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Outrage After Alabama 3-Year-Old Dies in Hot Car While in State’s Care

The boy, who was in foster care, was being transported between a supervised visit and day care, his aunt said. State lawmakers said they were seeking answers and the police were investigating.

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Ke’Torrius Starkes, Jr., 3, died in a hot car while in the care of the state on Tuesday, according to family members and the authorities.
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Video Shows Jacksonville Police Officer Punching Man at Traffic Stop

A Black man was beaten by a white officer in Jacksonville, Fla., during a traffic stop. The sheriff’s office said that it was reviewing the episode.

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An officer smashed the William Anthony McNeil Jr.’s driver’s side window and struck him in the face. Other officers pulled him out of the car and threw him on the ground.
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Inquiry Is Opened After Jacksonville Officer Punches Man Through His Car Window

A Black man was beaten by a white officer in Jacksonville, Fla., during a traffic stop. The sheriff’s office said that it was reviewing the episode.

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An officer smashed the William Anthony McNeil Jr.’s driver’s side window and struck him in the face. Other officers pulled him out of the car and threw him on the ground.
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Rip Current Survival Tips: What to Do if You Get Caught in One

From land, a rip current can appear relatively calm, as a strip of water that extends out between breaking waves. Its appearance can be deceiving.

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Green dye, in an image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows the track of a rip current.
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Rip Current Survival Tips: What to Do if You Get Caught in One

From land, a rip current can appear relatively calm, as a strip of water that extends out between breaking waves. Its appearance can be deceiving.

© NOAA, via Associated Press

Green dye, in an image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows the track of a rip current.
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Arizona Governor Seeks Investigation of Federal Handling of Grand Canyon Fire

Gov. Katie Hobbs questioned why the U.S. government decided to manage the Dragon Bravo fire, which started with a lightning strike, as a “controlled burn” during the height of the summer.

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A firefighter sprays water on the remains of a smoldering structure near the Grand Canyon Lodge in Arizona on Sunday. A wildfire destroyed dozens of structures in the Grand Canyon National Park.
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‘They Kept Coming’: Hundreds of Packages Pile Up Outside Woman’s Home

A year ago, misdirected Amazon returns began arriving at Karen Holton’s house in California. Eventually, she said, they were stacked so high that she could not easily use her door.

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Karen Holton said the boxes that arrived at her house in San Jose, Calif., were returns of car seat covers sold on Amazon by an independent seller called Liusandedian.
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More Storms Are Expected in New Mexico, After Flooding Killed 3

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency for the village of Ruidoso, in an area that was scarred by wildfires last year.

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An image from a United States Geological Survey weather camera shows floodwaters rushing through the Rio Ruidoso in Ruidoso, N.M., on Tuesday afternoon.
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