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28 Sickened After Gas Leak at North Carolina Plant

More than two dozen people were taken to a hospital after a gas leak at a plant in Lincolnton, N.C. Officials say 27 employees and one firefighter were taken to hospitals in Lincoln and Mecklenburg counties Monday afternoon after a …

450 Garment Factory Workers Fall Ill in Bangladesh

About 450 garment workers fell ill during their shifts at a sweater factory near Bangladesh’s capital, and authorities said Thursday the water supply was suspected. Investigators from the government’s health ministry were testing the water at the Starlight Sweater Factory …