14 days ago
A 4-year-old child died in a "tragic accident" last Thursday after being electrocuted by a clothes dryer, according to Kansas officials.
The incident happened in Savonburg, Kansas, while the child was "playing" inside a home, the Allen County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) said in a statement Saturday.
The child "allegedly received an electrical shock from a 220v dryer," the sheriff's office said.
The parents rushed their child, who was reportedly unconscious, to a local hospital around 9:30 p.m., according to authorities.
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The incident happened in Savonburg, Kansas, while the child was "playing" inside a home, the Allen County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) said in a statement Saturday.
The child "allegedly received an electrical shock from a 220v dryer," the sheriff's office said.
The parents rushed their child, who was reportedly unconscious, to a local hospital around 9:30 p.m., according to authorities.
Georgia Teacher, Father Hailed As Hero After Dying To Save Girl From Myrtle Beach Rip Current
#child #office #savonburg
23 days ago
President Donald Trump announced a new round of retaliatory tariffs on July 20 against Canada, invoking the Depression-era Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in a game of **** for tat that can have no winner.
The administration argues that the new tariffs are necessary to address Canada's harmful discrimination against the United States auto industry, and are justified by Section 338 of Smoot-Hawley. But Section 338 has never been used to impose tariffs before this year. Section 338 was designed to deter foreign retaliation by allowing the President to increase tariffs against a country that had discriminatory tariffs or trade restrictions on American goods.
While there can be no doubt that Canada's 25% tariffs on U.S. autos are discriminatory because they target American goods without putting similar burdens on goods from other countries, the administration's evidence supporting the tariffs is weak at best.
In its Proclamation announcing the new tariffs, the administration claimed that Canada's 25% tariff on U.S. autos and auto parts—enacted days after Trump's April 2, 2025 "Liberation Day" Executive Order announcing new U.S. tariffs on Canada and virtually every other country in the world—unfairly discriminates against the American auto industry, thus "disadvantaging the commerce of the United States compared to the commerce of other countries."
In support of this view, the administration claims that Canadian imports of U.S. autos "fell precipitously" by more than $5 billion, or "approximately 22%," while Canada's imports from Mexico, **** an, Korea, and Germany increased by nearly $3 billion.
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The administration argues that the new tariffs are necessary to address Canada's harmful discrimination against the United States auto industry, and are justified by Section 338 of Smoot-Hawley. But Section 338 has never been used to impose tariffs before this year. Section 338 was designed to deter foreign retaliation by allowing the President to increase tariffs against a country that had discriminatory tariffs or trade restrictions on American goods.
While there can be no doubt that Canada's 25% tariffs on U.S. autos are discriminatory because they target American goods without putting similar burdens on goods from other countries, the administration's evidence supporting the tariffs is weak at best.
In its Proclamation announcing the new tariffs, the administration claimed that Canada's 25% tariff on U.S. autos and auto parts—enacted days after Trump's April 2, 2025 "Liberation Day" Executive Order announcing new U.S. tariffs on Canada and virtually every other country in the world—unfairly discriminates against the American auto industry, thus "disadvantaging the commerce of the United States compared to the commerce of other countries."
In support of this view, the administration claims that Canadian imports of U.S. autos "fell precipitously" by more than $5 billion, or "approximately 22%," while Canada's imports from Mexico, **** an, Korea, and Germany increased by nearly $3 billion.
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23 days ago
LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to lethal levels for fish.
Wildlife officials are banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams across the U.S. West, following an exceptionally dry winter and amid widespread drought. Lower water levels mean rivers can heat more rapidly.
The restrictions aim to reduce stress on species including highly-prized trout. Anglers travel from around the world to find the fish in Yellowstone National Park or Western Montana's Blackfoot River, featured in the movie "A River Runs Through It."
More record temperatures are forecast this weekend as a heat wave in the Southwest expands north into the Rocky Mountains and east across the High Plains.
On the Yellowstone River near Livingston, Montana, California resident Mike Wever waded into the swiftly-moving water Friday with a fly fishing rod in one hand. He dipped his free hand into the water.
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Wildlife officials are banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams across the U.S. West, following an exceptionally dry winter and amid widespread drought. Lower water levels mean rivers can heat more rapidly.
The restrictions aim to reduce stress on species including highly-prized trout. Anglers travel from around the world to find the fish in Yellowstone National Park or Western Montana's Blackfoot River, featured in the movie "A River Runs Through It."
More record temperatures are forecast this weekend as a heat wave in the Southwest expands north into the Rocky Mountains and east across the High Plains.
On the Yellowstone River near Livingston, Montana, California resident Mike Wever waded into the swiftly-moving water Friday with a fly fishing rod in one hand. He dipped his free hand into the water.
#yellowstone #record #temperatures
2 months ago
PHOENIX (AP) — A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating ****** involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona.
Someone alerted authorities about the trailer in August 2022 after seeing small fingers reaching through gaps in the doors. Police stopped Samuel Bateman's vehicle as he was driving through Flagstaff and found three girls inside, who were ages 11 to 14 at the time. The trailer was enclosed with a makeshift toilet, a sofa and camping chairs.
In the federal case, Bateman was convicted of coercing girls as young as 9 to submit to ****** acts with him and other young adults, and for scheming to kidnap girls from protective custody, the story of which is the focus of a Netflix series, "Trust Me: The False Prophet."
Bateman previously claimed to have more than 20 "spiritual wives," including 10 girls under the age of 18. He testified in his own defense in the state case, telling jurors he would never harm the people he loves. He acknowledged during cross-examination that he knew the girls were in a hot trailer for hours and the ventilation wasn't good, but downplayed the conditions.
"I just trusted myself as a driver," he said. "I asked God to bless me every time we hopped in that vehicle."
Someone alerted authorities about the trailer in August 2022 after seeing small fingers reaching through gaps in the doors. Police stopped Samuel Bateman's vehicle as he was driving through Flagstaff and found three girls inside, who were ages 11 to 14 at the time. The trailer was enclosed with a makeshift toilet, a sofa and camping chairs.
In the federal case, Bateman was convicted of coercing girls as young as 9 to submit to ****** acts with him and other young adults, and for scheming to kidnap girls from protective custody, the story of which is the focus of a Netflix series, "Trust Me: The False Prophet."
Bateman previously claimed to have more than 20 "spiritual wives," including 10 girls under the age of 18. He testified in his own defense in the state case, telling jurors he would never harm the people he loves. He acknowledged during cross-examination that he knew the girls were in a hot trailer for hours and the ventilation wasn't good, but downplayed the conditions.
"I just trusted myself as a driver," he said. "I asked God to bless me every time we hopped in that vehicle."
