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Harris welcomes 2022 WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces to the White House
Vice President Kamala Harris led a White House celebration Friday for the 2022 WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces, praising the team for its “grit and determination” on the court, and for being role models and leaders outside of the arena. (Aug. 25)
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Hot air balloon pilot safely lands on Vermont highway after mid-flight wind issues: Reports
Video shows motorists driving by the massive hot air balloon moments after it landed Wednesday night on the median of a bustling highway.
38 rolls of duct tape, 100s of hours: Student’s sticky scholarship entry makes fashion archive
Ritika Singh was disappointed when her duct tape dress didn’t win a $10,000 scholarship. But then Mount Mary University called.
Florida man arrested, charged for injecting chemical agent underneath neighbors’ door
Police arrested Xuming Li after he allegedly injected a chemical underneath his neighbors’ door over a noise dispute in Tampa, Florida.
Fighter pilot killed in military jet crash outside base in San Diego, officials say
A fighter pilot died in a military jet crash near the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, authorities say.
New weight-loss drug Wegovy has major heart benefits, too
The new class of weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s can help reduce a type of heart failure, new research shows, in addition to other heart problems.
‘Not an easy thing to do’: Authorities name 388 people still missing after Maui wildfires
Maui officials released the names of nearly 400 people still unaccounted for more than two weeks after deadly wildfires tore through the island.
AP explains: Niger one month after the coup
The West African bloc ECOWAS rejected the proposal by Niger’s mutinous soldiers for a three-year transition to democratic rule, with a commissioner describing the slow timeline as a provocation. (Aug. 25)
Surfer attacked in Australia by suspected great white shark hospitalized, clinging to life
A surfer is in the hospital after suffering “life-threatening injuries” in a suspected great white shark attack off Australia’s east coast.