A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Docking confirmed for #Crew7! At 9:16am ET (1316 UTC), the Dragon crew spacecraft with four space travelers aboard arrived at the @Space_Station. pic.twitter.com/BbNX804voe
— NASA (@NASA) August 27, 2023
Multiple people are dead following an incident Saturday at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida, the city's mayor says. https://t.co/XlYlFibP3t
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 27, 2023
BREAKING: Three U.S. Marines were killed in an aircraft crash on an Australian island that injured 20 others during a military exercise, authorities said. Five of the 23 on board were flown in serious condition to the city of Darwin, the Marines said. https://t.co/WoWETy0s9n
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 27, 2023
Maui County officials released the names late Thursday of 388 people unaccounted for since the decimating Aug. 8 wildfires, the first such list to be issued. https://t.co/zxyo0deA11
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 27, 2023
A brush fire burned 10 acres on Saturday and prompted Maui authorities to evacuate residents from a neighborhood of Lahaina, just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by blazes before firefighters brought it under control. https://t.co/Kaswq02C0T
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 27, 2023
As hundreds of firefighters battle blazes that have been blamed for 21 deaths, Greek fire department officials arrest two men for allegedly deliberately starting wildfires. https://t.co/tunPZMtuat
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 27, 2023
EXPLAINER: Though the wastewater release from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant raised controversy, the decommissioning is far more daunting. It will involve a higher risk of exposure for plant workers, @AP explains. https://t.co/mPGrmT4cHz
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 27, 2023
A senior board member of the parent organization behind the prominent Conservative Political Action Conference who resigned on Friday urged an independent investigation into additional allegations of sexual misconduct against Chairman Matt Schlapp. https://t.co/UuydUgrVEB
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 27, 2023
Hundreds join largest Loch Ness monster hunt in 50 years in Scotland https://t.co/gnBRAXcSm0 pic.twitter.com/rt5cfktrrj
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 27, 2023