Separately, at least 15 informal miners were killed when a defunct gold mine partly collapsed Monday in the district of Wadi Halfa, close to Sudan’s border with Egypt, authorities said.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2026
This had a multiplying effect, as paddy fields next to shrimp ponds turned brackish and rice yields collapsed.
The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
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Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
But about two years ago, when the Markley Group plopped its second cooling tank behind her above-ground swimming pool, along with a growing number of surveillance cameras, the relationship had soured.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first.
By all accounts, DC Studios’ Supergirl crumpled beneath the red sun of paltry box-office returns, taking in just $38 million domestically over its opening weekend.
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Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Nothing’s more frustrating than opening your suitcase to find your cutest tops looking like they’ve been crumpled into paper balls.
That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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Horatio Clare,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 June 2026
The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
When Assad’s regime was toppled roughly 18 months ago, the development propelled the country’s slow return to the world stage.
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Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 July 2026
Blatter looked unassailable right up to the moment he was toppled; his long-running heir apparent was also pushed out, which is how Infantino ended up as FIFA president in the first place.
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