Nepali guide Dawa Sherpa was found alive near the Khumbu Icefall after six days missing on Mount Everest. His family had already begun funeral rituals before learning he had survived.
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Senate Republicans removed $1 billion for Secret Service security upgrades tied to President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, allowing an immigration enforcement funding bill to move forward. The bill also had been slowed by objections to a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
The USDA confirmed New World screwworm larvae in a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, and established a quarantine zone around the site. Officials say the parasite has been spreading north through Mexico, where more than 26,000 cases have been identified.
SpaceX is seeking to raise $75 billion in a record IPO that would value the company at roughly $1.75 trillion. The company proposed a $135 share price ahead of an expected Nasdaq debut next week, though the final price remains uncertain.
Hampshire’s police chief has apologised to Henry Nowak’s family after officers handcuffed and arrested the dying 18-year-old student. The case has prompted an IOPC review, political criticism and violent protests in Southampton.
Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in Lebanon, including two paramedics and a soldier, while Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel. The violence strained a U.S.-mediated partial ceasefire as Israeli and Lebanese negotiators met in Washington.
A hostage standoff at a Bakersfield office building ended Wednesday when FBI personnel fatally shot the suspect, police said. All hostages were freed unharmed after the confrontation began with a bomb threat Tuesday afternoon.