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MUNA's tour bus catches fire on California freeway; band members safe

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A tour bus carrying members of indie pop band MUNA caught fire. (Representative)

A private tour bus reportedly carrying members of indie pop band MUNA caught fire. According to KTLA, the incident took place on the southbound 5 Freeway in Burbank on Monday morning. All members of the band are safe. A tour bus carrying members of indie pop band MUNA caught fire. (Representative) The band confirmed the … Read more

In 2020, Tasmania treated invasive rice grass in Duck Bay; three years later, fish species had more than doubled from 5 to 11 and average catches rose from about 2 to 45 per net

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In 2020, Tasmania treated invasive rice grass in Duck Bay; three years later, fish species had more than doubled from 5 to 11 and average catches rose from about 2 to 45 per net

Among the species benefiting from the restoration are yellow-eye mullet. A major effort to remove invasive rice grass from Tasmania’s Duck Bay is showing major signs of recovery, with native vegetation returning and the number of fish species rising from five to 11. The changes came within just two to three years of the weed … Read more

This Chilean community catches fog in giant nets and turns coastal mist into water; the unusual idea now harvests up to 650,000 litres a year in a drought-hit region

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This Chilean community catches fog in giant nets and turns coastal mist into water; the unusual idea now harvests up to 650,000 litres a year in a drought-hit region

A drought-hit community in northern Chile has found an unusual source of water in something that usually passes unnoticed. On the hills above Peña Blanca, in the Coquimbo region, giant mesh nets are positioned to intercept coastal fog, locally known as camanchaca, as it moves inland from the Pacific. Tiny droplets suspended in the fog … Read more

‘Cabin fire in back’: Laptop catches fire on US flight with over 130 passengers, 5 injured

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Laptop catches fire mid-flight, leaving five passengers with burn injuries on an American Airlines Plane. (Unsplash )

A commercial flight from Atlanta to Dallas was reportedly disrupted after a passenger’s laptop caught fire inside the cabin, injuring at least five people. The incident took place aboard American Airlines Flight 2398 as the aircraft was nearing Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Laptop catches fire mid-flight, leaving five passengers with burn injuries on an … Read more

8-year-old boy catches a piranha while fishing with dad at Pennsylvania lake

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8-year-old boy catches a piranha while fishing with dad at Pennsylvania lake

An 8-year-old boy’s unexpected catch during a fishing trip at a lake near Philadelphia has raised concerns about exotic pets being introduced into local waterways.On Saturday morning, Seamus Coffey, 8, reeled in a 2-lb red-bellied piranha, which he initially thought might be a large bass while he was fishing with his dad at a lake … Read more

Dwight Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane catches fire as dramatic videos show wildfire destruction

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The Old Trails Fire is seen from the Centennial Trail near W. College Ave., in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak) (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

Videos showing the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane on fire have emerged as the Old Trails Fire continues to spread across the region. The complex is located on North Assembly Street in north Spokane. The Old Trails Fire is seen from the Centennial Trail near W. College Ave., in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak) … Read more