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April 29

Massive European power outage blamed on solar plant breakdowns

The power outage that severely disrupted life in Spain and Portugal on Monday is being blamed on two possible solar plant breakdowns, a report said.

April 29

Man drops gun, flees charging polar bear by hopping on snowmobile, video shows

A video captured a polar bear charging at a person in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, forcing them to drop their gun and race away on a snowmobile.

April 29

Man drops gun, flees charging polar bear in Norway

Dramatic video captures escape from polar bear in Pyramiden, a town in Norway's archipelago of Svalbard. (Credit: Rebecca Baack via Storyful)

April 29

An American father's plea: President Trump, please bring my son and the other hostages home from Gaza

As his son remains a Hamas hostage, Ruby Chen is urging President Donald Trump to directly intervene and use his leadership skills to get the remaining American hostages out.

April 29

Trump marks 100-days in office embroiled in trade battles, deadly wars and hard pressed deals

Trump's first 100 days in office have been busy as he looked to end Russia's war in Ukraine, return hostages from Hamas, reach a nuclear deal with Iran and escalated a trade war with China.

April 29

Officials in Biden admin worked to undermine Netanyahu after ceasefire talks collapsed, former aide says

After the ceasefire deal collapsed, Biden aides discussed a speech to "scramble Israeli politics" and force elections to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid rising tensions over Gaza.

April 29

Supplies given to people stuck in Madrid train station during power outage

Authorities are seen giving out supplies to people who were stuck in a train station in Madrid, Spain, during Monday's massive power outage. (Credit: AP/UME Military Emergency Unit)

April 29

World’s first continuous beating heart transplant

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about how the first nonstop beating heart transplant, called zero ischemic time, at Taiwan hospital changes surgery.

April 29

Man airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji rescued again after he returned to search for his phone

A climber airlifted from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week was rescued again just four days later after returning to retrieve his cell phone.

April 29

Archaeologists uncover massive number of horse skeletons at 'important' Roman military site

Archaeologists in Stuttgart, Germany, uncovered over 100 horse skeletons believed to have been part of a Roman cavalry unit. These remains are dated to the second century A.D.