COLFAX, Calif. – California’s prolonged drought has created opportunities for prospectors and miners panning, sluicing, chiseling and diving for gold. The Sacramento Bee reported (http://bit.ly/1QPTA3k) Wednesday that gold seekers are wading into formerly deep waterways to harvest flecks from the pea gravel and sediment in crevices that have long been …
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MONTPELIER, Vt. – The remains of a Revolutionary War battleship that burned and sank as the Americans and British struggled for control of Lake Champlain will be in the hands of the U.S. Navy in time for the Fourth of July. Timbers from the schooner Royal Savage, raised from the …
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WINSLOW, Maine – A Miss 4th of July pageant winner who got upset when told there was a miscount and she could share the title has decided to concede her crown. Seventeen-year-old Molly Lybrook was told that votes were miscounted in the Winslow, Maine, pageant last weekend and that 14-year-old …
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – One of the largest communities of Navajo farmers along the San Juan River has voted to keep irrigation canals closed for at least a year following a toxic spill at a Colorado gold mine. Navajo President Russell Begaye has asked several tribal communities to weigh in …
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MIAMI – The parents of slain journalist Steven Sotloff are speaking out about the foundation they established to honor his legacy and their disappointment with the U.S. government in a rare interviewing marking the 1-year anniversary of his death. South Florida residents Shirley and Arthur Sotloff have spoken little since …
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Fox News’ “Antisemitism Exposed” newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: -Trump says Hamas must be ‘destroyed’ in order to bring hostages home– Trump administration to vet legal immigrant applicants for ‘anti-Americanism’ and antisemitism– Gal Gadot knows exactly why …
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An illegal immigrant was arrested Tuesday after she tried seeking sanctuary at a Colorado probation office, authorities said. Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were initially targeting Darwin Arriche-Sierra, 35, a Venezuelan citizen with two convictions for driving under the influence, during a traffic stop. However, Arriche-Sierra was …
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A Chinese doctor was busted in Texas for allegedly trying to smuggle cancer-related research back to China. Yunhai Li – a 35-year-old employed by the MD Anderson Cancer Center since 2022 – was confronted at an airport by officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on July 9, according to …
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A Florida man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he said owed him money more than 30 years ago was put to death on Thursday, extending the record number of executions carried out in the Sunshine State to 11 so far this year. Curtis Windom, 59, …
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Police revealed the cause of death for former U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber on Monday, months after she died in her sleep at home in March. The medical examiner’s office in Alexandria, Virginia says the former official died from a “sudden unexpected death in epilepsy,” according to the Virginian-Pilot. Police had …
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