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‘Tense calm’ returns to Syria’s Sweida province after week of deadly violence

More than 1,000 people estimated to have been killed after clashes between Bedouin and Druze groups
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Delta Boeing 767 engine bursts into flames after takeoff from LAX airport: video

Shocking video captured the moment a Delta Air Lines plane’s engine burst into flames shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport, forcing pilots to turn the plane around.
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Couple Save for Wedding Then Senior Dog Got Sick—They Had To Make A Choice

Now Elvis the dog is doing better, the couple are thinking about a low-key wedding ceremony later in the year.
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Police warn of ‘inflammatory’ online posts over clashes outside Essex asylum hotel

Third man arrested after eight officers assaulted in Epping on Thursday, with police on high alert for new protest

Police have warned they are seeing “inflammatory” comments online, as a third man was arrested over violent clashes outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Essex.

The latest arrest came after eight officers were assaulted on Thursday and police vehicles were smashed after groups of men broke away from an earlier peaceful protest outside the hotel in Epping.

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Map Shows 12 States Facing ‘Dangerously Hot Conditions’

The National Weather Service has warned of “searing heat and oppressive humidity that occurs during the ‘dog days of summer’.”
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Black Bear Killed at Yellowstone After Becoming ‘Food-Conditioned’

The bear was euthanised by Yellowstone National Park staff around 5 p.m. on July 11, following “a series of concerning incidents.”
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Nearly 300 pages of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ records released after first-of-its-kind ruling

Atlanta Police Foundation forced to disclose a year after a lawsuit, and could have implications for other cities

More than a year after a digital news outlet and a research group sued the Atlanta Police Foundation for allegedly violating Georgia’s open records law, the foundation has sent plaintiffs nearly 300 pages of records linked to its role as the driving force behind the police training center known as “Cop City”.

The outcome “opens the door to what we want; it’s a guide stone for getting records from police foundations, so they can’t be a black box”, said Matt Scott, executive director of Atlanta Community Press Collective (ACPC), an Atlanta-based digital news outlet and one of two plaintiffs in the case.

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Mets’ Francisco Alvarez impressing in Triple-A stint as he eyes major league comeback

Francisco Alvarez’s bat is cooking, and the Mets are noticing.
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Thaddeus “Titus O’Neil” Bullard Says There’s More Competition In ‘Kings Court’ Than The WWE Ring: “I’ve Never Experienced Any Kind Of Competitiveness Like This”

The pro wrestler also shared what he’s looking for in a partner.
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How did Lucy Guo dethrone Taylor Swift as the youngest self-made female billionaire? ‘Act broke, stay rich’

Tech entrepreneur and Passes founder Lucy Guo said she works hard, works out hard (with up to four Barry’s Bootcamp classes a day) and parties hard as an aspiring DJ.