackout

The handling of the Costa Concordia wreck was botched from the very start, it seems, as a newly leaked recording shows somebody on the ship reporting its collision with a rock as merely a blackout.

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By Adam Martin

Dec 28, 2011

China Blames Bullet Train Crash on Dead and Jailed Officials

China's long-anticipated report detailing what caused one bullet train to crash into another one back in July came out on Wednesday, and while 54 people share the blame, the bulk of the responsibility has been assigned to one dead guy and another who's already in jail, limiting political fallout.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Oct 26, 2011

Two Survivors Pulled from the Rubble Three Days After Turkish Earthquake

A 27-year-old teacher and a 18-year-old college student were saved from the wreckage of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, more than 60 hours after the 7.2 earthquake that leveled parts of Turkey.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 3, 2011