A 23-year-old medical student, Hadi Nazari, survived for 14 days in the snowy mountains of Kosciuszko National Park after getting lost while hiking. He managed to stay alive by drinking creek water, foraging for berries, and finding two muesli bars. Nazari was eventually found by a group of hikers and airlifted to a hospital.
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A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck near York Harbor, Maine, on Monday morning, shaking buildings across New England and surprising residents as far as Pennsylvania. Centered six miles southeast of York Harbor at a depth of eight miles, the quake caused no reported damage or injuries, according to local emergency management agencies. While rare in the region, minor earthquakes occur in New England annually. Residents reported feeling strong shaking, but operations and infrastructure remained... Expand
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