News and weather reports record that smoke blotted out the Sun on one out of every three days, and sometimes sunlight never pierced the darkness.
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Robert Wyss,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
Urban skyglow has robbed many of us of our night skies and the vast majority of the population of the United States now lives in regions where the stars are mostly blotted out by excessive lighting.
Several people were being treated at the scene after being knocked to the ground and trampled as those in the crowd ran for cover, CNN affiliate KYW reported, citing officials.
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Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
Some inmates beat and trampled a young corrections officer, Bill Quinn, and grabbed his keys.
Families in the region were already hurting before the shutdown due to the Dragon Bravo Fire that ravaged the North Rim of the Grand Canyon for nearly three months, Amos said.
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Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
The San Francisco 49ers have been hanging tough despite being ravaged by the injury bug for the second year in a row.
The original trees had to be removed in 2013 after being poisoned by Alabama fan Harvey Updyke.
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Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Investigators have removed a haul of items from the camps for forensic examination as part of ongoing enquiries to identify anyone who might have assisted Phillips during his time on the run.
Thieves looted France’s most famous crown jewels, including an emerald necklace and earrings from the matching set of Empress Marie-Louise, as Fox News Digital previously reported about the Louvre heist.
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Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
According to a report by the Human Rights Defense Network, at least 148 people were killed, many burned alive; 62 houses were torched, and another 26 houses were looted.
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