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NOAA announced Thursday that their annual measurement of the largest dead zone in U.S. waters, the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, is roughly the size of New Jersey.

‘Dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico now the size of New Jersey, scientists say

Alaska State

Juneau, AK

Many residents of Mendenhall Valley were unable to return home as the nearby Mendenhall River surged with glacial lake water and flooded their neighborhoods.

Alaska declares state disaster emergency as ‘glacial lake outburst’ floods homes, roads

Massachusetts State

Dozens of beaches along the Massachusetts coastline are currently closed due to high levels of harmful bacteria, marking a record number of closures this season.

Dozens of beaches in Northeast state shut down after high bacteria levels found

While the U.S. East Coast is lashed by flooding rain and gusty winds from Tropical Storm Debby, there is also a chance for tropical development in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical development possible in Gulf of Mexico while Debby lashes US East Coast

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Washington State

Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

PureWow

Here’s all the royal news you need to know for the week leading up to August 2, 2024, from a royal baby gender reveal to a new update from Meghan Markle about her kids.

Royal News Roundup: a New Royal Baby, a Royal Gender Reveal & an Update on Archie & Lilibet from Meghan Markle

Business Insider

I took my standard weekly shopping list to Trader Joe's and Walmart to see which grocery chain had the best variety, deals, and experience.

I took the same grocery list to Trader Joe's and Walmart. My money went way further at the bigger chain, and I found cool stuff.

HELLO

Joanna Gaines shared a rare photo of her oldest son with husband Chip Gaines, Drake, ahead of his return to college, see here…

Joanna Gaines remarks it 'never gets easier' as she embraces son Drake, 19, in emotional photo

Athlon Sports

U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles only mustered a bronze medal at the highly anticipated men's 200-meter final on Thursday, August 8. The outspoken track star appeared exhausted after the race and was eventually helped off the track via wheelchair. Shortly after the event, ESPN's Coley Harvey reported that Lyles had also potentially committed a violation. "Adding to matters, it appears Noah Lyles was also just given a yellow card for a violation of Technical Rule 7.1, which falls under "improper conduct," Coley wrote on X. "No clue why at this point, but that designation just registered in the event monitoring system here."

Noah Lyles Flagged for Surprise 'Improper Conduct' Violation at 200M Final

Ohio State

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance says that the process to become Donald Trump's running mate was extremely "intrusive."

JD Vance says he was asked in front of his wife if he had 'any secret family' during vice presidential vetting

The Spun

Australian diver Alysha Koloi is quickly making a name for herself at this year's Olympics. The 22-year-old from Brisbane has the skills and social media brand to become the next international star.  Koloi is technically a newcomer on the Olympic stage, but she doesn't lack confidence. That's ...

Australian Olympics Diver Goes Viral For Her Epic Shower Photo

The US Sun

US SPRINT superstar Noah Lyles collapsed and was taken out in a wheelchair as he missed out on an epic Olympic sprint double. Lyles revealed he had been “feeling really horrible” and has been suffering from Covid since Tuesday. Lyles said: “I woke up about 5am on Tuesday morning and was feeling really horrible. “I […]

Noah Lyles collapses after 200m and taken out on wheelchair as USA Olympics team reveal he has Covid seconds after race

Entertainment Weekly

Julianne and her brother Derek Hough both know that their family’s health is way more important than any sibling squabbles. The Dancing With the Stars cohost told PEOPLE that any issues that she had with her older brother were immediately cast aside after his wife, Hayley Erbert, was hospitalized and had to undergo an emergency craniectomy last December.

Julianne Hough says she and brother Derek Hough put aside differences amid his wife's health emergency

Herbie J Pilato

Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

AccuWeather meteorologists are watching a ripple in the tropical Atlantic for possible development and a turn toward the United States next week. On the heels of Debby, a new area over the tropical Atlantic Ocean bears watching as it may have eyes for the East Coast of the United States should it survive and strengthen in the coming days, AccuWeather meteorologists advise.

More tropical trouble may be brewing for the US in Atlantic

It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

Actor Clarence Williams III, best known as the super cool undercover cop Lincoln "Linc" Hayes on TV's classic crime drama, The Mod Squad, died three years ago from colon cancer at 81 years old. This is the story of a talent that lives on.

The Tragic Death of 'Mod Squad'/'Purple Rain' Actor Clarence Williams III: Three Years Later

Irish Star

Garry Hoy, a well known lawyer at a prestigious firm, died in a tragic accident when he threw himself against a window to show how strong it was to students

Lawyer's horror 24-floor fall to his death after throwing himself against 'unbreakable' window to test it

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Bryan Norcross: Debby's last day over Carolinas and another area to watch in Atlantic

Tropical Storm Debby continues to crawl over the Carolinas. But this is the last day of the big stall. The system will begin its move to...

Bryan Norcross: Debby's last day over Carolinas and another area to watch in Atlantic

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