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Al Roker explains sudden departure from Today show
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— Sep 28, 2026
Al Roker left the Today show early after delivering the weather because he had jury duty, later explaining his absence in a video outside a Manhattan courthouse. Dylan Dreyer filled in, and co-host Craig Melvin said Roker was expected back the next day.
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Sam Okafor
Dylan stepping in worked out fine but it would have been better if the show planned ahead for Al's absence.
Next Raises Profit Guidance, Expects Slower Sales Growth
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— Sep 17, 2026
Next reported a 10.5% rise in first-half profit and lifted its full-year pretax guidance to about £1.255 billion, helped by hot weather and strong online demand overseas. The retailer signaled mixed momentum with strong international growth and online profitability, but UK sales gains are expected to slow and warehousing and stock-management challenges persist, even as cash generation and dividends remain robust.
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Jared Kim
The warehousing issues they mentioned could eat into those gains if not fixed, even with better dividends coming.
At Least Three Die at Burning Man Amid Disruptions
Music
— Sep 4, 2026
A man in his mid-50s died at Burning Man after a medical emergency, with organizers saying he was treated on site and pronounced deceased while his family was not immediately notified. The festival also faced severe weather disruptions, including gate closures and mud, and additional incidents such as a fall from a tower in recent days highlight ongoing safety challenges at this year’s event.
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Man Exposes Shocking Amount Electric Truck Driving Range Is Cut Because It’s Cold Out: ‘Disaster’
Reporting
— Dec 6, 2022
In cold weather, gas-powered cars outperform electric vehicles, whose driving range can plunge 20 to 50 percent because their batteries slow down as the temperature drops. That’s the inconvenient truth one Kansas…
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Despite Trump’s Promises To Lower Prices, Americans Are Still Asking, ‘Where’s The Beef?’
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Californian Learns Brutal Lesson About EVs After Stranded Truck Is Hauled Away in Wyoming: Report
Reporting
— Apr 26, 2023
When it comes to cross-country travel, many electric vehicle owners have learned to take their vehicles’ range readings with a grain of salt — especially in cold weather. That’s a lesson one man learned the hard way…
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Best Colleges for AI Education
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Rankings of colleges that best equip students for careers in artificial intelligence through curriculum, research, and industry ties.
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Man Tries Towing 10,000-Pound Trailer with EV Truck in Winter, Goes Only 100 Miles – But It Gets Worse
Opinion
— Jan 13, 2023
Electric vehicles underperform gas-powered cars in numerous ways, but the disparity becomes even starker when you haul a trailer in cold weather. EV fan Zack Nelson — who runs the tech-centric YouTube channel…
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Attendees Boo Evacuation Order As Freedom 250 Celebration Postponed By Severe Weather
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— Jul 5, 2026
Despite authorities instructing attendees of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence to evacuate the National Mall due to severe weather, many refused to leave.
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Weather Nightmare Hits America Just Days Before Christmas: Thousands of Flights Canceled or Delayed
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— Dec 23, 2022
Just about anyone who was dreaming of a white Christmas is about to have their dream come true. However, it many mean that many won’t be home for Christmas. A massive, potentially dangerous winter weather event heading…
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Beardsley Zoo worker struck by lightning, hospitalized
Weather
— Jul 21, 2026
Employees at Beardsley Zoo were struck by lightning while maneuvering a chain-link fence during storms; the staffer was taken to a hospital for evaluation and is reported to be doing well with no serious injuries. The zoo says it prioritizes safety and continues to follow weather safety protocols as severe weather affected the region.
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9 Killed in PA Mass Shooting; Police Call it ‘Horrific Scene’
Nine people, including two children, were killed in a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, Friday. Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah called the shooting a “devastating” loss of life and a “horrific scene.” Lorah said no motive has been established and there is no threat to the community as the suspect was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in a home in the 700 block of Perry Street. “We will
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Boater searches unfold across Canada, U.S.
World
— Sep 8, 2026
Authorities are coordinating searches for missing boaters in two regions: in Łutsel K’e, Northwest Territories, where a man and a woman who left Yellowknife on Sept. 4 have not contacted anyone amid bad weather, with RCMP and a Hercules aircraft aiding the search and multiple water routes being considered; and near St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, where three people aboard an 18-foot fishing vessel are overdue, one survivor with hypothermia rescued and two others found dead as Coast Guard and local partners mount a multi-agency response.
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FAA and airline CEOs coordinate rollout of new delay-reduction system
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— Sep 10, 2026
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford met with major U.S. airline CEOs to push the rollout of SMART, a data-driven traffic-management platform aimed at reducing flight delays and cancellations through predictive routing and tighter scheduling, with initial deployment planned this month. The system is backed by an $875 million contract and endorsements from Airlines for America, signaling a broad transformation of how flights are planned during weather and congestion with potential broader use beyond weather-related disruptions.
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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El Niño peaks, Indonesia braces for fires
Environment
— Sep 1, 2026
As El Niño peaks in September, Indonesia faces a sharp intensification of forest and land fires across six provinces, causing hazardous haze with thousands of respiratory cases and cross-border air quality impacts, while authorities acknowledge much of the blazes are man-made and deploy weather modification, water bombing and international support to curb them. At the same time, drought conditions are forcing communities to endure severe water shortages in rural areas, rationing supplies and relying on scarce underground sources as dry spells lengthen.
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Antofagasta Los Pelambres resumes operations after weather disruption
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— Jul 24, 2026
Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile has resumed operations after a weather-driven shutdown with no safety incidents or material damage reported, and the site’s water management systems including the El Mauro tailings dam functioned as intended. The company kept its full-year copper production guidance unchanged and is continuing community support efforts in Choapa Province as operations ramp back up.
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State Forced to Cancel Electric Vehicle Mandate Vote After Widespread Power Outages
Opinion
— Dec 22, 2023
The weather in Maine is never a predictable thing at the best of times, but it appears to have developed a dark sense of humor as of late. On Thursday, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection was set to meet to…
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Bankruptcy Comes For American Trucking Companies As Diesel Prices Skyrocket: ‘They’re Killing Me’
Paris Apodaca · 7 min · 3h
Greene’s Sudden Exit Sparks Debate Over Trump’s Influence in Georgia Politics
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— Nov 25, 2025
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden resignation from Congress — coming right after she publicly split with President Donald Trump — shocked Georgia, where many believed the firebrand could have weathered a primary…
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Madonna vs Lady Gaga
Yourlist
— VS Battle
The Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.
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COVID-19 Surges Across US as Some Hospitals Stretched
Reporting
— Oct 23, 2020
Several U.S. states, many of them in the Midwest, reported record single-day increases in COVID-19 infections on Thursday, further evidence that the pandemic is accelerating anew as cooler weather takes hold in many…
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Al Roker Suddenly Hospitalized After Doctors Discover Blood Clots
Reporting
— Nov 18, 2022
Long-time “Today” show weather anchor Al Roker revealed Friday morning that he’d been away from the show for two weeks because he was hospitalized for blood clots. “So many of you have been thoughtfully asking where…
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‘A Year to Remember for All the Wrong Reasons’: Farmers Face Crop Disaster as Weather Throws Wrench in Harvesting Plans
Reporting
— Jul 19, 2023
There is trouble in fields that produce much of America’s wheat and corn, as an abnormal pattern of drought and downpours is ruining many crops as they grow and leaving others in danger of rotting where they stand…
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What Happened To These Energy ‘Expert’s’ Predictions?
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— Jul 2, 2026
When I was younger and a little more wide-eyed, there was one job I always thought sounded perfect: weather anchor. The reason was simple. Outside of NFL Draft analysis, how many jobs let you be wrong that often and still keep showing up on television as if nothing happened? As it turns out, I might […]
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Grit beats talent when you stick for years
Readers stuck in talent myths get a clear map for building long-term passion and persistence.
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Video: Rookie Officers Jump into Flash Flood to Save Mom and Kids Being Swept Away
Reporting
— Sep 17, 2022
One of California’s best features is its weather: Generally mild year-round, boasting agricultural prowess and many areas that see incredibly mild winters. But the state still experiences its fair share of natural…
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Nepal Floods Kill 350, Rescue Underway
Weather
— Aug 27, 2026
Nepal is grappling with catastrophic floods linked to glacier collapse, with hundreds killed and many missing as rescue efforts continue and clean water access becomes critical. The global discourse on disasters also encompasses rising weather-prediction markets and debates over how human rights are framed during ongoing catastrophes.
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Rocchio’s Grand Slam, Walk-Off Homer Lift Guardians
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— Sep 5, 2026
Brayan Rocchio delivered a historic late-game rally for Cleveland, tying the game with a grand slam and later delivering a ninth-inning walk-off to beat Detroit in the first game of a doubleheader, keeping the Guardians in the AL wild-card race. The performance came as Cleveland weathered a rough start and as manager Stephen Vogt shuffled the lineup, with Rocchio returning to the nine-hole role in a bid to spark the offense.
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Chris Dalton
Grand slam to tie it then the walk-off? Rocchio was due for a game like this, glad it happened when it mattered.
