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Record amount of seaweed chokes shores of Caribbean

Near-record amounts of seaweed are smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados, killing fish and other wildlife, choking tourism and releasing stinky, noxious gases. More than 24 million tons of sargassum blanketed the Atlantic in June, shattering the all-time record, set in 2018, by 20%, according to the University… Read More

Trump won big in this swing state Tuesday

Voters in five states — Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan and Washington state — went to polls during Tuesday’s primary elections. It was the biggest night of the 2022 midterms so far. It was also a test of former President Donald Trump’s status as “kingmaker” in the Republican Party — and… Read More

Baseball legend Vin Scully dead at 94, after 67-year career

Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to the… Read More

Utah man accused of starting wildfire by burning a spider

A Utah man has been arrested on accusations he started a wildfire while trying to burn a spider with his lighter. Cory Allan Martin, 26, told deputies that he spotted the spider Monday while he was in a hiking area in the foothills south of Salt Lake City near the… Read More

Liz Cheney goes to Hollywood for help

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney — a “Never Trump” Republican — has a Hollywood plan to save her floundering re-election campaign. First, the House Jan. 6 Committee, with Cheney as its vice chair, reportedly hired ABC News President James Goldston to make the televised hearings more watchable. Now, Cheney is hoping… Read More

Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, enraging Bejing

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China, which quickly announced that it would conduct military maneuvers in retaliation for her presence. Pelosi arrived aboard a U.S. Air Force passenger jet and… Read More

Philadelphia sees cheesesteak shop fire after this

An electrical malfunction sparked a fast-moving fire that damaged one of Philadelphia’s best-known cheesesteak shops last week, authorities said. More than 125 firefighters and other emergency responders were called to the blaze Friday morning at Jim’s Steaks on South Street and battled it for more than four hours before bringing… Read More

Visitors to redwood tree could face $5K fine, jail

Tree enthusiasts who make the trek to the world’s tallest tree deep in a Northern California forest will face a fine and possible jail time after park officials declared the remote area off-limits because of damage done by trampling visitors to the tree and surrounding forest, a park official said… Read More

Even Trump’s supporters confused by this endorsement

Former President Donald Trump has been a kingmaker throughout this year’s Republican primaries, with his endorsement securing the nomination of almost all his preferred candidates. He’s even made some surprising choices, like backing the author J. D. Vance for U.S. Senate in Ohio. On Monday, though, Trump baffled even his… Read More