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• Salmon swim freely in Klamath River for first time in more than 100 years

  07-10-2024 23:55
  
  News comes after Iron Gate dam was removed to let river near California-Oregon border return to natural flowFor the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries, just days after the largest dam removal project in US history was completed.Researchers determined that Chinook salmon began migrating on 3 October into previously inaccessible habitat above the site of the former Iron Gate dam, one of four towering dams near the California-Or
  
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• North Carolina gives counties affected by Hurricane Helene voting flexibility

  07-10-2024 23:19
  
  North Carolina’s election board voted to give residents in the hurricane-affected areas greater flexibility to vote by mail and run their elections.
  
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• Kamala Harris pays tribute to victims of 7 October attacks on first anniversary

  07-10-2024 23:07
  
  Vice-president commits to ‘always’ support Israel’s defense as Biden condemns ‘vicious surge in antisemitism’ in USUS politicians on both sides of the aisle issued statements marking the anniversary of the 7 October attacks, with Kamala Harris paying tribute to the victims and calling, in their honor, to “never lose sight of the dream of peace, dignity, and security for all”.Outside the vice-presidential residence, Harris, accompanied by her husband, spo
  
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• Oasis expand reunion tour to Australia

  07-10-2024 23:00
  Band will play Melbourne and Sydney in October and November 2025Oasis have expanded their phenomenally successful reunion tour to Australia, with a pair of gigs in Melbourne and Sydney.The band will play Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on 31 October 2025, followed by Sydney’s Accor Stadium on 7 November. Tickets for the Melbourne show go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 15 October, while tickets for the Sydney show will go on sale at 12pm that same day. Continue reading...
  
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• Key Labour thinktank recommends major new powers for elected mayors

  07-10-2024 23:00
  
  Plans would put mayors at forefront of delivering public sector improvements in areas such as health and educationMayors should be given major new powers, according to a report by the Starmerite thinktank Labour Together, which comes as officials put the finishing touches to a devolution paper due in the coming weeks.The report recommends using city and regional mayors to road-test new public sector schemes before they are rolled out nationally, and giving them more control over their budgets an
  
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• Mexican mayor murdered less than a week after taking office

  07-10-2024 22:56 via foxnews.com
  
  The mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico has been killed just one week after he took office, officials said Sunday.Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, a city so violent that a drug gang openly staged a demonstration, hijacked a government armored car and took police hostage in 2023 to win the release of arrested suspects.Chilpancingo is the capital of Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located.The state prosecutors’ office issued a statement Sunday conf
  
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• Chicago concertgoers may have been exposed to potentially rabid bats, health officials say

  07-10-2024 22:45
  
  CHCAGO — The Chicago Department of Public Health issued a warning that attendees of a recent outdoor concert at the popular Salt Shed music venue may have been exposed to rabies-carrying bats.
  
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• Tunisia’s president wins landslide second term after cracking down on opponents

  07-10-2024 22:34
  Kais Saied secured 90.7% of the vote in election on a turnout of just 27.7%, after detaining rival Ayachi ZammelTunisia’s president, Kais Saied, has secured a second five-year term with a landslide victory, although the election had one of the lowest turnouts in the north African country’s history.The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) declared on Monday evening that Saied had won 90.7% of the vote in Sunday’s election, on a turnout of 27.7%. Continue reading...
  
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• TikTok star Taylor Rousseau Grigg dies at 25 after revealing health issues, illness

  07-10-2024 22:30
  
  Taylor Rousseau Grigg, a 25-year-old TikToker who made lifestyle content, has died.
  
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• 'SNL' recreates iconic Univision show 'Sábado Gigante' in a nostalgic Spanish-language skit

  07-10-2024 22:02
  
  Latinos across the U.S. were transported back to their childhoods this weekend after “Saturday Night Live" spoofed “Sábado Gigante” in a skit led by Marcello Hernández.
  
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• ‘No evidence of third-party involvement’ in Victoria Taylor disappearance, police say

  07-10-2024 22:00
  New sighting of 34-year-old revealed in CCTV footage from Malton bus station, as officers focus on River Derwent area Police searching for Victoria Taylor have said there is “no information to suggest any form of third-party involvement” in her disappearance, as they revealed a new sighting of her on the day she went missing.Taylor, 34, disappeared from her home in Malton, North Yorkshire, on Monday last week, and a number of her personal possessions were found close to the River Der
  
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• Cissy Houston, renowned gospel singer and Whitney Houston's mother, dies at 91

  07-10-2024 21:58
  
  Cissy Houston, renowned soul and gospel singer and mother to Whitney Houston, died at the age of 91.
  
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• Vet reprimanded for home care of ‘happy’ cat she was told to euthanise

  07-10-2024 21:43
  
  Janine Parody billed surprised owner £500 for treatment of eight-month-old cat she could not bear to put downAn experienced vet has been reprimanded for taking home a patient’s cat that she was told to euthanise and charging nearly £500 for the animal’s care in Suffolk.Janine Parody decided against putting down the ill eight-month-old feline named Shadow in 2021 and, contrary to the owner’s wishes, treated him. Continue reading...
  
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• Four American hostages remain in Hamas captivity a year after Oct. 7 massacre

  07-10-2024 21:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Monday that the U.S. "will continue to work tirelessly" to bring home the four American hostages who have now been held by Hamas for more than a year inside the Gaza Strip. The four that remain — Keith Siegel, 65, Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, Omer Neutra, 22, and Edan Alexander, 21 — were abducted by the Palestinian terrorist group exactly one year ago Monday on Oct. 7, 2023. The abductions took place alongside the murder of approximately 1,
  
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• Al Pacino says he briefly died from Covid: 'I was gone'

  07-10-2024 21:34
  
  Al Pacino revealed on a podcast over the weekend that he almost died during a bout with Covid-19 — a near-death experience that left him pondering his mortality.
  
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• Cissy Houston, Grammy winner and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91

  07-10-2024 21:30
  
  Acclaimed gospel singer who performed with Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley dies in New Jersey hospice careCissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians such as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, has died. She was 91.Houston died on Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law, Pat Houston, told the Associated Press. The acclaimed gospel singer wa
  
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• Gibbs-White, Konsa and Mainoo out for England

  07-10-2024 21:25 via bbc.com
  
  England trio Morgan Gibbs-White, Ezri Konsa and Kobbie Mainoo are ruled out of England's Nations League games in October.
  
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• Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval

  07-10-2024 21:19
  
  Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not traditionally correct in GermanA relaxation of official rules around the correct use of apostrophes in German has not only irritated grammar sticklers but triggered existential fears around the pervasive influence of English.Establishments that feature their owners’ names, with signs like “Rosi’s Bar” or “Kati’s Kiosk” are a common sight around German towns and cities, but str
  
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• Starmer’s new chief of staff to make ‘radical changes’ to No 10 operations

  07-10-2024 21:18
  
  Sources say Morgan McSweeney plans slew of changes as PM attempts to shore up top team after months of rowsKeir Starmer’s new chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, is preparing to make “radical changes” to the Downing Street operation as the prime minister attempts to shrug off internal rows and put a tumultuous period behind him.No 10 sources said that “nothing was off the table” when it came to ensuring the machinery of government was fit for purpose, heralding a slew
  
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• Suddenly, all MPs know where the Chagos Islands are and what’s best for them | John Crace

  07-10-2024 21:09
  
  Many who last week couldn’t have got within 500 miles of Mauritius on a map now can’t bear it taking the archipelagoWhat a difference a week makes. Just last Wednesday, you could have put money on most MPs being totally clueless about the exact location of the Chagos Islands. Give them a map and many would have better luck being blindfolded.Even a hint wouldn’t have made much difference. Are they east, west, south or north of Mauritius? To be in with a shout, you have to know w
  
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• ‘Daily challenge to get stories out of Gaza’ - BBC's Rushdi Abualouf

  07-10-2024 20:52 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf sheds light on the challenges of reporting the war from inside and outside of Gaza.
  
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene condemned over Helene weather conspiracy theory

  07-10-2024 20:35
  
  Far-right congresswoman says ‘they control the weather’ as top disaster relief official decries those making false claimsFar-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing condemnation following several conspiratorial comments amid the devastation of Hurricane Helene that seemed to suggest she believed the US government can control the weather.In a post last week shared with her 1.2 million X followers, the US House representative from Georgia wrote: “Yes they can control
  
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• Doctor secured Lucy Letby hospital placement while she was suspected of murder

  07-10-2024 20:33
  
  Registrar who exchanged more than 1,000 messages with nurse tells public inquiry he believes he was misledA doctor who exchanged more than 1,000 “inappropriate” and “frivolous” Facebook messages with Lucy Letby secured her a placement at another hospital while she was suspected of murdering babies, a public inquiry has heard.The registrar, who can only be named as Dr U, said he had supported the nurse because she was “struggling with her mental health” but tha
  
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• BP ‘abandoning plan to cut oil output’ angers green groups

  07-10-2024 20:22
  
  Reports of strategy reset leave campaigners saying company is prioritising profits over planetGreen groups have reacted with fury to reports that BP has dropped a target to cut its oil output in the next five years, saying the company was prioritising profits over the health of the planet.Campaign groups including Greenpeace and Reclaim Finance slammed the move that would potentially result in the oil company scrapping its plan to reduce oil and gas output by 25% by 2030 under a strategy reset b
  
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• Lammy defends Chagos deal, saying it saves important UK-US military base

  07-10-2024 20:21
  
  Foreign secretary says status quo not sustainable as Tory MPs accuse Labour of giving away key assetDavid Lammy has hailed the decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as a deal to save a strategically important UK-US military base, after accusations from opposition MPs that a key asset was being given away.The government announced last week that it was going to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending years of bitter dispute over Britain’s last African colony, but the m
  
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• Protesters for Palestine and Israel rally across US on 7 October anniversary

  07-10-2024 20:17
  
  Rallies and vigils taking place in cities and on campuses to mark Hamas attacks on Israel and ensuing war in GazaMiddle East crisis – live updatesDemonstrations and memorials marking the anniversary of the 7 October attacks on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza are taking place around the US, where cities and campuses are on high alert for any unrest as the threat of a full-scale war in the Middle East looms.Competing rallies took place in New York, where hundreds of pro-Palestinian suppor
  
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• Starmer urges all sides in Middle East to ‘step back from the brink’

  07-10-2024 19:28
  
  UK prime minister tells parliament that the first anniversary of 7 October Hamas attack is a ‘day of grief’ for regionMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer has urged all sides to pull back from the brink in the Middle East as he addressed the House of Commons on the anniversary of the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel.With Israel yet to decide how to respond to Iran’s unprecedented missile strike last week, the prime minister said he supported “Israel&rsqu
  
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• World leaders mark first anniversary of 7 October attack on Israel

  07-10-2024 19:23
  Pope and UN secretary general call for end to fighting as governments and individuals commemorate attack by HamasMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US president, Joe Biden, has condemned the “unspeakable brutality” of the 7 October attacks launched by Hamas on Israel as world leaders, governments and individuals around the globe marked their first anniversary in commemorations ranging from official statements to formal ceremonies and small private vigils.The attack killed nea
  
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• Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers arrested on assault charges

  07-10-2024 19:08
  
  New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers assaulted his girlfriend after becoming enraged after someone called her cell phone, authorities said Monday.
  
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• Israel launches intense wave of airstrikes on 120 sites in Lebanon

  07-10-2024 19:07
  
  Military says 100 aircraft used in attack on targets in south of country as Israeli operations expand on multiple frontsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael launched an intense wave of air raids on southern Lebanon on Monday, with 100 aircraft targeting about 120 sites in the space of an hour, according to the country’s military.An IDF Arabic spokesperson issued an urgent warning to Lebanese civilians to avoid being on the beach or on boats on the coast from the Awali River southw
  
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• Large French Alpine ski resort to close in face of shrinking snow season

  07-10-2024 18:59
  
  Local people and businesses left ‘in lurch’ after council says it cannot afford to support or develop Alpe du Grand SerreA large French Alpine ski resort has announced it is to close, citing a lack of funds to become a year-round destination, as low- and medium-altitude mountain areas around Europe struggle with a truncated season due to global heating and declining snowfalls.Local councillors voted not to reopen Alpe du Grand Serre in the Isère this winter, saying they could
  
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• LeBron James, son Bronny play 1st game together: What to know about the James kids

  07-10-2024 18:45
  
  Get to know basketball great LeBron James and his family, including his wife Savannah James and their three children.
  
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• Anti-Israel agitators set up encampment outside Jewish Dem rep's home on eve of Oct 7 Hamas attack anniversary

  07-10-2024 18:41 via foxnews.com
  
  Anti-Israel protesters set up an encampment outside the home of a Jewish Democratic House member on the eve of the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, the congressman revealed on social media.Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, posted on X throughout the evening of Oct. 6, announcing that a group of people with their faces covered congregated outside his house, prompting his family to get police escorts in order to exit and enter their home."A group of masked anti-Israel protesters assembled
  
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• Hurricane Milton tracker: Storm intensifies into Category 5 in just hours

  07-10-2024 18:39
  
  Hurricane Milton strengthened on Monday to a Category 5 storm.
  
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• Supreme Court won't hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case

  07-10-2024 18:38
  
  Prosecutors got search warrant in the election-interference case against Trump.
  
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• ‘The pain will never leave’: Nova massacre survivors return to site one year on

  07-10-2024 18:33
  
  Low sobs and prayers for those killed by Hamas punctuated by sound of artillery fire towards nearby GazaMiddle East crisis – live updatesOne year ago, nearly 400 young Israelis were massacred at the site of the Nova music festival during the 7 October Hamas attack. As mourners gathered at the site of the festival to commemorate the victims on Monday, their low sobs and murmured prayers were punctuated by the sound of artillery and machine guns being fired by soldiers into nearby Gaza.Perha
  
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• Pamela Anderson believes she battled depression 'for a couple of decades'

  07-10-2024 18:33 via foxnews.com
  
  Pamela Anderson revealed she's been battling depression for "a couple of decades," despite her luxurious Hollywood career.Anderson, 57, appeared at the Zurich Film Festival for the premiere of Gia Coppola's "The Last Showgirl." The actress' career was recognized with the Golden Eye Award."I never thought I would be on stage, receiving an award like that," Anderson explained at the Zurich Film Festival, Variety reported. "I just want to keep working. I am excited to do more.""I look at it now, an
  
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• Supreme Court declines Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case

  07-10-2024 18:30
  
  Court let stand decision barring emergency abortions that violate law in Texas.
  
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• Another official in NYC Mayor Adams admin resigns

  07-10-2024 18:30
  
  New York City’s deputy mayor for public safety, Phil Banks III, resigned Monday
  
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• Fox News Channel celebrates 28 years on the air

  07-10-2024 18:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News Channel launched exactly 28 years ago, on October 7, 1996. "Today marks 28 years of the Fox News Channel. Since starting on October 7, 1996, we’ve brought you the latest and greatest in news," host Carley Shimkus said Monday on "FOX & Friends.""So, a big happy birthday to Fox News," Shimkus continued. "We are so glad you were born." FOX NEWS CHANNEL DOMINATES CNN, MSNBC DURING HISTORIC NEWS CYCLE OF THIRD QUARTERWhen Rupert Murdoch announced his vision for&
  
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• Georgia GOP chair shares 2-pronged election strategy as Trump works to win back Peach State

  07-10-2024 18:22 via foxnews.com
  
  ATLANTA – Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon is "cautiously optimistic" that Republicans can win back the Peach State after it emerged as a critical battleground in the previous presidential race.The path to victory lies in two key blocs – early voters, and those who lean Republican but are largely apathetic to the process overall – McKoon indicated in an interview with Fox News Digital."We feel good about things here in Georgia," the former state senator said. "We’ve got a
  
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• Weekend wildfires lead to 1 death, large areas burned in western North Dakota

  07-10-2024 18:21
  
  One person has died and others were evacuated from their homes as wildfires raged through parts of western North Dakota over the weekend
  
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• New Titanic exhibit in Boston to feature 250 artifacts recovered from wreck

  07-10-2024 18:17 via foxnews.com
  
  A new exhibition is coming to Boston, Massachusetts, giving visitors a lesson in history, while featuring authentic artifacts from the Titanic wreck."Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition" will showcase nearly 250 artifacts by RMS Titanic, Inc., and provide guests with a glimpse into what it would have been like to be a Titanic passenger in 1912.Upon arrival, visitors will receive a replica boarding pass and assume the role of a passenger, following the journey from the ship’s construction to i
  
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• Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers arrested on assault, strangulation, drug charges

  07-10-2024 18:06
  
  Police say Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend on assault, strangulation and other charges following a disturbance at a home
  
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• Rosie O'Donnell feels like the Menendez brothers' 'big sister'

  07-10-2024 18:04 via foxnews.com
  
  Lyle and Erik Menendez have more than a friend in comedian Rosie O'Donnell. They have a "big sister."O'Donnell is speaking out about how she's championed the brothers, who are currently locked behind bars in San Diego serving life sentences without the possibility of parole in the murders of their parents, Jose and Mary "Kitty" Menendez.The men have seen a resurgence in their story thanks to documentaries and television series being made about them, most recently Netflix's "Monsters: The Lyle an
  
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• Kamala Harris campaign frustrated by recent Biden media appearances, says CNN reporter

  07-10-2024 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  CNN reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere said Monday that Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is frustrated by President Biden's recent media appearances and reportedly wish the president would stay away on his next foreign trip for longer. "Joe Biden does keep popping up," Dovere told CNN host Kasie Hunt, referencing recent exchanges with reporters, specifically after former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney endorsed Harris and when he made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room on Friday."On
  
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• A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test

  07-10-2024 17:50
  
  A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash
  
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• During blood pressure check, there's a right way and wrong way to hold your arm, study finds

  07-10-2024 17:49
  
  Blood pressure readings taken while a person's arm is in the wrong position could lead to a misdiagnosis of hypertension, a new study found.
  
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• Michigan Dem launches anti-EV ad in bid for Senate race after voting against a bipartisan pushback on mandates

  07-10-2024 17:43 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., is slamming electric vehicle mandates in her bid for a swing state Senate seat, despite recently voting against a bill aiming to block them.The Democratic congresswoman, who is running for Michigan's open Senate seat this cycle, released a new ad against mandating electric vehicle sales."No one should tell us what to buy, and no one is gonna mandate anything," Slotkin says in the ad, while "no electric car mandates" is seen written on the screen.Slotkin also reveale
  
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• North Carolina teacher still missing after Helene floodwaters pushed home into nearby river

  07-10-2024 17:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Teacher, mother, sister, friend – Kim Ashby filled many roles, and her absence since floodwaters from Hurricane Helene washed away her North Carolina home has left a gaping hole in the community. As Ashby's family nears the two-week mark since the storm struck the Southeast and washed away her vacation home, they remain determined to find her."I don't know that we've fully processed what's happened. I think the not knowing is the worst part. It's absolutely torturous, and we're we're
  
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