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Big Ten seeking clarity on playoff expansion before addressing its nonconference scheduling policyJul 30, 2026 7:44 pm - The Big Ten appears to be in no hurry to change its status as the only major conference that doesn’t require its schools to schedule at least one nonconference game again...
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Coal mine blast in Pakistan kills at least 32 miners and traps 10 othersJul 30, 2026 7:43 pm - An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed at least 32 miners Thursday and trapped 10 others underground in what officials believed to be life-threatening conditions as rescuers raced to reach them.
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TSA finds stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s suitcase at an Alabama airportJul 30, 2026 7:03 pm - GULF SHORES, Ala. — A TSA agent discovered a set of stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger's suitcase during a routine security screening at an Alabama airport e...
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Seattle police chief resigns under pressure from mayor over response to festival shootingJul 30, 2026 6:58 pm - Seattle’s police chief has resigned amid criticism of the city’s response to a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend, Mayor Katie Wilson said Thursday.
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Attorney for Nolan Wells’ family says experts to review a boat distress call from day he disappearedJul 30, 2026 6:16 pm - An attorney for the family of Nolan Wells said Thursday that they have hired audio engineers to review a distress call made from a boat on the day of his disappearance, which has prompted online speculation and claims of defamation amid the ongoing investigation into the 18-year-old’s death.
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Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off AlaskaJul 30, 2026 5:40 pm - The operator of a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska last year, killing all 10 people on board, had a history of overweight flights, according to federal investigators.
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WestJet flight attendants threaten to strike during long August weekend in CanadaJul 30, 2026 5:37 pm - Flight attendants at WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, threatened Thursday to go on strike over unpaid work, a move that could disrupt travel during the busy summer season.
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Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governorJul 30, 2026 5:28 pm - Mandela Barnes dropped out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor on Thursday amid news that the state party had reviewed past allegations of inappropriate behavior, further shaking up the race less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election.
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Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculateJul 30, 2026 5:19 pm - Climate change's fingerprints are all over the extreme fire weather that sparked this week's devastating wildfires in Spain and France and has spiked Southern Europe's burning the past eight years, two new studies conclude.
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Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump’s CDC directorJul 30, 2026 5:09 pm - A Senate committee on Thursday advanced Dr. Erica Schwartz’s nomination to be director of the nation’s top public health agency, setting aside concerns that she will not stand up to political meddling.