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95 Still MIssing, AT&T in Bed With NSA

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Tianjin: Ninety-five people, most of them firefighters, are still missing after Wednesday’s massive explosions in a hazardous-chemical warehouse. At least 112 people have already been confirmed dead. Authorities have tried to control press coverage and Internet discussion of the disaster. …

Blast Area Evacuated, Fried Snickers

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Tianjin: Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of a two-mile radius around the Wednesday’s chemical blast site after finding traces of sodium cyanide. Previously officials had confirmed the presence of calcium carbide, potassium nitrate, and sodium nitrate. Calcium carbide reacts …