A pet dog escaped its owners to join the home stretch of a 4×200 metre relay race at a high school athletics meet in Utah. The dog, Holly, can been seen running on to the track to chase Logan high school’s Gracie Laney down the home straight. Holly clocked the final 100m in about 10.5 seconds, which is 1 second behind Usain Bolt’s world record, track and field website MileSplit reported. The crowd roared as the dog overtook Laney just before the finishing line, almost tripping her over. Race officials still awarded Logan a win for the heat with a time of 1 minute 59.27 seconds. Video courtesy of FloSports & MileSplit
Firefighters battle a blaze after a Russian missile strike in Sloviansk – video
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Russian forces have struck a market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing at least two people and injuring several more. Firefighters struggled to put out the flames that swept through the market in the ...
Sats suggest Covid disruption affecting primary school attainment in England
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The Covid pandemic and disruption has undone many of the improvements in primary school test results within the last five years, according to this year’s Sats assessments taken by pupils in England. Just 59% of 10- an...
Chicago: footage shows crowds fleeing gunfire at Fourth of July parade – video
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Footage has emerged of crowds flee from gunfire at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Chicago. A gunman opened fire from a rooftop, killing six people and wounding more than 36 as they celebrated Independence D...
Pushing Buttons: Video games have always been queer – here are my favourites
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Welcome back to Pushing Buttons, folks. In case you’re wondering where I’ve been, I was on secondment from video games for a week covering Glastonbury. Thankfully, a decade-plus of E3 coverage prepared me well for the...
Two humpback whales rescued from shark nets off the coast of Queensland – video
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Two whales that became entangled in shark nets in Queensland have been freed after being stuck for several hours. The two humpbacks were found on Tuesday at Kirra beach on the Gold Coast and Marcoola beach on the Suns...
Two police officers shot at Philadelphia Fourth of July celebration – video
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Two Philadelphia police officers were shot near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as thousands of people celebrated a Fourth of July concert and fireworks show. Both officers were in stable condition. Video footage taken ...
Chicago shooting: witness hid his son in a dumpster after gunman opened fire from rooftop – video
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A shooter opened fire on Four of July parade-goers from a rooftop, killing at least six people and wounding at least 30 in Highland Park, a Chicago suburb. Witnesses have described how the celebration turned into a ni...
Ohio police fire teargas at Jayland Walker protesters – video
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Protesters took to the streets on Sunday night, demanding answers and justice after an unarmed Black man in Akron, Ohio was killed by police in a hail of gunfire as he ran away after a car chase. The march held for Ja...