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YOSEMITE, Calif., May 3 (UPI) -- U.S. inspectors are warning of a buildup of carbon monoxide in the 74-year-old tunnel tourists use to see the granite peaks in Yosemite National Park.
In addition to the accumulation of carbon monoxide to potentially hazardous levels -- due to aging exhaust fans that no longer work the way they're supposed to -- there is also concern a fire could break out in the tunnel, The Washington Post reported Friday.
The Wawona Tunnel is identified in a report by the Interior Department's inspector general as one of dozens of safety hazards that Interior needs to repair, the Post said.
The report found problems at work sites, schools, dams and four national parks run by the department.
Auditors said they uncovered a pattern of department managers delaying repairs for long-standing safety problems that threatened the public as well as their own employees, the report said.
Inspector General Earl Devaney said the Interior Department "must take immediate steps to prevent existing hazards from escalating into deadly ones."
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SEOUL, May 28 (UPI) --
An official report on North Korean prisons has been published in what the South Korean government says is its first attempt to document the atrocities.
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LONDON, May 28 (UPI) --
Emily Watson and Dominic West took home top acting awards at the British Academy Television Awards for their roles in ITV's drama "Appropriate Adult."
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To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
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TOLEDO, Ohio, May 28 (UPI) --
Authorities in Ohio said a man clad in a Darth Vader mask and black clothes robbed a bank with a semi-automatic pistol instead of a light saber and the Force.
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