Orca Lolita dies after 52 years in captivity at Miami Seaquarium
Lolita, an orca held captive for more than half a century at the Miami Seaquarium, has died at the estimated age of 57 from suspected kidney disease. Also known as Tokitae or…
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Lore Closes $2.3 Million Round to Build Web3’s AI-powered Search Engine
2 Yale graduates and a dropout - Armaan Kalsi, Brihu Sundararaman, and Ryan Myher raise $2.3M round to go to war with Etherscan. Lore transcends the ordinary concept of blockchain tools; it…
Mark Zuckerberg says ‘time to move on’ from Elon Musk cage fight
Mark Zuckerberg has accused Elon Musk of not being serious about the pair having a cage fight - and says it is time to "move on" from the saga. The Facebook co-founder…
Hawaii wildfires: Oprah Winfrey and her camera crew turned away from shelter for survivors
Oprah Winfrey and her camera crew were turned away from a shelter for survivors of the Hawaii wildfires - as officials confirmed at least 96 people are now dead. The TV personality,…
Hawaii wildfires: Governor warns dozens more could be dead
Hawaii's governor has warned that dozens more could be dead on the island of Maui following devastating wildfires - which have already claimed the lives of 99 people. "We are prepared for…
Alex Collins: Former NFL star dies aged 28
Former NFL running back Alex Collins has died aged 28. The star, who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens, was driving a motorbike when it crashed into an SUV car…
Donald Trump: Georgia court charges former US president with trying to illegally overturn 2020 election
A court in Georgia has charged Donald Trump with trying to illegally overturn the 2020 election. Among the charges is "solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer" - in other…
Russia launches first moon mission in almost 50 years
A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off from the Vostochny spaceport in the far eastern Amur region. It's expected to reach its destination on 23 August, the same day as…
Cocaine worth $1.1m found by Tampa mayor Jane Castor on family’s fishing trip
The mayor of Tampa has found cocaine with an estimated street value of about $1.1m floating in the Atlantic while on a fishing trip with her family. Jane Castor, who was the…
‘Transportation disaster’: Children stuck on school buses until 10pm in Kentucky
Kentucky's largest school district has canceled the second and third day of classes after a disastrous overhaul of its transportation system left some children on buses until 10pm. Jefferson County Public Schools…
