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Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power

Summarize this content to 1000 words SPRING, Texas -- As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl, she did everything she could to keep her 64-year-old sibling cool.But on their fourth day without power, she awoke to hear Pamela Jarrett, who used a wheelchair and relied on a feeding tube, gasping for breath. Paramedics were called but she
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89-year-old comedian recovering after she was randomly punched on New York street

Summarize this content to 1000 words FILE - D'yan Forest, 89, who holds the Guinness World Record for Oldest Working Female Comedian, poses in her apartment, Thursday, July 19, 2024, in New York. Forest is recovering after being randomly punched and knocked to the ground while waiting to cross a street in New York earlier this month.(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) Source link
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2 infants injured in fast-moving Fork Fire in Southern California’s Angeles National Forest

Summarize this content to 1000 words Two infants needed medical attention due to smoke inhalation as a fast-moving brush fire in Southern California spread 250 acres, officials said as of Friday evening.The brush fire began in the San Gabriel Mountains in northern Los Angeles County near East Fork and Glendora Mountain roads after 3:00 p.m. local time, according to Angeles National Forest officials, which named the spreading blaze the Fork
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RNC 2024 Day 4 updates: UFC President Dana White takes the stage

Summarize this content to 1000 words Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Trump friend, introduced the former president for his keynote speech.President and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Dana White speaks on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesWhite called Trump the "toughest, most resilient human being I have ever
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RNC 2024 Day 3 updates: Trump’s granddaughter, Kai Trump, speaks at RNC

Summarize this content to 1000 words Kai Trump, the eldest granddaughter of Trump, took to the RNC to, as she put it, to "share the side of my grandpa that people don't often see.""He gives us candy and soda when our parents are not looking," she said, as Trump looked attentively on smiling.Kai Trump, daughter of Donald Trump, Jr., speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in
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Suspect in Trump assassination attempt had registered as Republican but motive unknown

Summarize this content to 1000 words A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man is suspected to be the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday, firing several shots and killing at least one spectator, federal and local law enforcement agencies said.The FBI early on Sunday identified the suspect, who was killed at the scene, as Thomas Matthew Crooks, of Bethel Park. Firefighter Corey Comperatore, a dad who was attending
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Trump rally shooting live updates: Trump says bullet pierced right ear

Summarize this content to 1000 words The shooting at the Trump rally is officially being investigated as an assassination plot on Trump, a senior defense official told ABC News.Early evidence indicates that there was only one shooter, according to the source.Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that the FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania; and the Department’s
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5 people escape hot, acidic pond after SUV drove into inactive geyser in Yellowstone

Summarize this content to 1000 words In this photo provided by the National Park Service, a sports utility vehicle is pulled from the inactive Semi-Centennial Geyser in the Wyoming area of Yellowstone National Park on Friday, July 12, 2024. The passengers were able to get out of the acidic, 105 degree Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) water on their own and were taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries