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• Smoke Rises From SCU Lightning Complex Fires, Declared Third-Largest in California History

  23-08-2020 04:59
  
  The SCU Lightning Complex fires had spread to nearly 300,000 acres by the evening of August 22, making the combined blaze the third largest in California history.The fires, burning in Santa Clara and several neighboring counties, began on August 16 as 20 separate fires, however they later merged into three major blazes, according to a Calfire update.The wildfire complex had grown to 291,968 acres and was only 10 per cent contained on the Saturday evening. Two structures had been destroyed and tw
  
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• Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus

  14-12-2025 06:25 via article.wn.com
  Authorities are searching for a shooter...
  
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• Usman Khawaja opens up about his injury, future plans and chances of return to the ...

  14-12-2025 06:24 via article.wn.com
  Usman Khawaja has declared himself fit for the...
  
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• Renowned Chinese actress He Qing passes away at 61, farewell ceremony set for December 15

  14-12-2025 06:24 via article.wn.com
  Chinese actress He Qing, celebrated for her roles...
  
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• Quote of the Day by Jim Carrey: ‘I think everybody should get rich and famous ’

  14-12-2025 06:24 via article.wn.com
  Hollywood star Jim Carrey shared a profound...
  
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• Sri Lanka to Reopen Tourist Sites, Launch Campaign After Cyclone Ditwah

  14-12-2025 06:23 via article.wn.com
  Sri Lanka will reopen most tourist destinations and introduce recovery measures to revive its tourism industry after Cyclone Ditwah, officials said....
  
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• Russia Vows Swift Response to EU Asset Freeze

  14-12-2025 06:23 via article.wn.com
  Russia warned Saturday it will retaliate against the European Union’s decision to freeze Russian assets, calling the move illegal and a violation of...
  
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• China’s Liuhua Oilfield Secondary Development Fully Operational

  14-12-2025 06:23 via article.wn.com
  China National Offshore Oil Corporation said Sunday that secondary development of the Liuhua Oilfield, the country’s...
  
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• Brown University shooting: Two people dead and multiple people shot as police search for suspect

  14-12-2025 06:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of law enforcement officers swarm Ivy League campus as massive manhunt underway for suspected gunman
  
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• Feature: China empowers people with disabilities using new technology

  14-12-2025 06:21 via article.wn.com
  SHENZHEN, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Technology has become an invaluable partner for athletes and individuals with disabilities at China's 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games, currently underway across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. A total of 7,824 athletes from 34 delegations have registered for the Games. The main competition began Tuesday, marking the first time the two events have been jointly hosted by the three regions of the Guangdong-Ho
  
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• Emergency: Five Little Girls With No Parents at Home — They Need Us Now

  14-12-2025 06:21 via article.wn.com
  Five young girls just lost their father — and their mother is still in the hospital, unaware she is now a widow. The children are alone, their home broken, and they have nothing. | Read More The Yeshiva World ......
  
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• Multiple victims in shooting at Brown. Here's what we know

  14-12-2025 06:19 via article.wn.com
  A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded nine others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, and police were searching for the suspect. University President Christina Paxson said she was told that 10 people who were shot were students. Another person was injured by fragments from the shooting, but it was not clear if that victim was a student, she said. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE Officer
  
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• India engaged with Mexico \u2018unilateral’ tariff hike

  14-12-2025 06:19 via article.wn.com
  India has taken up with Mexico...
  
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• 2 killed, 8 critically injured in shooting at US' Ivy League Brown University

  14-12-2025 06:09 via article.wn.com
  A gunman killed two people and critically wounded eight others on Saturday afternoon at prestigious Brown University, authorities said, urging people in the area to remain in lockdown as the attacker was still at large. "I can confirm that there are two individuals who have died this afternoon, and there are another eight in critical status, though stable," Providence, Rhode Island Mayor Brett Smiley told a news...
  
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• Trump Vows "Serious Retaliation" After 3 Americans Killed In Syria By ISIS

  14-12-2025 06:08 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump said Saturday that "there will be very serious retaliation" after two US service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States... ......
  
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• Trump Vows Retaliation After US Soldiers Killed In Syria

  14-12-2025 06:08 via article.wn.com
  A statement from US Central Command said the group was ambushed by a lone gunman who they identified as an Islamic State militant. ......
  
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• Terrorist Attack Kills 6 Bangladeshi Military Peacekeepers In Sudan: Army

  14-12-2025 06:08 via article.wn.com
  The defence ministry's Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) directorate said in an initial statement that fighting was still ongoing in the region, which borders South Sudan. ......
  
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• Indian-Origin Man Among 4 Killed In Temple Collapse In South Africa

  14-12-2025 06:08 via article.wn.com
  A 52-year-old Indian-origin man is among four people killed after a four-storey Hindu temple under construction collapsed in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, officials have said. ......
  
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• EU Decision To Indefinitely Freeze Russian Assets Against Ukraine Peace Efforts: Russia

  14-12-2025 06:08 via article.wn.com
  The Bank of Russia had announced its decision to recover damages caused to the Russian regulator from the Belgian depository Euroclear by filing a corresponding lawsuit in the Moscow Arbitration... ......
  
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• 'ISIS attack' on US troops: Trump vows 'very serious retaliation' — what we know so far

  14-12-2025 06:03 via article.wn.com
  The US secretary of war Pete Hegseth issued a forceful warning in a post on X on Saturday following a deadly ambush in central Syria that left two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter dead and three others wounded.The attack, which US military officials have attributed to a lone Islamic State gunman, occurred near Palmyra during ongoing counter-terrorism operations.Trump pledges retaliationUS President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US would respond with 'very serious retaliation' foll
  
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• Brown University shooter at large: ‘Camouflage gray mask, in his 30s’ | What we know ...

  14-12-2025 06:03 via article.wn.com
  Authorities in United States' Providence, Rhode Island, launched a manhunt following a deadly shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and eight critically injured, officials said. Law enforcement officials walk near an entrance to Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, during the investigation of a shooting.(AP) According to reports from news agencies Associated Press and Reuters, streets around the Ivy League university's campus remained blocked hours a
  
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• Thornton scores 19 of 21 after halftime, Ohio State beats West Virginia 89-88 in 2OT

  14-12-2025 06:02 via article.wn.com
  Bruce Thornton scored 19 of his 21 points after halftime — which included the go-ahead jumper with 3.6 seconds left — and Ohio State rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to beat West Virginia 89-88 in double overtime at the ......
  
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• The Knicks say Jalen Brunson merits MVP consideration. His play says it as well

  14-12-2025 06:02 via article.wn.com
  Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson shared a...
  
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• Stoddard and Santos-Griswold head to their second Olympics for the US in short track speedskating

  14-12-2025 06:02 via article.wn.com
  Corinne Stoddard and Kristen...
  
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• Sri Lanka to revive tourism after Cyclone Ditwah

  14-12-2025 06:02 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan authorities will reopen most tourist destinations and roll out a series of recovery measures to revive its tourism industry affected by Cyclone...
  
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• Sergei Bobrovsky and Brad Marchand lead Panthers to 4-0 win over Stars

  14-12-2025 06:02 via article.wn.com
  Sergei Bobrovsky made 15 saves for his third shutout this season to continue his mastery of Dallas, and Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist as the Florida Panthers blanked the Stars 4-0. Anton Lundell had a goal and ......
  
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• Montgomery scores 23, Dayton knocks off North Florida 84-61

  14-12-2025 06:02 via article.wn.com
  Led by Deshayne Montgomery's 23 points, the Dayton Flyers defeated the North Florida Ospreys 84-61. Amael L’Etang had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Dayton. Kamrin Oriol led North Florida with 12 points and BJ Plummer scored 11. The Flyers ......
  
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• McDavid has 2 goals and an assist to back Jarry in Oilers' 6-3 win over ...

  14-12-2025 06:02 via article.wn.com
  Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist and Tristan Jarry made 25 saves in his first game for Edmonton, helping the Oilers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday night. Vasily Podkolzin also scored twice, Darnell Nurse and ......
  
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• Marquel Sutton, Max Mackinnon lead way in LSU's 89-77 victory over SMU

  14-12-2025 06:02 via article.wn.com
  Marquel Sutton had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Max Mackinnon hit six 3-pointers and scored 22, and LSU beat SMU 89-77 at the Compete 4 Cause Classic at the Smoothie King Center. Sutton made 8 of 15 shots with a ......
  
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• Magic guard Jalen Suggs leaves NBA Cup semifinal with hip injury, tests await in Orlando

  14-12-2025 06:02 via article.wn.com
  Orlando guard Jalen Suggs has left the arena in a wheelchair after an NBA Cup semifinal loss to New York. Suggs injured his left hip during the game on Saturday night. He was fouled and landed on the hip in ......
  
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