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A woman was found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia last week, police said, the second python killing in the province in a month.Siriati, 36, had gone missing after she left her house Tuesday morning to buy medicine for her sick child, police said Wednesday, prompting relatives to launch a search.Her husband Adiansa, 30, found her slippers and pants on the ground about 500 meters from their house in Siteba village, South Sulawesi province."Shortly after that, he spotted a snake, about 10 meters from the path. The snake was still alive,"...

Another woman swallowed whole by a python in Indonesia

North Carolina State

Yancey County, NC

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A man shot three tree workers while they were clearing trees for a power company before being shot himself by police officers during his arrest, police said.

3 tree workers shot while clearing way for power company before suspect shot by cops

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On the 25th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut, Nicole Kidman shares how the director made the filming "torturous" for her and her now ex-husband Tom Cruise.RadarOnline.com can reveal Kidman spent six weeks rehearsing a scene that was eventually cut, while Kubrick allegedly mined her and Cruise’s marriage in the psycho-sexual thriller.The bizarre film included a massive orgy and dark rituals as it followed Cruise’s character, Bill Harford, who set out on a late-night odyssey seeking sexual fulfillment.Kidman said the filming was initially supposed to take six months, but lasted almost three years, adding: “I would have...

Orgies, Marijuana, Endless Rehearsals and Video Games: Nicole Kidman Reveals Torturous Filming of ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ With Ex-Husband Tom Cruise

The Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police on Thursday found the remains of a 12-year-old girl, two days after she was snatched by a crocodile while swimming in a creek in remote northern Australia. The remains were found in the river system near where the girl vanished at the Indigenous community...

Police find remains of girl snatched by a crocodile while swimming in northern Australia

The Independent

 Imagine living long enough to hear radio reports that the Titanic sunk, to see the end of both World War I and World War II and to later watch in living color as reality TV star Donald Trump became president.That is the reality for Elizabeth Francis, who turned 115 on Thursday and who holds the distinction of being the oldest living American. Francis became the oldest woman — and oldest person overall — in America in February, when the previous title holder, Edie Ceccarelli, died a few weeks after her 116th birthday. In April, Francis received a plaque recognizing...

She saw the Titanic sink and the end of World War I. Now, the oldest American just turned 115

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Maryland State

Fairfax County, VA

Washington, DC

The Bunny Man is an ever-evolving urban legend. The story originated from two documented incidents in 1970 in Fairfax County, Virginia, where a man in a rabbit suit attacked people in different locations. In both situations, he yelled that his victims were trespassing.

The Bunny Man legend was based on real events and continues to evolve over the decades

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The Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 remains one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history.Some 230,000 people died as the result of the cataclysm, which was sparked when a massive undersea earthquake off the western coast of Sumatra unleashed a series of devastating waves.These crashed over coastal areas across the region, hitting countries including Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.And yet, moments before an unimaginable tragedy was about to strike, a startling discovery was made.As the water receded from a beach in Mahabalipuram, India, readying itself to return as a raging tsunami, a group of fishermen found themselves...

Devastating tsunami reveals drowned lost city in India

Houston, TX

A person called 911 early Sunday afternoon reporting they had heard a baby crying in a dumpster at an apartment complex in Houston, police said.

Suspect identified after abandoned newborn found crying by dumpster: Police

San Antonio, TX

A 28-year-old high school coach was “randomly shot and killed” standing on a rooftop bar while she was in town for a conference, police said.

High school coach, 28, randomly shot and killed at bar while attending conference

 Philippine forces will defend themselves with “the same level of force” if they come under assault again from China’s coast guard in the disputed South China Sea, where Chinese personnel armed with machetes and spears injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged two of their boats in a chaotic faceoff last month, the Philippine military chief said Thursday.Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. asked China to pay 60 million pesos ($1 million) in damages for the two navy boats and return seven rifles which he said were seized by Chinese coast guard personnel during the June17...

Philippine military chief warns his forces will fight back if assaulted again in disputed sea

Alameda, CA

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The unthinkable has happened. Again. A gunman has taken multiple lives. The difference this time? It happened here, in Alameda. We are an island, both physically and psychologically. I spend a lot of time explaining to people that our focus is Alameda, and Alameda alone, so our coverage doesn’t usually include stories as horrific as this one.

It Happened Again. Here.

Illinois State

Sangamon County, IL

Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board records show that Sean Grayson worked three full-time and three part-time jobs over the past four years.

Ex-deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey held 6 police jobs over past 4 years

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Alberta government seeks help from military to combat wildfires, help evacuees. CANADA'S WILDFIRES: Visit The Weather Network's wildfire hub to keep up with the latest on the active wildfire season across Canada. An out-of-control wildfire has reached the town of Jasper, as many first responders are being relocated to Hinton,...

Buildings in Jasper in flames after wildfire reaches town

Chico, CA

As a California wildland fire exploded overnight into the state's largest blaze this wildfire season, another blaze on the Oregon-Idaho border was out of control.

Man allegedly pushed burning car into gully to start massive wildfire

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri's main retirement system to pull its investments from Chinese companies, making Missouri among the first nationally to do so. Now Malek is touting the Chinese divestment as he seeks reelection in an Aug. 6 Republican primary against challengers who also are denouncing financial connections to China.

Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback. He said breaks were short and infrequent, with nothing to protect workers from the heat. “I saw guys...

Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South

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Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say

MELBOURNE, Australia -- At least 26 people were reportedly killed by a gang in three remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s north, United Nations and police...

Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say

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