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Climber Recounts Rescue From 6-Inch Ledge Atop California Mountain

30 août 2026 à 12:04
Rob Martin was stranded for hours before rescuers reached him. He recalled thinking: “One wrong move now, and that’s it. I die.”

Walmart to Pay $50 Million to Settle Opioid Lawsuit, US Says

28 août 2026 à 21:08
The resolution is part of an effort to hold retailers and pharmacists accountable for what the government says were their roles in the opioid epidemic.

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Walmart will pay $50 million to settle claims its pharmacies filled suspicious prescriptions for opioids, the Justice Department said.

Police Make Surprise Discovery of Stolen Statue of Olympic Gymnast Sunisa Lee

29 août 2026 à 16:38
The St. Paul, Minn., police were investigating a report of gunfire when they found a bronze bust of Sunisa Lee, the gold medal Olympian, that was stolen last year.

Climber Stranded for Hours on 6-Inch Rock Ledge Before Rescue

27 août 2026 à 18:58
Racing against the darkness, rescuers in California on Saturday saved a man who had become stranded on a ledge perched atop a soaring peak on the Sierra Nevada.

Violent Extremist Who Targeted Young People Online Is Sentenced to 77 Years

22 août 2026 à 19:57
Kyle William Spitze was part of an online extremist movement that coerces young people to do self-harm, officials said. Two of his victims died by suicide.

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A federal judge in Tennessee this week sentenced a man to 77 years in prison for having child pornography as a member of groups that officials say glorified mass murder and urged young people to commit self-harm.

Alfalfa Sprouts Linked to Illnesses in 15 States, F.D.A. Says

21 août 2026 à 22:07
Officials are investigating after multiple strains of E. coli and a type of salmonella sickened dozens of people across the United States. Two people were infected with both salmonella and E. coli.

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Public health officials have tied a number of salmonella and E. coli cases to alfalfa sprouts produced by a company in Minnesota.

Series of Michigan Shootings Leave 6 Dead, Including Gunman

15 août 2026 à 18:49
The gunman, Chad Hickman, was found dead in a wooded area near Whitlock Lake in Caldwell Township, the authorities said. A motive for the shootings was not immediately known.

Man, 18, Pleads Guilty to Repeatedly Kicking Sea Lion in California

14 août 2026 à 21:22
The man bobbed and wove before lobbing a kick at a sea lion in San Diego last month, a video of the episode shows.

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Sea lions at La Jolla cove in San Diego. An 18-year-old man pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges of assaulting a sea lion last month.

Engine Blade Hit Window on Jet Before Man Was Partly Sucked Outside, Report Says

13 août 2026 à 19:20
The National Transportation Safety Board said it had found a bird’s remains and feathers on a broken engine.

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A Ryanair plane in Thessaloniki, Greece, last May. A full investigation into an incident last month will take at least a year, federal official said.

Two Killed in Military Helicopter Crash Near Fort Hood in Texas

13 août 2026 à 15:51
The Apache helicopter crashed in Salado, a small town about 20 miles from the military base, and set off a fire, the authorities said.

Explosive Canada Wildfire Leaves 1 Dead in British Columbia

10 août 2026 à 06:10
About 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate over the weekend from the Bald Range fire. Weather conditions were not expected to provide much relief on Monday.

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The Bald Range fire burning near Summerland, British Columbia, on Saturday.

Bald Range Wildfire Forces Evacuation of 18,000 in British Columbia

9 août 2026 à 07:31
The Bald Range fire has burned more than 25,000 acres in British Columbia. At one point, the fire spread more than 2,000 acres in about an hour, officials said.

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A wildfire that started on Friday in British Columbia, Canada, has consumed more than 20,000 acres.
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