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A high school football player at Maumelle High School in Arkansas practiced for nearly an hour wearing a helmet that contained a two-foot venomous snake before discovering it. Animal services director Chris Davis said the student was not bitten. Officers used water to coax the snake out of the helmet.
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Two-foot venomous snake found inside helmet Player wore gear for nearly an hour without a bite Officers used water to force reluctant reptile out A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after finding a venomous snake inside his helmet during practice. The Maumelle High student felt unusual movement inside his headgear following warmups last week and brought his helmet to an assistant…
NYTimes – US Flash floods swept through Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend, hitting Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon. At least two people were killed and about 15 remained missing or unaccounted for as of late Monday, with further monsoon rains hampering rescue efforts. Dozens were evacuated.
NPR – Politics President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America." Google has updated Google Maps to display "Lake America" for U.S. users while keeping "Lake Ontario" in Canada. Apple is now being pressed by Trump to make the same change; MapQuest said it will not. Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard reading "Lake Ontario — Now and Always."
NYTimes – US The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to let the Trump administration continue building a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, blocking a lower-court order that had halted above-ground work after finding the administration should have sought congressional approval. Chief Justice John Roberts dissented, writing that the construction is likely unlawful.
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