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Boat hauls in 1,260-pound blue marlin believed to be East Coast’s largest catch 0
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- August 22, 2026
PORTLAND, Maine — Damon Sacco had never seen anything like the fish he and fellow anglers fought for hours in the waters off Massachusetts. As it rose from the depths, it looked like a glimmering blue spaceship. Sacco, a longtime Massachusetts charter fishing boat captain, saw the giant fin break the surface, and at first
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Backcountry guide company faces $150K in fines after state’s deadliest avalanche 0
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- August 21, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — California workplace safety officials have fined a guide company that was leading backcountry skiers down a mountain in February when an avalanche was triggered, killing nine members of the group in the deadliest avalanche in the state’s modern history. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, issued $151,300 in
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More troops reporting unwanted sexual contact, but numbers still fall, Pentagon says 0
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- August 21, 2026
WASHINGTON — More U.S. troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact to authorities, according to a Pentagon report released Friday, but even as more service members are willing to come forward, the prevalence of such incidents still went down overall last year. An estimated 33% of active duty personnel who said they experienced unwanted sexual contact
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Supreme Court temporarily unfreezes Trump ballroom construction 0
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- August 21, 2026
The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to move forward. The decision on Friday by Chief Justice John Roberts, issued as a stay, will allow US President Donald Trump’s $400m (£297m) project to continue as the high court mulls over a case aiming to halt it entirely. The stay
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Nancy Kissinger, wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, dies at 92 0
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- August 21, 2026
NEW YORK — Philanthropist Nancy Kissinger, onetime foreign policy researcher and wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, has died. She was 92. She died Thursday at her home in Kent, Connecticut, Robert Johnson, manager of the property, told The Associated Press. The cause of her death was not disclosed. Johnson said she will
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Meghan in talks for role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, BBC understands 0
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- August 21, 2026
The Duchess of Sussex is in talks to return to acting with a role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, the BBC has learned. Discussions are in their early stages but this would be Meghan’s first significant acting role since her marriage to Prince Harry. Much of the two previous series of The Gentlemen, which was
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