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Hawaiian island wildfire death toll jumps and will probably keep rising, says governor
The search of the wildfire wreckage on Maui revealed a wasteland of burned out homes as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 53 lives.
- by Audrey Mcavoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Nick Perry
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‘Downslope winds’: How the Hawaii fires spread so quickly
As the arid winds swept over the West Maui Mountains, they forced air to accelerate down the west side of the mountains - with tragic results.
- by Dan Stillman
Donald Trump pleads not guilty to additional charges as Republicans release Biden bank records
The charges also accused two Trump employees of conspiring with the former president to delete the footage at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
- by Farrah Tomazin
US officials beginning to think the truth may really be out there
Three highly credentialed whistleblowers have testified to a US congressional hearing that UFOs are real and that the government is covering up the evidence.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Extreme weather
Hawaii ‘like an apocalypse’ as historic town destroyed by hurricane-fanned fires
The death toll from the inferno has reached 36. Some people had to flee into the ocean to escape fire and smoke.
- by Marco Garcia
Man suspected of threatening Biden shot and killed
Special agents were trying to serve a warrant on the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, south of Salt Lake City.
- by Lindsay Whitehurst and Sam Metz
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Investigators obtained secret warrant for Trump’s Twitter account
Trump said the Justice Department “secretly attacked my Twitter account, making it a point not to let me know about this major ‘hit’ on my civil rights”.
- by Alanna Durkin Richer
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Republicans hunt for Hunter Biden scandal big enough to sink Joe, save Trump
The danger is that ongoing ructions surrounding the Biden family will continue to be a headache for a president heading into an election.
- by Farrah Tomazin