How a Nat Geo Photographer Captured the Total Solar Eclipse – National Geographic

  1. How a Nat Geo Photographer Captured the Total Solar Eclipse  National Geographic
  2. The best photos from Wednesday’s solar eclipse  CNN
  3. Column | As the total solar eclipse neared, things got weird. Then came the magic.  The Washington Post
  4. Total solar eclipse stuns skywatchers photo of the day for Aug. 13, 2026  Space
  5. In pictures: Europe's best solar eclipse since 1999  cnbc.com
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2 victims taken to Urbana hospital after pickup-pedestrian crash in Uptown Normal – WEEK | 25 News Now

  1. 2 victims taken to Urbana hospital after pickup-pedestrian crash in Uptown Normal  WEEK | 25 News Now
  2. 5 people injured in Uptown Circle crash that also damages children's museum exterior  WGLT
  3. Details released following crash that injured 5 in Uptown Normal  WEEK | 25 News Now
  4. 5 hurt after pickup truck crashes into Children's Discovery Museum in uptown Normal  The Pantagraph
  5. Roads closed, several injured in Uptown Normal crash  CIProud.com
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As Army Fails to Protect Palestinians, Israeli Leaders Sympathize With Settlers – The New York Times

  1. As Army Fails to Protect Palestinians, Israeli Leaders Sympathize With Settlers  The New York Times
  2. Israeli military plans to transfer law enforcement in occupied West Bank to police  The Guardian
  3. Israel moves to give police powers in occupied West Bank  Financial Times
  4. Katz orders IDF to prepare to transfer West Bank civilian enforcement to police after Kusra chaos  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israeli minister calls for police to replace military in handling West Bank settlers  France 24
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Abandoned Russian tanker leaking oil off Oman coast, threatening environmental disaster – CBS News

  1. Abandoned Russian tanker leaking oil off Oman coast, threatening environmental disaster  CBS News
  2. Huge oil spill off the coast of Oman now covers hundreds of square miles  CNN
  3. Salvors work to secure ship leaking oil off Oman, risk firm Ambrey says  Reuters
  4. A British firm starts containment of oil spill from stricken tanker off Oman  AP News
  5. Arabian Sea Bird and Turtle Habitat Threatened by Oil From Grounded Tanker  The New York Times
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Ancient Nero’s Bridge reemerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis – PBS

  1. Ancient Nero's Bridge reemerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis  PBS
  2. Low water in Rome’s drought-hit Tiber river exposes ancient ruins of Nero’s Bridge  CNN
  3. Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis  AP News
  4. Roman emperor Nero's bridge resurfaces from dry river Tiber  Yahoo
  5. AP Trending SummaryBrief at 11:34 p.m. EDT  Beloit Daily News
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Vote counting suspended then restarted in Zambia election after attacks at polling stations – AP News

  1. Vote counting suspended then restarted in Zambia election after attacks at polling stations  AP News
  2. Zambia Halts Presidential Election Vote Count Over Violence and Fraud Allegations  The New York Times
  3. Shaheen, Booker, Merkley, Van Hollen Issue Statement Ahead of Elections in Zambia  United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (.gov)
  4. Zambia votes in election expected to favour incumbent Hichilema  Reuters
  5. Zambia’s regressing reformer  The Economist
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It’s Getting So Hot That Nuclear Plants Are Being Forced to Power Down – futurism.com

  1. It’s Getting So Hot That Nuclear Plants Are Being Forced to Power Down  futurism.com
  2. Nuclear power plants are being shut down as Europe’s drought becomes an energy crisis  cnbc.com
  3. ‘The real challenge starts after sundown’: Europe’s heatwave boosted solar by up to 17% on hot days  Euronews.com
  4. Heat Wave and Solar Eclipse Send Europe Power Prices Soaring  Bloomberg.com
  5. Electricity Price Hits 717 Euros as Gas Nears Double  srpske.rs
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News – Drought Exposes Roman Bridge in Bulgaria – Archaeology Magazine

  1. News - Drought Exposes Roman Bridge in Bulgaria  Archaeology Magazine
  2. Remains of two Wehrmacht soldiers found in Danube: one served in Waffen-SS  Euronews.com
  3. Danube river's low water levels reveal remains of WWII German soldiers in Hungary  bbc.com
  4. Why are Nazi warships resurfacing in the Danube River?  cbc.ca
  5. 10 historical treasures uncovered by heatwaves  The Telegraph
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U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire with talks at a standstill – Politico

  1. U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire with talks at a standstill  Politico
  2. With US-Iran talks stalled, diplomatic efforts expand to unlikely European players  AP News
  3. Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US  Reuters
  4. US must return to interim deal, no ceasefire extension talks, senior Iranian source says  Yahoo
  5. Iran says no decision yet on a return to talks with the US  Al Jazeera
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Emergency alert warning of wildfire risk sent to phones in England and Wales

People urged not to light barbecues, campfires or anything else that could spark fire during period of extreme heat

Millions of people across England and Wales received an emergency alert to their phones on Friday as the government warned against activities that could start fires.

The deputy prime minister, Louise Haigh, said it was the most extensive use to date of the emergency alert system, with phones beaming a siren noise about 7pm, with the warning: “There is a serious risk of wildfires nationally.”

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US Forest Service chief reportedly pressed staff for more support for wildfire near his ranch

Michael Boren requested more aircraft for 7-acre Cabin Creek fire, some of which were diverted from other fires

Michael Boren, the US undersecretary of agriculture for natural resources and environment who oversees the US Forest Service, reportedly pressed agency staff last month to deploy more aircraft to a 7-acre (2.8-hectare) fire that was burning near his Idaho ranch, according to a Washington Post report on Friday.

The Cabin Creek fire in Idaho began on about 12 July as a result of an unattended campfire, and spread across several acres in Idaho’s Sawtooth national forest. By 15 July, the forest service said that the fire was 100% contained.

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