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 A mass grave containing more than 300 bodies has been uncovered in an Oldham cemetery.The majority of the bodies belonged to stillborn babies and children and were found in a 12x12ft grave in Royton Cemetery in the Greater Manchester town.Local councillors said they were discovered by a woman looking for her twin brothers who died in 1962, with one stillborn and the other dying within five hours of birth.Cllr Maggie Hurley said she was told to meet by the grave with a caretaker carrying a big gold ledger with the names of the deceased. She has since found another...

More than 300 bodies including babies and children found in mass grave in Oldham

Georgia State

Winder, GA

 The mother of the suspected Apalachee High School mass shooter called the school hours before the shooting about an “extreme emergency” involving her 14-year-old son, according to a report.Newly revealed text messages indicate that there were warning signs about 14-year-old suspected shooter Colt Gray’s mental health one week ahead of when he is accused of opening fire at his own high school in Winder, Georgia on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring nine others, The Washington Post reported.But a mere hour and a half before the mass shooting, Marcee Gray, his mother, phoned the school at 9.50am warning school...

Mother of Georgia mass shooting suspect claimed she warned high school of ‘extreme emergency’ that morning, report says

Denver, CO

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An opinion piece appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA this week illustrates why the drug problem among people experiencing homelessness in Denver may be so severe. It's because many homeless people aren't addicted to just one drug, but two, according to the viewpoint's author, Benjamin A. Howell of Yale School of Medicine and colleagues.

Fentanyl-meth combo ravages homeless in Denver, so why aren't there better treatments?

Iowa State

Fort Dodge, IA

  A single-engine plane traveling from Iowa to Indiana crashed in a central Indiana cornfield Friday, killing everyone on board, authorities said.The plane left Fort Dodge, Iowa, just after 6:45 a.m. and was projected to land at Anderson Municipal Airport, about 9:55 a.m. but crashed into a nearby cornfield, said Capt. Darwin Dwiggins of the Madison County Sheriff's Department.Dwiggins said the plane came in too high on its initial approach to the Anderson airport. “They were too high. They were told to reroute and make another approach.”He said witnesses said it appeared the pilot may have been trying to...

A small plane from Iowa crashed in an Indiana cornfield, killing everyone onboard

 Noticeably cooler conditions are expected across the UK over the coming days after some areas experienced a weekend washout.Temperatures will struggle to reach higher than the mid-teens by Wednesday as blustery showers arrive with a cold northerly wind, the Met Office said.There may also be a chance of frost in some areas.Cloud and rain will affect eastern and north-western parts of England on Monday, with dry and bright conditions elsewhere, the forecaster said.A cloudy start for many on Monday morning, with rain in places 🌧️Slowly brightening up from the west as the morning progresses ⛅ pic.twitter.com/WG6ugy4QaW— Met Office (@metoffice)...

Temperatures to fall nationwide in coming days after wet weekend

Los Angeles County, CA

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It's been two years since actress Kirstie Alley died from colon cancer in 2022 at just 71. She blazed her way to fame with her big break as Vulcan Starfleet Lt. Saavak in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn (1982) and sealed her stardom with her Emmy-winning performance as Rebecca Howe in the last six seasons of Cheers (NBC, 1982-1993). This is her story.

In Memory of 'Cheers'/'Star Trek' Actress Kirstie Alley: 2 Years After Her Tragic Death From Cancer

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It can be frustrating when you’re trying to give a business your money and they won’t acknowledge you—especially when hunger is added to the mix. That’s what TikToker Karina Heredia (@esthiekary_31) says happened to her during a recent visit to Buffalo Wild Wings.

Buffalo Wild Wings customer wait 10 mins for server to take their order. So they call the restaurant

 After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings — and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No. 18 on Sunday after being stunned at home.Georgia received 54 out of a possible 63 first-place votes to keep a firm hold on No. 1. No. 2 Texas jumped a spot after dominating defending national champion Michigan on the road and received four first-place votes. The Longhorns have their best ranking since finishing second in...

AP Top 25: SEC grabs six of the first seven spots in rankings as Notre Dame tumbles to No. 18

Los Angeles, CA

  Evacuations were ordered Saturday as a wildfire scorched the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region.The so-called Line Fire was burning uncontrolled along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) east of L.A. As of midday Saturday, the blaze the charred about 6 square miles (15.5 square km) of grass and chaparral, leaving a thick cloud of dark smoke blanketing the area.The fire began Thursday evening, and the cause is under investigation. About 500 firefighters...

Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

Kentucky State

Laurel County, KY

 At least five people are believed to have been shot near I-75 in Kentucky and a manhunt is underway for the suspect, 32-year-old Joseph A Couch, according to authorities.Just after 6.30pm, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office announced that interstate highway at Exit 49 and US 25  — nine miles north of London — was closed due to an “active shooter situation.” The highway has since reopened — but the search for Couch continues.After 8.30pm, the sheriff’s office identified Couch as the “person of interest” in the shooting. Authorities warned against approaching him. He is considered “armed and dangerous.”...

Police hunting suspected gunman, 32, after mass shooting on Kentucky highway

Ohio State

  Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40 years knew it had some value. But they had no idea just how much until just a few years ago.The extraordinarily rare coin, struck by the U.S. Mint in San Francisco in 1975, could bring more than $500,000, said Ian Russell, president of GreatCollections, which specializes in currency and is handling an online auction that will end in October.What makes the dime depicting President Franklin D. Roosevelt so valuable is a missing “S” mint mark for San Francisco, one of just...

Huge payout expected for a rare coin bought by Ohio farm family and hidden for decades

London, KY

 Police are still searching for the gunman in a mass shooting that injured five people and turned a Kentucky interstate into a “madhouse” on Saturday. The shooting occurred on Interstate 75 around 5pm local time, according to the Laurel County Sheriff's Office. Investigators said they do not believe the shooting was the result of a road rage incident, and have identified Joseph Couch, 32, as a person of interest in the shooting. When Laurel County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene near London — a small city approximately 75 miles south of Lexington — they found that nine vehicles...

Kentucky shooting: Manhunt continues for highway gunman who shot five as police rule out ‘road rage’ motive

 The Metropolitan Police “didn’t get everything right” in policing recent large-scale protests, as a new report reveals the impact caused on tourism, retail and public service finances. A new report found that two thirds of people would drop plans with small children if a protest was taking place, with the force’s assistant commissioner saying that arrests for disruptive individuals could have been made sooner. Matt Twist, who is responsible for protest and public order policing across London, also said the force used an “infinite number of tiers of policing” in response to criticisms of the Met adopting a ‘two-tier’...

Met Police ‘didn’t get everything right’ as report shows impact of protests on tourism and public services

Jefferson County, KY

Louisville, KY

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

Nevada State

  A Nevada prisoner died after he was pepper sprayed by guards, shut in a storage room, shackled and restrained with his face to the ground, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press.Patrick Odale's death on Dec. 28, 2023, at Southern Desert Correctional Center has been ruled a homicide.The coroner's report finalized in late August follows a nearly nine-month investigation into Odale's death at the mostly medium security prison near Las Vegas. The Clark County coroner's office found Odale, who was 39, died of “ positional and mechanical asphyxia in the setting of law enforcement restraint."Michael...

Nevada inmate who died was pepper sprayed and held face down, autopsy shows

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Passengers traveling on Carnival Magic were abruptly cut short of their shore excursion in Grand Turk on Monday as the cruise line issued an urgent alert due to deteriorating weather conditions linked to Hurricane Ernesto.

Carnival Cruise Line Rushes Passengers Back to Ship as Weather Worsens

  Jannik Sinner climbed into the stands after winning the U.S. Open title Sunday to hug the people rooting hardest for him in a crowd that was largely behind his American opponent.Seal was happy to be among them.The British singer and No. 1-ranked men's tennis player from Italy became friends at the U.S. Open two years ago and Seal was back to watch Sinner beat Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 to win the tournament for the first time. “He proves that you can have it all, be at the top of the world and still have compassion and balance...

Jannik Sinner gets a hug from his friend Seal after winning the US Open title

Salem, OH

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

 How quickly things can change in Hollywood. One day, you’re one of the world’s most widely beloved performers; the next, a poster boy for everything that is bad and cheap about an industry. It’s enough to give a person whiplash – just ask Jack Black.Black, the peppery and eccentric star of School of Rock and Kung Fu Panda, has drawn no small amount of flak following the release of the first trailer for A Minecraft Movie. The film, a big-budget adaptation of the juggernaut video game of the same name, sees Black play a character known as “Minecraft Steve”...

2024 is the year everyone turned on Jack Black – it’s been a long time coming

 Fairtrade brands and retailers are calling on competitors to sell more products sourced on fairer terms to boost the impact on low-income farmers around the world.Clipper Tea, Brewgooder and the Co-op said they would like to see more sales in their sectors on Fairtrade terms to better support farmers who produce everyday essentials like bananas, cocoa, tea, and coffee.It comes as the certification body marks its annual Fairtrade Fortnight campaign, calling on shoppers, MPs, retailers and brands to “Be the Change” in an unfair trade system that leaves farmers round the world facing increasingly insurmountable challenges.Fairtrade’s minimum price, premium...

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