Rock piles have proliferated on hiking trails in recent years, irking conservationists. Stuart Cox has been applying his boot to the issue.

The service rolled out this week, prompting confusion and safety concerns. Meta, which owns Instagram, said the feature was turned off unless users activated it.

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The fire had burned more than 24,000 acres in Cyprus, where officials had warned of fire danger as temperatures rose above 100 degrees.

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