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Grizzly bear that killed woman weeks ago euthanized after recently breaking into Montana home, officials say

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Montana officials said first responders shot a bear that was linked to a fatal July incident in West Yellowstone after it and its cub broke into a home. Montana wildlife officers and law enforcement euthanized a bear that was involved in a fatal attack on a woman over the summer after the grizzly was caught trying to break into a home, officials said. A West Yellowstone homeowner reported a bear with a cub broke through a kitchen window Saturday morning and removed a container of dog food from inside the house, according to the office of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP). The agency said in a release it sent staff and local officers to the scene and, with the authorization of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, shot the 10-year-old female grizzly "due to an immediate public safety threat from the bear’s food-conditioned behavior." File image of a wild grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Oct. 21, 2010. Newsbase/AP Photo, FILE The cub, who was right...

4th of July breaks record for highest global temperature ever measured

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The planet reached the highest temperature ever recorded by human-made instruments during one of America's most quintessential summer holidays. The planet reached the highest temperature ever recorded by human-made instruments during one of America's most quintessential summer holidays. The average global temperature reached 17.18 degrees Celsius, or 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit, on Tuesday, as temperatures sizzled beyond the triple-digit mark around the world and millions of Americans celebrated the Fourth of July, data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction shows. Climate activists hold a banner demanding President Biden act on climate change near the White House on July 4, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Temperatures in oceans around the world have recently been recorded at record highs. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images It only took one day to break the record set on Monday, when average global temperature s measured at 16.2 degrees Celsius, or 61.16 degrees Fahre...

DC man shoots, kills 13-year-old accused of breaking into vehicles: Police

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A Washington, D.C., man fatally shot a teenage boy on Saturday, whom he said was breaking into vehicles in his neighborhood, according to police. A Washington, D.C., man fatally shot a 13-year- old boy early Saturday morning, whom he said was breaking into vehicles in his neighborhood, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police identified the deceased teenager as Karon Blake of Northeast D.C. The MPD and D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services arrived on the scene at 3:55 a.m. after responding to a call of a shooting, where they discovered Karon suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the police report. MORE: Couple shot in their sleep: Was their teenage son behind it? D.C. Fire and EMS transferred Karon to an area children's hospital, where he was pronounced dead after attempts to save his life were unsuccessful, police said. According to MPD detectives, the alleged shooter heard noises outside his home and noticed someone trying to break into vehicle...