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Hurricane Polo is intensifying in the Pacific and is forecast to become a Category 5 storm, with moisture that could bring flood risks toward Southern California and New Mexico. The article also notes California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency ahead of winter storms and a historic El Niño season.
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James Farthing, a $167 million Powerball winner, was arrested for the fifth time since his jackpot after being found intoxicated and asleep in a running Mustang in a Walmart parking lot. Deputies reported signs of impairment, and he was charged with public intoxication. The article recounts his prior arrests, including domestic violence, hit-and-run, and assault charges.
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Fat Bear Week 2026 features 16 bears from Katmai National Park and Preserve competing in an online single-elimination tournament. Voting runs from Sept. 22 through Sept. 29, with defending champion Chunk among the contenders. The article profiles the bears and explains how livestreams and ranger talks let the public follow the contest.
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A great white shark was filmed attacking and killing a seal near Great Point Beach in Nantucket. Experts say the shark's behavior is not alarming because seals are a normal food source during migration.
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A cow named Vahine was airlifted by helicopter after becoming stuck in mud in the Pyrenees, France. The article reports the rescue and her safe recovery with humorous wordplay.
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Fat Bear Week voting at Katmai National Park in Alaska begins Tuesday. The annual contest invites the public to choose their favorite fat bear.
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Flights at several major Northeast airports were halted after an Amtrak construction crew accidentally severed a fiber line, disrupting air traffic communications. The FAA and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the outage, and delays and cancellations rippled through Newark, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington. Service gradually resumed, but backlogs remained.
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A woman touched a rabid bat found on a Minneapolis sidewalk, prompting a health department search before she later contacted authorities. The article details rabies risks and a reported increase in rabies-related exposures.
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A brief reader poll asks whether air traffic control bosses should compensate holidaymakers after a NATS technical failure disrupted UK flights and led to at least 227 cancellations. It invites readers to vote, with results promised in a newsletter.
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A couple in England welcomed their baby boy in a KFC parking lot after the mother went into labor en route to the hospital. The family nicknamed him “Colonel Cody,” and KFC sent merchandise and vouchers.
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A construction crew accidentally severed a backup data cable at a radar facility near Philadelphia, causing more than 6,000 flights to be canceled or delayed. The outage occurred after the primary line had already failed, prompting widespread travel disruptions.
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An 11-year-old English girl died after a hidden branch pierced her heart while she was doing a 'commando crawl' in mud flats with friends. An inquest concluded her death was accidental, with reports detailing the rescue, autopsy, and coroner's findings.