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1960: A potentially disastrous incident occurred the day before the dedication of the new Houghton-Hancock Bridge over Portage Lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The steamer J.F. Schoellkopf narrowly avoided colliding with the bridge after the bridge operator failed to open it upon receiving the whistle signal from Captain Albert Wilhelmy. Reacting swiftly, Captain Wilhelmy ordered the engines reversed and dropped anchor, inadvertently snagging two of six Michigan Bell telephone cables in the process. This led to the steamer running aground and cutting off telephone service to approximately 1,000 customers in and around Hancock.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is in Washington this week, and will continue conversations while Israel fights on two fronts -- in Gaza and on the border with Lebanon.

A center started by Wallis Annenberg in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles is creating a sense of community for older people who aim to keep learning and growing as they age.

Gunmen attacked several religious sites in the region of Dagestan. A majority Muslim area, it is home to a diverse group of ethnicities and religious faiths, but no stranger to Islamic extremism.

Israel's defense chief to meet with U.S. officials. Deadly attack in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan. Abortions are up two years since the Supreme Court revoked federal abortion protections.

Without the European Union to blame, Britain is confronting its own decline. The next prime minister inherits a country that, without London, would be poorer than Mississippi.

Cyberattacks against journalists are on the rise. That’s according to a cybersecurity company that offers free digital defenses to civil society.

NPR's A Martinez talks with veteran aviation journalist Benét Wilson about mitigating air travelers' worries amid multiple incident investigations and reports of extreme turbulence.

The National Transportation Safety Board will hear from residents and investigators as it holds its final meeting on the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio.

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