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Police Find Body in Charred Remains of Burnt Swedish Water Park

STOCKHOLM (AP) – A human body has been found among the charred remains of a water park under construction at one of Sweden’s largest amusement centers, police said Friday. A huge fire on Monday destroyed much of the Oceana waterpark in Sweden’s second-largest city, Gothenburg, which was due to open this summer. Police said officers […]

Deputy Robert “RJ” Leonard found after patrol vehicle found under water in river

The police car of a Tennessee lawmaker who went missing after his arrest was found underwater, and his body has been recovered. This was announced by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in Tennessee. Facebook The post said the body of Deputy Robert “RJ” Leonard, 35, was found Thursday night. “His body is currently being […]

Explosion as Water Park in Sweden Leaves One Missing, 16 Injured

STOCKHOLM (AP) – Firefighters in Sweden battled for a second day Tuesday to extinguish a fire at a water park under construction at one of the country’s largest amusement centers. One park employee was missing, and 16 people, mostly workers, sustained minor injuries. Authorities have not determined the cause of the fire at the Oceana […]

New water park in Sweden explodes into massive fireball

A ferocious inferno broke out at a new Swedish water park on Monday, with flames destroying much of the outdoor waterslide and related facilities under construction, authorities said. The massive fire destroyed several unopened waterslides at Gothenberg’s Oceana Waterpark, including a 43-foot slide, and sent plumes of black smoke into the sky above Sweden’s second-largest […]

‘Forever chemicals’ in 70M American water systems: study

More than 70 million Americans drink tap water contaminated with “permanent chemicals” linked to cancer and damage to reproductive and immune systems, according to a federal study. These “forever chemicals” (officially known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)) are microscopic, man-made compounds that cannot be broken down by the body. Federal Environmental Protection Agency report […]

Lithium project using Colorado River worries Utah residents who need its water

A plan to extract lithium, a shiny white metal used in electric car batteries, in southeastern Utah is raising concerns in the arid American West about how the project would affect Colorado River water. It increases some anxiety. The Australian company and its U.S. subsidiary are analyzing salt water in a region called the Paradox […]