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Search for missing Marine lost from USS Anchorage in training off Southern California becomes recovery mission

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An effort to locate a Marine missing from the USS Anchorage during integrated training off the Southern California coast has turned to a recovery effort, Navy officials announced late Saturday, June 27.

The Marine was aboard the amphibious ship and was part of the training with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit based at Camp Pendleton and the ...Read more

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San Diego immigration court braces for 'mega' hearings as Trump administration works to clear backlog

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In what some claim is the Trump administration’s latest tactic to fast-track removal orders, the San Diego immigration court on a recent Friday scheduled a higher-than-usual number of hearings on a single day.

The move appeared to be the first local “mega” master calendar hearing, in which a large group of individuals in removal ...Read more

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Billionaire ranch owner's fence is harming wildlife in a southern Colorado valley, experts find

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A controversial 8-foot fence erected by a billionaire ranch owner on long stretches of his property’s perimeter is harming wildlife and degrading habitat across a vast valley in southern Colorado, according to a report by wildlife experts made public this month.

The report by two environmental consulting firms — one chosen by the ranch’s ...Read more

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Could bees help relieve stress? A Temple researcher thinks so

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Dozens of bees crawled along the frame in Frances Ratay’s hands as she looked down at the colony in awe.

The 70-year-old retiree from South Philadelphia ordinarily would avoid bees out of fear, but this spring she suited up for a study on therapeutic beekeeping at the Half Mad Honey apiary in the Navy Yard. Led by Temple University ...Read more

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As insects die off, birds are shrinking at this Lake Erie observatory

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Tree swallows at a Great Lakes bird observatory are shrinking, a troubling finding that University of Michigan researchers said is tied to crashing insect populations in the region and world.

Tree swallows are small songbirds that primarily eat insects. As the amount and diversity of insects declined at the Long Point Bird Observatory in ...Read more

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As insects die off, birds are shrinking at this Lake Erie observatory

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Tree swallows at a Great Lakes bird observatory are shrinking, a troubling finding that University of Michigan researchers said is tied to crashing insect populations in the region and world.

Tree swallows are small songbirds that primarily eat insects. As the amount and diversity of insects declined at the Long Point Bird Observatory in ...Read more

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Hurricane center forecasts system could develop off Florida coast

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The National Hurricane Center on Sunday continued to project a system could form in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida early this week.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, the forecast calls for a low pressure area to form along the western end of a frontal system on Monday or Tuesday and threaten the southeastern United States.

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Tropical system could develop off Florida or the US Southeast, forecasters say

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Experts with the National Hurricane Center are watching for potential tropical development from an area of low pressure that is forecast to emerge over the Atlantic Ocean off Florida or the U.S. Southeast coast.

The disturbance could develop later this week as it drifts west and interacts with a frontal boundary, experts said.

“This is a ...Read more

Confederate flag fuels fresh controversy over NC at national 'State Fair'

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Despite North Carolina announcing the state would not participate in the Great American State Fair in D.C. this summer, private organizations and businesses stepped up to fund and design a booth for North Carolina at the 16-day celebration of America’s 250th birthday after all.

When the fair opened late last week, images of said booth began ...Read more

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Trump's U-Turn on Iran sanctions would unravel decades of curbs

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The Trump administration’s effort to unwind decades of sanctions as part of a deal to end the war with Iran has created a head-spinning situation for governments, banks and other companies as they contemplate a shifting patchwork of new permissions and old restrictions.

Following the revolution in 1979, Iran became one of the most sanctioned ...Read more

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Venezuela quake death toll rises to 1,450 as aftershocks hamper rescues

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Venezuela’s earthquake catastrophe continued to worsen Sunday, with the official death toll rising to at least 1,450, as rescue crews raced against time to find survivors in the rubble and hundreds of aftershocks continued to shake the country’s northern coast.

Authorities said at least 3,150 people have been hospitalized with injuries, ...Read more

Dead tree in remote NC is hiding colony of rarely seen creatures, biologists say

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A winged creature not caught in North Carolina for more than a decade has been rediscovered, and the circumstances resemble Halloween decorations.

Deep in the 531,148-acre Nantahala National Forest stands a towering and twisted hemlock that appears to be dead, but is very much alive on the inside with a colony of bats.

Specifically, Indiana ...Read more

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Citing unpunished sex abuse, rights groups urge halt to Sri Lankan troops Haiti deployment

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International human rights organizations are calling for an immediate halt to the deployment of 900 Sri Lankan soldiers and 140 police officers to Haiti, citing allegations of widespread child sexual abuse and exploitation during Sri Lanka’s previous mission in the Caribbean country and its failure to hold troops implicated in the abuse ...Read more

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Colorado wildfires: Fire evacuates residents near Ouray in western Colorado

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Just north of Ouray, roughly 130 miles from where the 28,000-acre Snyder Mesa fire was burning near the Colorado-Utah border, firefighters battled another blaze that forced evacuations on Saturday.

The Gold Mountain fire sparked Saturday evening on U.S. Forest Service land near Ouray, quickly consuming a rocky cliffside, according to a news ...Read more

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US, Iran trade fresh attacks that put ceasefire under strain

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The U.S. and Iran traded attacks targeting each other’s military infrastructure, signaling no letup in several days of escalation that are straining a ceasefire underpinning peace talks.

In the latest barrage on Sunday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched missiles and drones at the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and ...Read more

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What's killing Southern California seabirds? 'Just one damn thing after another'

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LOS ANGELES — Between disease, pesticide contamination and starvation, seabirds are fighting multiple battles along the California coastline this year.

Since March, beachgoers have discovered dozens of sick or dead seabirds along the coastal stretch between Santa Barbara and San Diego. Among them have been “tremendous numbers” of dead ...Read more

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Maryland health insurance rates could rise 13.7% in 2027 under proposal

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BALTIMORE — Maryland residents who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace could see higher premiums next year, with insurers requesting an average rate increase of 13.7% for 2027, according to filings submitted to the Maryland Insurance Administration.

The proposed increases would affect about 482,000 Marylanders ...Read more

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Trump's troop withdrawal leaves Germany's base towns in limbo

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In Wiesbaden’s leafy Neroberg neighborhood, a steady stream of Americans rented Birgit Bug’s apartment with underfloor heating and a balcony. The tenants typically stayed for two to three years while being deployed at the nearby U.S. Army command post in the German city.

The situation worked seamlessly for a decade, but after the former ...Read more

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Even in blue states, hospitals have continued to drop gender-affirming care for youths

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One afternoon in late 2024, a sixth-grader nicknamed Bug came home from school with an announcement to make. Bug, who was assigned female at birth, told his parents he was a boy — and would be using he/him pronouns.

"OK, cool," his mother, J, remembered saying. (J asked to be identified by only her first initial, and Bug by his nickname, ...Read more

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McCormick and Fetterman step in to fill Pennsylvania's empty booth at Trump's Great American State Fair

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PHILADELPHIA — In the latest twist over Pennsylvania’s participation in President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair, Pennsylvania’s U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman announced Saturday that the state where America was founded will be represented after all.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro initially signaled the intention...Read more