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August 9, 2023

Sailor calls for help as orcas attack his boat

Phep Philouceros, 77, was sailing off the coast of Cape Vincent, Portugal, when his boat was attacked by orcas. The sailor, who has 55 years of experience, said the orcas continued for 30 minutes — even following the boat as it was towed to shore. 

August 9, 2023

Jean-Pierre pressed on Biden wrongly claiming he declared climate emergency: 'When will that happen?'

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was pushed to explain when President Biden would declare a climate national emergency after he falsely said he already had.

August 9, 2023

Biden flicks bug off reporter's shirt as he defends climate record

President Biden flicked a bug off reporter Stephanie Abrams' shirt on Wednesday during an interview with The Weather Channel focused on his climate record.

August 9, 2023

Hawley scolds Biden official after comments on Manhattan Project-era radiation: 'Put up or shut up'

Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, criticized Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm after she visited his state and failed to promise to visit radiation victims.

August 8, 2023

Freak August hailstorm causes chaos as snowplows take to streets in summer

Officials in the city of Reutlingen deployed snowplows and 250 firefighters to clear roads and drain basements that had flooded when the river burst its banks.

August 8, 2023

Annual Hungarian competition to clean up country’s 2nd-largest river of trash begins

Volunteers in Hungary are piling into canoes to clean up the Tisza River of trash. The annual competition offers prizes for those who collect the most litter each year.

August 8, 2023

Shark attack in New York

Woman bitten by a shark on Rockaway Beach in New York (via Peter Gerber)

August 7, 2023

PBS interviews ‘climate psychology therapist’ about handling anxiety from climate change

PBS NewsHour had a segment on people who suffer anxiety about the future global climate change to the point it interferes with their lives on a daily basis.

August 5, 2023

Suez Canal tugboat sinks after collision with tanker

A Suez Canal tugboat sunk after colliding with a tanker in the waterway, with one tugboat crew member dead following the incident, accordint to his family.

August 4, 2023

Georgia landslide kills at least 7, leaves over 30 others missing

At least seven people were killed and over 30 people remain missing after a landslide hit a resort area in the mountains of the country of Georgia.