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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Louisiana Plant Explosion Leaves Dozens Injured

Comments (0) | chemical plant, explosion, Geismar, louisiana, National

Jacqueline Jackson
Executive Producer

Dozens of people are injured in Geismar, Louisana after an explosion caused a fire at a petrochemical plant 20 miles south of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Obama Attends Boston Marathon Bombing Tribute

Obama speaks on Boston Marathon bombing at "Healing Our City" service. (YouTube, Screenshot)

Briana Goodall
Executive Producer

VIDEO: Obama tells Boston "You will run again."

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Texas Explosion Sparks Search And Rescue Mission

Comments (0) | explosion, fertilizer, National, National, rick perry, texas, waco, West, west fertilizer plant

Fire after an explosion in West, TX. (YouTube, Screenshot)

Briana Goodall
Executive Producer

VIDEO: The blast at the West Fetilizer Co. nearly leveled the small town.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Dozens Believed Killed In Explosion Near Waco

Comments (0) | explosion, fertilizer, National, rick perry, texas, waco, West, west fertilizer plant

The small town of West, Texas was hit by a massive explosion. (Paul Lowry/Flickr)

Matt Pressberg
Executive Producer

Officials report 60 to 70 dead from the blast.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Boston Bombings: Timeline

Comments (1) | Boston, boston attack, boston bombings, boston explosion, boston marathon, boston marathon explosion, boston terror attack, explosion, National

Brianna Sacks
Editor-at-Large

Neon Tommy and The Daily Beast storify latest updates of bombings at Boston Marathon.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Deadly Hyderabad Explosions May Have Been Preventable

Comments (0) | attack, bomb, explosion, Hindu, Hyderabad, India, Indian Mujahideen, intelligence failure, mumbai, Muslim, Nation and World, terrorist network

A memorial for victims of the 2008 Mumbai attack (Nichalp, Wikimedia Commons)

Lauren Madow
Executive Producer

Were warnings ignored that could have spared the lives of attack victims?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Suicide Bomber Attacks U.S. Embassy In Turkey

Comments (0) | DHKP-C, explosion, International, suicide bomber, terrorism, Turkey, U.S. Embassy

Several U.S. and Turkish staffers were injured by debris. (AFP/Getty Images)

Evie Liu
Staff Reporter

Who was behind the attack?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

BREAKING: Pemex Explosion in Mexico City Leaves 14 Dead

Comments (0) | BBC, CNN, explosion, gas plant, headquarters, Mexico, Mexico City, Nation and World, oil, Pemex

Max Meyer, Francesca Martens
Executive Producers

There have been several deaths and injuries after an explosion inside Pemex's headquarters in Mexico City. Earlier that same day, Pemex had tweeted about their achievement in reducing the number of accidents in the last few years.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Explosion At Pemex Skyscraper In Mexico City

Comments (0) | CNN, explosion, gas plant, headquarters, Mexico, Mexico City, Nation and World, oil, Pemex

Max Meyer
Executive Producer

A blast within Mexico's state-run oil company has resulted in at least five deaths and many injuries.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Gulf Oil Rig Explosion Leaves Eleven Injured, Two Missing

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Jerome Campbell
Executive Producer

An oil rig exploded in the Gulf.