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omg, just got an email from @ev about my @breakingtweets @medium post. He said it was one of their top posts in May. bit.ly/17MozGf
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BREAKING: Tornado sirens going off in Moore, Oklahoma - @weatherchannel
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Balt Co Executive: 20-block evacuation remains in place around the scene of the train derailment.
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Two passengers on board train were not hurt in Rosedale, MD derailment, @justingeorge reports.
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BREAKING: Toronto mayor Rob Ford says he does not smoke crack cocaine
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TORONTO MAYOR FORD: "It's business as usual at City Hall" after denying accusations of smoking crack.
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#Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: "There has been a serious accusation from the Toronto Star that I use crack cocaine. I do not use crack cocaine."
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BREAKING: Washington state authorities say no fatalities in Interstate 5 bridge collapse.
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BREAKING: Burlington PD says everyone is out of the cars under the #bridgecollapse. No fatalities so far. All patients transported.
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.@JakeMilstein reports that divers have been called to the scene of the #I5bridgecollapse. More now on KIRO 7.
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AP PHOTO: The four-lane bridge that collapsed in Wash. state: apne.ws/199az8n -MS
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WSDOT: We are investigating a possible oversized load that struck the span and may have brought it down #LiveOnKOMO #Skagitbridge
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Everyone accounted for, no fatalities in #Skagit County bridge collapse, according to reporter on scene.
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The Skagit River bridge is about 60 miles north of Seattle. It is a very heavily traveled roadway. NB and SB lanes completely under water.
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.@GrahamKIRO7 reports that I-5 bridge over Skagit River is a steel-truss bridge. Rust can reportedly weaken joint plates over time.
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People around #Skagit are asked not to use cell phones except for emergency, because of I-5 bridge collapse.
The #SkagitBridge was classified by the National Bridge Inventory as “functionally obsolete” in both 2000 and 2010. seati.ms/10rADoK
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.@JakeMilstein says on KIRO 7 that there is a lot of debris in water around #bridgecollapse - trees, branches are in swift current
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Here's an aerial image of the collapsed I-5 Bridge from Air 4
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