The company operating the mine in southern Peru said 175 overnight shift workers were evacuated safely, but at least 27 died. Source
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Missing woman survives on lollipops and wine for 5 days in bushland
“The only liquid Lillian, who doesn’t drink, had with her was a bottle of wine she had bought as a gift for her mother so that got her through,” police said. Source
Teen dies after being trapped under sand at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
The seashore says he was in a hole when parts of an adjacent dune apparently collapsed into it, burying him under several feet of sand, and CPR failed. Source
“Truly frightening wildfires” force thousands to evacuate in Canada
Some 30,000 people have been ordered to flee the path of “unprecedented” blazes charring western Canada’s Alberta province. Source
Question for your doctor? Artificial intelligence can help.
Doctors at some of the country’s top health care facilities says tools based on ChatGPT can help communicate with patients. Source
Alaska national park worker dies in avalanche witness says worker triggered
The Denali National Park and Preserve says “much loved” dispatcher and support services provider Eric Walter was backcountry skiing only a few miles from the park’s entrance. Source
MTV Awards given out in host-less, pre-taped show due to writers’ strike
Host Drew Barrymore had dropped out in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America. It was the first big awards show to air during the writers’ walkout. Source
California’s Lithium Valley could power electric vehicle industry | 60 Minutes
As the U.S. auto industry goes green, companies are developing lithium extraction for batteries in California’s Imperial Valley. Bill Whitaker reports. Source
Anderson Cooper interviews one of his journalism role models
“Without a doubt you have been the person who made me interested in wanting to do this line of work,” 60 Minutes correspondent Anderson Cooper told photojournalist James Nachtwey. Source
NASA launches two satellites to study tropical storms
Four TROPICS satellites will monitor tropical storm development and intensification on an hourly basis to improve forecasting. Source