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‘Strikingly warm’ ocean heat wave off Florida coasts could decimate corals, other marine life, experts say

‘Strikingly warm’ ocean heat wave off Florida coasts could decimate corals, other marine life, experts say

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Oceans all over the world are experiencing warmer-than-normal temperatures, but waters off the southern U.S. could be on the brink of an ocean heat wave emergency as temperatures rise to unprecedented levels. More than 40% of all global ocean temperatures are currently experiencing a heat […]

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Divers poised to search for children washed away in Pennsylvania flash flood

Divers poised to search for children washed away in Pennsylvania flash flood

ABC News (UPPER MAKEFIELD, Pa.) — Divers were poised Thursday to search for a 2-year-old girl and her 9-month-old brother who were washed away with their mother in a flash flood in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, after severe weather on Wednesday halted efforts to find the children, officials said. Rescue crews […]

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EF3 tornado rips through North Carolina amid extreme weather nationwide

EF3 tornado rips through North Carolina amid extreme weather nationwide

File photo. (Chad Cowan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A powerful tornado ripped through central North Carolina for more than a dozen miles on Wednesday, destroying homes and injuring residents, according to officials. The National Weather Service said early Thursday that a preliminary damage survey indicates the tornado was an EF3, […]

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Texas Department of Public Safety speaks out on migrant abuse allegations

Texas Department of Public Safety speaks out on migrant abuse allegations

Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Texas authorities are doubling down and pushing back on disturbing allegations of migrant abuse along the United States-Mexico border. A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety, Lt. Christopher Olivarez, told ABC News during an interview on Wednesday that leadership consciences […]

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Delta passengers fall sick while waiting on Vegas tarmac in triple-digit temperatures

Delta passengers fall sick while waiting on Vegas tarmac in triple-digit temperatures

DuKai photographer/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — At least one Delta passenger was taken to the hospital for heat-related illness after the plane sat on the tarmac for hours on Monday in Las Vegas, where temperatures reached triple digits. Passengers on a Delta flight to Atlanta experienced extreme heat while the […]

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Wesleyan University ends legacy admissions following affirmative action ruling

Wesleyan University ends legacy admissions following affirmative action ruling

DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images (MIDDLETOWN, Conn.) — New England liberal arts college Wesleyan University has ended legacy admissions in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down race-based affirmative action. In a statement released Wednesday, University President Michael S. Roth addressed the importance of formally ending admission preference for “legacy applicants.” “We still […]

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Wife of Gilgo Beach murder suspect files for divorce, court filing shows

Wife of Gilgo Beach murder suspect files for divorce, court filing shows

Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images (MASSAPEQUA, N.Y.) — The wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has filed for divorce nearly a week after the Manhattan architect was arrested in the case, according to a new court filing. The filing in Suffolk County Supreme Court is dated Wednesday […]

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7 more heat-related deaths confirmed in Arizona, California

7 more heat-related deaths confirmed in Arizona, California

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A swath of the United States is facing a dangerous combination of extreme heat and wildfire smoke this week. More than 85 million Americans across 15 states — from California to Florida — are under heat alerts for Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The […]

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Man who had jail sentence commuted by Trump arrested again

Man who had jail sentence commuted by Trump arrested again

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEWARK, N.J.) — A New Jersey Ponzi scheme architect, whose 24-year prison sentence was commuted by then-President Donald Trump in 2021, has been arrested again Wednesday on charges he defrauded investors by making false promises involving humanitarian supplies destined for Ukraine. Eliyahu Weinstein and four other men were […]

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Carlee Russell searched movie ‘Taken,’ Amber Alerts before disappearance

Carlee Russell searched movie ‘Taken,’ Amber Alerts before disappearance

In this photo released by the Hoover Police Department, Carlee Russell is shown. — Hoover Police Department (HOOVER, Ala.) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who returned home on Saturday after she went missing for two days, searched for Amber Alerts and the movie “Taken” on her phone before her disappearance, […]

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