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A viral Instagram video showing a hiker airlifted from Yosemite National Park after suffering heat exhaustion has prompted widespread debate over a reported $70,000 Yosemite helicopter rescue bill, but a federal funding policy suggests the group involved may not owe a cent. The video, which spread rapidly across social media, shows a woman stopping approximately [...]

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The Federal Aviation Administration has accepted four ASTM International integration standards as an approved means of compliance for MOSAIC light-sport aircraft certification, giving manufacturers the detailed compliance framework they need to begin certifying new aircraft under the agency’s Part 22 airworthiness rules. The decision removes one of the last remaining obstacle...

World Cup final air quality conditions over the New York-New Jersey host region have become an operational concern for travel professionals, stadium logistics teams, and the tens of thousands of fans converging on MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, ahead of Sunday’s Spain versus Argentina match. Canadian wildfire smoke drifting south across the northeastern [...]...

A Mexico earthquake tsunami threat has prompted beach evacuations and official warnings across multiple Central American coastlines after a magnitude 7.3 quake struck off the coast of Chiapas on Friday, 17 July, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor, recorded at a depth of 6 miles, had its epicentre around 30 miles [...]

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A Mexico earthquake tsunami warning is in force across multiple Pacific coastlines after a magnitude 7.3 tremor struck off the coast of south-western Mexico on Friday, 17 July, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The U.S. Tsunami Warning System has issued warnings covering several coasts in the region, advising residents and travellers to [...]

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