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- Friday, May 18, 2012

A man is taken into a "booze bus" dedicated to keeping drunk people out of hospital emergency rooms in London Friday. Binge drinking has reached crisis levels in Britain, health experts say. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Paramedics in Fort Worth, Texas, are questioning the intentions of the owners of a converted ambulance. Signs on the vehicle say "Slambulance" and "DFW Cougar and Kitten Rescue." (Image NBC-DFW)

San Diego firefighters secure a rescue basket containing the body of a woman Saturday as it flies over the La Jolla section of San Diego. The 52-year-old paraglider died after crashing into a rugged seacliff. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

An ambulance transporting a patient Tuesday was involved in a crash with two other vehicles in Allentown, Pa. (Image WFMZ Allentown)

White powder costs millions in first response

Officials with the FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service believe the same person has sent nearly 400 letters containing nontoxic white powder across the U.S. and abroad from Texas

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