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10-foot alligator caught in Mississippi breaks state record

A 10-foot, 2-inch-long alligator was captured and killed by gator hunters in Mississippi earlier this week. The female alligator was estimated to be 75 to 100 years old. Not only did she break a state record, the alligator tied with a previous world record for the longest free-ranging wild female alligator, which was caught in Florida in 1984.

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‘Mass evacuation’ in Duncan, Arizona after monsoonal rains cause Gila river to overflow

Early Monday morning the water levels of the Gila River reached a point where water began to spill into portions of Duncan. The Duncan Valley Rural Fire District said. “At that time, the Fire District was requested to assist in an evacuation of the areas in the flood plane, east of the Ranch House.” Monsoon storms hit all weekend across Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico dumped as much as 8 inches of rain.

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Paul Pelosi avoids more jail time as he pleads guilty to one count in DUI case

Paul Pelosi, the multimillionaire husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and causing injury on Tuesday in connection to drunk driving charges back in May. The plea agreement includes a jail term of five days, however Judge Joseph Solga noted that he already had credit for four days, two from actual time served and two for conduct credits. The remaining day will be covered by an 8-hour work program.

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Nearly 10K flights were delayed or canceled nationwide

Severe weather caused flight disruptions all across the United States resulting in flight delays and cancellations. A bevy of flights has been disrupted this summer as carriers faced bad weather and air traffic control issues in addition to ongoing staffing shortages. In January, the airlines hit a 40% delay rate, and in February when cancellations surged to more than 5,000 flights.

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‘General Hospital’ actress Lindsey Pearlman’s cause of death confirmed 6 months after she was found dead

43-year-old Lindsey Pearlman’s cause of death has been revealed after she was found dead inside a car in Hollywood in February. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, the “Empire” actress died by suicide from sodium nitrite toxicity. The presence of non-toxic levels of lorazepam, metoclopramide and codeine were also found in her body.

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CDC no longer recommends quarantine for COVID-19 exposure

On Thursday, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it will no longer recommend schools or daycares quarantine students or run test-to-stay programs if students are exposed to COVID-19. Also they stated it is no longer recommending unvaccinated people quarantine after exposure. Recent studies show that 95% of the U.S. population has either been vaccinated or had COVID-19 already, or both.

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