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Finnish investigators said that a ruptured gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland was most likely caused by mechanical force rather than an explosion. It’s too early, however, to exclude any possibility from the investigation, Risto Lohi, a detective superintendent … Source: Claims Journal

Hurricane Lidia rapidly intensified in the Pacific Ocean as it approached Mexico’s coast on Tuesday, coming ashore as a powerful Category 4 with 140-mile-per hour winds near Cabo Corrientes, the US National Hurricane Center said. It has since dissipated over … Source: Claims Journal

ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Clinging to hope that finding survivors was still possible, Afghan rescuers and villagers kept digging through rubble in western Herat province on Tuesday, three days after one of the deadliest earthquakes in the region left … Source: Claims Journal

The family of a Texas man who was killed in a collision with a semi-truck cannot stake a claim to any portion of a $1 million insurance settlement that was paid to the family of another victim of the same … Source: Claims Journal

The families of two New Jersey firefighters who were killed battling a July blaze inside a cargo ship said Friday a malfunctioning vehicle being used to load cargo onto the ship caused the fire. Relatives of Newark firefighters Captains Augusto … Source: Claims Journal

DUBLIN (AP) — Rugby will use mouthguard technology as part of its efforts to detect brain injuries suffered by players on the field. The smart technology, which measures the force of head impacts in real time, will send alerts to … Source: Claims Journal

Hurricane Lidia will bring flooding rains and high winds across west-central Mexico later Tuesday, the US National Hurricane Center said. Four to eight inches of rain is forecast for areas within the states of Sinaloa, Jalisco and Nayarit, with some … Source: Claims Journal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people. Entire villages were flattened, … Source: Claims Journal

BANGKOK (AP) — Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said Monday. State television … Source: Claims Journal

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A grand jury in Louisiana has decided against indicting anyone in the deadly collapse four years ago of a Hard Rock Hotel that was under construction in New Orleans. The panel, which heard evidence in the … Source: Claims Journal