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For a Few Hours, a Party Drowns Out the Tensions in D.C.

16 août 2025 à 20:52
At Fort Dupont Park, thousands gathered to honor a local music legend, creating a brief refuge from the conflict.

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Crowds of people gathered at Fort Dupont Park to watch the Chuck Brown Band.

Officers Clear More Homeless People from Sites Around Washington

15 août 2025 à 15:21
Local police now under federal oversight dismantled encampments, discarding tents and other belongings.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Workers with Washington’s Department of Public Works loaded a tent into a garbage truck after Metropolitan Police cleared a homeless encampment in Washington Circle.

With a Shovel and a Dream, a Woman Finds a 2.3 Carat Diamond in Arkansas

15 août 2025 à 11:20
After three weeks, with bug bites and tattered hiking boots, Micherre Fox found the stone at Crater of Diamonds State Park.

© Arkansas State Park

Micherre Fox, who lives in Manhattan, holds a 2.3-carat uncut white diamond she dug up at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park after three weeks of searching.

Petunia Wins the Ugliest Dog Contest by Being Loved, Not by Looking Perfect

9 août 2025 à 15:10
Rescued from neglect, the hairless bulldog claimed the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest title on Friday but her prize came long before the competition results were announced.

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Petunia was the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fair in California.

Minnesota Man Is Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Food Aid Fraud

8 août 2025 à 18:40
Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 36, played a leading role in a scheme that stole more than $47 million from a program meant to feed children during the Covid-19 pandemic, prosecutors said.

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Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, who was sentenced this week, was co-owner of a business that stole funds from a program claiming to feed children.

Gifford Fire Burns Nearly 40,000 Acres at Los Padres Forest in California

3 août 2025 à 16:27
The Gifford fire, which has been fueled by dry conditions and warm weather, has spread to two counties, officials said.

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The Gifford fire was 5 percent contained as of Sunday, after having grown to nearly 40,000 acres.

Tennessee Man Charged in Attempt to Detonate Bombs During Arrest

2 août 2025 à 19:29
The authorities said Kevin O’Neal tried to set off explosives as Polk County, Tenn., deputies entered his home. More than a dozen devices were later found.

© Polk County Sheriff's Office

The authorities said they recovered a total of 14 improvised explosive devices at the home of a Tennessee man on Friday.

A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia

2 août 2025 à 11:42
Officials say a flying osprey dropped its catch, which then struck power lines, causing sparks that ignited dry grass.

© Ashcroft Fire Rescue

Firefighters in British Columbia say they believe a brush fire started after an osprey dropped a fish onto a set of power lines on Wednesday.

Man Arrested in Killing of Couple Hiking With Kids in Arkansas

31 juillet 2025 à 17:12
The man, Andrew James McGann, was charged with two counts of capital murder. The couple were killed while hiking with their young daughters in Devil’s Den State Park on Saturday.

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A man has been arrested in the killing of a couple in a state park in Arkansas. The man, Andrew James McGann, 28, was charged with two counts of capital murder.

Virginia City Councilman, Lee Vogler, Is Set on Fire in Attack, Police Say

31 juillet 2025 à 12:49
A man poured a flammable liquid on J. Lee Vogler, a councilman in Danville, Va., and set him on fire on Wednesday, the police said.
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