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U.S. Top News: Emergency crews face toxic challenge at Washington state mudslide

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03/31/2014

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Emergency crews face toxic challenge at Washington state mudslide

OSO, Washington (Reuters) - Recovery teams already laboring through thick mud and heavy downpours at the site of last week's landslide in Washington state are facing yet another challenge - an unseen and potentially more dangerous stew of toxic contaminants.

New York state joins NYC in suing FedEx for shipping untaxed cigarettes

(Reuters) - New York state joined New York City in suing package delivery company FedEx Corp for allegedly violating state and federal laws by illegally delivering contraband cigarettes to people's homes.

Delphi told panel GM approved ignition switches below specifications

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co approved ignition switches for cars that have been linked to 13 deaths, even though the parts did not appear to meet the company's specifications, officials of Delphi Automotive told U.S. congressional investigators.

U.S. Navy SEAL training flows into mainstream fitness

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Training for U.S. Navy SEALs, the special operations force, follows a warrior tradition that harkens back to Samurais, but fitness experts say the tough regime is gaining popularity with entrepreneurs, corporate executives, lawyers and elite athletes.

Accused 'Craigslist killer' says two potential victims escaped death: paper

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A woman dubbed the so-called Craigslist killer suspect, who is accused of luring a man to his death through the classified ad website, claims two other men responded to her online post but failed to show up to their planned meetings, according to a jailhouse interview published on Sunday.

Fans rampage after University of Arizona basketball defeat

PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - Basketball fans went on a rampage, lobbing bottles and firecrackers, outside the University of Arizona after the school's team narrowly lost to the University of Wisconsin in an NCAA tournament game, police said on Sunday.

Yellowstone National Park rattled by largest earthquake in 34 years

(Reuters) - Yellowstone National Park, which sits atop one of the world's largest super-volcanoes, was struck on Sunday by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake, the biggest recorded there since February 1980, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.

Another earthquake rattles southern California following 5.1 quake

(Reuters) - Residents of southern California were rattled by a 4.1 magnitude earthquake Saturday afternoon, the largest of more than 100 aftershocks following Friday's 5.1 rumbler that caused light scattered damage around the Los Angeles area.

Iran plans to replace U.N. ambassador in New York

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has selected a new ambassador to represent Tehran at the United Nations, Hamid Abutalebi, a veteran diplomat who has held key European postings in the past, Iranian sources said.

U.S. releases immigrant, says unrelated to daughter's plea to pope

(Reuters) - A Mexican immigrant to the United States whose daughter asked Pope Francis for help in stopping her father's deportation has been released from custody, but U.S. immigration officials said there was no papal intervention.