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June 26, 2023

Teen Titanic submarine passenger aimed to set Rubik's cube world record on dive, mom says

Suleman Dawood hoped to set the world record for solving a Rubiks Cube while in the deep ocean. His father, Shahzada Dawood, brought a camera to record the moment.

June 25, 2023

Louisiana environmentalists push back against Biden's carbon capture initiative: 'Do it where you live'

Louisiana environmentalists are chastising the Biden administration for supporting certain carbon capture projects as part of the president's climate initiative.

June 25, 2023

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith calls Titan expedition 'unnecessary' asks when people will 'get over the Titanic?'

Stephen A. Smith weighed in on the Titan submersible tragedy during an episode of his podcast "The Stephen A. Smith Show." Smith questioned why they wanted to visit the wreckage.

June 23, 2023

West Virginia gas plant to pay $1.9M for Ohio River pollution

Messer LLC has agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle accusations that it violated the Clean Water Act by dumping metallic waste into the Ohio River.

June 23, 2023

Canada opens investigation into deadly OceanGate voyage to Titanic ruins

A Canadian government agency is opening an investigation into the OceanGate Titan submersible incident, which killed all people on board.

June 23, 2023

Sailboat endures orca encounter during international race: 'Dangerous moment'

The Team JAJO sailboat encountered three orcas during The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint on Thursday. The encounter occurred in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar.

June 23, 2023

Gale winds, torrential rain wreak havoc on parts of North Dakota

Parts of North Dakota reported up to 3 inches of rain in 20 minutes and 84 mph winds during a Wednesday night storm, which flipped campers and toppled weak structures.

June 23, 2023

Obama calls out ‘obscene inequality’ in news coverage of OceanGate sub tragedy and sinking of migrant ship

Former President Barack Obama recently blasted the media for fixating on the OceanGate Titan sub tragedy while not covering a recent migrant ship sinking nearly as much.

June 23, 2023

Online mockery of Titanic submersible leaves cultural observers sickened: 'Garbage dump of vile commentary'

Social media snark and jokes abounded during the saga of the missing Titanic submersible, leading some commentators to call it the worst of modern culture.

June 23, 2023

Crew killed in 'catastrophic implosion': Timeline of mission to find OceanGate's missing Titanic submarine

News of OceanGate Expedition's missing submarine exploded as the U.S. and Canadian coast guards sprang into search and rescue missions.