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Month: June 2024

Oregon wildfire grows to nearly 4,000 acres, prompting new evacuations

Oregon wildfire grows to nearly 4,000 acres, prompting new evacuations

Getty Images – STOCK (BEND, Ore.) — A wind-driven wildfire threatening homes and causing evacuations in Central Oregon has grown to 3,889 acres, officials said Thursday. The Darlene 3 Fire, which started around 2 p.m. Tuesday in Deschutes County, remained 30% contained Thursday for the second consecutive day. Between Wednesday […]

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100-foot-wide sinkhole partially collapses soccer field in Illinois

100-foot-wide sinkhole partially collapses soccer field in Illinois

Getty Images – STOCK (ALTON PARK, Ill.) — A massive, 100-foot-wide sinkhole left a soccer field in southern Illinois partially collapsed, according to officials. The sinkhole formed at approximately 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Gordon Moore Park in Alton, Illinois, which lies over a limestone mine operated by New Frontier Materials, […]

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Judge orders hearing to consider tossing key evidence in Trump classified docs case

Judge orders hearing to consider tossing key evidence in Trump classified docs case

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case on Thursday ordered an additional hearing to determine whether prosecutors improperly used evidence protected by attorney-client privilege to secure their indictment against the former president. In an 11-page ruling issued Thursday, Judge Aileen Cannon wrote […]

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1 teen dead, 2 others rescued from Lake Michigan in apparent drowning

1 teen dead, 2 others rescued from Lake Michigan in apparent drowning

Getty Images – STOCK (CHICAGO) — One 17-year-old was found dead and two others were rescued in Lake Michigan after they became distressed in the water while swimming. A possible drowning incident in Lake Michigan was reported to the Milwaukee County 911 Dispatch Center at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The […]

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What are monoliths? Timeline of ‘mysterious’ columns around the world

What are monoliths? Timeline of ‘mysterious’ columns around the world

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Few modern-day structural mysteries have garnered as much international fascination as the tall, mirrored monolith columns that have appeared in seemingly random locations since 2020. Reminiscent of the prehistoric Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, but rooted in Millennium-era fictional lore, monoliths are long vertical […]

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Racial justice, civil rights groups join to fight potential TikTok ban

Racial justice, civil rights groups join to fight potential TikTok ban

Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — A coalition of racial justice and civil rights nonprofit advocacy organizations are formally joining the fight to prevent a ban on TikTok. The Asian American Federation, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, Calos Coalition and Hispanic Heritage Foundation are among the 13 groups arguing […]

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University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger may stand trial in June 2025

University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger may stand trial in June 2025

Getty Images – STOCK (MOSCOW, Idaho.) — The prosecution and defense are working toward a June 2025 trial date for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in an off-campus house. Judge John Judge said he anticipates the trial to take three months. The defense […]

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Central Oregon wildfire grows to 3,620 acres, prompting new evacuations

Central Oregon wildfire grows to 3,620 acres, prompting new evacuations

Getty Images – STOCK (BEND, Ore.) — A wind-driven wildfire threatening homes and causing evacuations in Central Oregon has grown to more than 3,614 acres, officials said Thursday. The Darlene 3 Fire, which started around 2 p.m. Tuesday in Deschutes County, remained 30% contained Thursday for the second consecutive day. […]

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Big 12 Announces Men’s College Basketball Conference Opponents

Big 12 Announces Men’s College Basketball Conference Opponents

IRVING, Texas-Thursday, the Big 12 Conference announced its men’s college basketball conference opponents. They are as follows for the Beehive State’s Big 12 schools, BYU and Utah: BYU Home-And-Away: Arizona Arizona State Cincinnati Utah West Virginia Home-Only Baylor Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State Texas Tech Away-Only UCF Colorado Houston Iowa […]

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Governor Cox Defeats Lyman In Primary Election Win

Governor Cox Defeats Lyman In Primary Election Win

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is the unofficial winner in Tuesday’s state primary election. He defeated Phil Lyman, a former county commissioner who went to the state legislature. Cox will now face Democrat nominee Rep. Brian King in the November election. Utah has not had a Democrat […]

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