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Hundreds of Miners Were Trapped for Months---Until an Extraordinary Two-Man Rescue Mission
The volunteers risked their lives to venture thousands of feet underground and retrieve their neighbors. What they found was horrific.The Wall Street Journal - 5h -
Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark reality
Mzwandile Mkwayi volunteered to go down into the shaft to help save the lives of scores of South African miners.BBC News - 6h -
Washington man rescued after going missing on Oregon's Mount Hood
A man from Washington went missing in Oregon while climbing one of the most treacherous mountains in the U.S.CBS News - 6h -
Check Out These Extraordinary New Images of Mercury
New photos of Mercury taken during the joint European and Japanese BepiColombo mission reveal fascinating details of the small rocky planet.Wired - 1d -
Why South Africa wants to jail miners trapped underground for months
More than 70 people have reportedly died while trapped in a mine after a monthlong standoff with the South African government over illegal mining. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.CBS News - 11h -
The Washington Post’s New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’
This week, The Post began trying out a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”The New York Times - 16h -
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Haaland signs new Man City deal until 2034
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland commits his future to the club by signing a new long-term deal.BBC News - 20h -
Nintendo stock sees its worst drop in three months. Switch 2 plans were vague.
Nintendo stock fell sharply on Friday, after having rallied to a record high, as the company was coy about its plans for the Nintendo Switch 2 gaming device.MarketWatch - 22h -
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Two Watchdogs Were Rebuffed From Joining Trump’s Cost-Cutting Effort
“We have no room in our administration for Democrats,” a transition spokeswoman replied after good-government activists tried to join the president-elect’s new efficiency department.The New York Times - 1d -
Three rescue dogs were stuck in their home during the L.A. fires. A CBS News crew saved them.
It was a dramatic rescue. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti was contacted by a stranger who told him his three rescue dogs were stuck inside his Pacific Palisades house – alone – as the Palisades Fire ...CBS News - 1d -
‘I can’t lose hope’: families await news of trapped miners in South Africa
Police operation to stamp out illegal mining by blocking food supplies has turned to tragedy as relatives wait for loved ones to be rescued. Almost three days into a South African government ...The Guardian - 2d -
No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say
At least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have been pulled out of a mine since Monday.BBC News - 2d -
South Africa arrests over 100 illegal miners after underground rescue
Hundreds more still trapped since August in abandoned gold mine with dozens deadFinancial Times - 3d -
SpaceX to launch two lunar landers in new mission to the moon
Just after midnight Wednesday, a SpaceX rocket is scheduled to lift off, carrying a pair of lunar landers that will try to touch down on the moon in the coming months. One was built by a Japanese ...CBS News - 3d -
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Man says two of his cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu
A California man says his two cats died and a third was hospitalized after he fed them raw milk recalled for bird flu riskABC News - 5d -
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Their Social Security benefits were slashed. Now they’re getting hundreds — maybe thousands — of dollars back under new law Biden just signed.
Retired public workers will get check adjustments and retro pay under the recently signed Social Security Fairness Act.MarketWatch - 6d -
Hundreds of California prison inmates fight wildfires - and stigma
Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
Maths Queen with a quantum mission to mentor girls
Dr Angela Tabiri wants more African girls and women from less privileged backgrounds to study maths.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
The First Berserker: Khazan Demo Launching Soon, Two Months Ahead Of Release
Publisher Nexon has announced that The First Berserker: Khazan is getting a demo on January 16, and players will be able to spend as much time as they want in it.. The game's official Twitter ...GameSpot - Jan. 10 -
‘It was extraordinary’: Spanish captain recalls rescue of woman who gave birth in dinghy
Mother and newborn saved from inflatable boat off Canary Islands, on a route on which thousands have died. The call that would lead to one of the most poignant images of the humanitarian ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
12 coal miners trapped after mine collapses in southwest Pakistan
Officials say a methane gas explosion has caused a mine to collapse in a remote area in restive southwest Pakistan, trapping at least 12 minersABC News - Jan. 10 -
Two months later, Dems are still squabbling over lessons learned from Trump's win
Jeffries and Schumer are laying the groundwork for portraying the GOP as the party of the ultra-wealthy.Politico - Jan. 9 -
Man Utd winger Diallo signs new contract until 2030
Manchester United winger Amad Diallo signs a new five-and-a-half-year contract, until June 2030.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
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Indian army divers retrieve the body of one of at least 9 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine
Indian army divers have retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam stateABC News - Jan. 8 -
Man trapped inside driverless car as it spins in circles
Mike Johns was on his way to the airport when the Waymo robotaxi began circling a parking lot non-stopBBC News - Jan. 7 -
Pelicans' Zion Williamson set for return vs. Timberwolves after two-month injury absence
Williamson has been sidelined since November due to a left hamstring strainCBS Sports - Jan. 7 -
Tibet earthquake: scores dead and hundreds of homes damaged
Quake damaged buildings in Shigatse and could be felt hundreds of kilometres away in Nepal and the Indian state of Bihar. A strong earthquake has struck near Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
At least 9 miners are trapped in a coal mine in India's northeastern Assam state
At least nine workers are trapped inside a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state and authorities have summoned the army to help in the rescue operationABC News - Jan. 7 -
Milei’s next economic mission: affordable air fryers
Libertarian leader scraps tariffs to break open Argentina’s protectionist economy, unnerving domestic industryFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
'Mob' of college students attack man in 'To Catch a Predator'-like trap, police say
Six college students in Massachusetts were accused of luring an active-duty service member whom they falsely described as a sexual predator to their campus, where a group of more than two dozen ...NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Two arrested for tragedy chanting at Anfield including man from Tennessee
Arrests followed Manchester United’s trip to Liverpool Another six detained and asked to attend interviews Police arrested two men, including one from Tennessee, and detained eight people in ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Hundreds join huge scrum for medieval game
The annual rugby-style game is contested between the patrons of pubs in two Lincolnshire villages.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
Hundreds of animals killed in Dallas shopping center fire
Authorities in Dallas say a fire that broke out at a shopping center in Dallas has killed more than 500 animals, most of which were small birdsABC News - Jan. 4 -
New Orleans security in 'hundreds' for Sugar Bowl
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said there would be an "unprecedented" law enforcement presence as New Orleans reopens Bourbon Street ahead of the Sugar Bowl on Thursday.ESPN - Jan. 2
