Tag: island
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7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during celebratory weekend
DARIEN, Ga. — The seven people killed Saturday in a gangway collapse on a Georgia barrier island were all in their 70s, except for one woman in her 90s, the coroner said Sunday. An estimated 700 people were on Sapelo Island, about 72 miles south of Savannah, to celebrate the Gullah Geechee history and its unique…
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Power goes out on the entire island of Cuba, leaving 10 million people in the dark
Electricity went out on the entire island of Cuba on Friday, affecting its population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry. The government had tried to keep the lights on earlier in the day by closing schools and having most state workers stay home in an…
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Teacher and veteran cop part of crew accused of running Long Island brothels
A veteran cop and an experienced teacher are part of a crew arrested and charged with running brothels and managing sex workers on Long Island, New York, in what authorities described Tuesday as a “shocking betrayal of public trust.” A years-long investigation resulted in the indictment of Suffolk County Police officer George Trimiliozzi, 55, who…
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Taiwan says Chinese military sent a record 153 planes toward island during war games
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s defense ministry on Tuesday detailed the surge in Chinese warplane activity around the island during war games the previous day, saying it had detected a record 153 Chinese military aircraft. China held a single day of what it called “Joint Sword-2024B” drills on Monday as a warning against “separatist acts,” following…
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5 dead after small plane crashes on Catalina Island
Five people are dead after a small plane crashed on Catalina Island off the California coast on Tuesday, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday the twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after it departed from Catalina Airport in Avalon at around 8 p.m. Soon after, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said their Avalon…
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‘Love Island USA’ personality Hannah Smith accused of threatening to kill cop
“Love Island USA” personality Hannah Smith was arrested and accused of threatening to kill a police officer on Sept. 30 in Atlanta, according to an incident report from the Cobb County Police Department. The 26-year-old North Carolina native, who appeared in the sixth and most-watched season of the dating show, was arrested at a Gracie…
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Why an Alaska island is trying to find a rat that might not exist
JUNEAU, Alaska — On an island of windswept tundra in the Bering Sea, hundreds of miles from mainland Alaska, a resident sitting outside their home saw — well, did they see it? They were pretty sure they saw it. A rat. The purported sighting would not have gotten attention in many places around the world,…