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News Wrap: Search Continues for Survivors of Texas Explosion

In other news Friday, rescuers continued to search for survivors of the fertilizer explosion in the small town of West, Texas, where 60 people were still unaccounted for. Also, the Boy Scouts of America has proposed ending the organization's ban on gay scouts while continuing to ban gay adult leaders.
REPORT | April 18, 2013
News Wrap: Mississippi Man Charged for Sending Letters Laced With Ricin

In other news Thursday, Mississippi resident Paul Kevin Curtis has been charged with sending letters tainted with ricin to President Barack Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker. Curtis claims to be innocent. Also, upper Midwest states were hit with intense flooding following heavy rainfall. A sinkhole in Chicago swallowed three cars.
ANALYSIS | April 18, 2013
Search Continues for Survivors of Texas Explosion

The explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant has left scores injured and killed a still unconfirmed number of people. Although the cause of the explosion is yet unknown, authorities say there is no evidence of foul play. Ray Suarez talks with KERA Public Radio's BJ Austin for more on the investigation and the search for survivors.
REPORT | April 18, 2013
Fertilizer Plant Explosion Devastates Texas Town, Forces Residents to Evacuate
REPORT | April 1, 2013
News Wrap: Dense Fog Precipitates Deadly Car Pileup in Viriginia

In other news Monday, three people died and dozens more were injured as a result of a massive pileup on a Southwest Virginia interstate. Police say a dense fog bank triggered 17 separate crashes along I-77 Sunday. Also, the Kenyan Supreme Court confirmed Uhuru Kenyatta as the winner of the country's recent presidential contest.
ANALYSIS | March 14, 2013
State of Life in Japan Two Years After Massive Earthquake and Tsumani
REPORT | March 11, 2013
Japanese Town Hit Hard by Natural and Nuclear Disaster Imagines Renewable Future

Special correspondent Emily Taguchi reports from Minamisoma, Japan, a town aching for a comeback after an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown. When the whole region lost its faith in nuclear power, some residents looked to the possibility of rebuilding industry by utilizing renewable energy sources.
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State of Life in Japan Two Years After Massive Earthquake and Tsumani
March 14, 2013
In 2011 Japan was hit with one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, prompting a devastating tsunami and a nuclear disaster. How are residents coping with the aftermath two years later? Ray Suarez interviews Yuki Tatsumi, senior analyst on U.S.-Japanese relations at the Stimson Center.
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