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Authorities did not know if the boat was headed to Alcatraz, a major tourist attraction, where shuttered buildings of the famous former prison still stand.
A pleasure boat sank in the San Francisco Bay, resulting in one death and three missing persons, with 16 other passengers rescued.
NYTimes – US Authorities did not know if the boat was headed to Alcatraz, a major tourist attraction, where shuttered buildings of the famous former prison still stand.
Authorities did not know if the boat was headed to Alcatraz, a major tourist attraction, where shuttered buildings of the famous former prison still stand.
One person dead after pontoon boat involved in memorial service capsized in San Francisco Bay on Tuesday Rescuers were still searching for three missing people on Wednesday after a boat involved in a memorial service sank in the cold, fast-moving waters of San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island, authorities said. At least one person died and 16 people were rescued after the boat capsized on Tuesday afternoon in what…
NYTimes – US Sixteen other passengers were rescued after the pleasure boat sank in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday.
Another 16 people rescued after ‘pontoon pleasure boat’ sinks about 600 yards from famous tourist attraction One person was killed, two were missing and 16 were rescued after a pontoon boat capsized and sank near San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island on Tuesday, authorities said. Nineteen people were aboard the vessel at the time of the incident. Continue reading...
NPR – Politics Republican Senator Mitch McConnell returned to the US Senate on Monday, casting his first vote after a three-month absence. The 84-year-old Kentucky lawmaker was hospitalised in June following a fall at home and said he was "briefly unconscious" during recovery. McConnell said he looked forward to being back on the Senate floor.
NYTimes – World The Danish prime minister has accused Russia of "reckless" behaviour, while the Kremlin is yet to comment.
NYTimes – US California governor Gavin Newsom said in a CNN interview that he will not run for president in 2028 if former vice-president Kamala Harris enters the race. Newsom, who is term-limited, called a potential matchup against fellow Californian Harris a waste of everybody's time. The comments appeared to conflict with his widely assumed presidential ambitions.
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