Tag: fire
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Ballot drop boxes set on fire in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash.
Ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and neighboring Vancouver, Washingon, were set on fire early Monday morning, police said, just over a week out from Election Day. Local officials said three ballots were damaged in Portland while potentially “hundreds” were affected in Vancouver. The Portland Police Bureau said an “incendiary device” was placed inside of…
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Arson investigation underway after Temple City house fire kills 3
One person was detained Sunday after three people died in a house fire in Temple City. Two others were hospitalized, fire officials confirmed. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were sent to the home in the 6000 block of Sultana Avenue at around 4:50 p.m. and were able to knock down the fire…
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Ballots damaged in USPS mailbox fire in Phoenix
A blue U.S. Postal Service mailbox in Phoenix, Arizona, was set on fire at approximately 1:20 a.m. local time Thursday morning, damaging approximately 20 ballots and other pieces of mail, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. The mailbox was a drive-up collection box for mail at the Post Office at 3905 North 7th Avenue, according…
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Trump says he would ‘fire’ Jack Smith ‘within two seconds’ if elected
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would immediately fire special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against Trump, if he’s elected to as second term in the White House. Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked Trump in an interview if he plans to pardon himself or fire Smith on the day…
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Taiwan says live fire China drills may be part of a ‘deterrence’
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s defense ministry said Tuesday that live-fire Chinese drills in a province facing the island are routine annual exercises but also possibly part of China’s “deterrence effect” in the waters of the Taiwan Strait. China’s Maritime Safety Administration, in a notice late Monday, said an area around Niushan island in Fujian province would be closed…
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Oakland Hills fire in California damages 2 homes, sparks evacuations
A five-alarm brush fire in Oakland, California, sparked evacuation orders as it burned two homes on Friday. Crews were “working aggressively to fully extinguish” the blaze in Oakland Hills, named the Keller Fire, the Oakland Fire Department said in an update on X early Saturday morning. The fire started Friday afternoon in a home on Mountain…
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Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape
The Federal Investigation Agency said it had registered cases against 36 people accused of spreading misinformation about the case on social media. Authorities, including the province’s chief minister, said there was no assault, as did the woman’s parents. But Punjab police on Thursday urged people to share any information about the alleged rape. Mauz Ullah,…
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2 men wounded when a gunman opened fire on Trump at rally say Secret Service failed them
“It was like getting hit with a sledgehammer right in the chest,” Dutch said, adding that he could see chunks of the bleacher and metal “flying all around” until the shooting stopped. Copenhaver said he didn’t realize what was happening until he saw part of his sleeve get blown away. “I turned around to my…
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Israeli strike on Gaza hospital ignites devastating fire
The strikes marked a deadly weekend in Gaza that continued into Monday morning, with the Israeli military launching a separate strike in the area of the Jabalia refugee camp in the enclave’s north, killing at least several people and injuring dozens of others, an official at the Al-Awda Hospital told NBC News. The official said…
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New York Jets fire coach Robert Saleh after 2-3 start and apparent tension with Aaron Rodgers, reports say
The New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh, according to multiple published reports on Tuesday, following the team’s disappointing start with Aaron Rodgers back at the helm — and amid seeming tensions between the coach and the star quarterback. Saleh, who was hired by the Jets in 2021, finished his Jets head coaching record…