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Freight Train Totals Trailer In Dramatic Footage After Narrowly Missing Semi-Truck Driver

[ad_1] A semi-trailer truck was obliterated by a train when it drove across tracks that run along Highway 14 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, on Friday, April 4.This video, released by Brown County Sheriff’s Office, shows the truck, being driven by 24 year-old Robert Thomas Jewett, turning into Christensen Farms Feed Mill. As the trailer moves across the tracks, a Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad train ploughs through its middle.Brown County
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Federal magistrate weighs arguments in Idaho news groups’ execution access lawsuit

[ad_1] BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal magistrate judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday morning in a lawsuit brought by three news organizations that say Idaho prison officials are unconstitutionally hiding parts of lethal injection executions from public view.The Associated Press, East Idaho News and The Idaho Statesman filed the lawsuit against the director of the Idaho Department of Correction in December. They are asking U.S. Magistrate Judge Debora
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DOGE policies, massive fumbles causing tech crashes across agencies

[ad_1] The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiatives have caused technological chaos for both individuals interacting with government agencies and the people inside of them, despite DOGE leader Elon Musk touting the effort as Silicon Valley-style “tech support” for the federal government.Part of the difficulty has come as thousands of government employees, including ones hired for entirely remote roles, have been ordered back to work at actual government
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Timelapse shows Kanlaon Volcano erupting in the Philippines

[ad_1] STORY: :: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology:: The Philippines’ Kanlaon Volcano erupts with an ash cloud 2.5 miles high:: April 8, 2025:: Canlaon City, PhilippinesThermal camera footage also released by PHIVOLCS showed pyroclastic density currents — fast-moving flows of hot gas and volcanic material — cascading down the southern slopes of the volcano.The eruption began at 5:51 a.m. local time (2151 GMT April 7), according to a post
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Hong Kong leader says city will sign more free trade pacts amid ‘ruthless’ US tariffs

[ad_1] By James Pomfret and Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader John Lee said on Tuesday the city would sign more free trade pacts to diversify its risk amid a global trade war triggered by what he called "ruthless" U.S. tariffs that he said were disrupting the world economic and trade order. "The U.S. no longer adheres to free trade, arbitrarily undermining the internationally established rules of
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San Francisco woman dies while skiing in Lake Tahoe

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A 26-year-old San Francisco woman suffered fatal injuries during a skiing accident at Palisades Tahoe resort over the weekend.The Placer County Sheriff’s Office identified the skier as Ellery “Ellie” Dolan Curtis. According to her LinkedIn page, Curtis was an Alpine ski team captain at Dartmouth College.Curtis died after she took the KT-22 chairlift to access skiing terrain on Sunday afternoon, a Palisades Tahoe resort spokesperson
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Explosive Eruption of Mount Kanlaon Prompts Evacuation

[ad_1] The Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island in the Philippines erupted on Tuesday, April 8, accompanied by 14 volcanic earthquakes, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) to issue a Level Three Alert.Under a Level Three Alert, residents within a six-kilometer radius of the volcano’s summit are recommended to evacuate.According PHIVOLCS, smoke from the volcano reached heights of 4,000 meters and ashfall was expected at the nearby cities
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Everyone’s Saying the Same Thing After Scientists ‘Resurrect’ the Dire Wolf

[ad_1] The revival of the once-extinct dire wolf species has everyone saying the same thing on social media.Namely, people are wondering which animals will be brought back to life next. The dodo? The dinosaurs? And many people see shades of Jurassic Park."We’re Colossal Biosciences, the de-extinction company responsible for bringing back the first animals from extinction. Our dire wolf pups, Romulus and Remus, were born on October 1, 2024," the
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Chopper Captures Moment Fisherman Rescues Stranded Sailor off Queensland Coast

[ad_1] A stranded sailor was rescued off North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, on Monday, April 7, with the assistance of a fisherman and the Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew.The sailor set off a distress alarm, with the rescue helicopter crew launching a search for the man at about 4:40 am.The man was found atop his overturned vessel about 3.5 nautical miles offshore, LifeFlight said in a media release.“A fisherman nearby responded