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Heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands as Hurricane Erin nears

Heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands as Hurricane Erin nears

Lisa Bucci, Hurricane Specialist, works near screens showing Tropical Storm Erin as they continue to track its progress on August 13, 2025 at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is …

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131 feral cats removed from remote Japanese islands – then something exceptional happens

131 feral cats removed from remote Japanese islands – then something exceptional happens

The red-headed wood pigeon, found only on Japan’s remote Ogasawara Islands, has staged an incredible recovery from the early 2000s, when the bird’s numbers fell to fewer than 80 individuals. The turning point came when conservationists removed feral cats, which, since being introduced to the islands, had been preying on the red-headed wood pigeons (Columba janthina nitens). The population rebounded …

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Oklahoma heiress outrages Nantucket after renting house for summer and breaking billionaire island’s secret codes

Oklahoma heiress outrages Nantucket after renting house for summer and breaking billionaire island’s secret codes

By GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO, US CHIEF REPORTER Published: 14:09, 8 August 2025 | Updated: 16:59, 8 August 2025 An Oklahoma heiress has sparked outrage in Nantucket after renting a summer house and allegedly breaking the billionaire enclave’s secret codes. Kylie Swanson, 36, signed a lease in the Massachusetts town and turned the rental house into a $3,800 four-day retreat called ‘Camp …

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New tsunami warning from Russia after Kuril Islands quake – DW – 08/03/2025

New tsunami warning from Russia after Kuril Islands quake – DW – 08/03/2025

Russian officials warned that a tsunami wave of up to 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) could affect a section of the Kamchatka coast following a strong tremor on Sunday morning. “As a result of the earthquake that occurred in the Pacific Ocean, a tsunami wave no more than 19 centimeters high may reach the Aleutian municipal district, no more than 15 centimeters high …

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Tsunami warning live updates: Russia declares emergency after flooding in Kuril Islands; Hawaii prepares for first waves | Earthquakes

Tsunami warning live updates: Russia declares emergency after flooding in Kuril Islands; Hawaii prepares for first waves | Earthquakes

It appears Russia hit with the worst so far, but no major injuries reported Russia appears to be the worst hit by the major earthquake so far, with some reported damage near the quake’s epicentre in Kamchatka. Footage showed a damaged kindergarten in the area, as well as waves sweeping inland in a port town nearby. There were also reports …

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Puerto Ricans hope for change as Bad Bunny sings about island’s turmoil

Puerto Ricans hope for change as Bad Bunny sings about island’s turmoil

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — In a small bookstore in the Caribbean’s largest mall, dozens of people gathered on a recent evening for the launch of a slim dictionary. Its title is “The ABC of DtMF,” which is short for “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” the newest album from Puerto Rico’s latest prodigious son, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known …

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Leaker teases Dynamic Island’s ‘significant evolution’ ahead

Leaker teases Dynamic Island’s ‘significant evolution’ ahead

Rumors about the iPhone 17’s Dynamic Island are all over the place, with some trusted sources saying it’s not changing this year, while others report otherwise. Now, leaker Majin Bu has just teased the “significant evolution” Apple has planned for the feature. Dynamic Island could see big changes in coming years There’s a lot about the iPhone 17 line that …

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