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Month: June 2021

Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 5, additional remains found

Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 5, additional remains found

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — The death toll in the Surfside, Florida, residential building collapse has risen to five, officials said. A body was recovered from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condominium, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press briefing Saturday evening. Additionally, search and […]

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‘Astounding’ record-high temperatures bake Pacific Northwest

‘Astounding’ record-high temperatures bake Pacific Northwest

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Some 24 million people in six states are under heat alerts as the Pacific Northwest braces for a potentially record-breaking heat wave this weekend. On Saturday, highs hit triple-digits in Portland, Oregon — 108 degrees at Portland International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. The […]

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24 million people in six states under heat alerts as unprecedented temperatures expected

24 million people in six states under heat alerts as unprecedented temperatures expected

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Some 24 million people in six states are under heat alerts as the Pacific Northwest braces for a potentially record-breaking heat wave this weekend. On Saturday, highs are expected to hit triple-digits in Portland, Oregon — up to 107 degrees. The high for Sunday is expected […]

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Champlain Tower: Experts weigh in on what went wrong

Champlain Tower: Experts weigh in on what went wrong

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — Experts said it’s unlikely a single issue caused the deadly collapse of the Champlain Tower South condominium complex, but a confluence of factors may have. The oceanfront Surfside, Florida, complex, which was built in the 1980s and up for its 40-year recertification, collapsed Thursday. At […]

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Johnson & Johnson to end sale of opioids, settles New York case for $230 million

Johnson & Johnson to end sale of opioids, settles New York case for $230 million

iStock/JHVEPhoto (NEW YORK) — Johnson & Johnson will pay $230 million to resolve an opioids lawsuit, days before the company was slated to go to trial, in a settlement reached with New York Attorney General Letitia James. In the agreement, the company will end the sale of all opioid products nationwide, […]

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Border Patrol’s next chief discusses shift away from Trump-era policies

Border Patrol’s next chief discusses shift away from Trump-era policies

ABC News (DEL RIO, Texas) — During his first one-on-one interview since this week being named the next chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, Raul Ortiz outlined his leadership vision for a federal law enforcement agency that continues to face challenges and controversy. The incoming chief does not plan to make […]

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Five people dead after hot air balloon crash

Five people dead after hot air balloon crash

iStock/LPETTET (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — Fivepeople are dead and one is critically injured after a hot air balloon crashed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, authorities said Saturday A Cameron 0-120 hot air balloon hit a power line just after 7 a.m. about six miles west of the Albuquerque International Sunport Airport, authorities […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 6/25/21

Scoreboard roundup — 6/25/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events:  MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL  INTERLEAGUE Final  San Francisco   2  Oakland   0  AMERICAN LEAGUE  Final  Tampa Bay   4  L.A. Angels         3  Final  Baltimore   6  Toronto             5  Final […]

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Why water levels in megadrought-impacted Southwestern states have some experts concerned

Why water levels in megadrought-impacted Southwestern states have some experts concerned

ABC News Photo Illustration, Sources – USGS, Bureau of Reclamation, Lakes Online (NEW YORK) — California was once the site of a gold rush. But now arguably one of the most precious commodities in parts of the state and in the Southwest is something else entirely — water — as […]

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Man who shot Daytona Beach police officer in the head arrested

Man who shot Daytona Beach police officer in the head arrested

Daytona Beach Police Department/Facebook (DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) — The man who shot a Daytona Beach, Florida, police officer in the head Wednesday night has been arrested. Daytona Beach Police shared the news on Twitter Saturday morning, writing, “Othal Wallace has been captured!” At a press conference at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Chief […]

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