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A brave mother who was attacked by a grizzly bear while jogging has said her two-year-old daughter was the catalyst for her survival.”I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Vanessa Chaput, 24, of Canada’s Yukon Territory, told TODAY.com.On June 30, Chaput was jogging with his German shepherd, Luna, along a paved trail between Haines Junction and Pine Lake Campground in Ontario, Canada. Chaput said he knows the trail well, which runs along a highway and near residential areas. It was 10:30 p.m., but the sun had just set, and as he rounded a corner, Chaput had…

The Detroit Lions were without several key players with injuries during practice on Monday, including running back Jameer Gibbs, first-round draft pick rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold and second-round draft pick rookie cornerback Ennis Rakestraw.The Lions told beat reporters that Gibbs left practice with a leg injury, Arnold had an upper-body injury and Rakestraw had an ankle injury. ESPN’s Adam Schefter later reported that Gibbs’ injury was a hamstring injury.According to reporters, all three players were examined after practice. Details of the injuries were initially unknown.Gibbs is coming off a breakout rookie season in which he was selected to the Pro…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — As North Carolina opened preseason training camp, offensive line coach Randy Clements was in a hospital bed rather than on the football field after a health scare sent him to the emergency room.Clements, who turns 58 in September, said he had been suffering from a gastrointestinal infection over the summer that worsened and spread to other parts of his body. On July 28, when UNC players gathered for training camp, Clements said he came down with a fever, chills and nausea, which led to his hospitalization at UNC Hospital.”I ended up with something called sepsis, where…

A slaughterhouse-bound bull in Massachusetts briefly escaped its fate Monday after crashing through an electric fence, jumping a bank, crossing an interstate and swimming through a lake, authorities said.But officers in Raynham, south of Boston, shot and killed the 1,300-pound animal when it charged, police said in a news release.Police said workers at a nearby farm were loading the bull onto a truck to be destined for a slaughterhouse on Monday morning when the bull became startled and crashed through several fences, some of which were electrified.A 1,300-pound bull runs away before being shot and killed in Raynham, Massachusetts on…

A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes on Monday after he allegedly yelled “Free Palestine” and then slashed a Jewish man in the torso near a synagogue in Brooklyn, New York, police said.Police allege that Vincent T. Sumpter, of Brooklyn, stabbed a 33-year-old man about 2 a.m. Saturday near the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a Hasidic Jewish sect. Synagogue spokesman Yaacov Behrman told X that the attacker asked the victim “Do you want to die?” before stabbing him. Behrman said the victim had “longstanding ties” to the local community and was expected to survive.A 33-year-old…

Amazon and Walmart are ramping up their technology-driven competition with AI-powered digital commerce launches. [+] Shopping assistants improve customer experience and drive sales: Amazon’s virtual assistant and its Walmart equivalent use advanced technology to simplify product search and provide personalized recommendations, bridging the gap between online and in-store shopping and ushering in a major shift in retail.NurPhoto via Getty Images Amazon’s chief engineer once had a dog named Rufus that would run down the halls picking up tennis balls. For a multi-billion dollar company, this doesn’t seem like a big deal. But recently, Amazon made a big splash by bringing…

When the Olympic Games are hosted in Los Angeles in 2028, they will be held in the San Fernando Valley for the first time. No events were held in the Valley when Los Angeles was the host city in 1932 and 1984, but that will change four years later. BMX, skateboarding and archery will be held at Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area. This news is exciting not only for the many who live and work in the Valley region, but also for fans of sports like BMX that originated in Southern California. “There’s a lot of local BMX history. A lot…

PULASKI COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) – As children across the Heartland prepare to return to school, one local health department is urging parents to get not only their children vaccinated, but the whole family, too.Shauna Rhyne is with the Southern 7 Health District in southern Illinois.She said vaccination rates have dropped significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic.”The number of children getting vaccinated for the new kindergarten school year has certainly decreased during the COVID pandemic,” Rhine said.But Rhine said it’s not just children who need to be up to date on vaccinations.”We’ve also seen a decline in people keeping their own vaccinations…

BANGKOK, 13 August 2024: Dusit International, Thailand’s leading hotel and property developer, has signed an agreement with King Square Development Co., Ltd. to manage Dusit Suites King Square Bangkok and King Square Residences, a luxury hotel and residential project due to open in 2026. King Square Development Co., Ltd. is a Bangkok-based real estate company established by Saha Group Tokyu Co., Ltd. and King Square Suites Co., Ltd. The signing ceremony was attended by executives from Dusit International, Saha Group and Tokyu Corporation. Located on Rama III Road in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, next to King’s College International School, the two…

Back to school shopping: how much does it cost? The National Retail Federation projects back-to-school spending will reach $38.8 billion, and FOX 29 has profiled several organizations across the region that are giving out free backpacks and supplies to help offset the costs. PHILADELPHIA — Back to school is just around the corner, and parents are trying to get their kids the tools they need to succeed. “There were lots of notebooks, pencils, markers, crayons, rulers, dry erase markers,” parent Michelle Dixon said. Dixon said she’s done most of her shopping for her kids and is just looking for the…