Scores of homes perched on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in LA County have had their electricity shut off amid steadily worsening landslides. The community of Rancho Palos Verdes - 25 miles (40km) south of downtown Los Angeles - has long grappled with unstable land, but authorities say the problem has worsened in recent months.

Landslides force power cuts in upscale California coastal city

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Californians were being warned Tuesday to prepare to swelter as a fearsome heatwave settles over the western US state. Climate scientist Daniel Swain said the next few days will be a taste of what inland areas of the state have already endured.

California girds for punishing heatwave

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Nicci Knight says she had been mourning her cat when he walked into the house.

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A volcano near a major naval base on Russia's eastern coast erupted early Sunday after a powerful magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck in the Pacific about 63 miles away, according to Russian state-run media. It briefly triggered a "code red" warning for aircraft.The Shiveluch volcano spewed an ash column as high as 5 mils above sea level and released a gush of lava, Tass news agency reported Sunday morning, citing scientists with the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.The volcano is about 280 miles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a coastal city of more than 181,000...

Volcano erupts in Russia after powerful magnitude-7.0 earthquake

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‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

Keepers at Birdland in the Cotswolds have been trying to breed a southern cassowary for more than 25 years.

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The family of Joseph Morris have waited since 1960 to find out where he was laid to rest.

Mass grave discovery ends 64-year search for baby boy

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It's been eight years since beloved former child star and Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke died from sepsis (a ruptured intestine) at only 69 in 2016. She was also the recipient of two Golden Globes, three Emmys, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the 1960s, she was the star of her own TV sitcom. In the mid-1980s, she served as President of the Screen Actors Guild. Through it all, she was married four times (including once to actor John Austin), had three sons, and never stopped acting. This is her tragic yet triumphant story.

In Memory of Former Child Star and Oscar-winning Actress Patty Duke: 8 Years After Her Tragic Death

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An "incredibly rare" fish was found at La Jolla Cove recently, making it the 20th time an oarfish has been spotted in California in the last century.

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Emergency services were called to Merlin Green in Sinfin at about 11:10 BST on Friday.

Woman and two dogs confirmed dead after house fire

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Starting in late September, the federal government will relaunch its at-home COVID-19 test program that makes every U.S. household eligible for four free COVID-19 tests to be sent directly to their home.

Every household can get four free COVID-19 tests by mail, starting late September

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

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Police believe the suspects who hurled bricks at vehicles are aged between 12 and 15 years old.

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Kayakers and snorkelers exploring the Southern California coast spotted an extremely rare oarfish, nicknamed a "doomsday fish" since they are seen in some parts of the world as harbingers of imminent disasters.  It's one of less than two dozen confirmed sightings of an oarfish in the state in over 120 years, according to UC  San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The oarfish is a "strikingly large, odd-looking fish" with a long, silvery, ribbon-shaped body, according to the Ocean Conservatory. The fish can grow to more than 30 feet long, and have large eyes and "foreboding" red spines in a crown-like...

Extremely rare "doomsday fish" found off California coast

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In early August 2024, southern Alaska was struck by an atmospheric river that triggered a massive landslide in Pedersen Lagoon, resulting in a 56-foot tsunami. The landslide, which involved roughly 2 million cubic meters of rock and debris, devastated the area, flattening vegetation and damaging infrastructure. Subsequent satellite images captured the significant alterations in the landscape. This event highlights the environmental vulnerabilities caused by glacier retreat in the region, which has been ongoing for decades.

Atmospheric River Causes Devastating Landslide and 56-Foot Tsunami in Alaska

A large fire at a derelict building in Kidderminster town centre has been tackled by more than 30 firefighters, with residents told to keep their windows shut. Flames and smoke were billowing from the old factory building in Park Lane near Matalan, where the slip road has been closed. The...

Roads closed as fire raged in town centre

The unmarked burial site in Oldham contains 145 stillborn babies, 128 babies and children and 29 adults.

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Coffee shops in Caversham and Newbury introduce policies limiting laptop use.

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PUCON, Chile (Reuters) - Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specializing in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference this week to share the most cutting-edge research from the vast white continent.

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Landslides force power cuts in upscale LA neighbourhood

Once-slow land movement is accelerating and forcing utility cuts for residents of Ranchos Palos...

Landslides force power cuts in upscale LA neighbourhood

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