Posts Tagged ‘runaway’
Southern swamp holds clues about runaway slaves (AP)
AP – The oppressive heat, venomous serpents and boot-snatching muck that made the Great Dismal Swamp a barrier to European settlement ever since colonial times also made it a haven for thousands of people escaping slavery before the Civil War.
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MTA’s overtime pay a runaway train at $590 million, state audit finds
MTA overtime is a runaway train, rising 25% to $590 million annually in the last four years, according to a scathing new state audit.
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Lawrence Taylor rape case: Ex-con told teen runaway to lie about age
The ex-con accused of setting up former Giants great Lawrence Taylor up with a 16-year-old sex partner told the teenager to lie about her age, a criminal complaint revealed Friday.
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Runaway cargo train crashes in Norway, 3 dead (AP)
AP – Several railway cars broke loose from a cargo train and crashed into a building at an industrial port in the Norwegian capital, killing at least three people and injuring three others Wednesday, police said.
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Toyota dismisses account of runaway Prius (AP)
AP – Toyota dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California freeway, saying Monday that its own tests found the car’s gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine.
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Federal investigators can’t explain runaway Prius (AP)
AP – The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego freeway and acknowledged it may not be able to solve the mystery of what happened to the hybrid.
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Gov’t says it cannot explain runaway Toyota (AP)
AP – The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego, Calif., freeway last week.
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