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U.S. Northern Command analyzing Chinese surveillance balloon debris

The head of U.S. Northern Command says the ten square mile search field for debris from the Chinese surveillance balloon has been narrowed to less than a square mile. NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell reports more on the fallout after the balloon was shot down.
U.S. Northern Command analyzing Chinese surveillance balloon debris
U.S. Northern Command analyzing Chinese surveillance balloon debris

Ohio train derailment prompts controlled release of chemicals on board

Thousands are under a mandatory evacuation order after a train carrying potentially harmful chemicals derailed in Ohio. Emergency responders blew holes in some of the cars in a planned release to burn away the hazardous material. NBC News’ Ron Allen reports.
Ohio train derailment prompts controlled release of chemicals on board
Ohio train derailment prompts controlled release of chemicals on board

Two white supremacists arrested after plot to wipeout Baltimore’s power grid

The FBI says two white supremacists, Sarah Clendaniel and Brandon Russell, were plotting to wipe out Baltimore’s power grid within the coming weeks. NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk has more details on the alleged plan to spray five substations with gunfire.
Two white supremacists arrested after plot to wipeout Baltimore’s power grid
Two white supremacists arrested after plot to wipeout Baltimore’s power grid
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Police link 3 student deaths, 6 other overdoses to fentanyl from Dallas-area home

A pair are accused of selling pills that made their way to the hands of students aged 13 to 17 from three suburban schools, according to a newly unsealed court document.
R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton, Texas.
R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton, Texas.

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Double amputee killed by Southern California police had mental health crisis, mother says

Huntington Park police killed Anthony Lowe on Jan. 26 after allegedly stabbing a passerby with a knife.
Huntington Park police aim their weapons at Anthony Lowe last month.
Huntington Park police aim their weapons at Anthony Lowe last month.
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Neo-Nazi leader among 2 arrested in plot to attack Baltimore's power grid, feds say

The suspects, Brandon Russell and Sarah Clendaniel, took steps to shoot multiple electrical substations in the Baltimore area in an attempt to “completely destroy this whole city,” prosecutors said.
Sarah Clendaniel
Sarah Clendaniel
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Fearing an explosion, officials release toxic chemical after Ohio train derailment

Residents in the area were ordered to evacuate once authorities determined five of the train cars may have been full of the flammable gas.
A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk and Southern trains Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk and Southern trains Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
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Iowa amusement park won't reopen water ride after death of 11-year-old boy

Michael Jaramillo died and his brother and father were injured on July 3, 2021, after their raft overturned and trapped them in the water.
Visitors arrive at the Adventureland Park amusement park, on July 6, 2021, in Altoona, Iowa.
Visitors arrive at the Adventureland Park amusement park, on July 6, 2021, in Altoona, Iowa.
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Buffalo, New York, area is hit with the strongest earthquake in 40 years

“It felt like a car hit my house in Buffalo. I jumped out of bed,” Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said of Monday's 3.8-magnitude quake.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was felt in Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 6, 2023.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was felt in Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 6, 2023.
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Judge hands prosecutors in Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial a pivotal win

Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman ruled that the jury is entitled to consider if "the apparent desperation" of Murdaugh's financial situation led him to kill his wife and son.
Alex Murdaugh looks at paperwork during his double murder trial in Walterboro, S.C.
Alex Murdaugh looks at paperwork during his double murder trial in Walterboro, S.C.
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Woman pronounced dead at N.Y. nursing facility is found breathing at funeral home hours later

The New York incident occurred Saturday, a little more than a month after a 66-year-old woman at an Iowa hospice facility was mistakenly presumed dead.
A satellite image view of Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing Center at Port Jefferson on Long Island, N.Y.
A satellite image view of Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing Center at Port Jefferson on Long Island, N.Y.