79 minutes ago Calmer weather helps contain Oakland, California, fire that forced evacuations

Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California, that burned two homes

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80 minutes ago Nearly 90 dead or missing in Gaza strike as 'explosions seen over Beirut' 

Blast comes after Israel said it was preparing attacks late on Sunday

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1 hour ago Luke Littler branded a 'freak of nature' as Michael van Gerwen loses with 112 average

Darts fans are almost running out of superlatives for Luke Littler who has now been branded as a 'freak of nature' after he put Michael van Gerwen to the sword at the Czech Darts Open

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2 hours ago Leafiest' places to live in UK revealed for those in search of green spaces

A lifestyle website has named the best and "leafiest" places to live in the UK for all people who love their green spaces and want to be around nature

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2 hours ago Erik ten Hag can't ignore Man United's £36.5m problem after latest reprieve

Joshua Zirkzee has just one goal to his name for Manchester United this season and his recent performances have natural cause for concern

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4 hours ago Seven dead in Georgia as officials investigate ‘catastrophic failure’ of dock gangway

Deadly accident occurred as crowds gathered for celebration of Gullah-Geechee community in Sapelo IslandAt least seven people have been killed after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, where crowds had gathered for a fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black descendants of enslaved people, authorities said.Eight people were taken to hospitals, at least six of them with critical injuries, and crews from the US Coast Guard, the McIntosh county fire department, the Georgia department of natural resources and others were searching the water, according to spokesperson Tyler Jones of the Georgia department of natural resources, which operates the dock. Three of them remained hospitalized, said the natural resources department’s commissioner...

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4 hours ago Girl, 4, dies after falling from window while playing on her bed in tragic accident

Mi'layah Marie, four, suffered a fatal fall at her flat in Shoreline, Washington State, after she fell out of a window while jumping on her bed. She was rushed to hospital but later died

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5 hours ago Families whose loved ones were 'killed by NHS delays' demand Labour properly funds the health service

Bereaved relatives have delivered a petition to 10 Downing Street calling on the Government to rescue the NHS by returning to New Labour levels of funding rises

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7 hours ago University of Toronto’s environment school cuts financial ties to fossil fuels

Princeton University, the only other North American school to do so, rolled back its commitment recentlyThe University of Toronto’s environment school has announced it will financially dissociate from fossil fuel companies, in a landmark win for climate activists.The institution has committed to stop taking funds from the sector for research, sponsorships, scholarships or infrastructure such as buildings. It will also halt collaborations with the industry on events and school initiatives and cease to host fossil fuel recruitment events, while working to “increase transparency about the our funding, donations, and partnerships”. Continue reading...

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