STORY HIGHLIGHTSPyrotechnics, overcrowding, poor exits have contributed to tragic fires in recent yearsYou would think the world would have learned from past incidents, John Barylick saysConcertgoers have to be their own fire marshals, he saysEditor's note: John Barylick, author of "Killer Show," a book on the 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island, is an attorney who represented victims in wrongful...
PM Lee calls for sensitivity & respect online for deceased boys' family
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged all to continue to show sensitivity and respect, especially online, for the family who lost two sons in the accident at Tampines on Tuesday.In his Facebook post, Mr Lee said he is saddened to learn of the terrible accident involving two young brothers and said his thoughts are with the family.Mr Lee said the government will render all...
Why tackle immigration now? 'Elections,' says McCain
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: House lawmakers are also said to be working on a bipartisan immigration planNEW: President Obama will not present legislation, but call for action, during a speech TuesdayEight senators, four from each party, unveil a "first step" toward an agreement Conservatives reject the senators' plan as "amnesty"Washington (CNN) -- Millions of undocumented immigrants would get immediate...
"Maternity Tourism": How Chinese couples buy U.S. citizenship
Labels: Health (CBS News) CHINO HILLS, Calif. - Any child born in the United States is automatically an American citizen. Mexican mothers have, for years, crossed the border to give birth here for that reason. Maternity tourism in America has also caught on now with mothers in China. Ada Lin, a young Chinese girl whose parents traveled to America so she could be born an American citizen/CBS News Ada Lin is 4...
US Mom Missing in Turkey Took Side Trips
Labels: Business Sarai Sierra, the New York mother who disappeared in Turkey while on a solo trip, took several side excursions out of the country, but stayed in contact with her family the entire time, a family friend told ABC News.Turkish media reported today that police were trying to establish why Sierra visited Amsterdam and Munich. Police were also trying to establish the identity of a...
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Why haven't we learned from fires?
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US senators unveil immigration reform deal
Labels: Technology WASHINGTON: Eight US lawmakers crossed party lines to unveil a plan Monday that would provide a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants currently living in the shadows in the United States."We recognise that our immigration system is broken," the senators said in their bipartisan framework, a copy of which was obtained by AFP.It promises a "tough but fair" path to citizenship...
In charred club, cell phones ring with calls for the dead
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Massive loss of life in Brazil nightclub fire
Labels: Health Last Updated 10:16 p.m. ET BRASILIA, Brazil Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.Firefighters responding to the blaze...
'Barrier of Bodies' Trapped Nightclub Fire Victims
Labels: Business A fast-moving fire roared through a crowded, windowless nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, filling the air in seconds with flames and a thick, toxic smoke that killed more than 230 panicked partygoers, many of whom were caught in a stampede to escape.Inspectors believe the blaze began when a band's small pyrotechnics show ignited foam sound insulating material on the...
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