Don Glickman’s daughter sent his favorite people the postcard he designed before his death.

While the overall risk of a shark attack remains low, experts say warmer waters, various weather events, shifting prey and busier coastlines can increase the risk

A recent cluster of shark attacks along Australia’s east coast – including a fatal attack on a 12-year-old boy in Sydney – has renewed attention on how people share the ocean with sharks, particularly in a country that sees more than 500 million coastal visits by beachgoers each year.

While the overall risk of a shark attack remains low, experts say warmer waters, various weather events, shifting prey and busier coastlines can increase the likelihood of shark encounters – making when, where and how people enter the water as important as ever.

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Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measures

Israeli forces have bulldozed part of a Gaza cemetery containing the war graves of dozens of British, Australian and other allied soldiers killed in the first and second world wars, satellite imagery and witness testimony reveal.

Satellite imagery of the Gaza war cemetery in al-Tuffah, a district of Gaza City, shows extensive earthworks in the southernmost corner of the graveyard. Bomb craters can be seen around the cemetery, but in this area the destruction appears to have been more systematic.

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The president’s choice to lead the Federal Reserve is a financier and former governor of the central bank.

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“I just couldn’t believe it,” said Lois Jurgens, who turned 91 the day the crock was sold. “It’s the biggest thing I’ve ever gotten on my birthday.”

“There are all kinds of crises that happen in life,” said the bride, Linda Feldman, 78. “This is one story of how love can endure.”

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“The humane thing to do is not use an exterminator and save these little animals that are happy and want to live,” animal rescuer Frankie Floridia said.

Traders’ expectations that the Federal Reserve will delay interest-rate cuts until later in 2026 were reinforced by US economic data showing resilience in the job market and consumer spending.

The winner, Mo Bamba, ran on a campaign of installing fire hydrants at every house and giving government contracts to anyone who would play fetch with him.

In the video, the dog pushes his enclosure open, jumps on his hind legs at the front door, and gnaws on the lock until it turns.

They give our lives deeper meaning and make us laugh. Here’s how pets helped get us through 2025.

“I know, I’m bonkers,” said David Purchase of Gloucester, England.

Millions of people online have watched the intercontinental love story. “When’s the wedding?” one person wrote. “I’m getting y’all an air fryer.”

Millions of people online have watched the intercontinental love story. “When’s the wedding?” one person wrote. “I’m getting y’all an air fryer.”

“If they didn’t go in, he would not have survived,” homeowner Carrie Fedele said about the off-duty firefighter and another man who saved her dog Benny.

Nach dem islamistischen Terrorakt am Bondi Beach von Sydney sitzt der Schock in der großen Jüdischen Gemeinde tief. In die Trauer mischt sich aber schon die typisch australische Zuversicht.

Eyewitnesses describe acts of bravery from bystanders and police officers after gunmen opened fire on people enjoying a warm summer evening

• Bondi beach shooting: live updates

The killing went on so long, those fleeing had time to scream “they’re reloading” as they scrambled for any place of safety they could find.

Those who could not were pitilessly gunned down.

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© Photograph: COURTESY OF TIMOTHY BRANT-COLES/UGC/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: COURTESY OF TIMOTHY BRANT-COLES/UGC/AFP/Getty Images

Choco disappeared in California and was recently found in Michigan.

Bryan Reisberg has taken out 11 dogs on city adventures. Ten of them were adopted after his videos published.