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Battery Packs Recalled in U.S. Due to Explosion Hazard

BatteriesPlus LLC of Hartland, Wisconsin, is recalling about 111,800 cordless tool battery packs because they can explode, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday. BatteriesPlus is recalling the Rayovac NI-CD Cordless Tool Battery Pack after getting five reports of …

Texas Meth Lab Operators Undeterred by Fire Danger

An arrest on Friday marked the 14th methamphetamine lab broken up in the last three months by Liberty County law-enforcers. The Houston Chronicle reports that meth labs in the southeastern Texas county have become a serious problem, and operators of …