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When a Maumelle High football player slipped on a hidden hazard, the practice field turned into a living‑action scene as a venomous cottonmouth slipped out of his helmet. On August 6, 2026...
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A total solar eclipse crossed the northern hemisphere on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, moving from east to west across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain. The event, whic...
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On the morning of August 11, the Bug Fire—ignited east of Highway 395 and south of Bringman Road in Lassen County—has swollen to a reported 44,304 acres, most of which lie on the Nevada ...
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In early August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a sweeping recall of jalapeño‑containing products after a multistate Salmonella Javiana outbreak sickened 345 people ac...
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A blazing inferno that erupted Saturday night in the Los Padres National Forest has now scorched nearly 3,000 acres, with CAL FIRE reporting only 5 % containment. The Timber Fire menaces 259...
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In a courtroom that had once buzzed with headlines about a controversial online personality, a quiet, decisive plea was entered on Monday. 30‑year‑old OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney ple...
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On Monday, a courtroom in Las Vegas will finally hear the story that has haunted the music world for nearly three decades. Jury selection for the trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the only liv...
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While the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season looks subdued, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has flagged two new potential troublemakers.The agency’s latest tropical outlook now includes a ...
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On July 23, a lightning strike ignited the Grasshopper Fire near Wamic, Oregon. By Saturday, the blaze had surged to more than 54,200 acres and was only 23 % contained, according to the inci...
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On August 4, 2026, the suburbs of Washington, D.C., came alive as voters in Northern Virginia cast ballots in a series of primaries that would shape the November midterm contests. The result...
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Kansas voters turned down a constitutional amendment that would have shifted the state’s Supreme Court from a merit‑based appointment system to direct elections, a decision that could re...
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On 5 August 2026, the Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Leo XIV will lead an 11‑day apostolic journey across Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6 to 17 November 2026. The pontiff wil...
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Wildfire smoke from a series of large fires in eastern Oregon and Washington is expected to drift westward into the Pacific Northwest’s major cities over the next few days, creating unheal...
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The latest trade figures, released on August 4, paint a picture of a U.S. balance of trade inching closer to equilibrium. June’s goods and services deficit fell to $73.3 billion—a $4.4 b...
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On August 4, 2026, a flood of summons letters arrived at the doors of hundreds of Haitian residents in Ohio, ordering them to appear in person at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of...
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One man died and five others, including a 15‑year‑old, were injured in a shooting that erupted in the early hours of Sunday morning in Portland’s Cully neighborhood. Police responded a...
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On Saturday, Governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency as Washington’s wildfire crisis reached a fever pitch. The proclamation, issued amid record‑setting drought, soaring tem...
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On Friday, July 31 2026, the U.S. Department of the Interior unveiled a federal plan that could slash Arizona’s Colorado River allocation by more than three‑quarters during droughts, sta...
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Amazon shares leapt 15 % on Friday after the company posted a second‑quarter earnings report that outpaced Wall Street forecasts. The rally was driven by a record‑breaking $200 billion-p...
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On Tuesday, Missouri residents will head to the polls to decide whether the state’s constitution can be amended to give lawmakers the power to expand sales and use taxes in place of the st...
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Ahman Green, the Green Bay Packers’ all‑time leading rusher, revealed in a July 29, 2026 interview on the Go Long podcast hosted by Tyler Dunne that he has been diagnosed with early‑on...
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On July 30, 2026, the WNBA fined and suspended Seattle Storm minority owner Celeste Keaton for an incident that occurred during a game against the Indiana Fever on July 28. The incident invo...
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Mitch McConnell, the 84‑year‑old senior U.S. senator from Kentucky, has not been seen in public since a medical emergency on June 14, when emergency responders were called to his Washing...
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A deluge that broke out early Wednesday morning turned Albany Capital Region’s streets into rivers, forcing commuters into a scramble for safety and prompting emergency alerts from local o...
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