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Family dogs attack, kill 5-year-old girl in back yard of home in Covina, California


abc13.com
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:35 UTC
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A 5-year-old girl is dead after she was attacked by her family dogs at her home in California on Sunday, authorities say.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies were called to a home in a gated community in the 2500 block of Palomino Drive in Covina around noon on Sunday.

They discovered that a 5-year-old girl had been attacked by the two family dogs in the backyard of the home.

Los Angeles County Fire paramedics brought the girl to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 1:23 p.m.

Investigators say the dogs responsible for the attack are a 10-year-old Rottweiler and a 6-year-old Rottweiler mix. Two other dogs live at the home - and all four pets were removed.

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Series of 3 strong earthquakes hits near Alaska's Adak Island on December 8 - two of magnitude 6.3, the other of 6.2


BNO News
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:42 UTC
The epicenter of Sunday's earthquakes
The epicenter of Sunday's earthquakes
A series of strong earthquakes - the strongest two measuring 6.3 - has struck the North Pacific Ocean near Alaska's Adak Island, seismologists say. No tsunami warnings were issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.

The first earthquake happened at 9:57 a.m. local time on Sunday when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck about 70 miles (113 km) southwest of Adak Island, which is part of the Andreanof Islands group of the Aleutian Islands.

Adak Island, with a population of about 300 people, is nearly 1,200 miles southwest of Anchorage.

After several aftershocks, a second 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the same area at 3:15 p.m. local time. This was followed by another series of aftershocks, including a 6.1 at 3:38 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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6.0 magnitude earthquake Kuril Islands on December 8


Earthquake Track
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 22:28 UTC
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6.0 magnitude earthquake 342 km from Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin, Russia

UTC time: Sunday, December 08, 2024 10:24 AM
Your time: Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 10:24 AM GMT
Magnitude Type: mww
USGS page: M 6.0 - Kuril Islands
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 2 people
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6.0 magnitude earthquake southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on December 7


Earthquake Track
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:14 UTC
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6.0 magnitude earthquake

UTC time: Saturday, December 07, 2024 17:31 PM
Your time: Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 5:31 PM GMT
Magnitude Type: mww
USGS page: M 6.0 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 0 people
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Rare Ivory Gull from the high Arctic turns up in Poland on November 23, subsequently found dead


Birdguides.com
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:24 UTC
Ivory Gull, Władysławowo, Pomerania
© Zbigniew KajzerIvory Gull, Władysławowo, Pomerania
Poland's second-ever Ivory Gull has been found dead at a coastal town in the north of the country.

The bird, an adult, was found at Władysławowo, Pomerania, on 23 November. It frequented the town harbour, offering point-blank views and attracting plenty of admirers in the process.

However, after the bird was last seen alive on 29 November, it was discovered dead the following day.

Ivory Gull breeds in the High Arctic and has a circumpolar distribution through Greenland, northernmost North America and Eurasia. It is a rare but regular vagrant to Continental Europe. The only previous Polish record was at Rewa, Pomorskie, on 29 September 1989.

Britain's most recent record came in January 2019, when a bird at Loch Ryan, Dumfries and Galloway, was taken into care before being released at Stevenson Point, Ayrshire.

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Man severely injured in polar bear attack while defending wife in Ontario

Natalie Neysa Alund
USA TODAY
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:09 UTC
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A man who jumped onto a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled in Canada is recovering from serious injuries, local officials said this week.

Nishnawbe Aski Police Service officers responded to a home in a residential area of Ontario following reports of gunfire and, at the scene, said they located a dead polar bear.

Prior to arrival, the department announced in a news release, police also received reports of a possible bear sighting in the same area.

Arriving officers learned a husband and wife at the address left their home at 5 a.m. to look for their dogs.
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Horror as man dies after attack by 'fighting dog' in east London as woman charged

Jon King
Daily Express
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:11 UTC
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A man has died after an alleged dog attack in east London, the Metropolitan Police has said.

Officers were called to Shirley Road, Stratford, at 4.53am on Wednesday, after reports the man had been seriously wounded, according to Scotland Yard.

The man, 42, was taken to hospital where he later died. His family has been informed and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

Leanne McDonnell, 32, of Shirley Road, Stratford, has been charged with owning a dog dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death.

She is also charged with failing in the duty as a person responsible for an animal to ensure its welfare and with having custody of a fighting dog.

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Best of the Web: Tsunami warning cancelled after shallow magnitude 7 earthquake strikes California coast - multiple aftershocks

Christal Hayes
BBC
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:11 UTC
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A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of northern California, according to the US Geological Survey.

A tsunami warning was initially issued along the coasts of both northern California and southern Oregon - an area that includes about 4.7 million people - but was later rescinded.

The earthquake's epicentre hit closest to the town of Ferndale, California, a small city in Humboldt County about 260 miles (418km) north of San Francisco.

Local officials said no deaths or major widespread damage had been reported in the aftermath of the quake, which is one of only nine such 7 magnitude quakes to strike globally this year.

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11 die, 48,000 displaced in heavy rains in Malawi

Jessica Okonkwo
Independent (Nigeria)
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:47 UTC
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At least 11 people have died and 80 others have been injured during torrential rains in Malawi over the past few days, the country's disaster management agency said Wednesday.

Addressing the media in Lilongwe, Malawi's capital, Chipiliro Khamula, spokesperson for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), said lightning, flooding, and collapsing walls caused the fatalities and injuries.

"During the last few days, most parts of the country have received heavy rains which have caused heavy damage to both households and schools. About 48,000 people have been affected through displacement," Khamula said.

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92-year-old woman found dead after pit bull attack in Rochester, New York


13wham.com
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:38 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
Police said a woman's suspicious death on the city's west side Tuesday night was discovered after a dog attack.

Officers responded to a home on Orange Street around 9 p.m. and found Velma Leake, 92, "clearly deceased."

Police said Leake lived at the home with other family members, one of whom woke up and went downstairs to find Leake had been mauled by a pit bull owned by the residents.

The Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating the cause of death. Police said it's unclear whether she died as a result of the mauling or from other causes.

The dog is in the custody of Rochester Animal Services pending further investigation.
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