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Apple Investigates Exploding iPhone

Apple is investigating a claim that one of its iPhones spontaneously exploding, according to reports.   Darin Hlavaty claims his iPhone 6 Plus spontaneously burst into flames. The iPhone was in his pocket while he was in class at Rowan University in New Jersey. He suddenly felt his leg burning, he says. He saw smoke

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City Bus Fatally Strikes Woman In LES

Anna Colon, 73, of Brooklyn, was killed when she was struck by an MTA bus on the Lower East Side, according to sources.   The bus was turning off Avenue D onto East Houston Street when Colon was struck, police said. Colon was not in the crosswalk at the time of the accident.   The

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Two Workers Injured After Getting Stuck In Trench

Two men suffered minor injuries after getting stuck in a trench at a construction site in Williamsbridge, Bronx, according to reports.   One of the men was on duty at a construction site at Hicks Street and Fish Avenue.   Firefighters were able to set up an emergency basket and place the men inside. The

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Eight People Injured After Bus Overturns In The Bronx

Eight people were hurt after a school bus overturned on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx, officials said. The accident happened near East Tremont Avenue in Throgs Neck.   The bus driver, a teacher, a matron and five school kids were taken to Jacobi Medical Center. They suffered minor injuries, officials said.   Five special

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Victims Plan To Sue NJ Transit Over Hoboken Train Crash

Three injured victims of the Hoboken train crash intend to sue NJ Transit, according to reports. They sent notices to NJ Transit on Monday, the first step in the process to recover monetary damages.   Anthony Prieto, 27, of Lyndhurst, N.J. was standing in the vestibule of the second car and thrown from the impact.

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Man Critically Injured After Car Collides Into City Bus

A man was critically injured after a car crashed into a city bus outside of a Brooklyn school in Williamsburg, officials said. Three people inside the car and a few passengers from the bus were also treated at the scene, according to reports.   The black sports utility vehicle rear-ended an MTA bus in front

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Borough Park Teen Injured In Pedestrian Car Accident

A teenage girl was injured after a car struck her in Borough Park, Brooklyn, officials said. The accident occurred at 13th Avenue and 45th Street.   Emergency responders found the girl pinned underneath the vehicle. She was taken to a local hospital by Hatzolah ambulance. The girl’s condition is not known, according to reports.  

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30 People Injured After Two Buses Crash In Lincoln Tunnel

Thirty people were hurt after two NJ Transit buses collided in the Lincoln Tunnel, officials said. None of the injured victims suffered life-threatening injuries.   Twenty-eight people were taken to hospitals around New York City and two people were taken to Hoboken University Medical Center, officials said.   A bus driver received a summons for

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Passengers Speak Out After Hoboken Train Accident

Mike Scelzo was released from the Jersey City Medical Center after he was treated for lacerations on his face and a black eye, according to reports.   He told reporters that he had boarded the train at Oradell and was chatting with another passenger when he felt the train jolt as it approached Hoboken station.

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