Spain’s mainland is sweltering for the fourth time this summer as another heat wave takes hold. For tourists and locals in Madrid the green, shade of the central Retiro park is an oasis to escape the heat on another hot day.
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Rescuers save 8 people trapped in cable car dangling above canyon in Pakistan
Eight people who got trapped in a disabled cable car dangling high above a valley in Pakistan returned safely to the ground Tuesday after military commandos staged a daring and delicate rescue using helicopters and a makeshift chairlift. (Aug. 22)
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Judge weighs Texas river barrier to block migrants
A federal judge is considering whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border as the Biden administration seeks to remove Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s measure to deter migrants from crossing. (Aug. 22) (AP Video: Eric Gay and Paul…
Rare spotless giraffe born at Tennessee zoo
A giraffe born without spots at a northeastern Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she’s anything but ordinary. The female reticulated giraffe was born July 31 at the family-owned Brights Zoo in Limestone. (August 22)
San Francisco archdiocese is latest Catholic Church organization to file for bankruptcy
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said sex abuse survivors could reach quicker resolutions and possibly receive peace and closure.
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Here’s a look at our top stories for August 15th: Protestors gather near Gaza City, Israel border; Attorney in Georgia election indictment turns himself in; People trapped in cable car rescued; Bulgarian kite festival takes flight
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‘Inhumane’: Louisiana man killed woman, drove with her body for 30 days, police say
Christopher Cater of Lake Charles, Louisiana admitted to killing 72-year-old Sheila Ortega and driving with her body for a month, police say.
Hundreds of patients evacuated from L.A. hospital after power outage
A succession of power outages at a Los Angeles hospital prompted the evacuation of 28 patients in critical condition to other hospitals early Tuesday, while 213 other patients were moved to another building in the medical center, authorities said. (Aug…
‘Get out of my house’: Video shows mother of Kansas newspaper publisher confronting cops
Marion County Record Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer said the stress of the raid contributed to his mother’s death and a lawsuit could be coming.
Pakistani authorities race to rescue 8 trapped in dangling cable car
Army commandos using helicopters and a makeshift chairlift rescued eight people from a broken cable car as it dangled hundreds of meters above a canyon Tuesday in a remote, mountainous part of Pakistan, authorities said. (Aug. 22)
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