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Month: August 2024

Tropical Storm Ernesto leaves hundreds of thousands without power in Puerto Rico

Tropical Storm Ernesto leaves hundreds of thousands without power in Puerto Rico

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The center of Tropical Storm Ernesto passed within 40 miles from San Juan, Puerto Rico, producing strong winds and heavy rain overnight. More than 570,000 customers were without power in Puerto Rico, according to LUMA, a service provider. The island’s eastern and central regions are […]

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Head of panel that ruled against US gymnast Jordan Chiles represented Romania in past cases

Head of panel that ruled against US gymnast Jordan Chiles represented Romania in past cases

Silver medalist Simone Biles the U.S. and bronze medalist, Jordan Chiles of the U.S. watch the scoreboard during the women’s artistic gymnastics individual floor exercise final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug. 5, 2024. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — What began with a miscalculation in the degree of difficulty […]

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Sheriff’s deputy hospitalized after being struck by fleeing driver

Sheriff’s deputy hospitalized after being struck by fleeing driver

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A sheriff’s deputy in California has been hospitalized after she was run over by a driver who was attempting to flee the scene after being pulled over during a traffic stop, officials said. The sheriff’s deputy from Ventura County, California, tried to conduct a […]

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Tropical Storm Ernesto’s winds strengthen to near-hurricane force as it departs Puerto Rico

Tropical Storm Ernesto’s winds strengthen to near-hurricane force as it departs Puerto Rico

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The center of Tropical Storm Ernesto passed within 40 miles from San Juan, Puerto Rico, producing strong winds and heavy rain overnight. More than 300,000 customers were without power in Puerto Rico, according to LUMA, a service provider. The storm was moving Wednesday morning away […]

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One dead, two injured after man drives through strip club following argument

One dead, two injured after man drives through strip club following argument

kali9/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — One man was killed and two other men were injured when a man drove his semi-truck into a strip club after getting kicked out of the establishment following an argument with several patrons, officials said. The incident occurred at 4:19 a.m. Tuesday when officers responded […]

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Lightning strike injures two near Horseshoe Bend in Arizona, National Park Service says

Lightning strike injures two near Horseshoe Bend in Arizona, National Park Service says

pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two people were flown to George Regional Hospital in Utah on Monday after being struck by lightning while visiting the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, according to the National Park Service. In a statement released on Tuesday, authorities said that two women — aged 22 […]

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Hawaiian man charged after police discover homemade bomb near Maui school

Hawaiian man charged after police discover homemade bomb near Maui school

Maui Police Department (NEW YORK) — A 47-year-old man has been arrested in connection with several improvised explosive devices found on the Hawaiian island of Maui, police said. Robert Francis Dumaran made his initial appearance in court in Hawaii on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District […]

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Black bear attacks child in tent on Montana campground

Black bear attacks child in tent on Montana campground

jared lloyd/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A black bear attacked and injured a child Sunday night in Montana, officials said. The child — who had been inside a tent on a private campground near Red Lodge — was taken to a medical facility in Billings, according to a news release […]

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Trial begins in case of Florida woman charged in fatal shooting of neighbor Ajike Owens

Trial begins in case of Florida woman charged in fatal shooting of neighbor Ajike Owens

Marion County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — The prosecutor and defense attorney delivered opening remarks Tuesday in the trial of Susan Lorincz — the Florida woman charged in the fatal shooting of her neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens through a closed door — after a six-person jury was seated on Monday […]

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Gov. Gavin Newsom urges California schools to restrict cellphone usage in classrooms

Gov. Gavin Newsom urges California schools to restrict cellphone usage in classrooms

Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging schools across the state to restrict students’ cellphone usage in classrooms, he said in a letter to schools. Los Angeles Unified School District — the second largest district in the U.S. — and Santa Barbara Unified have already implemented […]

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