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A large fertilizer plant explosion rocked a small Texas town Wednesday night, causing fatalities, injuring "hundreds" of people and leaving dozens of homes destroyed. Many people, including first responders, were unaccounted for.Firefighters were battling a blaze at the time of the blast. Multiple officials confirmed that fatalities in the explosion, but wouldn't give any early numbers.It is the “...
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords authored a scathing op-ed in The New York Times on Wednesday, blasting the 46 senators who voted against a measure to expand gun background checks."Speaking is physically difficult for me. But my feelings are clear: I’m furious," wrote the Arizona Democrat, who was gravely wounded in a 2011 shooting.In the article, Giffords called on Americans to express their disapp...
Shocked eyewitnesses have told of the overwhelming power of the Texas fertilizer plant explosion and expressed fears that there could be many fatalities in the small town that was rocked by the blast.“The school’s gone, the apartments are gone,” a young man in a blood-soaked t-shirt told reporters. “It’s just horrible. Not something you ever want to have to deal with.”Crystal Ledane, a resident of...
