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Three firefighters die responding to Knowles, Gore fires
Three wildland firefighters died on Saturday battling fires near the Colorado-Utah border, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service announced Sunday morning.
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Three firefighters die battling huge wildfires on Colorado-Utah border
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A number of blazes have been raging across Utah and Colorado, leading both governors to declare states of emergency.
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3 firefighters killed on Colorado-Utah border as wildfires intensify
The deaths occurred as crews battled multiple fires across a parched region. Two other firefighters were injured.
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Three firefighters die in Colorado blaze
Three firefighters died Saturday in a blaze in western Colorado, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday. “Last night, we learned that three wildland firefighters—serving with the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service—lost their lives on Saturday, June 27, while responding jointly to the Knowles and Gore fires along the Colorado-Utah border,” Burgum…
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Multiple wildfires burn in Utah, including nation's largest
Several of the fires have broken out in the last few days.
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July Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in three days
The July 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in three days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have another qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]
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Pakistan Forces Kill Three Militants in Karachi Camp Attack
Pakistan’s security forces have foiled a militant attack on a camp in Karachi Saturday night, killing three assailants and capturing one injured attacker, according to government statements.
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Trump display at his State Fair already falling apart after three days: report
President Trump's carefully constructed vision for transforming the nation's capital is literally falling apart. The Great American State Fair, meant to showcase his grandiose architectural ambitions, has spiraled into a three-day disaster of musical acts boycotting, equipment failures, tiny crowds and now a deteriorating replica arch buckling under less-than-ideal weather conditions.According to New York Times reporting, the centerpiece of Trump's fair—a scaled-down version of his proposed 250-foot "Triumphal Arch"—is already showing signs of structural failure. The vinyl covering, stapled over a wood frame and emblazoned with "One Nation Under God," had begun "buckling" under the combined assault of high temperatures, humidity, and rain.The arch represents Trump's broader vision for the nation's capital: a planned White House ballroom, renovated golf courses, and the repainting and sealing of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool – all of which have come under scrutiny and criticism.Three days into a 16-day event, Trump's showcase for his ambitions is becoming another debacle, with sparse attendance under a sweltering sun, power failures disabling the Ferris wheel for hours, and a cancelled concert by headliner Vanilla Ice with days still to run.Trump's opening performance set the tone. As the Times noted, "Trump gave a short campaign-style welcome speech on Wednesday before a thin crowd, asserting that in his second term he had brought back a country that was 'dead' under his predecessor."
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Three days in and Trump’s State Fair already ‘falling apart at the seams’: commentator
Three days into the 16-day Great American State Fair organized by the President Donald Trump-linked group Freedom 250, the event is already “falling apart at the seams,” argued prominent liberal commentator and podcast host Adam Mockler on Saturday.“Just like everything else Donald Trump touches, this Great American Fair is falling apart at the seams,” Mockler said in a video published on social media Saturday. “We are at day three of his 16-day fair that is funded by our taxpayer dollars to the tune of $80 million, and it’s falling apart.”Critics have already noted what they say are small crowd sizes and near-empty exhibits, but several other issues appeared to plague the event within its first few days, including power failures that stalled a Ferris wheel and melted ice cream.“The exhibits are entirely empty, the fields have nobody in them. Even the main attraction, the Ferris wheel, ran out of power last night and was shut down all evening,” Mockler said. “We have melting ice cream, we have not enough tables so kids are being forced to eat on the ground. And on top of all of that, even some exhibits have a Confederate flag… I mean, it doesn’t really matter because they’re all empty anyway.”The Great American State Fair got off to a rough start weeks before opening to the public last Thursday after performing artists bailed on the event upon learning of its ties to Trump. The president would go on to attack the artists for “getting ‘the yips’” and floated himself as a suitable replacement for the musical acts.$80 million for this??? pic.twitter.com/jvBqQyo5Fy— Adam Mockler (@adammocklerr) June 27, 2026
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