A tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel crashed in Norwalk on Thursday morning. There were no injuries but there was significant damage to a highway overpass, which must now be demolished.
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Russian trainers move to Niger airbase where small number of U.S. troops remain
The arrival of Russian trainers in the West African country about 3 weeks ago came in the wake of Niger’s decision to order out all U.S. troops.
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Death toll jumps to at least 48 as a search continues in southern China highway collapse
One side of the four-lane highway in the city of Meizhou gave way about 2 a.m. on Wednesday after a month of heavy rains in Guangdong province.
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Maine’s firefighters rarely fight fires. Instead they’re answering medical calls.
In 2022, just 4.5% of calls that came into Maine fire departments were for fires. Almost three-quarters were for medical assistance.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Nation & World
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
Previous research has documented several species of great apes foraging for medicines in forests to heal themselves, but scientists hadn’t yet seen an animal treat itself in this way.
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Vet At Your Door expands services to Farmington
Vet At Your Door, which offers at-home veterinary services, adds Farmington to its ongoing list of towns in its service area.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress
The current proposal would bring an immediate six-week cease-fire in Gaza and partial release of Israeli hostages.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
New form of mpox found in Congo’s biggest outbreak
The disease may spread more easily spread among people but it seems to have a lower death rate, authorities said.
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Lack of attorneys keeps parents waiting in child removal cases
Parents are supposed to have 10 to 14 days to respond to accusations, but instead are sometimes waiting weeks or months while their children are placed elsewhere.
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Man who bragged he ‘fed’ an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him – head first and face down – into the crowd on the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace.