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Train hits truck loaded with cars
In a spine-chilling accident, an Amtrak train hit a semi-truck loaded with cars. The incident took place in Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA, last Friday.
Update shared by Love County firefighters on Facebook, said five passengers aboard the Amtrak train sustained injuries and were moved to a hospital.
“The front of the train locomotive derailed, causing slight damage to parts of the rail bed and preventing the train from being moved,” it said.
The video had left many viewers baffled. Users empathised with the truck driver for the mishap. A comment read, “I feel that guy’s pain. Glad he and the dogs were not injured. Amazed they didn’t get hit with flying debris.”
Another wrote, “You can hear the agony, the pain from what could not be stopped. I feel sorry and pray for him.” – ndtv.com
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NCA clamps down on 62 defaulting stations
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has directed non-
compliant FM Broadcasting Stations to immediately suspend operations on their respective frequencies for various infractions.
According to the NCA, the enforcement action has become necessary due to persistent violations of regulatory requirements, specifically Regulations 54 and 56 of the Electronic Communications Regulations, 2011 (L.I. 1991) and the Conditions of their FM Broadcasting Authorisations.
This action follows a directive issued by the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam George, mandating the NCA to enforce applicable sanctions on stations found to be in violation of the regulations in the recent audit conducted by the NCA to ensure full compliance with licensing and operational requirements in the broadcasting sector.
Following this directive, the NCA has commenced enforcement of regulatory sanctions against defaulting entities identified in the Frequency Audit Report in phases.
The categorisation of infractions under the first phase is as follows:
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Loose goat evades pursuing police in Georgia
Police in Georgia are hot on the trail of a ‘hoofed Houdini’ — an escaped goat spotted running loose in Duluth.
The Duluth Police Department said on social media that numerous calls came on Tuesday, reporting a loose goat ‘trotting’ on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard ‘like it had somewhere very important to be.’
“Officers responded and attempted to corral the hoofed Houdini as it made its way toward Albion Farm Road, where it hopped a few fences and outsmarted us by disappearing into backyards,” the post said.
Police suspect the goat might be the same animal seen running loose recently in Suwanee.
“Apparently, it had unfinished business in Duluth,” police wrote.
