18 h. ago Hundreds of mysterious containers found floating off Alaskan island as authorities probe where they came from

The Coast Guard recovered mysterious containers with yet-to-be-determined contents along the southern coastline of Montague Island in Alaska

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4 d. ago US Coast Guard shows off ‘largest cocaine offload in history’ in 76,000lbs drugs haul

More than 76,000lbs of illegal drugs were unloaded in Florida on Monday, 25 August, the US Coast Guard said.

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5 d. ago Trump cuts off aid groups from helping undocumented immigrants during disasters

New rules for disaster relief funding could prevent undocumented immigrants from life-saving support

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6 d. ago Inside Eberechi Eze's mission to make up for lost time at Arsenal

Special report: He cried when he was released by Arsenal aged 13 - but is now back and eager to help them with the title

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7 d. ago Horror as two cruise ship passengers airlifted to hospital in critical condition

The US Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force were called to the Ruby Princess cruise ship off the coast of Canada on Sunday after two passengers suffered near-fatal issues

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7 d. ago Nvidia's quarterly report will gauge the temperature of the AI craze

Artificial intelligence bellwether Nvidia is poised to release a quarterly report that’s expected provide a better sense about whether the stock market has been riding on an overhyped bubble or whether it’s being propelled by a technological boom that’s still gathering momentum

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7 d. ago ‘Horror show’: RFK Jr and Trump fearmonger about autism in marathon cabinet meeting while research is axed behind scenes

Kennedy has said he will release his own report on the ‘epidemic’ of autism next month

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7 d. ago Historic $473M drug haul was enough to overdose ‘entire population of Florida’, say Coast Guard

The drugs were seized from 19 interdictions that occurred between mid-June and mid-August

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7 d. ago US Coast Guard makes record seizure of illegal drugs off Florida coast

The coast guard said it had interdicted 61,740lbs of cocaine and 14,400lbs of marijuana with a street value of $473mThe US coast guard announced on Monday that it had seized more than 76,000lbs of illegal drugs off the coast of Florida – marking the largest drug offload in the 110-year history of the maritime law enforcement agency.According to a news release from the branch of the US military, officials offloaded approximately 61,740lbs of cocaine and approximately 14,400lbs of marijuana at Port Everglades, Florida, on Monday. The officials said that the total estimated street value of the haul was $473m. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Edinburgh identifies two potential sites for new drug consumption room

A report released by the city’s Integration Joint Board (IJB) revealed the facility could open on the Cowgate or on Spittal Street, both in the city’s Old Town.

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8 d. ago The Coast Guard seized a record 76,000 pounds of drugs this summer off Central and South America

The U.S. Coast Guard says it seized a record 76,000 pounds of drugs this summer off Central and South America

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8 d. ago Want to know why Israelis are indifferent about Gaza? Just watch Israeli TV | Roy Schwartz

Some might be partisan, others under external pressure – but too many journalists in Israel have failed to tell the truth about GazaRoy Schwartz is a senior editor and op-ed contributor at HaaretzOccasionally, the most important news comes from the headline that never appeared. That was the case last Friday on Israel’s Channel 13 evening news. Just a few hours earlier, a UN-backed expert body on food security released a report confirming that famine, its most severe category, has been reached in Gaza City. And yet this was not even mentioned.While other news programmes did mention the report, it was clear they had taken its conclusions with a pinch of salt, to say the least. Aside from a few commentators who stated that there is indeed real hunger in Gaza City, the general tone was one of disbelief, seasoned with sarcasm.Roy Schwartz is a senior editor and op-ed contributor at HaaretzDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response ...

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8 d. ago Australia’s drowning death toll highest since records began three decades ago

Report reveals 357 deaths from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 – 27% more than the 10-year averageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians’ swimming skills are at crisis levels, lifesaving organisations warn, as a new report shows 357 people drowned last financial year, the highest drowning death toll since records began in 1996.The annual drowning report released by Royal Life Saving Australia and Surf Life Saving Australia on Tuesday recorded 357 deaths between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025 – 34 more than the previous year’s total of 323, and a 27% increase on the 10-year average. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Humanitarian group says Libya's coast guard fired on its vessel in the Mediterranean

A humanitarian group says Libya’s coast guard fired upon its vessel as it searched for a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea

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9 d. ago Turkish authorities search for a Russian swimmer who went missing in cross

Turkish state-run media says coast guard and maritime police vessels in Istanbul are searching for a Russian swimmer who went missing during a cross-Bosphorus race

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2 w. ago Congress plans to release Epstein files to public after it gets them on Friday: report

The House panel is expected to start receiving some of the material from the Justice Department on Friday.

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2 w. ago My husband always dreamed of distant oceans. With a volunteer crew, I gave him a sailor’s farewell

Seven years after John’s cremation, I was ready to set him free – with help from Australia’s Volunteer Coast GuardI feel the ocean swell beneath the keel as we leave the Mooloolaba harbour entrance training walls, heading out to sea. I was right here 44 years ago, our course set for Moreton Bay.Then, we were aboard Pearl Bay, our beautiful cruising ketch, a labour of love and another dream fulfilled for my husband, John. After a harrowing experience crossing the Wide Bay Bar, we spent a week recuperating in this quiet, almost-deserted harbour, its coast guard “headquarters” nothing but an ageing caravan. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thousands without power after Hurricane Erin strikes Puerto Rico

The Coast Guard allowed all ports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to reopen

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2 w. ago Chinese fighter jet comes within 200ft of Philippine plane in mid

This is the moment a Chinese fighter jet appears to intercept a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol near Scarborough Shoal.

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3 w. ago World War 3 fears as Chinese warships smash into each other in disputed waters

China suffered a major embarassment after footage confirmed reports that one of its warships had crashed into its own coast guard vessel while in pursuit of some Philipino fisherman

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