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Crews Rescue Two Women Stuck in Hot Tub at Remote Cabin

Health issues prevented the women, who were in their 80s, from climbing out, officials said. They became unresponsive after overheating and developing hyperthermia.

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The Clifty Wilderness section of the Red River Gorge, a remote natural area in southeastern Kentucky. Two women in a remote cabin in the gorge found themselves in trouble after a prolonged hot tub soak.
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Why Does It Seem Like Jellyfish Are All Over the East Coast?

“I don’t think it’s time to push the panic button yet,” an expert said, after rising reports of swarms and stings for beachgoers in parts of the Eastern Seaboard.

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A moon jellyfish on the sand at Savannah Beach in Lewes, Del.
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Frank Caprio, Kind Judge on Rhode Island TV, Dies at 88

A longtime municipal judge, he became a social media star for “Caught in Providence,” which viewers said showed his compassion in the courtroom.

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Judge Frank Caprio of Providence Municipal Court in Rhode Island in 2017. His courtroom, he said. was a place “where people and cases are met with kindness and compassion.”
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New Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. Draws Criticisms Over Its Proportions

A statue in Florida has prompted complaints about its shoes, arm and head but also a discussion about art and representations of historic figures.

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A statue of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Winter Park, Fla., was designed with some slightly enlarged features.
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Minnesota Lake Is Accidentally Drained After Valve Malfunction

Dead fish, puddles and weeds are all that’s left of Alice Lake after a pipe, which was unable to close, pushed all of the water into the St. Croix River.

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The lake bed of Lake Alice, in a state park northeast of the Twin Cities, was left exposed, after a valve was stuck in an open position.
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Oregon Man Accused of Killing 3 Women Is Now Charged With Murdering a Fourth

The killings spread fear in the area after the bodies were found over several months in early 2023.

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Melissa Smith, the mother of Kristin Smith, whose body was found in early 2023, speaking at a news conference at the Multnomah County District Attorney’s office in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday.
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