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Boat fire: Over 30 people missing after Santa Cruz Island diving boat catches fire off coast of Southern California today – live updates
More than 30 people were unaccounted for Monday morning after a deadly fire on a diving vessel off the coast of Southern California. The Ventura County Fire Department told CBS News that there were fatalities, but officials didn’t know the exact number. Ventura County fire Captain Brian McGrath told CBS News 34 people were unaccounted …
Live updates: Boat fire near Santa Cruz Island, California
@EliasonMike The Conception, the boat set ablaze on early this morning, set out from Santa Barbara on Saturday for a diving excursion, according to the website for the diving company, Truth Aquatics. The boat was set to return to shore today at 5 p.m. “On the Labor Day trip, divers have the unique opportunity to …
With modern technology, it’s a great time for ship-spotting in Rhode Island – News – The Newport Daily News
From the comfort of a beach chair, myriad facts can be learned about a passing foreign vessel: its name, owner, location, speed, length and width. On an August morning, the rectangular lines of a massive car-carrying ship that has traveled to New England from West Africa, via Baltimore, grow sharper as the vessel nears the …
‘Not gonna happen,’ Greenlanders say after Trump inquired about buying island
In the small village of Kulusuk, a settlement off Greenland’s southeastern coast, locals responded icily to news that the White House counsel’s office has looked into the possibility of purchasing Greenland from the Danish government. “They tried to buy us in 1867, during Second World War, and now they are trying again,” local Kulusuk resident …
Greenland: Trump warned that island cannot be bought from Denmark
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Greenland is an autonomous Danish territory between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans Greenland has said it is “not for sale” following reports that US President Donald Trump has spoken about buying the world’s biggest island. The president is said to have discussed the idea of purchasing Greenland, an autonomous …
Man in pick-up truck drives into group of ICE protesters in Rhode Island
A man wearing a guard uniform in a pick up truck drove into a group of ICE demonstrators on Wednesday night outside the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island. The protesters, picketing outside the facility that has contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, were organized by Never Again Action, a Jewish group …
Jeffrey Epstein death: Corrections officers may have falsified reports saying they checked on financier
New York — Corrections officers may have falsified reports saying they checked on Jeffrey Epstein as required by protocol, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation into Epstein’s apparent suicide. Multiple sources told CBS News that Epstein’s cellmate at the Metropolitan Correctional Center posted bail last Friday, leaving Epstein alone in …
Jeffrey Epstein death: Shrieking heard from jail cell the morning he died at Metropolitan Correctional Center
CBS News has learned that the morning of Jeffrey Epstein’s death there was shouting and shrieking from his jail cell. Guards attempted to revive him while saying “breathe, Epstein, breathe.” Congress is the latest to start investigating Epstein’s apparent suicide over the weekend, with new reports raising questions about the federal jail where he was …
Gran Canaria fires: 1,000 forced to flee after inferno ravages holiday island – World News
A massive fire on the holiday island of Gran Canaria has forced 1,000 people to flee their homes as “overwhelmed” firefighters try to contain the inferno. More troops were being called in to fight the out-of-control blaze in the mountains, which flared up on Sunday morning and has ripped through 1,000 hectares on the summit. …
BREAKING: Philippines ‘fires off’ diplomatic protest over Chinese vessels circling Pag-asa Island
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has “fired off” a diplomatic protest over recent reports that hundreds of Chinese vessels were spotted circling Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said this over Twitter on Wednesday after National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. said he recommended the filing of …
