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Three Mile Island, site of 1979 nuclear reactor accident, reopening to power AI

Three Mile Island, site of 1979 nuclear reactor accident, reopening to power AI

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (HARRISBURG, Penn.) — Three Mile Island, the shuttered Pennsylvania nuclear power plant that was the site of a 1979 reactor accident that remains the worst commercial nuclear power plant accident in U.S. history, is reopening to generate power for artificial intelligence. Constellation Energy will restart […]

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Eight firefighters hurt, two critically, in fire truck rollover crash while returning from California wildfire

Eight firefighters hurt, two critically, in fire truck rollover crash while returning from California wildfire

KABC (IRVINE, Calif.) — Eight firefighters were hurt — including two critically — when the fire truck they were in rolled over while returning from a 12-hour shift battling the Airport Fire wildfire, one of several large blazes raging in Southern California, officials said. The truck crashed on State Route […]

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Son arrested in the murder of his father, stepmom and stepbrother: Police

Son arrested in the murder of his father, stepmom and stepbrother: Police

Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (PAWLET, Vt.) — A son has been arrested for the murder of his father, his father’s wife and her teenage son, who were found shot to death at their Vermont home, police announced Friday. The triple homicide was discovered early Sunday. Officers responded to a report […]

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UT Marks 50th Anniversary Of WIC Program

UT Marks 50th Anniversary Of WIC Program

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is celebrating 50 years of helping families in need. Governor Cox signed a declaration making yesterday “Women, Infants and Children Day.” The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program, also known as WIC, provides service to 47-thousand people across the state. Counseling, nutrition classes and other resources […]

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UT Lawsuit Filed Over Inland Port Projects

UT Lawsuit Filed Over Inland Port Projects

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new lawsuit is taking aim at Utah’s inland port project. It claims the port authority had no legal right to form a board under control of the Legislature. Two nonprofits call it a constitutional violation, arguing Governor Cox is supposed to make appointments. The […]

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Two Firefighters Hurt In Chemical Fire In Cedar City

Two Firefighters Hurt In Chemical Fire In Cedar City

(Cedar City, UT) — Two firefighters were taken to the hospital after a chemical fire broke-out in Cedar City yesterday. No one is saying just how the firefighters were injured, or just how serious their injuries are. The fire started yesterday afternoon in the area of 700 North 2325 West. […]

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Utah Governor Hopes Salt Lake Lands Sundance

Utah Governor Hopes Salt Lake Lands Sundance

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor says Salt Lake remains in the running to be the new home of the Sundance Film Festival. Governor Spencer Cox yesterday said Salt Lake is competing against Bolder, Colorado and Cincinnati, Ohio. Cox says he hopes it is Salt Lake, because if not, […]

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Extreme temperatures may contribute to thousands of additional deaths in the US

Extreme temperatures may contribute to thousands of additional deaths in the US

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Earth’s temperature continues to rise, lives could be at stake. A new study found deaths related to extreme temperatures may triple by the middle of the century, hitting minority communities the hardest. University of Pennsylvania researchers looked at the relationship between average temperatures […]

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Travis King, Army soldier who ran into North Korea, to plead guilty Friday, lawyer says

Travis King, Army soldier who ran into North Korea, to plead guilty Friday, lawyer says

ftwitty/Getty Images (FORT BLISS, Texas) — Travis King, the U.S. Army private who ran across the border from South Korea to North Korea last year will plead guilty on Friday at a general court martial hearing being held at Fort Bliss, Texas. “He faces 14 charges under the Uniform Code […]

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Eight firefighters injured as truck rolls over while returning from wildfire in California, officials say

Eight firefighters injured as truck rolls over while returning from wildfire in California, officials say

KABC (IRVINE, Calif.) — Eight firefighters were injured when the fire truck they were driving in rolled over as it returned from battling the Airport Fire wildfire, one of several large blazes raging in Southern California. The vehicle crashed while traveling north at about 6:50 p.m. on State Route 241 […]

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