(CNN) -- Try to imagine New York or California dealing with a situation like this: The tap water's only good for toilets, not drinking, washing, cooking or showering; more than a dozen people have been hospitalized for complaints related to water that's been contaminated with a somewhat mysterious chemical; and residents wait in line for bottled water -- or for ice to melt -- in order to have something to drink. That's been life since Thursday in West Virginia's capital city, Charleston, where 300,000 people were left without safe water -- again, except for toilet flushing -- after chemicals contaminated the Elk River. Some of the taps have started coming back on; cleanup and testing are underway, according to the news reports on Monday. But the spill, which has been attributed to a leak in a chemical-storage tank not far upriver from the city's water treatment plant, continues to paralyze Charleston.

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West Virginia is so maligned in our national consciousness that some people probably expect environmental contamination like this to happen there.


A member of the grand jury that declined to indict the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown asked a federal court Monday to remove a lifetime gag order preventing jurors from discussing the case. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of an unnamed juror who wants to speak about the investigation but would be in violation of Missouri law by doing so. The lawsuit also questions St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch's characterization that 'all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges.' Scroll down to read full lawsuit... Misleading? The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of an unnamed juror who wants to speak about the investigation but would be in violation of Missouri law by doing so. The juror also claims prosecutor Bob McCulloch misled the panel in Darren Wilson's favor

The suit contends that McCulloch's office handled the
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Darren Wilson case far differently than the others, with 'a stronger focus on the victim.'


The 'Pandemic Princess', now dubbed the 'Seasick Princess', has struck again leaving holiday makers fuming after their cruise ship holiday was cancelled. 2000 passengers who were due to set sail to New Zealand today on the Sea Princess were told just yesterday their trip had been canned due to technical difficulties. It left a number of passengers stranded while others heard the devastating news at the airport, waiting to depart flights to Sydney to board the ship. Scroll down for video The 'Sea Princess' (pictured) has had its trip to New Zealand cancelled due to technical difficulties. It's one of many problems the ship has recently had including a gastro outbreak on board

Company said: 'We have made the difficult decision to cancel
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Sea Princess' current cruise and proceed to dry dock where all the required repairs can be made