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One person is dead and at least 10 others have been injured after a natural-gas explosion rocked downtown Canton, Ill, on Wednesday evening, according to reports.
Local police said the explosion took place around the downtown square and damaged several buildings nearby. Engineers are on site looking into the incident.
Approximately 11 people were taken to the hospital where one person died from injuries sustained in the explosion, according to WLS.
People have been urged not to visit the downtown area and surrounding streets remain closed at 10 p.m. CST.
Canton is located 190 miles southwest of Chicago and had a population of around 14,000 people in the 2010 census.
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Explosion in rural Illinois town kills 1, injures 10
One person is dead and at least 10 others have been injured after a natural-gas explosion rocked downtown Canton, Ill, on Wednesday evening, according to reports.
Local police said the explosion took place around the downtown square and damaged several buildings nearby. Engineers are on site looking into the incident.
Approximately 11 people were taken to the hospital where one person died from injuries sustained in the explosion, according to WLS.
People have been urged not to visit the downtown area and surrounding streets remain closed at 10 p.m. CST.
Canton is located 190 miles southwest of Chicago and had a population of around 14,000 people in the 2010 census.
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Mexico President Pena Nieto says optimistic about U.S. relationship
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A 1994 movie, The Enemy Within, described a White House coup orchestrated by several high-level cabinet officials to remove the ...
The Elephant at the Southern Border
Why do the public discussions of immigration overwhelmingly focus on our Southern border while the influx of almost equal numbers ...
TERROR MARCHES ON Convicted militant leads NYC's Puerto Rico parade
A Puerto Rican nationalist who served 35 years in prison for his ties to the FALN terror group stepped off ...
Floyd Mayweather will knock UFC's Conor McGregor out, boxing promoter Bob Arum says
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INACTION ON RUSSIA? Trump: Obama had intel of hacking ahead of election, did 'nothing'
President Trump criticized his predecessor for allegedly doing “nothing” about reports that Russia interfered in last year’s presidential campaign, in ...
Diane Rehm reams Trump while accepting journalism award
Former NPR host Diane Rehm used the occasion of a lifetime achievement award Wednesday to give the president the what ...
Miley mad over Melania?
Miley Cyrus has a love-hate relationship with Dolce & Gabbana. The pop singer expressed her thanks to the Italian fashion ...
Anti-India protests hit Kashmir after top rebel is killed
Massive anti-India protests and clashes erupted in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday after government forces in a gunbattle killed a prominent ...
Woman distracted by phone falls over basement access doors
PLAINFIELD, N.J. – A New Jersey woman distracted by her cellphone was injured when she fell over open basement access ...
4 killed, 8 hurt in head-on crash involving Chicago bus
Four people were killed and eight others injured in a head-on crash Sunday involving a Chicago city bus and an ...
Survey: Majority of U.S. Physicians Now Support Single-Payer
For the past century, socialists, progressives, communists, statists, and an increasing number of Democrats have supported the imposition of a ...
Nun arrested for allegedly abusing deaf children in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A Roman Catholic nun from Japan has been arrested and charged on suspicion of helping priests ...
Nelson returns to stage
Music fans who skipped out on Ray Benson’s birthday party on Tuesday during SXSW are now kicking themselves for missing ...
Sessions on Russian election influence: 'I believe the truth will come out'
Attorney General Jeff Sessions declined to say whether or not Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election — but conceded ...
Iraqi parliament votes to ban US travelers in response to Trump's ban
By Kyle Feldscher (@kyle_feldscher) • 1/30/17 7:28 AM Kyle Feldscher Breaking News Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/Kyle2.jpg The Iraqi Parliament ...
Navy: 130,000 current and former sailors victims of data breach
By Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) • 11/23/16 7:41 PM Daniel Chaitin Senior Web Producer The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/HeadshotChatin_Daniel.jpg More than 130,000 ...
Is Michelle's 'true voice' Telling Her to Run for President?
In the biblical Song of Solomon, the voice of the turtle(dove) is a sign of Spring. But in the siren ...
Styles spills on Swift
Harry Styles is opening up on his past relationship with Taylor Swift. The 23-year-old British singer and member of boy ...
Defeating Iran's Mullahs
The Islamic Republic of Iran has entered its fourth decade, and the values and legacy of the revolution it was ...
Did the Middlebury Riot Betray an Excess of Virtue?
A commentary posted on The American Interest website (March 29, 2017) about the “protest and subsequent riot” at Middlebury College ...
Dog swims through Long Island Sound to rescue deer
Dogs aren’t just man’s best friend – they’re friends with deer, too. A dog in Long Island, New York jumped ...
Philippines president jokes about rape in speech to soldiers
ILIGAN, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte made a joke about rape as he urged soldiers to use the powers of ...
The Embarrassing, Hilarious, Can't-Look-Away Trudeau Show
Imagine the reaction of the media if President Trump donned lederhosen and tried to do a German folk dance during ...
Airlines lost how many bags?!
Lost bags are not all that common. Yes, last year more than a million bags were ‘mishandled’ (as the Department ...
Japan PM Abe seeks to build trust with Trump, stresses alliance vital
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Westworld to REAL world
Robots that think and feel emotions like humans will enter our homes in as little as ten years. That’s according ...
Politico Absolves Gorelick for Instituting the Wall
In something of a puff piece, Politico’s Annie Karni largely exonerates Democratic attorney Jamie Gorelick of the seemingly unpardonable sin of ...
Snarled commute looms after passenger trains collide in NYC
Commuters to both New Jersey and Long Island faced a difficult journey home Friday evening after two passenger trains clipped ...
Senate Dems: Trump nominees should release 3 years of tax returns
By Anna Giaritelli (@anna_giaritelli) • 11/30/16 9:55 PM Anna Giaritelli Breaking News Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/AnnaGiaritelliHeadshot1.jpg Top Senate Democrats ...
Trump tweets: 'Our legal system is broken!'
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TRUMP-LIKE BOOST: Populist Le Pen sees jump in support with clock ticking to France's election
With one day before France officially heads to the polls for the first round of its presidential elections, candidate Marine ...
Feinstein: Two bills on the way to quash Trump's immigration ban
A Democratic senator says she is working on two bills to strike down President Trump’s executive order that temporarily bars ...
House approves bill authorizing spy agency spending
The House voted Wednesday to authorize more than $70 million for programs and activities conducted by U.S intelligence agencies, including ...
Trump: Only 'stupid' people think good relationship with Russia is bad
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UK woman turns in her parents after discovering they are siblings
Growing up, Donna Price’s childhood seemed as picture-perfect as any other happy youngster’s. Her mom and dad doted on her and ...
Texas woman uses social media to give homeless man new lease on life
Victor Hubbard spent three years on the corner of El Camino and Nasa Roads in Clear Lake, Texas – waiting ...
Jeff Sessions prepared for a rough-and-tumble hearing
Sen. Jeff Sessions will undergo a bruising confirmation process in his bid to become attorney general, but experts and conservative ...
CNN and Fox News Documentaries Duke It Out Sunday Nights
Documentaries on basic cable television are making a comeback, and tonight brings a chance to see three of them on ...
NBA coach mocks Spicer over press briefing
By Caitlin Yilek • 1/22/17 8:26 PM Caitlin Yilek The Washington Examiner Steve Kerr on his in unmemorable, short Magic ...
Stick foils carjacker
A bumbling carjacker turned into a driving disaster when he failed to steal a vehicle because he couldn’t operate a ...
How to Survive: Lessons from Puerto Rico
The takedown of the Puerto Rican power grid by Hurricane Irma will, we hope, provide a teaching moment. The United ...
UK to help Syrian family of London fire victim to come to UK
LONDON – The British government on Sunday is scrambling to contain political fallout from the London high-rise inferno that has ...
N. Korea's Kim Jong Un: From punchline to menace – VIDEO: Is North Korea practicing for nuclear war? – OPINION: Is it time for our dealmaker in chief to talk with North Korea?
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, once a source of global ridicule, is no longer being treated as a joke ...
