9 h. ago A Grand Canyon mascot is recovered from the rubble. Can Brighty the Burro be restored?

A big bronze statue of a donkey named Brighty the Burro has been recovered from the charred rubble of the Grand Canyon Lodge in Arizona

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1 week ago Largest wildfire in the US spreads to more than 126,000 acres in Grand Canyon National Park

Arizona’s Dragon Bravo fire has been burning for a month following a lightning strike on the canyon’s North Rim on July 4

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1 week ago Red Roses ace MacDonald backing boss Mitchell to guide England to World Cup glory

The 61-year-old former New Zealand men’s boss took the reins at Allianz Stadium in 2023 and has since led his side to back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams

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1 week ago Grand National winning trainer takes up joint licence with champion jockey’s son

Lucinda Russell, who has twice saddled the winner of the Aintree marathon, is formalising an alliance with Michael Scudamore, son of her partner Peter Scudamore

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3 w. ago 25 images from Kendrick Lamar and SZA's Grand National Tour stop in Cardiff

The capital was a sea of American football jerseys as fans flooded the city to see Kendrick Lamar and SZA at the Principality Stadium

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3 w. ago Trainer's winning spree to continue at Ayr – Jason Heavey's Monday racing tips

The Daily Star Chief Tipster says Jim Goldie can land a double at one of his favourite tracks – a place where he rarely leaves without a winner

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3 w. ago An explosive Grand Canyon wildfire brings terror, loss and tough questions: ‘It came like a freight train’

The decision to let a small blaze burn – before it suddenly erupted – has drawn scrutiny. Now those who love the remote North Rim are reckoning with the destruction When lightning struck on 4 July along the remote North Rim of Grand Canyon national park, sparking a small wildfire in a patch of dry forest, few predicted the terror and loss that lay ahead.Fire managers decided that conditions seemed ideal to let the blaze burn at a low intensity – a practice known as “control and contain” that helps clear out excess fuels and decreases the chance of a more catastrophic wildfire in the future. Rains from previous weeks had left the forest floor moist and weather forecasts indicated the summer monsoon season would arrive soon. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Arizona governor tours wildfire destruction along Grand Canyon's North Rim

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has toured the destruction left by a wildfire along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim

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3 w. ago Kendrick Lamar and SZA stage times, set list and live updates from Principality Stadium gig in Cardiff

Cardiff will be graced with R&B royalty later today as Kendrick Lamar and SZA bring their Grand National tour to Cardiff.

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4 w. ago What REALLY happened at Lamine Yamal's party, revealed by 'victimised' party dwarves, blondes hired for 'specific breast measurements'... and his own GRANNY, writes ISAAN KHAN

Tucked away off the stony hiking trails of the Garraf National Park in Catalonia, a grand villa stands, shuttered against the intense Spanish heat.

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4 w. ago Aidan O'Brien says Delacroix 'on York programme' not Glorious Goodwood path

The Ballydoyle trainer confirmed the Coral-Eclipse Stakes winner will head to the Juddmonte International despite bookmakers' slashing his odds for the Sussex Stakes on Thursday

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