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Tearful reunions as 20 dogs rescued from flash flood
Strong storms Monday evening, flooded parts of Washington DC with waters rising up to 6ft (1.8m). A dog daycare centre was flooded when a wall collapsed under pressure from flood waters. Firefighters were able to save 20 dogs and reunite them with their owners, but some dogs did not survive.
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What are the charges in Trump’s Georgia indictment?
Getty Images By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington Former US President Donald Trump faces 13 charges in Georgia for his alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. The 98-page indictment, unsealed on Monday, claims that Mr Trump “unlawfully conspired” to change the election outcome while participating in a “criminal enterprise”. Other…
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Who are the 18 others charged alongside Donald Trump in Georgia?
Reuters By Robert Greenall BBC News As former US President Donald Trump is charged with attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia, who are the other 18 people accused along with him? The lawyers Rudy Giuliani Perhaps the best known of the co-accused, the former mayor of New York City was a personal…
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Maui fire: ‘The other side of that wall are corpses’
Reuters By Sophie Long & Regan Morris BBC News, Lahaine, Maui Just half a mile away from the fire line that marks the edge of the devastation in Lahaina, an unofficial aid operation has sprung up to provide much-needed food to people in need. The death toll from the fire on the Hawaiian island of…
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Canadian donair sandwich costume sells for $16,000
Government of Alberta By Nadine Yousif & Jessica Murphy BBC News, Toronto A dusty costume of a tinfoil wrapped donair sandwich has sold in Canada for C$16,025 ($11,900; £9,400). The strangeness of the listing – and the fact it depicts a beloved Canadian street food – captured hearts when it was posted online on an…
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Hawaii wildfires: Your questions answered
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Rebuilding will take a long time. At the moment, efforts are still focused on recovery. But it will likely take many years to rebuild, and billions of dollars. Estimates say 80% of Lahaina is gone. Then there is the question of how to do it. Lahaina is the historic capital of…
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Bobbi Althoff: Who is the TikToker who interviewed Drake in bed?
Getty Images By Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat If you’ve been scrolling through social media recently, chances are you’ll have seen clips of Bobbi Althoff pop up. The 26-year-old US TikToker turned podcaster has gone from sharing pregnancy updates to interviewing rappers at the top of their game. Her videos have had over 100 million views…
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Barbie banned from Algerian cinemas for corrupting morals
Getty Images By Cecilia Macaulay BBC News Algeria has banned the popular Barbie film three weeks after its release in the mainly Muslim North African nation. The culture ministry has asked cinemas to withdraw the Hollywood blockbuster immediately. The movie promoted homosexuality and did not comply with Algeria’s religious and cultural beliefs, an official source…
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Megan Thee Stallion’s First Live Performance Following Tory Lanez’s Sentencing Wows Crowd
Fans were delighted to see Megan Thee Stallion perform for the first time since Tory Lanez was sentenced to ten years in jail for shooting her after Kylie Jenner’s party in 2020. Megan looked great when she performed at the 2023 Outside Lands Music Festival at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. She…
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Jeremy Allen White Was Spotted with Addison Timlin Following His PDA with Ashley Moore
Jeremy Allen White, who is known for his part in The Bear, was caught spending time with his kids and his ex-wife, Addison Timlin. This outing came after his meeting with model Ashley Moore earlier this month, which got much attention. At a soccer game in a park in Sherman Oaks, California, Jeremy Allen White,…