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California newlywed and 4 friends killed in freak limousine fire
A California newlywed and four of her friends died after the limousine they were riding to her bridal shower caught fire on the highway Saturday night. KNTV-TV reported on Sunday that the rear passenger side of the vehicle burst into flames while crossing the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge in northern California.…
Hundreds of thousands of Californians face tsunami risk: report
More than a quarter of a million Californians live in coastal areas which could be hit by devastating floods from a major tsunami in the quake-prone US state, a new study says. The US Geological Survey (USGS) study, published to mark Tsunami Awareness Week, says tidal waves of eight meters…
Meteor shower causes loud boom over California
A loud boom similar to the sound of an explosion has been heard over much of northern California apparently as a result of an ongoing meteor shower, The Los Angeles Times reported. The newspaper, citing Stefanie Henry, a National Weather Servicemeteorologist in Sacramento, said the sound had been produced by a meteor apparently breaking up…
Earthquake rattles northern California: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook Northern California on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake, which was initially reported at a 4.3 magnitude, was centered a mile southeast of East Richmond Heights, northeast of San Francisco, and was at a depth of 5.5 miles, the USGS…
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