7 homes condemned as Florida sinkhole expands

The Associated Press

August 8, 2017 - 8:40 am

LAND O’LAKES, Fla. — Florida officials have condemned a seventh home due to a massive sinkhole.

Authorities in Pasco County, a suburban area north of Tampa, said in a news release Monday that the additional home was being condemned. This follows two on Sunday and two on Friday, and two other homes destroyed when the sinkhole opened.

The sinkhole opened July 14. It now stretches about 260 feet (79 meters) at its widest point.

Contractors have been working to clean debris from the sinkhole. Work temporarily halted on Friday after large chunks of its edge crumbled inward.

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Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports say

By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press

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Hezbollah confirms its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, killed in Israeli airstrike

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Truck carrying lithium batteries sparks fire in Los Angeles

The Associated Press

September 28, 2024 - 7:00 am

A big rig carrying lithium batteries that overturned and sparked a fire has snarled operations at the Port of Los Angeles.

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Netanyahu vows that Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until objectives met

By Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press

September 27, 2024 - 1:33 pm

Shortly after the prime minister spoke, blasts rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut and the Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah’s headquarters.

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Israel strikes Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut

By Bassem Mroue The Associated Press

September 27, 2024 - 7:01 pm

The Israeli military said Friday it struck the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, where a series of massive explosions leveled multiple buildings in the Lebanese capital.

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Leader of Palestinian Authority denounces Israeli Gaza offensive at U.N.

By TED ANTHONY Associated Press

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Mahmoud Abbas used the rostrum of the U.N. General Assembly as he typically does — to criticize Israel.

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Netanyahu vows to use ‘full force’ against Hezbollah

By Tia Goldenberg, Bassem Mroue and Melanie Lidman The Associated Press

September 26, 2024 - 6:49 pm

Nearly 700 people have been killed in Lebanon this week as Israel targets the military capacity of Hezbollah — the Iranian-backed Shiite terrorist group that is the strongest armed force in Lebanon.