Hundreds of spectators gathered in Gloucester, England on Monday to witness the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling event, a centuries-old tradition of racers chasing a 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down a near-vertical hill. Nineteen-year-old Delaney Irving, from Canada, was knocked out during the race but still managed to win the women's race. Despite her fall, Irving was seen smiling with her cheese and supporters, proud of her accomplishment.
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The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for survivors after a charter boat sank off the coast of Alaska on Sunday, leaving one person dead and four others missing. Search crews found one person dead Sunday night before locating the boat, which was partially submerged off Low Island. The Coast Guard is now investigating the cause of the incident and asking anyone with information to contact them.
Novak Djokovic, a tennis champion, has once again made headlines for his foray into geopolitics. On Tuesday, a NATO-led mission in Kosovo saw more than 30 peacekeepers injured in clashes with ethnic Serbs. Djokovic spoke to reporters about Kosovo after his Round 1 match at the French Open, sparking debate about his involvement in such a sensitive issue. His past comments on controversial topics, such as his father's videos during the Australian Open and his decision not to be vaccinated against COVID-19, have also caused controversy.
Hundreds of people flocked to Gower, Missouri this week to witness the exhumed body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, a 95-year-old Black nun who has barely decomposed since her death in 2019. Surprisingly, her body had been buried in a simple wooden coffin without any embalming four years ago, yet had barely decomposed. The discovery drew hundreds of people from around the country to Gower, many of whom waited in line for hours to view the body. Sister Wilhelmina's body is set to be placed in a glass shrine in the church on Monday, and the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles have expressed their gratitude for the support and admiration of Sister Wilhelmina.
On Monday evening, nine people were injured in a shooting on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk in Hollywood, Florida. Four of the victims were children between the ages of 1 and 17, and several of the injured were taken to a children's hospital. The police have not yet released any information about the shooter or the motive, but are actively searching for the suspect and have asked anyone with information to come forward.
Moscow was hit by an unprecedented drone attack Tuesday morning, with the Russian defense ministry saying that all of the enemy drones were downed. This attack comes weeks after an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin itself and following days of deadly Russian bombardment against civilians in Kyiv. The attack is a dramatic display of the Kremlin's war increasingly coming home and is a reminder of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia since 2014, when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will face an historic impeachment trial beginning no later than August 28, with his wife, Sen. Angela Paxton, potentially part of the jury. The proceedings stem from a long investigation into abuse of office by the state ethics panel, and the Republican-led House voted to impeach him on Saturday. The trial will be a test of the state's legal system and have major implications for the state and nation, as both sides of the political aisle watch to see if one of the GOP's conservative legal stars will be removed from office.