25 h. ago Hiker mired in quicksand in Utah's Arches National Park is rescued unharmed

Quicksand is a common peril in old movies but getting stuck in it really did happen to one hiker in Utah

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32 h. ago Hiker gets stuck in freezing QUICKSAND for hours during trip to iconic Utah national park

Austin Dirks was trekking along the Courthouse Wash trail in Utah's Arches National Park early Sunday morning when his left foot dropped without warning, trapping him knee-deep in quicksand.

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35 h. ago Hiker trapped by quicksand in Utah canyon is rescued after drone spotted him struggling

Austin Dirks was hiking Sunday in Arches National Park, eastern Utah, renowned for its hundreds of stunning sandstone arches.

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1 week ago ‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream

The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff oppositionWhen the people of the Haida nation won a decades-long battle for recognition that an archipelago off the coast of British Columbia in Canada was rightfully theirs, it was a long overdue victory.The unprecedented deal with the provincial and the federal governments meant the Haida no longer had to prove that they had Aboriginal title to the land of Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai, “the islands at the boundary of the world” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Documents reveal Gerald Ford’s effort to block report on CIA assassination plots

Release of report comes amid conjecture Trump may have authorized the agency to assassinate Venezuelan presidentThe White House under Gerald Ford tried to block a landmark Senate report that disclosed the CIA’s role in assassination attempts against foreign leaders and ultimately led to a radical overhaul in how the agency was held to account, documents released to mark the 50th anniversary of the report’s publication reveal.The documents, dating from 1975, were posted on Thursday by the National Security Archive, an independent research group, as it sought to highlight the report’s significance amid conjecture that Donald Trump may have authorized the agency to assassinate Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, amid a massive US military build-up against the country. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Exeter City fire: Club breaks silence after flames rip through stadium

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service are at St James' Park, the home of League One club Exeter City, following a blaze that started late last night

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