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A massive human-caused wildfire is barreling toward homes in northwest Reno, Nevada, forcing some 90,000 people to evacuate after at least six people were injured. The Hawk Fire began Saturday and quickly grew to 20 square miles with no containment reported as it spread across the Peavine Peak area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, where rugged foothills are ringed by homes and businesses on the Nevada side of the California state line.The fire moved exceptionally fast Saturday night, jumping over fire trucks and making it difficult for responders to get to hotspots while residents were trying to get out, Washoe County…

Iran has dismissed Donald Trump’s threats of economic warfare as ’empty talk’ while warning neighboring countries not to help Washington squeeze Tehran.Iran’s powerful security chief Mohsen Rezaei threatened retaliation against any nearby nation that joins the US crackdown and warned Tehran could stop oil from flowing through the Persian Gulf.’If countries neighboring Iran cooperate with the Americans in the economic war, we will target their interests,’ Rezaei declared.’The world has realized that Trump’s bluster is nothing but empty talk,’ Rezaei said in an interview with Iranian state media on Saturday.He then turned his fire on countries surrounding Iran, warning that Tehran could…

Melissa Gilbert called on Hollywood to protect child stars just days after the tragic passing of Hayden Panettiere at age 36. The late actress was found unresponsive at an apartment in South Carolina on Sunday, August 16 and was later declared dead following a suspected overdose.The 62-year-old Little House On The Prairie star penned an emotional Substack essay which was published on Saturday as she slammed child actors being ‘exploited’ and added that ‘something has got to be done.’ It comes as Gilbert’s husband Timothy Busfield is charged with four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child under 13. He has pled not guilty.In…

A former Cirque du Soleil acrobat who suffered devastating injuries after falling 15 feet during a performance in front of a large crowd has sued the circus.Mariia Konfektova, a Russian aerialist who holds the world record for most seated aerial hoop rotations in 30 seconds, was swinging on a hoop during Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA show in Portland, Oregon, in 2024 when she plunged to the ground.Shortly after the accident, Cirque du Soleil stated that its performer was ‘recovering and being cared for by our medical and coaching team.’ The circus said at the time that Konfektova had fallen on her head and was…

What makes the perfect holiday? A glossy travel company might tell you it’s five-star facilities, personalised service and a Michelin-starred banquet every night. For most of us though, the most memorable holidays are a delicate balance of lots of things – and often it’s definitely not about how much your getaway has cost. If you’re with the right group of family or friends, then a £15-a-night camping trip can be heaven on earth. Childhood holidays stay etched in our memories, possibly glorified by nostalgia, in a way that many trips in adulthood don’t. Likewise with coming-of-age travel, taking on a big adventure in…

The husband of Brooke Hanlon, the 35-year-old psychotherapist and young mom brutally stabbed to death in her rural New Jersey home in June, is breaking his silence after weeks of her family and the public begging for answers. ‘My heart is totally shattered,’ Conor, 36, told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview Friday when approached at the Chester Township home he shared with Brooke and their baby daughter, Avery, before she was murdered in the upstairs bedroom.When asked about rumors that he might have had something to do with Brooke’s death, he shook his head.’Of course not,’ he said, looking…

Toddlers who eat sugary treats could be at greater risk of five major types of cancer in later life, a study has suggested.Researchers found children born during wartime, when sugar rationing was in place, were 69 per cent less likely to develop liver cancer, and 40 per cent less likely to get bowel cancer, compared to those born after restrictions were lifted.They also went on to have healthier diets, which could protect against conditions like obesity, and a younger biological age – the term for damage to the body over time.’Children may not remember what they ate before age two,’ Dr Weilong Zhang, a professor of…

Part of Manchester City’s insistence on making this place an all-round entertainment venue is to install a zip line from the South Stand to the new one named after Pep Guardiola.The general public will be able to fly over the pitch from one end of the Etihad to the other. Sounds adrenaline inducing but not quite as thrilling as the footballers balancing a high wire at the weekends instead. On the evidence of Enzo Maresca’s Premier League bow, that is exactly what will be asked of them. No harness strapping these guys in.Precarious, exhilarating, City wobbled, threatened to fall but…

Key metrics, laws of averages, touches in the opponents’ box, possession, shots, dangerous attacks. Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin made reference to them all as he put up a spirited defence of his team and his reign in the wake of a desperately disappointing derby loss at Tannadice.Unfortunately, in yesterday evening’s 2-0 defeat, his side lacked one thing altogether more difficult to measure when putting together the data analysis – hunger.Neither side played terribly well in this largely scrappy affair. The difference was that the visitors looked like they were ready to leave their hearts out on the pitch to…

Cod and chips was once the classic takeaway for British households on a Friday night, but as prices have soared to £11, takeaways are now turning to alternatives to the increasingly expensive fish.Five years ago, the average cost of a portion of fish and chips was £6.95, nearly £4 cheaper than the meal would cost today, according to the Office for National Statistics.Decades of overfishing of cod and haddock have been cited as one of the main causes of the rise, with quotas being lowered in key fishing waters. Stocks have also been depleted by sanctions on Russian fishing companies, which…