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Inside the Nepal Tunnel Rescue Operation

An Australian engineer advising the effort described how two men were freed after nine days trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant.

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Rescue team members working to enter the tunnel at a hydropower project tunnel on Thursday as they search for survivors, following deadly flash floods in Rasuwa, Nepal, last week.
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Clancy Trial Verdict May Hinge on a Single Holdout Juror

The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.

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Lindsay Clancy’s lead defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, said one member of the jury was refusing to “listen to the law" and asked the judge to remove the juror from the trial.
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Clancy Trial Verdict May Hinge on a Single Holdout Juror

The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.

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Lindsay Clancy’s lead defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, said one member of the jury was refusing to “listen to the law" and asked the judge remove the juror from the trial.
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Inside the Nepal Tunnel Rescue Operation

An Australian engineer advising the effort described how two men were freed after nine days trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant.

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Rescue team members working to enter the tunnel at a hydropower project tunnel on Thursday as they search for survivors, following deadly flash floods in Rasuwa, Nepal, last week.
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Man Is Sentenced in Explosion of Hyperbaric Chamber That Killed a 5-Year-Old

The former safety manager of a Michigan alternative health care center will spend at least 19 months in jail in connection with the January 2025 death.

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Jeffrey Mosteller was handcuffed in an Oakland County courtroom at his hearing this week.
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China Censors and Punishes to Shape Narrative on Floods in Tibet, a Contrast to Nepal

While journalists can report freely on grief and anger in Nepal, China’s official media have presented a sanitized disaster aftermath in Tibet.

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A broadcast in Beijing last week showing state media coverage of the flood aftermath in Tibet.
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The Ritual of Coffin Making in a City Hit by Ebola

While several coffin makers in Bunia said they were providing a public service, the virus has put them at the center of a debate around safe burials.

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What to Know About the Grand Canyon Flooding

Two bodies were found and at least one person was unaccounted for after a flash flood swept through a remote section of Grand Canyon National Park.

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China Prepared for One Kind of Himalayan Flood. Then a Different Disaster Struck.

After a glacial flood last year, Chinese officials strengthened defenses at a border crossing with Nepal. But last week’s “cascade of hazards” overwhelmed them.

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Searching for missing people along a road leading toward Gyirong Port in China on Sunday. On Wednesday a tsunami-like wave of ice, boulders and water tore through the port complex.
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Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Jury Deliberations Wrap for the Day

Jurors spent about seven hours discussing the high-profile case on Monday, after about 10 hours last week.

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Lindsay Clancy watched jurors on Friday as they entered the courtroom for deliberations in Plymouth, Mass.
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This Marine Died in the Iraq War. His Mother Asks, ‘What Was It For?’

Travis Fuller was from my hometown. I went back and talked with his family about how they made sense of his death, 25 years after Sept. 11.

First Lt. Travis Fuller died in a helicopter crash in Iraq on Jan. 26, 2005.
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One Dead and 15 Potentially Missing at Grand Canyon After Flash Flood

At least 62 people were evacuated on Saturday after flooding destroyed footbridges and damaged a campground and cabins near Bright Angel Creek in Arizona, the National Park Service said.

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The Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch areas of the Grand Canyon National Park were damaged in flash flooding on Saturday.
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Nepal Turns to Mass Burials as Thousands Remain Missing from Floods

Only a fraction of the over 4,200 missing in Nepal are turning up among the dead, underscoring a bleak reality: The death toll is likely to keep rising for days to come.

Officers at a mass burial of unidentified victims in Bharatpur, Nepal, on Sunday.
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Ferry Carrying Hundreds of Passengers Capsizes Off Coast of Cyprus

Local authorities said 267 people were aboard the catamaran-type vessel when it began taking on water shortly after its departure from Kyrenia.

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Passengers arrived on shore in northern Cyprus after being rescued when their ferry capsized off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday.
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Before Nepal’s Floods, Hindu Pilgrims Sought the Divine at Mount Kailash

For many, the trek to Mount Kailash in Tibet is a once-in-a-lifetime trip to find spiritual awakening.

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Many religious pilgrims head to the Nepal region to visit Mount Kailash on the border of Nepal and Tibet. Floodwaters ravaged the area, leaving thousands unaccounted for and killing at least 675.
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Before Nepal’s Floods, Hindu Pilgrims Sought the Divine at Mount Kailash

For many, the trek to Mount Kailash on the border of Nepal and Tibet is a once-in-a-lifetime trip to find spiritual awakening.

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Many religious pilgrims head to the Nepal region to visit Mount Kailash on the border of Nepal and Tibet. Floodwaters ravaged the area, leaving thousands unaccounted for and killing at least 675.
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China Says 261 Foreigners From 23 Countries Are Missing in Tibet Flood

The disclosure offered one of the clearest pictures yet of the disaster on the Chinese side of the border, where authorities have released few details.

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An aerial view of the muddy Trishuli River winding through Rasuwa District in Nepal on Thursday.
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Nepal Rescuers Bore Through Tunnels to Try to Reach 900 Workers Missing After Floods

The Nepal Army, which is leading rescue efforts, turned to the trapped workers more than a day after the flood, according to army officials, industry groups and private rescuers.

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Rescuers evacuating people from the tunnel of a hydropower project in Rasuwa, Nepal, in an image released by Nepal’s Prime Minister Secretariat on Friday.
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Nepali Flood Survivors Face Profound Loss, Pressing Needs and Murky Futures

The disaster has left countless people with little or nothing of the lives they had built, struggling with immediate survival and unsure how to rebuild.

Disaster survivors in Devighat, Nepal, on Friday surveyed the damage to their businesses and homes while seeking shelter, food and medical care.
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Tank That Imploded at Washington Paper Plant, Killing 11, Was Known to Be Unsafe, Report Says

A chemical disaster in Washington in May involved a tank that had been deemed at risk of failure nearly a year before, according to federal investigators.

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The aftermath of a chemical tank explosion at a paper plant in Longview, Wash.
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King Oyo of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom Dies at 34

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said.

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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom during his 18th birthday at Fort Portal, Uganda, in 2010 as he assumed the full duties as a monarch.
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In Nepal, Fears of a Second Flood Grow as Rescue Efforts Continue

Nepali and Chinese authorities warned that a lake created by a deadly landslide could burst open soon. Another deluge would pose the most risk to rescuers, an expert said.

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The Bhotekoshi River in northern Nepal on Thursday, after flooding swept away or damaged buildings.
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Survivors of Nepal Flood Left in Stunned Disbelief: ‘They All Died, and I Lived’

A visit near the border with Tibet laid bare the effects of a swollen river’s furious speed. Miles of devastation were left behind in a flash flood that killed more than 300.

Residents waiting to be airlifted by helicopter in the Rasuwa district of Nepal.
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Speed of Nepal’s Flash Floods Likely Overwhelmed Warning System, Experts Say

Scientists and disaster response researchers said Nepal’s early flood warning system relied on a conventional network of river gauges in this remote region.

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Damage following flash floods in Trishuli, Nepal.
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Rock Landslide and Glacial Collapse Likely Caused Floods in Nepal and Tibet, Scientists Say

New satellite imagery added to scientists’ understanding of the events that precipitated the deadly flooding in Nepal and Tibet.

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Satellite images show a glacier before (top) and after it collapsed in Nepal. Its collapse, according to scientists, may have set off deadly flash flooding.
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Rescuers in Nepal Face Devastated Roads and Tough Terrain After Deadly Flood

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The deadly Himalayan torrent damaged roads and dozens of bridges. The devastation was impeding the search for survivors and relief deliveries, aid groups said.

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The flood caused widespread damage to bridges, roads and communications infrastructure.
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China’s Information Control Could Hamper Flood Rescue Efforts in Tibet

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Videos of the disaster, which tore through the border area between Tibet and Nepal, have been removed from social media by China’s censors.

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In a photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a muddy river bank with debris was seen near Gyirong Port in southwestern China’s Tibetan Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
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‘A Huge Paradox’: Nepal Region Hit by Flood Is Known for Development and Disasters

The region has experienced an economic boom even as natural disasters have repeatedly struck, including a flood that killed more than 160 people on Wednesday.

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Scientists are trying to determine what circumstances led to the surging waters on Wednesday, dislodging multistory buildings.
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Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake

The authorities reported hundreds of people missing and at least 160 people killed in the border region of Nepal and Tibet, where an avalanche of mud, water, ice and rocks smashed down.

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After a flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Wednesday.
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Photos: A Deadly Flood Tears Through Nepal and Tibet

An ice avalanche that started high in the Himalayas tumbled thousands of feet, releasing vast amounts of energy that pulverized the ice into a significant volume of floodwater.

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An aerial view on Thursday of buildings partly submerged in muddy water along a riverside after a flash flood at Trishuli Bazaar in the Nuwakot district of Nepal.
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What to Know About Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal and Tibet

An avalanche may have caused catastrophic flooding even without heavy rainfall. In the path of the destruction, at least 1,400 people were missing.

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Destruction in the Nuwakot district of Nepal on Wednesday. The country’s foreign minister said the floods were “one of the largest natural disasters we have experienced in recent memory.”
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Over 100 Indian Pilgrims Are Among the Missing in Nepal Floods

Many of them were traveling to or from a Himalayan peak that is revered by Hindus as the spiritual home of the god Shiva.

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Damage from the flooding in the Nuwakot District, Nepal, on Wednesday.
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Deadly Nepal Flood May Have Been Caused by ‘Ice Avalanche,’ Scientists Say

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An initial assessment of satellite imagery suggests an “ice avalanche” from a high-altitude glacier sent a giant cascade into the valley below.

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A glacial lake in the Everest region of Nepal, in 2018.
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14 Newborns Die in Hospital Fire in Pakistan’s Capital

The fire broke out at Islamabad’s largest hospital and has become a political issue. Opposition supporters shouted, “Stop killing our children!” at an official visiting the scene.

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Outside the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad on Wednesday after a fire tore through a nursery there.
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Worker Dies After Accident With Plane at Montreal Airport

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the episode involved an Airbus A350 operated by French Bee, a French low-cost airline.

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The authority that operates Montréal-Trudeau International Airport said a worker employed by Samsic, a company that provides support services, was killed in an accident on Monday.
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5 Takeaways on the Fallout From an Alarming C.T.E. Study

At least one in four N.F.L. players, and likely a much higher percentage, had the brain disease when they died. Will anything change?

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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy can be diagnosed only posthumously.
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Many N.F.L. Players Get Brain Disease. Why Hasn’t OSHA Intervened?

“We never see things that are this dire,” a former chief scientist of the agency said about rates of C.T.E. in former players.

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The former N.F.L. player Jonathan Martin entering an M.R.I. machine for a brain examination that was part of a study to develop treatments for the symptoms and illnesses linked to C.T.E.
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French Tourist Dies in Death Valley During 116-Degree Heat

The 68-year-old tourist and his companion were driving through Death Valley National Park on a remote road last week when their car got stuck in mud, officials said.

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A French tourist and a companion who were traveling through Death Valley National Park became stranded after their car got stuck on a remote road.
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